<p>In a massive boost to Indian films on the LGBTQ society, Shabana Azmi, Divya Dutta and Swara Bhasker’s film won Best Short Film Audience Award at the Frameline Fest. With this, the short film has also qualified for BAFTA.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Taking to social media, Shabana Azmi shared: “WE WON THE BIGGEST QUEER FILM FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD! HUGE!!! #SheerQorma becomes the 1st Indian film to win @framelinefest in the festival’s 37 years!!! #SheerQorma wins @framelinefest— the #BAFTA qualifying, longest running, largest l queer film exhibition in the world!”</p>

<p>Directed by Faraz Arif Ansari, the short film was screened at the Frameline Fest as part of the Enby Love shorts program. The film also recently won the Best Short Film, Audience award at the 34th Connecticut LGBT Festival.</p>

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HUGE!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SheerQorma?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SheerQorma</a> becomes the 1st Indian film to win <a href="https://twitter.com/framelinefest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@framelinefest</a> in the festival’s 37 years!!! 🌈✨<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SheerQorma?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SheerQorma</a> wins <a href="https://twitter.com/framelinefest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@framelinefest</a> — the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAFTA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAFTA</a> qualifying, longest running, largest l queer film exhibition in the world! <a href="https://t.co/pR3E1QRfyM">pic.twitter.com/pR3E1QRfyM</a></p>
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<p>For those unversed, ‘Sheer Qorma’ is a romantic drama that showcases how love is judged in society based on gender and how people have preconceived notions about sexuality. It has Swara playing the role of a Pakistani-Canadian citizen who travels to India with her lover (Divya Dutta). But Dutta’s mother, played by Shabana Azmi, finds it difficult to come to terms with her daughter’s choices.<br />
Sheer Qorma is yet to release in India.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Watch trailer here:</p>

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In a massive boost to Indian films on the LGBTQ society, Shabana Azmi, Divya Dutta and Swara Bhasker’s film won Best Short Film Audience Award at the Frameline Fest.

In a massive boost to Indian films on the LGBTQ society, Shabana Azmi, Divya Dutta and Swara Bhasker’s film won Best Short Film Audience Award at the Frameline Fest. With this, the short film has also qualified for BAFTA. Taking to social media, Shabana Azmi shared: “WE WON THE BIGGEST QUEER FILM FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD! HUGE!!! #SheerQorma becomes the 1st Indian film to win @framelinefest in the festival’s 37 years!!! #SheerQorma wins @framelinefest— the #BAFTA qualifying, longest running, largest l queer film exhibition in the world!” Directed by Faraz Arif Ansari, the short film was screened at the Frameline Fest as part of the Enby Love shorts program. The film also recently won the Best Short Film, Audience award at the 34th Connecticut LGBT Festival. WE WON THE BIGGEST QUEER FILM FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD! HUGE!!! #SheerQorma becomes the 1st Indian film to win @framelinefest in the festival’s 37 years!!! 🌈✨#SheerQorma wins @framelinefest — the #BAFTA qualifying, longest running, largest l queer film exhibition in the world! pic.twitter.com/pR3E1QRfyM — Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) July 1, 2021 × For those unversed, ‘Sheer Qorma’ is a romantic drama that showcases how love is judged in society based on gender and how people have preconceived notions about sexuality. It has Swara playing the role of a Pakistani-Canadian citizen who travels to India with her lover (Divya Dutta). But Dutta’s mother, played by Shabana Azmi, finds it difficult to come to terms with her daughter’s choices. Sheer Qorma is yet to release in India. Watch trailer here:

'Sheer Qorma' wins at Frameline Fest, qualifies for BAFTA

<p>Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Jennifer Hudson will be headlining the upcoming Central Park Homecoming Concert.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The concert is scheduled for the month of August at the Great Lawn of the New York City park.</p>

<p>“This is going to be one of the greatest Central Park concerts in history,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press conference. He added, “This is something for the ages.”</p>

<p>While de Blasio didn’t announce the Homecoming Concert’s date, the New York Times reports that the mayor previously scheduled the show for August 21st, a date that is also one of the openings on the Springsteen on Broadway schedule. The Times also reports that Springsteen and Patti Smith will likely perform together at the Central Park gig.<br />
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Additional Homecoming Concert performers and events will be announced in the coming weeks.</p>


Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Jennifer Hudson will be headlining the upcoming Central Park Homecoming Concert. The concert is scheduled for the month of August at the Great Lawn of the New York City park.

Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Jennifer Hudson will be headlining the upcoming Central Park Homecoming Concert. The concert is scheduled for the month of August at the Great Lawn of the New York City park. “This is going to be one of the greatest Central Park concerts in history,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press conference. He added, “This is something for the ages.” While de Blasio didn’t announce the Homecoming Concert’s date, the New York Times reports that the mayor previously scheduled the show for August 21st, a date that is also one of the openings on the Springsteen on Broadway schedule. The Times also reports that Springsteen and Patti Smith will likely perform together at the Central Park gig. Additional Homecoming Concert performers and events will be announced in the coming weeks.

Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon to headline Central Park Homecoming Concert

<p>Amber Heard is a mom now!</p>

<p>The 'Aquaman' actress surprised the world with the news that she has welcomed her first child - a girl named Oonagh Paige Heard. The daughter is named after Heard late mom, Paige.</p>

<p>Taking to her Instagram, the 35-year-old actress shared the first peaceful picture of her with the baby and both can be seen resting. In the caption, Amber revealed the name of the girl with the birth date i.e&nbsp; April 8, 2021.</p>

<p>"I’m so excited to share this news with you," Heard wrote on Instagram, sharing a pic. "Four years ago, I decided I wanted to have a child. I wanted to do it on my own terms. I now appreciate how radical it is for us as women to think about one of the most fundamental parts of our destinies in this way. I hope we arrive at a point in which it’s normalized to not want a ring in order to have a crib."</p>

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<p>"A part of me wants to uphold that my private life is none of anyone’s business. I also get that the nature of my job compels me to take control of this," she added. "My daughter was born on April 8, 2021. Her name is Oonagh Paige Heard. She’s the beginning of the rest of my life."</p>

<p>As per Page six, Amber welcomed her little bundle of joy with the help of surrogacy after she was told she would never be able to carry her own baby. The baby news comes months after ex-husband Johnny Depp <a href="http://13.235.153.162/entertainment/hollywood/news-johnny-depp%E2%80%99s-appeal-to-overturn-libel-ruling-shut-down-by-uk-court-373097">lost his libel case </a>against a newspaper agency over an article that labelled him a “wife beater.” involving her and five years after she filed for divorce from Depp.</p>

<p>Heard married the actor in February 2015, and they divorced in 2017.</p>

<p>According to the reports, the actress is currently dating cinematographer Bianca Butti and has been since January 2020,</p>


Amber Heard is a mom now! The 'Aquaman' actress surprised the world with the news that she has welcomed her first child - a girl named Oonagh Paige Heard. The daughter is named after Heard late mom, Paige.

Amber Heard is a mom now! The 'Aquaman' actress surprised the world with the news that she has welcomed her first child - a girl named Oonagh Paige Heard. The daughter is named after Heard late mom, Paige. Taking to her Instagram, the 35-year-old actress shared the first peaceful picture of her with the baby and both can be seen resting. In the caption, Amber revealed the name of the girl with the birth date i.e April 8, 2021. "I’m so excited to share this news with you," Heard wrote on Instagram, sharing a pic. "Four years ago, I decided I wanted to have a child. I wanted to do it on my own terms. I now appreciate how radical it is for us as women to think about one of the most fundamental parts of our destinies in this way. I hope we arrive at a point in which it’s normalized to not want a ring in order to have a crib." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amber Heard (@amberheard) × "A part of me wants to uphold that my private life is none of anyone’s business. I also get that the nature of my job compels me to take control of this," she added. "My daughter was born on April 8, 2021. Her name is Oonagh Paige Heard. She’s the beginning of the rest of my life." As per Page six, Amber welcomed her little bundle of joy with the help of surrogacy after she was told she would never be able to carry her own baby. The baby news comes months after ex-husband Johnny Depp lost his libel case against a newspaper agency over an article that labelled him a “wife beater.” involving her and five years after she filed for divorce from Depp. Heard married the actor in February 2015, and they divorced in 2017. According to the reports, the actress is currently dating cinematographer Bianca Butti and has been since January 2020,

Amber Heard secretly welcomes baby girl via surrogacy, shares first picture

<p>Here are the 24 films competing for the Palme d'Or as the Cannes Film Festival returns from July 6 to 17, with a jury led by US director Spike Lee.</p>

<p><strong>- 'Annette' by Leos Carax, France -&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard star as a glamorous celebrity couple whose lives are upended by the arrival of their first child.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The first film in a decade from auteur Carax is also the first in English from the eccentric French mind behind arthouse favourites "Holy Motors" and "The Lovers on the Bridge."&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>- 'The French Dispatch' by Wes Anderson, US -</strong></p>

<p>Film fans can never get enough of Wes Anderson, and his latest quirky bauble can be counted on for more obsessively curated sets and shots, 20th-century nostalgia, family disharmony and Bill Murray.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Plus yet more megastars in Anderson's menagerie in the form of Timothee Chalamet and Benicio Del Toro, and a set-up -- foreign correspondents in France -- that is likely to play well with critics at Cannes.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>- 'Benedetta' by Paul Verhoeven, Netherlands -</strong></p>

<p>From "Robocop" to "Basic Instinct" to "Starship Troopers," Dutch director Paul Verhoeven has always walked a fine line between gaudy schlock and cinematic genius. His latest tale recounts a lesbian affair in a 17th-century convent, starring Virginie Efira and Charlotte Rampling.</p>

<p><strong>- 'A Hero' by Asghar Farhadi, Iran -</strong></p>

<p>Iran's lauded director Asghar Farhadi has worked in multiple languages but returns to his homeland for his latest, details of which are scant. He has won awards all over, including Oscars for "A Separation" and "The Salesman", which also won best screenplay at Cannes.</p>

<p><strong>- 'Tout s'est Bien Passe' (Everything Went Fine) by Francois Ozon, France -</strong></p>

<p>Featuring French stars Sophie Marceau and Charlotte Rampling, France's prolific and eclectic director Francois Ozon tells the story of a woman asked by her father to help him die.</p>

<p><strong>- 'Tre Piani' (Three Floors) by Nanni Moretti, Italy -</strong></p>

<p>Exactly 20 years after winning the Palme d'Or with "The Son's Room" and nine years after heading the main jury at Cannes, Moretti is back with his first-ever adaptation of a novel, which looks at three families who live on three different floors, in three chapters.</p>

<p><strong>- 'Titane' by Julia Ducournau, France -</strong></p>

<p>Starring French veteran actor Vincent Lindon, "Titane" is the second feature after "Grave" by horror film specialist Ducournau, which she reportedly wrote in six weeks between two Covid-19 lockdowns.</p>

