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☆ Basta! Let Italians play Italians in movies, actor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] The 80th Venice Film Festival - Photocall for the film "Comandante" in competition - Venice, Italy August 30, 2023. Director Edoardo De Angelis and cast members Johan Heldenbergh, Silvia D'Amico, Pierfrancesco Favino, Massimiliano Rossi pose. REUTERS/Yara Nardi Acquire Licensing RightsVENICE, Aug 30 (Reuters) - One of Italy's most famous actors, Pierfrancesco Favino, on Wednesday said Italian actors should be given a chance to play Italian roles in big international movies. Other Italian roles were taken by Lady Gaga, Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, Salma Hayek and Al Pacino. "I wish Italian actors ... were more present in international movies where Italian characters are written," said Favino, who was promoting his new Italian-language film "Comandante," which opens the Venice Festival on Wednesday.

Persons: Edoardo De Angelis, Johan Heldenbergh, Silvia D'Amico, Pierfrancesco Favino, Massimiliano Rossi, Yara, Pierfrancesco, Ferrari, Adam Driver, carmaker Enzo Ferrari, Spain's Penelope Cruz, Driver, Maurizio Gucci, Ridley Scott's, Gucci, Lady Gaga, Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, Salma Hayek, Al Pacino, Favino, Crispian Balmer, Mark Porter Organizations: REUTERS, Venice Film, Venice Festival, Thomson Locations: Venice, Italy, Ridley, Italian

☆ A man returned home to find a new $1.5 million house on land he acquired decades ago. Now he's suing for $2 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He is suing the LLC that purchased the land, since he said he never sold it. Fairfield County property records show that the property had been sold in October 2022 for $350,000 to 51 Sky Top Partners LLC. That would include removing the four-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot house that's currently being built on the property by a local construction firm affiliated with 51 Sky Top Partners LLC, CTInsider said. The lawsuit details a claim that a Daniel Kenigsberg of Johannesburg, South Africa, signed "an obviously forged power-of-attorney to steal real property," CTInsider said. Monelli is one of the three owners of 51 Sky Top Partners LLC, along with Gina Leto and Greg Bugaj, CTInsider said.

Persons: Daniel Kenigsberg, Kenigsberg, CTInsider, —, Anthony Monelli, Gina Leto, Greg Bugaj Organizations: Service, Sky, Partners, Coldwell Banker Locations: Connecticut, Wall, Silicon, Fairfield , Connecticut, New Haven, Long, Fairfield County, Johannesburg, South Africa, Trumbull , Connecticut, Monelli

☆ Opinion: Ryan Gosling’s ‘Kenergy’ is all I need
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Opinion Holly Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Everything changed when Ryan Gosling, the twice-Oscar-nominated star of “Half Nelson,” “La La Land,” “The Notebook,” “Blade Runner 2049” and “Drive” was sent the script for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie. The film depicts Ken as pure superficiality, the acme beta man who exists only under the glow of Margot Robbie’s Barbie gaze. His platinum, almost white-bleached hair has lit up every interview, radiating the “Kenergy” he references like punctuation. Asked by one reporter how we might “find our Kenergy,” Gosling replied without missing a beat: “It’s there the whole time… Look no further. In becoming Ken, Gosling dashed one of Hollywood’s most tedious clichés, proving that it is possible to transform into a marshmallow-for-brains “himbo” without turning into an egomaniacal nightmare.

Persons: Holly Thomas, Katie Couric, CNN — Robert Pattinson, “, they’re, ” Holly Thomas Holly Thomas, Jared Leto’s, Viola Davis, ”, Daniel, Lewis, Oscar, Christy Brown, Ryan Gosling, Greta Gerwig’s “ Barbie, Ken, Margot Robbie’s Barbie, Gosling, Jimmy Fallon, “ Barbie, ” Gosling, ” Ryan Gosling, Margot Robbie, Barbie, Kenergy, husbanding, Hi, “ You’ll, Robbie, Gosling’s Barbie, —, that’s, it’s, Ken ”, It’s Barbie, “ Barbie ”, “ I’m Organizations: Katie Couric Media, CNN, acme, Warner Brothers Discovery, Warner Bros ., Alpha, Twitter Locations: London, La, Leicester, “

☆ Givenchy shows dressy tailoring for men at Paris Fashion Week
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] A model presents a creation by designer Matthew M. Williams as part of his Menswear ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2024 collection show for fashion house Givenchy during Men's Fashion Week in Paris, France, June 22, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie LecocqPARIS, June 22 (Reuters) - Givenchy creative director Matthew M. Williams took to the catwalk on Thursday with an elegant spring and summer lineup for men, paring down the layers and zeroing in on suits. Models strode through a column-lined hallway of the Musee de l’Armee in central Paris, overlooking the monument’s gilded dome. The show took place on the third day of Paris Fashion Week’s menswear shows, which kicked off with the celebrity-packed blockbuster debut from Pharrell Williams for Louis Vuitton, complete with a music performance from Jay-Z and Williams. Front row celebrities included Jared Leto, who turned up in a furry overcoat worn over a black suit--worn shirtless underneath.

