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CONTACT US AT: 8351-9186, [email protected] Monday December 25, 2017 16 ENtertainment ‘Lean On Pete’ wins at Les Arcs ANDREW HAIGH’S “Lean on Pete” won the top prize, the Crystal Arrow, as well as best actor (Charlie Plummer), cine- matography (Magnus Nordenhof Jonck) and original score (James Edward Barker) at the ninth edi- tion of Les Arcs European Film Festival. Starring Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi and Chloe Sevigny, “Lean On Pete” premiered at Venice Film Festival where it earned Plummer a best actor nod. The film follows a teenager who gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends a fading racehorse. Susanna Nicchiarelli’s “Nico, 1988,” winner of Venice Film Festival’s Horizons Award for best film, won the Grand Jury Prize. The film stars Trine Dyrholm (“Love Is All You Need”) as Nico, the Andy Warhol muse and Velvet Underground vocalist, in her final years. The actress prize went to Maria-Victoria Dragus for her performance in Barbara Albert’s “Mademoiselle Paradis,” which premiered at Toronto in the competitive Platform section and went on to play at San Sebastian. The movie scored 10 nominations at the Austrian Film Awards. “Mademoiselle Paradis” tells the tale of a blind pianist living in 18th-century Vienna who forms a bond with the physician who is trying to restore her sight. Iram Haq’s “What Will People Say,” the Norwegian-Pakistani helmer’s follow-up to feature debut “I Am Yours,” scooped the Public’s Choice Award. The movie, inspired by Haq’s own life, centers around a first-gen- eration Norwegian teen who clashes with the traditional values and expectations of her Pakistani immigrant parents. “What Will People Say” pre- miered at Toronto in the Platform section and won the Audience Prize at the AFI Fest. At Les Arcs, the film also earned a special mention from the Young Jury. Haq who attended the French Alps-set festival, also received the Sisley Prize which is given every year to a young and talented woman filmmaker. Robert Schwentke’s “The Captain” won both the Young Jury Award and a special men- tion from the Press Jury. Boris Khlebnikov’s “Arrhythmia” won the main Press Award. The festival, whose film selec- tion is spearheaded by artistic director Frederic Boyer, attracted a record number of participants and a flurry of talents. Les Arcs European Film Festival ran Dec. 16 to 23. (SD-Agencies) Resignation MISS America Organization CEO and executive chairman Sam Haskell has resigned after a Huffington Post report brought to light internal com- munications that contained inappropriate language. Josh Randle, COO and president of the organization, and Lynn Weidner, board chair, have also resigned. Haskell was suspended Friday after sexist email exchanges about past winners and contes- tants were revealed. The MAO board had said it would inves- tigate allegations that Haskell was highly critical and waged an effort to suppress criticism of his leadership of the organization, among other claims. Haskell had faced pressure to resign after the revelations, with 49 former Miss Americas issuing a joint state- ment urging the move. Death MATT DAMON’S father Kent Damon has died after a long battle with cancer, the actor’s publicist confirmed. He was 74. Kent Damon died Dec. 14, Damon’s rep confirms, explain- ing why Matt Damon missed the recent “Downsizing” premiere in Los Angeles. The actor, who has been making the press rounds to promote his latest movie, which debuted this weekend, had can- celed his red carpet appearance at the Dec. 19 screening. Kent Damon suffered from the rare blood disease multiple myeloma and his condition had worsened in recent months. Babies EVA LONGORIA and her hus- band, Jose “Pepe” Baston, are expecting big things in 2018. The 42-year-old actress is pregnant with her first child, a baby boy. The former “Desperate House- wives” star and Baston married in July 2016 in a lavish wedding with 200 guests, including her close friends Victoria Beckham and Mario Lopez. Baston has three older children from a pre- vious marriage — two teens and an adult daughter. Meanwhile, reality star Khloe Kardashian posted a photo last week on her official Instagram account of her and NBA player boyfriend Tristan Thompson cradling her pregnant belly. (SD-Agencies) At a Glance BRITAIN’S Prince Harry and U.S. actress Meghan Markle published a set of official engagement photos Thursday, the latest milestone on the road to their wed- ding