<p><strong>&nbsp;- 'Red Rocket' by Sean Baker, US -</strong></p>

<p>The comedy-drama by indie filmmaker Baker features Simon Rex as an over-the-hill porn star who returns to his hometown in Texas, where he is not very welcome, and hopes to build on the success of "The Florida Project".</p>

<p><strong>- 'Petrov's Flu' by Kirill Serebrennikov, Russia -</strong></p>

<p>An alcohol-fuelled stroll by a cartoonist and his friend in post-Soviet Russia brings back childhood memories that get mixed up with the present. Serebrennikov is unable to attend Cannes due to a criminal conviction, widely seen as punishment for his political views.</p>

<p><strong>- 'France' by Bruno Dumont, France -</strong></p>

<p>The gritty director adapts a novel by Charles Peguy, killed in World War I, updating it to chart the fall from grace of a star TV reporter in contemporary France.</p>

<p><strong>- 'Nitram' by Justin Kurzel, Australia -</strong></p>

<p>Following a smash hit adaptation of "Macbeth" starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard and a less successful adaptation of video game "Assassin's Creed", the Australian director looks at events leading up to the Port Arthur mass shooting in Tasmania that led to gun control reforms.</p>

<p><strong>- 'Memoria' by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand -</strong></p>

<p>Tilda Swinton stars in the slow-burn director's first film in English. It comes 11 years after he won the Palme d'Or for the dreamlike "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives". Shot in Colombia, "Memoria" follows a Scottish horticulturist as she tries to understand strange sounds in the night.</p>

<p><strong>- 'Lingui' by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Chad -</strong></p>

<p>Set in the outskirts of N'Djamena, "Lingui" tells the story of an adolescent whose unwanted pregnancy puts her in conflict with her country's traditions and the law. Haroun lives in France, but most of his films have been produced in his birth country of Chad, which he left during unrest in the 1980s.</p>

<p><strong>- 'Paris 13th District' by Jacques Audiard, France -</strong></p>

<p>Audiard won the Palme in 2015 for "Dheepan", but is best-known abroad for "The Prophet" and "Rust and Bone". His latest is based on three graphic novels by US author Adrian Tomine and set in a mixed neighbourhood of Paris. It features four young people who are sometimes friends, sometimes lovers, and sometimes both.</p>

<p><strong>- 'The Restless' by Joachim Lafosse, Belgium -</strong></p>

<p>Starring Leila Bekhti and Damien Bonnard, the film tells the story of a couple under stress due to Bonnard's character suffering from bipolar disorder, and who do their best to protect their child.</p>

<p><strong>- 'The Divide' by Catherine Corsini, France -</strong></p>

<p>Two decades after her film "Replay" entered the Cannes competition, Corsini returns with a drama about a couple stuck in a hospital that comes under siege during a violent Paris demonstration inspired by the Yellow Vests movement.</p>

<p><strong>- 'The Worst Person in the World' by Joachim Trier, Norway -</strong></p>

<p>A film about love and its complications, Trier's latest concludes an accidental trilogy of Oslo-based films exploring exclusion and isolation. It tells the story of Julie, turning 30 and looking for answers in a new relationship, only to be let down by reality.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>- 'Hytti No 6' (Compartment No 6) by Juho Kuosmanen, Finland -&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>Two strangers &nbsp;-- a Finnish woman and a gloomy Russian -- share a train compartment winding its way up to the Arctic circle in a road movie set against the backdrop of the 1980s Soviet Union. Kuosmanen hopes to follow the success of his charming, low-key boxing flick, "The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki".&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>- 'Casablanca Beats' by Nabil Ayouch, France-Morocco -&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>Ayouch rocks the suburbs of Casablanca with a film about young people seeking an outlet through hip-hop in an underprivileged neighbourhood made infamous in 2003 after a group of radicalised local youth carried out suicide bombings in the city.</p>

<p><strong>- 'Ha'Berech' (Ahed's Knee) by Nadav Lapid, Israel -&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>After winning prizes in Locarno, Cannes and Berlin for his first three films, Lapid explores two battles waged by an Israeli director, one against the death of freedom and one against the death of a mother, both of which are doomed to failure.</p>

<p><strong>- 'Drive My Car' by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Japan -&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>An aging, widowed actor looking for a chauffeur ends up hiring a 20-year-old woman. Things go wrong between them at first, but then a special relationship emerges.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>- 'Bergman Island' by Mia Hansen-Love, France -</strong></p>

<p>An American film-making couple spends a summer on Faro, the windswept Baltic island that inspired Ingmar Bergman. Reality and fiction start to blur as the weeks pass.</p>

<p><strong>- 'A Felesegem Tortenete' (The Story of My Wife) by Ildiko Enyedi, Hungary -</strong></p>

<p>Featuring France's Lea Seydoux, who features in three of the films in competition this year, Enyedi's film kicks off with a bet by a sea captain that he'll marry the first woman who walks in. It follows Enyedi's Golden Bear win at Berlin in 2017 for "On Body and Soul".</p>

<p><strong>- 'Flag Day' by Sean Penn, US -</strong></p>

<p>Star actor Penn again steps behind the camera for a film about a conman whose daughter struggles to come to terms with his choice of profession. Penn stars alongside his own daughter Dylan, as well as Josh Brolin.&nbsp;</p>


Here are the 24 films competing for the Palme d'Or as the Cannes Film Festival returns from July 6 to 17, with a jury led by US director Spike Lee. - 'Annette' by Leos Carax, France - Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard star as a glamorous celebrity couple whose lives are upended by the arrival of their first child.