Persons: Matthew M, Williams, Stephanie Lecocq PARIS, paring, strode, Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Hermes, Jared Leto, Mimosa Spencer, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Givenchy, REUTERS, l’Armee, Jay, Thomson Locations: Paris, France

☆ What Does ‘Colorful Formal’ Mean?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

What is “colorful formal”? Where did it come from, and what does it mean I should wear? “Colorful formal” is yet another newish dress code term that, like “creative black tie” or “razzle-dazzle” or “mountain elegant,” actually makes the recipient of such an invitation want to rip it into little shreds and stomp on them. What is wrong, one wonders, with plain old “black tie” or “cocktail dress”? Those terms are generic enough to encompass a broad range of outfits (one person’s cocktail is another person’s lingerie), and the guardrails are relatively clear.

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☆ Doja Cat and Jared Leto dressed like Choupette the cat for the Met Gala
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld’s beloved cat, Choupette, did not make an appearance at the Met Gala, despite the event’s theme honoring her late owner. Doja Cat and Jared Leto both channeled the blue cream Birman with their Met Gala looks, transforming into Choupette in a mishmash of camp, couture and cat. The Grammy-winning rapper wore a silvery hooded Oscar de la Renta gown — complete with cat ears — along with feline facial prosthetics and sharpened talons on her nails. Choupette, 11, was expected by many to attend this year’s event given how important she was to Lagerfeld, who died in 2019. But she opted to “stay peacefully and cozy at home,” her agents said Monday, rather than hog the spotlight at the Met.

☆ Jared Leto wears giant 'Choupette' costume to Met Gala
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Ben Kellerman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Jared Leto, dressed as Karl Lagerfeld's cat Choupette, poses at the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute with this year's theme "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty", in New York City, New York, U.S., May 1, 2023. The invitation-only Met Gala, famed for its A-list celebrities and extravagant outfits, is a benefit for New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and marks the opening of the Costume Institute’s annual fashion exhibit. “Karl loved romantic but he also loved something a little edgy and nasty,” said American fashion designer Michael Kors. Meta Gala co-chair Dua Lipa wore a vintage 1992 Chanel Haute Couture Fall cream tweed gown and paired it with a never before seen 100 karat Tiffany diamond necklace. Reporting by Ben Kellerman in New York; Writing by Doyinsola Oladipo in New York; Editing by Michael PerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 17 Looks That Did the Most at the Met Gala
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( The Styles Desk | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The guest list for the first Monday in May, as the Met Gala is also known, serves as a Rorschach test for whom Anna Wintour deems important, circa now. Many guests wore black and white or suits and gowns embellished with pearls or flowers — favorite motifs of Mr. Lagerfeld. Doja Cat and Jared Leto each paid homage to Choupette, Mr. Lagerfeld’s feline friend. There were many wonderful dresses that paid respect to Mr. Lagerfeld’s legacy — in fact, there were too many to name. So here’s a reminder: The looks that follow did the most at the Met Gala — not necessarily the best, not necessarily the worst, just the most.

☆ Twitter appeared to suffer a new glitch during the Met Gala, logging out desktop users seemingly at random
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Twitter appeared to suffer another outage on Monday, as users were logged out of the platform. The issue continued during the Met Gala, a typically high-traffic event as users discuss celebrity fashion. Twitter appeared to suffer another glitch on Monday, as desktop users reported being repeatedly logged out of the platform. ET – a couple hours before celebrities arrived on the red carpet for the Met Gala. In February, Twitter suffered an outage during another high-traffic event, the Super Bowl halftime show.

☆ 2023 Met Gala: Red Carpet Roundup
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( The Styles Desk | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The worlds of celebrity, fashion, politics, sports, business and art collide at the Met Gala, always held on the first Monday in May. The invitees posed, giving the crowds and cameras angle after angle for prime gawking. Mr. Leto wasn’t the only one who deconstructed an outfit. Janelle Monáe’s Thom Browne hoop skirt transformed into a sequined bikini. And Lil Nas X didn’t have much to take off, having arrived in full silver body paint, bejeweled thong and an elaborate mask.

