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CANNES – Another day at the Cannes Film Festival, another lush premiere. On Monday Paolo Sorrentino presented his latest film – his very own “Romа,” “La Dolce Vita” and “La Terrazza,” wrapped into one – a heartfelt reflection on life’s many missed...
Those who visited the last dOCUMENTA will remember Sam Durant’s puzzling wooden structure at the end of the Karlsaue Park’s main axis. With its simple geometrical shapes and many stairs, it looked like a piece of playground equipment — and was treated as such...
Charriol is celebrating its 30 years as a watch and jewelry brand and is looking to the future, deciding to increase its offerings of mechanical timepieces to appeal to Chinese customers.“Chinese customers, who are making the fortune of many countries around...
A one-of-a-kind 1960 DB4GT “Jet” Coupé has set a new world auction record price for an Aston Martin, going under the hammer for a cool £3,249,500 at Bonhams’ May 18th sale. This year marked the centenary for the British luxury car manufacturer.Demand for the...
CANNES – The Cannes Film Festival is almost halfway through and audiences are finally getting to see the event's most anticipated films. The first of these to be shown: “Inside Llewyn Davis,” the latest movie from Ethan and Joel Coen. And it did not...
CANNES – Olivier Dahan’s much anticipated film “Grace of Monaco” due later this year presented a glamorous 6-minute trailer at Cannes Film Festival Friday, with the legendary Cartier boutique at 13 rue de la Paix in Paris providing the backdrop for the final...
Dutch designer Iris van Herpen will be showcasing 30 of her designs created between 2008 and 2012 at the International Centre For Lace and Fashion in Calais next month. Van Herpen’s work, often described as “wearable sculpture”, fuses...
CANNES – A viciously realistic Chinese epic from director Jia Zhangke is, perhaps, one of the best competition entries thus far at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.The two highlights of the In Competition program — before the obvious festival darlings...
CANNES – Hirokazu Kore-eda’s movies have not been in competition for the much coveted Palm d’Or of the Cannes Film Festival since 2004, when he brought to Cannes his poignant drama “Nobody Knows,” a story of the four half-siblings abandoned by their reckless...
Movies stars have been dazzling on the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet with the help of festival sponsor Chopard, which has been supporting the festival for the last 16 years.But Bulgari, Chaumet and Tiffany have also been very much present on the first two...