Here are the 24 films competing for the Palme d'Or as the Cannes Film Festival returns from July 6 to 17, with a jury led by US director Spike Lee. - 'Annette' by Leos Carax, France - Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard star as a glamorous celebrity couple whose lives are upended by the arrival of their first child. The first film in a decade from auteur Carax is also the first in English from the eccentric French mind behind arthouse favourites "Holy Motors" and "The Lovers on the Bridge." - 'The French Dispatch' by Wes Anderson, US - Film fans can never get enough of Wes Anderson, and his latest quirky bauble can be counted on for more obsessively curated sets and shots, 20th-century nostalgia, family disharmony and Bill Murray. Plus yet more megastars in Anderson's menagerie in the form of Timothee Chalamet and Benicio Del Toro, and a set-up -- foreign correspondents in France -- that is likely to play well with critics at Cannes. - 'Benedetta' by Paul Verhoeven, Netherlands - From "Robocop" to "Basic Instinct" to "Starship Troopers," Dutch director Paul Verhoeven has always walked a fine line between gaudy schlock and cinematic genius. His latest tale recounts a lesbian affair in a 17th-century convent, starring Virginie Efira and Charlotte Rampling. - 'A Hero' by Asghar Farhadi, Iran - Iran's lauded director Asghar Farhadi has worked in multiple languages but returns to his homeland for his latest, details of which are scant. He has won awards all over, including Oscars for "A Separation" and "The Salesman", which also won best screenplay at Cannes. - 'Tout s'est Bien Passe' (Everything Went Fine) by Francois Ozon, France - Featuring French stars Sophie Marceau and Charlotte Rampling, France's prolific and eclectic director Francois Ozon tells the story of a woman asked by her father to help him die. - 'Tre Piani' (Three Floors) by Nanni Moretti, Italy - Exactly 20 years after winning the Palme d'Or with "The Son's Room" and nine years after heading the main jury at Cannes, Moretti is back with his first-ever adaptation of a novel, which looks at three families who live on three different floors, in three chapters. - 'Titane' by Julia Ducournau, France - Starring French veteran actor Vincent Lindon, "Titane" is the second feature after "Grave" by horror film specialist Ducournau, which she reportedly wrote in six weeks between two Covid-19 lockdowns. - 'Red Rocket' by Sean Baker, US - The comedy-drama by indie filmmaker Baker features Simon Rex as an over-the-hill porn star who returns to his hometown in Texas, where he is not very welcome, and hopes to build on the success of "The Florida Project". - 'Petrov's Flu' by Kirill Serebrennikov, Russia - An alcohol-fuelled stroll by a cartoonist and his friend in post-Soviet Russia brings back childhood memories that get mixed up with the present. Serebrennikov is unable to attend Cannes due to a criminal conviction, widely seen as punishment for his political views. - 'France' by Bruno Dumont, France - The gritty director adapts a novel by Charles Peguy, killed in World War I, updating it to chart the fall from grace of a star TV reporter in contemporary France. - 'Nitram' by Justin Kurzel, Australia - Following a smash hit adaptation of "Macbeth" starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard and a less successful adaptation of video game "Assassin's Creed", the Australian director looks at events leading up to the Port Arthur mass shooting in Tasmania that led to gun control reforms. - 'Memoria' by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand - Tilda Swinton stars in the slow-burn director's first film in English. It comes 11 years after he won the Palme d'Or for the dreamlike "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives". Shot in Colombia, "Memoria" follows a Scottish horticulturist as she tries to understand strange sounds in the night. - 'Lingui' by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Chad - Set in the outskirts of N'Djamena, "Lingui" tells the story of an adolescent whose unwanted pregnancy puts her in conflict with her country's traditions and the law. Haroun lives in France, but most of his films have been produced in his birth country of Chad, which he left during unrest in the 1980s. - 'Paris 13th District' by Jacques Audiard, France - Audiard won the Palme in 2015 for "Dheepan", but is best-known abroad for "The Prophet" and "Rust and Bone". His latest is based on three graphic novels by US author Adrian Tomine and set in a mixed neighbourhood of Paris. It features four young people who are sometimes friends, sometimes lovers, and sometimes both. - 'The Restless' by Joachim Lafosse, Belgium - Starring Leila Bekhti and Damien Bonnard, the film tells the story of a couple under stress due to Bonnard's character suffering from bipolar disorder, and who do their best to protect their child. - 'The Divide' by Catherine Corsini, France - Two decades after her film "Replay" entered the Cannes competition, Corsini returns with a drama about a couple stuck in a hospital that comes under siege during a violent Paris demonstration inspired by the Yellow Vests movement. - 'The Worst Person in the World' by Joachim Trier, Norway - A film about love and its complications, Trier's latest concludes an accidental trilogy of Oslo-based films exploring exclusion and isolation. It tells the story of Julie, turning 30 and looking for answers in a new relationship, only to be let down by reality. - 'Hytti No 6' (Compartment No 6) by Juho Kuosmanen, Finland - Two strangers -- a Finnish woman and a gloomy Russian -- share a train compartment winding its way up to the Arctic circle in a road movie set against the backdrop of the 1980s Soviet Union. Kuosmanen hopes to follow the success of his charming, low-key boxing flick, "The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki". - 'Casablanca Beats' by Nabil Ayouch, France-Morocco - Ayouch rocks the suburbs of Casablanca with a film about young people seeking an outlet through hip-hop in an underprivileged neighbourhood made infamous in 2003 after a group of radicalised local youth carried out suicide bombings in the city. - 'Ha'Berech' (Ahed's Knee) by Nadav Lapid, Israel - After winning prizes in Locarno, Cannes and Berlin for his first three films, Lapid explores two battles waged by an Israeli director, one against the death of freedom and one against the death of a mother, both of which are doomed to failure. - 'Drive My Car' by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Japan - An aging, widowed actor looking for a chauffeur ends up hiring a 20-year-old woman. Things go wrong between them at first, but then a special relationship emerges. - 'Bergman Island' by Mia Hansen-Love, France - An American film-making couple spends a summer on Faro, the windswept Baltic island that inspired Ingmar Bergman. Reality and fiction start to blur as the weeks pass. - 'A Felesegem Tortenete' (The Story of My Wife) by Ildiko Enyedi, Hungary - Featuring France's Lea Seydoux, who features in three of the films in competition this year, Enyedi's film kicks off with a bet by a sea captain that he'll marry the first woman who walks in. It follows Enyedi's Golden Bear win at Berlin in 2017 for "On Body and Soul". - 'Flag Day' by Sean Penn, US - Star actor Penn again steps behind the camera for a film about a conman whose daughter struggles to come to terms with his choice of profession. Penn stars alongside his own daughter Dylan, as well as Josh Brolin.