next year. The couple, who announced their engagement last month, are due to marry May 19 in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, west of London. The photos, shot by Alex Lubomirski, were released a day after the pair joined the Queen and the rest of the royal family for Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace. The couple attended their first royal event together in the city of Nottingham earlier this month, and is spending their first Christmas as an engaged couple at the Queen’s Sandring- ham estate. (SD-Agencies) Harry and Meghan Markle reveal engagement photos A scene from “Lean on Pete.” SD-Agencies QUENTIN TARANTINO is teaming up screenwriter Mark L. Smith. Smith, best known for pen- ning Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The Revenant,” is boarding the “Star Trek” film Tarantino is develop- ing with producer J.J. Abrams. The project first came to light earlier this month, when news broke that Tarantino had shared a pitch for a “Star Trek” film with Abrams, and the two had agreed to develop the film at Paramount, with Tarantino eyeing the director’s seat. The idea of a Tarantino- helmed “Star Trek” comes nearly a decade after Abrams revitalized the franchise for the big screen with his 2009 reboot “Star Trek,” and followed it up with 2013’s “Star Trek Into Darkness.” The most recent outing, Justin Lin’s “Star Trek Beyond” (2016), got strong reviews but earned the least in the rebooted film series with just US$343.4 million worldwide. Tarantino is a longtime fan and shared his love for “Star Trek” in a 2015 Nerdist podcast interview. “The only thing that limited them was their ’60s budget and eight-day shooting schedule,” he said. “You could take some of the classic ‘Star Trek’ episodes and easily expand them to 90 min- utes or more and really do some amazing, amazing stuff.” The filmmaker also declared “Yesterday’s Enterprise” of the “Star Trek: The Next Gen- eration” series as one of the best “Star Trek” episodes ever written. Tarantino’s next film is an untitled Charles Manson- themed project, which is due out in 2019. (SD-Agencies) Tarantino’s ‘Star Trek’ movie taps ‘Revenant’ screenwriter Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Frogmore House, in Windsor. Quentin Tarantino Mark L. Smith
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CONTACT US AT: 8351-9186, [email protected]
Monday December 25, 2017 16 ENtertainment
‘Lean On Pete’ wins at Les ArcsANDREW HAIGH’S “Lean on Pete” won the top prize, the Crystal Arrow, as well as best actor (Charlie Plummer), cine-matography (Magnus Nordenhof Jonck) and original score (James Edward Barker) at the ninth edi-tion of Les Arcs European Film Festival.
Starring Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi and Chloe Sevigny, “Lean On Pete” premiered at Venice Film Festival where it earned Plummer a best actor nod. The fi lm follows a teenager who gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends a fading racehorse.
Susanna Nicchiarelli’s “Nico, 1988,” winner of Venice Film Festival’s Horizons Award for best fi lm, won the Grand Jury Prize. The fi lm stars Trine Dyrholm (“Love Is All You Need”) as Nico, the Andy Warhol muse and Velvet Underground vocalist, in her fi nal years.
The actress prize went to Maria-Victoria Dragus for her performance in Barbara Albert’s “Mademoiselle Paradis,” which premiered at Toronto in the competitive Platform section and went on to play at San Sebastian. The movie scored 10 nominations at the Austrian Film Awards.
“Mademoiselle Paradis” tells the tale of a blind pianist living in
18th-century Vienna who forms a bond with the physician who is trying to restore her sight.
Iram Haq’s “What Will People Say,” the Norwegian-Pakistani helmer’s follow-up to feature debut “I Am Yours,” scooped the Public’s Choice Award. The movie, inspired by Haq’s own life, centers around a fi rst-gen-eration Norwegian teen who clashes with the traditional values and expectations of her
Pakistani immigrant parents.“What Will People Say” pre-
miered at Toronto in the Platform section and won the Audience Prize at the AFI Fest.
At Les Arcs, the fi lm also earned a special mention from the Young Jury. Haq who attended the French Alps-set festival, also received the Sisley Prize which is given every year to a young and talented woman fi lmmaker.
Robert Schwentke’s “The Captain” won both the Young Jury Award and a special men-tion from the Press Jury. Boris Khlebnikov’s “Arrhythmia” won the main Press Award.