Cannes 2021: Films competing for Cannes Palme d'Or

<p>If there's an early theme to this year's Cannes Film Festival, it might be resurrections.</p>

<p>US stars Sean Penn and Val Kilmer are looking for one and French icon Catherine Deneuve is guaranteed one just by her presence, while director Oliver Stone is hoping to resuscitate some of his tinfoil-hat theories about the assassination of JFK.</p>

<p>And, of course, the 74th edition is all about the rebirth of cinema more generally, after last year's festival was cancelled by the pandemic.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>Here are five key things to look out for when the world's leading film showcase kicks off on Tuesday.&nbsp;</em></p>

<p><strong>- Queen Catherine -&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>France cannot wait to see its beloved Deneuve climb the famed stairs of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes once more.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Eighteen months after being hospitalised with a minor stroke, the 77-year-old legend will be back to promote her 139th film, "Peaceful".&nbsp;</p>

<p>Deneuve is synonymous with the festival, having first mounted the stairs for the 1964 Palme d'Or-winning "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" and appearing most recently at the last edition in 2019 to present the top award to South Korea's Bong Joon-ho for "Parasite".</p>

<p><strong>- Sean Penn's redemption? -&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>Can the brooding actor-director pull off a comeback after his nightmarish appearance at the festival in 2016?&nbsp;</p>

<p>His film "The Last Face", a romance between two humanitarians against the backdrop of an African war, was booed mercilessly when it competed for the Palme that year and was torn to shreds by critics, marking the low-point of an incredible career.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The 60-year-old will be hoping to regain some glory with "Flag Day", about a con man's tricky relationship with his child, starring himself and real-life daughter Dylan.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>- Val: pain and glory -&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>Hankies at the ready for "Val", the tragic tale of what happened to one of the biggest stars of 1980s and 1990s Hollywood.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kilmer had some huge roles early on, from the Iceman in "Top Gun" to Jim Morrison in "The Doors".&nbsp;</p>

<p>But then things started to go wrong, with a series of stinkers like "Batman Forever" and a growing reputation as a prima donna. And then came cancer of the throat and a tracheotomy that has robbed him of his speech.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Now on the mend, his story is not yet over, with the Iceman set to return this autumn in "Top Gun: Maverick".</p>

<p><strong>- Oliver Stone's JFK obsession -</strong></p>

<p>Before people got excited about Hillary Clinton's paedophile dungeon and Bill Gates implanting computer chips into everyone's arms, there was the obsession with who really killed US president John F Kennedy.&nbsp;</p>

<p>No one has done more to shift the blame away from Lee Harvey Oswald than Oliver Stone, who turned the multitude of theories into a gripping drama starring Kevin Costner in 1991's "JFK".&nbsp;</p>

<p>Thirty years later, he's back at it with a new documentary, "JFK: Through the Looking Glass" that promises to rake over some recently released information about everyone's favourite conspiracy.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>- Wes Anderson's family of stars -</strong></p>

<p>One film in particular is going to keep the photographers busy at Cannes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"The French Dispatch", the latest from king of quirk Wes Anderson, somehow crowbars in yet more stars alongside his usual menagerie of regulars.&nbsp;</p>

<p>His 10th film, in competition for the Palme d'Or, features Timothee Chalamet, Benicio Del Toro, Owen Wilson, Lea Seydoux, three-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand, and of course Bill Murray, among others.</p>


If there's an early theme to this year's Cannes Film Festival, it might be resurrections. US stars Sean Penn and Val Kilmer are looking for one and French icon Catherine Deneuve is guaranteed one just by her presence, while director Oliver Stone is hoping to resuscitate some of his tinfoil-hat theories about the assassination of JFK.

If there's an early theme to this year's Cannes Film Festival, it might be resurrections. US stars Sean Penn and Val Kilmer are looking for one and French icon Catherine Deneuve is guaranteed one just by her presence, while director Oliver Stone is hoping to resuscitate some of his tinfoil-hat theories about the assassination of JFK. And, of course, the 74th edition is all about the rebirth of cinema more generally, after last year's festival was cancelled by the pandemic. Here are five key things to look out for when the world's leading film showcase kicks off on Tuesday. - Queen Catherine - France cannot wait to see its beloved Deneuve climb the famed stairs of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes once more. Eighteen months after being hospitalised with a minor stroke, the 77-year-old legend will be back to promote her 139th film, "Peaceful". Deneuve is synonymous with the festival, having first mounted the stairs for the 1964 Palme d'Or-winning "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" and appearing most recently at the last edition in 2019 to present the top award to South Korea's Bong Joon-ho for "Parasite". - Sean Penn's redemption? - Can the brooding actor-director pull off a comeback after his nightmarish appearance at the festival in 2016? His film "The Last Face", a romance between two humanitarians against the backdrop of an African war, was booed mercilessly when it competed for the Palme that year and was torn to shreds by critics, marking the low-point of an incredible career. The 60-year-old will be hoping to regain some glory with "Flag Day", about a con man's tricky relationship with his child, starring himself and real-life daughter Dylan. - Val: pain and glory - Hankies at the ready for "Val", the tragic tale of what happened to one of the biggest stars of 1980s and 1990s Hollywood. Kilmer had some huge roles early on, from the Iceman in "Top Gun" to Jim Morrison in "The Doors". But then things started to go wrong, with a series of stinkers like "Batman Forever" and a growing reputation as a prima donna. And then came cancer of the throat and a tracheotomy that has robbed him of his speech. Now on the mend, his story is not yet over, with the Iceman set to return this autumn in "Top Gun: Maverick". - Oliver Stone's JFK obsession - Before people got excited about Hillary Clinton's paedophile dungeon and Bill Gates implanting computer chips into everyone's arms, there was the obsession with who really killed US president John F Kennedy. No one has done more to shift the blame away from Lee Harvey Oswald than Oliver Stone, who turned the multitude of theories into a gripping drama starring Kevin Costner in 1991's "JFK". Thirty years later, he's back at it with a new documentary, "JFK: Through the Looking Glass" that promises to rake over some recently released information about everyone's favourite conspiracy. - Wes Anderson's family of stars - One film in particular is going to keep the photographers busy at Cannes. "The French Dispatch", the latest from king of quirk Wes Anderson, somehow crowbars in yet more stars alongside his usual menagerie of regulars. His 10th film, in competition for the Palme d'Or, features Timothee Chalamet, Benicio Del Toro, Owen Wilson, Lea Seydoux, three-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand, and of course Bill Murray, among others.

Cannes: the resurrections of Deneuve, Penn and JFK

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<p>Gal Gadot and husband Jaron Varsano have welcomed their third child.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The happy couple made the announcement on Instagram. They shared a family photo with everyone in the picture smiling at the camera and captioned it: “My sweet family. I couldn’t be more grateful and happy (and tired),” the Wonder Woman star posted in her Instagram caption. We are all so excited to welcome Daniella into our family. I’m sending all of you love and health.”</p>

<p>They have named their third child, Daniella.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Jaron Varsano too shared the picture and wrote: “And now we are [five].” “So happy and grateful,” he continued. “My dear wife is a lioness!! So thankful and humbled by your powers.”</p>

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<p>Gal Gadot and Varsano are parents to Alma Versano, 9, and Maya Versano, 4.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Gadot initially announced her pregnancy back in early March, also on her social media.&nbsp;</p>


Gal Gadot and husband Jaron Varsano have welcomed their third child. The happy couple made the announcement on Instagram. They shared a family photo with everyone in the picture smiling at the camera and captioned it: “My sweet family.

Gal Gadot and husband Jaron Varsano have welcomed their third child. The happy couple made the announcement on Instagram. They shared a family photo with everyone in the picture smiling at the camera and captioned it: “My sweet family. I couldn’t be more grateful and happy (and tired),” the Wonder Woman star posted in her Instagram caption. We are all so excited to welcome Daniella into our family. I’m sending all of you love and health.” They have named their third child, Daniella. Meanwhile, Jaron Varsano too shared the picture and wrote: “And now we are [five].” “So happy and grateful,” he continued. “My dear wife is a lioness!! So thankful and humbled by your powers.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by JaronVarsano (@jaronvarsano) × Gal Gadot and Varsano are parents to Alma Versano, 9, and Maya Versano, 4. Gadot initially announced her pregnancy back in early March, also on her social media.

Gal Gadot and Jaron Varsano welcome third daughter with a sweet family picture

<p>A hat worn by Harrison Ford in ‘Indiana Jones’ film has gone under the hammer.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to reports, the fedora was sold for more than its estimate. It was sold during Prop Store auction in Los Angeles for $300,000.</p>

<p>The iconic hat from the beloved Lucasfilm series was estimated to nab anywhere between $150,000 and $250,000, according to the auction house.</p>

<p>This fedora was made specifically for the 1984 film, the second installment of the Indiana Jones series.</p>

<p>“Created by Herbert Johnson Hat Company, who also did the hats for Raiders of the Lost Ark, the fedora was a slight update on the original film’s version. Costume designer Anthony Powell and assistant costume designer Joanna Johnston worked closely with Herbert Johnson on the update that incorporated a more tapered crown than the prior film,” read the auction description. “The fedora is in excellent condition, showing light wear with some signs of age, and comes stored in a plastic hat box. Dimensions: 13″ x 12″ x 6″ (33 cm x 30 cm x 15 cm).”</p>


A hat worn by Harrison Ford in ‘Indiana Jones’ film has gone under the hammer. According to reports, the fedora was sold for more than its estimate. It was sold during Prop Store auction in Los Angeles for $300,000.