The festival, whose fi lm selec-tion is spearheaded by artistic director Frederic Boyer, attracted a record number of participants and a fl urry of talents. Les Arcs European Film Festival ran Dec. 16 to 23. (SD-Agencies)
ResignationMISS America Organization CEO and executive chairman Sam Haskell has resigned after a Huffi ngton Post report brought to light internal com-munications that contained inappropriate language. Josh Randle, COO and president of the organization, and Lynn Weidner, board chair, have also resigned.
Haskell was suspended Friday after sexist email exchanges about past winners and contes-tants were revealed. The MAO board had said it would inves-tigate allegations that Haskell was highly critical and waged an effort to suppress criticism of his leadership of the organization, among other claims. Haskell had faced pressure to resign after the revelations, with 49 former Miss Americas issuing a joint state-ment urging the move. DeathMATT DAMON’S father Kent Damon has died after a long battle with cancer, the actor’s publicist confi rmed. He was 74.
Kent Damon died Dec. 14, Damon’s rep confi rms, explain-ing why Matt Damon missed the recent “Downsizing” premiere in Los Angeles. The actor, who has been making the press rounds to promote his latest movie, which debuted this weekend, had can-celed his red carpet appearance at the Dec. 19 screening. Kent Damon suffered from the rare blood disease multiple myeloma and his condition had worsened in recent months. BabiesEVA LONGORIA and her hus-band, Jose “Pepe” Baston, are expecting big things in 2018. The 42-year-old actress is pregnant with her fi rst child, a baby boy.
The former “Desperate House-wives” star and Baston married in July 2016 in a lavish wedding with 200 guests, including her close friends Victoria Beckham and Mario Lopez. Baston has three older children from a pre-vious marriage — two teens and an adult daughter.
Meanwhile, reality star Khloe Kardashian posted a photo last week on her offi cial Instagram account of her and NBA player boyfriend Tristan Thompson cradling her pregnant belly.
(SD-Agencies)
At a Glance
BRITAIN’S Prince Harry and U.S. actress Meghan Markle published a set of offi cial engagement photos Thursday, the latest milestone on the road to their wed-ding next year.
The couple, who announced their engagement last month, are due to marry May 19 in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, west of London.
The photos, shot by Alex Lubomirski, were released a day after the pair joined the Queen and the rest of the royal family for Christmas
lunch at Buckingham Palace. The couple attended their
fi rst royal event together in the city of Nottingham earlier this month, and is spending their fi rst Christmas as an engaged couple at the Queen’s Sandring-ham estate.
(SD-Agencies)
Harry and Meghan Markle reveal engagement photos
A scene from “Lean on Pete.” SD-Agencies
QUENTIN TARANTINO is teaming up screenwriter Mark L. Smith.
Smith, best known for pen-ning Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The Revenant,” is boarding the “Star Trek” fi lm Tarantino is develop-ing with producer J.J. Abrams.
The project fi rst came to light earlier this month, when news broke that Tarantino had shared a pitch for a “Star Trek” fi lm with Abrams, and the two had agreed to develop the fi lm at Paramount, with Tarantino eyeing the director’s seat.
The idea of a Tarantino-helmed “Star Trek” comes nearly a decade after Abrams revitalized the franchise for the big screen with his 2009 reboot “Star Trek,” and followed it up with 2013’s “Star Trek Into Darkness.” The most recent outing, Justin Lin’s “Star Trek Beyond” (2016), got strong
reviews but earned the least in the rebooted fi lm series with just US$343.4 million worldwide.
Tarantino is a longtime fan and shared his love for “Star Trek” in a 2015 Nerdist podcast interview.
“The only thing that limited them was their ’60s budget and eight-day shooting schedule,” he said. “You could take some of the classic ‘Star Trek’ episodes and easily expand them to 90 min-utes or more and really do some amazing, amazing stuff.”
The fi lmmaker also declared “Yesterday’s Enterprise” of the “Star Trek: The Next Gen-eration” series as one of the best “Star Trek” episodes ever written.
Tarantino’s next fi lm is an untitled Charles Manson-themed project, which is due out in 2019.
(SD-Agencies)
Tarantino’s ‘Star Trek’ movie taps ‘Revenant’ screenwriter
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Frogmore House, in Windsor.
Quentin Tarantino Mark L. Smith