A hat worn by Harrison Ford in ‘Indiana Jones’ film has gone under the hammer. According to reports, the fedora was sold for more than its estimate. It was sold during Prop Store auction in Los Angeles for $300,000. The iconic hat from the beloved Lucasfilm series was estimated to nab anywhere between $150,000 and $250,000, according to the auction house. This fedora was made specifically for the 1984 film, the second installment of the Indiana Jones series. “Created by Herbert Johnson Hat Company, who also did the hats for Raiders of the Lost Ark, the fedora was a slight update on the original film’s version. Costume designer Anthony Powell and assistant costume designer Joanna Johnston worked closely with Herbert Johnson on the update that incorporated a more tapered crown than the prior film,” read the auction description. “The fedora is in excellent condition, showing light wear with some signs of age, and comes stored in a plastic hat box. Dimensions: 13″ x 12″ x 6″ (33 cm x 30 cm x 15 cm).”

'Indiana Jones' hat worn by Harrison Ford sold at auction for $300K

<p>Kelly Bishop, ‘Gilmore Girls’ favourite has been signed for ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ fourth season.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kelly Bishop is famous for playing matriarch Emily Gilmore on the beloved series. She has now joined the Amazon drama in a guest role.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Details on her character and how many episodes she will appear in are being kept under wraps.</p>

<p>This is not the first time that a Gilmore Girls actor has joined ‘The Marvelous Mrs Maisel’. Milo Ventimiglia also recently boarded the Emmy-winning series for a guest role in season four. Others like Alex Borstein, Liza Weil, Brian Tarantina and Emily Bergl have also joined the show.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Season four of The Marvelous Maisel is currently in production. It will pick up shortly after the end of season three, where rising stand-up comic Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) suffered a professional setback when a pop singer’s manager dropped her as the opening act on his tour.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A premiere date for season four has not yet been determined.</p>


Kelly Bishop, ‘Gilmore Girls’ favourite has been signed for ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ fourth season. Kelly Bishop is famous for playing matriarch Emily Gilmore on the beloved series.

Kelly Bishop, ‘Gilmore Girls’ favourite has been signed for ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ fourth season. Kelly Bishop is famous for playing matriarch Emily Gilmore on the beloved series. She has now joined the Amazon drama in a guest role. Details on her character and how many episodes she will appear in are being kept under wraps. This is not the first time that a Gilmore Girls actor has joined ‘The Marvelous Mrs Maisel’. Milo Ventimiglia also recently boarded the Emmy-winning series for a guest role in season four. Others like Alex Borstein, Liza Weil, Brian Tarantina and Emily Bergl have also joined the show. Season four of The Marvelous Maisel is currently in production. It will pick up shortly after the end of season three, where rising stand-up comic Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) suffered a professional setback when a pop singer’s manager dropped her as the opening act on his tour. A premiere date for season four has not yet been determined.

‘Gilmore Girls’ favourite Kelly Bishop joins ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’

<p>Rihanna turned up the heat as she celebrated Pride month with some new lingerie Pisces from her label Savage X Fenty.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Rihanna announced the release of a Pride-themed capsule collection to benefit five organisations dedicated to helping LBGTQIA+ communities. She made the announcement with some scintillating hot pictures as she donned lacy things and matching thigh-high stockings.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She donned a black T-shirt with lacy G-string which featured rainbows on the front.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>“There's pride in all this pressure,” she captioned the trio of images as she detailed that the pieces were created in partnership with her non-profit the Clara Lionel Foundation.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Sales from the collection will benefit organizations dedicated to helping LGBTQIA+ communities including: GLAAD, the Audre Lorde Project, the Trans Latina Coalition, the Caribbean Equality Project and the Trans Wellness Center.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Other pieces in the collection include unisex silky robes in bright colors, cotton intimate sets, boxers, briefs and athleisure pieces. &nbsp;</p>


Rihanna turned up the heat as she celebrated Pride month with some new lingerie Pisces from her label Savage X Fenty. Rihanna announced the release of a Pride-themed capsule collection to benefit five organisations dedicated to helping LBGTQIA+ communities.

Rihanna turned up the heat as she celebrated Pride month with some new lingerie Pisces from her label Savage X Fenty. Rihanna announced the release of a Pride-themed capsule collection to benefit five organisations dedicated to helping LBGTQIA+ communities. She made the announcement with some scintillating hot pictures as she donned lacy things and matching thigh-high stockings. She donned a black T-shirt with lacy G-string which featured rainbows on the front. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SAVAGE X FENTY BY RIHANNA (@savagexfenty) × “There's pride in all this pressure,” she captioned the trio of images as she detailed that the pieces were created in partnership with her non-profit the Clara Lionel Foundation. Sales from the collection will benefit organizations dedicated to helping LGBTQIA+ communities including: GLAAD, the Audre Lorde Project, the Trans Latina Coalition, the Caribbean Equality Project and the Trans Wellness Center. Other pieces in the collection include unisex silky robes in bright colors, cotton intimate sets, boxers, briefs and athleisure pieces.

Rihanna spreads message of Pride positivity with new Savage X Fenty capsule collection

<p>Post release of their hit single ‘Butter’, K pop band BTS is now gearing up for the release of their CD single release which features another new track.&nbsp;</p>

<p>While they have been teasing the news of a new single, they have remained quite tight-lipped about it. Reports suggest that the song will be called ‘Permission to Dance’.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After releasing two versions of concept photos for their song ‘Permission to Dance’, BTS has dropped the third version of the concept photos on June 29.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In the new concept photos, RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook embrace the summer vibe in denims and overalls.</p>

<p>See for yourself:</p>

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<p>Meanwhile, BTS' recent single 'Butter' which released on May 21, is at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart for five consecutive weeks. This makes the K pop band the first Asian act in history to achieve this milestone. The group has broken the tie with Aerosmith and surpassed their 23-year-old record with the track 'I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing'.</p>

<p>As for the 'Butter' single CD, it will be released in two versions - Peaches and Cream. The new track details are yet to be announced officially. It will be released on July 9, 2021.</p>


Post release of their hit single ‘Butter’, K pop band BTS is now gearing up for the release of their CD single release which features another new track. While they have been teasing the news of a new single, they have remained quite tight-lipped about it.

Post release of their hit single ‘Butter’, K pop band BTS is now gearing up for the release of their CD single release which features another new track. While they have been teasing the news of a new single, they have remained quite tight-lipped about it. Reports suggest that the song will be called ‘Permission to Dance’. After releasing two versions of concept photos for their song ‘Permission to Dance’, BTS has dropped the third version of the concept photos on June 29. In the new concept photos, RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook embrace the summer vibe in denims and overalls. See for yourself: #BTS #방탄소년단 #BTS_Butter Concept Photo version 3 pic.twitter.com/DRWoBdjWFe — BIGHIT MUSIC (@BIGHIT_MUSIC) June 29, 2021 × #BTS #방탄소년단 #BTS_Butter Concept Photo version 3 pic.twitter.com/LoWAQPYOBI — BIGHIT MUSIC (@BIGHIT_MUSIC) June 29, 2021 × Meanwhile, BTS' recent single 'Butter' which released on May 21, is at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart for five consecutive weeks. This makes the K pop band the first Asian act in history to achieve this milestone. The group has broken the tie with Aerosmith and surpassed their 23-year-old record with the track 'I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing'. As for the 'Butter' single CD, it will be released in two versions - Peaches and Cream. The new track details are yet to be announced officially. It will be released on July 9, 2021.

BTS release concept photos ahead of ‘Butter’ CD single release on July 9

<p>A portrait of British painter and printmaker David Hockney by his friend and contemporary Lucian Freud sold Tuesday at auction in London for nearly £15 million.</p>

<p>The high price for portrait -- £14,905,200 ($20,700,000, 17,400,00 euros) -- was driven by competing bids by five collectors as the work made its debut at auction.</p>

<p>It last appeared in public during a 2012 exhibition of Freud's work at the National Portrait Gallery in London, the international auctioneer Sotheby's said in a statement.</p>

<p>The stark painting of Hockney, rendered in Freud's distinctive and expressive style, was the product of more than 100 hours of sittings between the pair in 2002.</p>

<p>Hockney, 83, and Freud, who died in 2011 at the age of 88, first met in 1962 and ascended to the top of the international art world during their long careers.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Both have been feted as two of the greatest artistic talents of the last century.</p>

<p>The younger painter said sitting for the portrait, during which time the duo chatted, sipped tea and talked about their work was a "very memorable and enjoyable experience".</p>

<p>"I thought his portrait very good indeed –- all the hours I sat were layered into it; he had always added, rarely taken anything away. It really shows," he added.</p>

<p>The portrait by Freud, who was considered the greatest living British painter at the time of his death was completed in the months ahead of his critically acclaimed retrospective at the Tate Britain gallery.</p>

<p>It was included in a series of portraits of sitters and subjects including Queen Elizabeth II and the British supermodel Kate Moss.</p>


A portrait of British painter and printmaker David Hockney by his friend and contemporary Lucian Freud sold Tuesday at auction in London for nearly £15 million. The high price for portrait -- £14,905,200 ($20,700,000, 17,400,00 euros) -- was driven by competing bids by five collectors as the work made its debut at auction.

A portrait of British painter and printmaker David Hockney by his friend and contemporary Lucian Freud sold Tuesday at auction in London for nearly £15 million. The high price for portrait -- £14,905,200 ($20,700,000, 17,400,00 euros) -- was driven by competing bids by five collectors as the work made its debut at auction. It last appeared in public during a 2012 exhibition of Freud's work at the National Portrait Gallery in London, the international auctioneer Sotheby's said in a statement. The stark painting of Hockney, rendered in Freud's distinctive and expressive style, was the product of more than 100 hours of sittings between the pair in 2002. Hockney, 83, and Freud, who died in 2011 at the age of 88, first met in 1962 and ascended to the top of the international art world during their long careers. Both have been feted as two of the greatest artistic talents of the last century. The younger painter said sitting for the portrait, during which time the duo chatted, sipped tea and talked about their work was a "very memorable and enjoyable experience". "I thought his portrait very good indeed –- all the hours I sat were layered into it; he had always added, rarely taken anything away. It really shows," he added. The portrait by Freud, who was considered the greatest living British painter at the time of his death was completed in the months ahead of his critically acclaimed retrospective at the Tate Britain gallery. It was included in a series of portraits of sitters and subjects including Queen Elizabeth II and the British supermodel Kate Moss.

Freud portrait of David Hockney sells for $20 million

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