☆ Met Gala 2023: Jared Leto as a Cat, Nicole Kidman in Chanel From 2004 and More Red Carpet Moments
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Kevin Huynh | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Karlie Kloss in Loewe inspired by the 1983 Chanel collection. She announced on the carpet that she is pregnant with her second child. CJ Rivera/Invision/Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, March 11 (Reuters) - In the 2022 "Elvis" film, Tom Hanks' depiction of Elvis Presley's real-life former manager, Colonel Tom Parker, is cruel, corrupt, and according to the 2023 Razzie award results, deserving of worst supporting actor and worst screen combo awards. loadingBefore celebrating the best films of the season during the Oscar ceremony on Sunday, the Razzie Awards called out the worst on Saturday. The Razzies named Hanks worst supporting actor and worst screen combo for the actor and his "latex face" in the film. Joining Hanks, biographical drama "Blonde," starring Ana de Armas as Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe "won" Razzies for both worst picture and screenplay. Both win for worst actor and worst supporting actress.

☆ Fashion house Vivienne Westwood pays homage to late founder in Paris show
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] A model presents a creation by designer Andreas Kronthaler as part of his Fall-Winter 2023/2024 Women's ready-to-wear collection show for late designer Vivienne Westwood's namesake label during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France March 4, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah MeyssonnierPARIS, March 4 (Reuters) - Fashion label Vivienne Westwood paid tribute to its late founder on Saturday, taking to the catwalk in Paris with a collection drawn up by her husband and design partner Andreas Kronthaler. Models sauntered through the gilded halls of the Hotel de la Marine overlooking the Place de la Concorde in a chic, punk-infused lineup for the Paris Fashion Week show. Scores of fans dressed in punk styles gathered to see the arrival of guests, who included fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier and actor Jared Leto. London Fashion Week, held last month, was dedicated to Westwood, one of British fashion's biggest names, who rose to fame dressing punk band the Sex Pistols.

☆ Givenchy gowns sweep the runway at Paris Fashion Week
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] A model presents a creation by designer Matthew M. Williams as part of his Fall-Winter 2023/2024 Women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Givenchy during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, March 2, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit TessierPARIS, March 2 (Reuters) - Givenchy creative director Matthew M. Williams focused on dresses at the French fashion house’s fall runway show at Paris Fashion Week on Thursday, sending out a line-up of long, slinky gowns that swept the runway. Layered looks were less present than in previous seasons, though there were a few, mixing brown shearling and slick, black leather. While the models marched to a solemn, electronic beat in a temporary tent at the Ecole Militaire in central Paris, some of the guests were more flamboyant. The show took place on the fourth day of Paris Fashion week, which runs through March 7, and features big name labels including Dior, Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton Hermes and Chanel.

☆ 'It’s corn!,' 'Dark Brandon' and 'girl explaining': A look at the most notable memes of 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Kahlan-Rosenblatt.Jpg | Kalhan Rosenblatt | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Here's NBC News' roundup of the 10 most notable memes of 2022. 'Dark Brandon'The meme, which started on Twitter in early 2022, depicts President Joe Biden as a laser-eyed edge-lord. 'Girl explaining'The "girl explaining" meme actually began going viral in 2019 in Spanish-speaking circles, according to Know Your Meme. Whether it's explaining what the Inflation Reduction Act is or why the Brooklyn Library is "fine free," the most shouty memes of 2022 were conveyed through the "girl explaining." That's because the corn kid, a 7-year-old named Tariq, became one of the year's most viral memes.

☆ Anne Hathaway on Mary Magdalene and her Gift to Jared Leto
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Marshall Heyman | Photographs Yana Yatsuk For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LATELY, actor Anne Hathaway has been listening to Harry Styles. “I did as much research as I could. I like homework. I like asking questions,” said the Academy Award winner and “WeCrashed” star. “I have a hungry mind.”

Kanye West’s breakup with Gap Inc. reflects a broader trend of celebrities seeking more control over the brands they create or back. But in this instance, Mr. Shabelman said the friction between Mr. West and Gap fits into a larger development in the world of celebrity marketing. Mr. West “doesn’t need those corporations,” said Anjali S. Bal, an associate professor of marketing at Babson College. Mr. West formally notified Gap on Thursday that his Yeezy LLC fashion brand was terminating his partnership with the apparel chain. More recently, tennis champion Naomi Osaka last year began a media company called Hana Kuma in partnership with SpringHill Co., an entertainment firm co-founded by LeBron James.

☆ 'Morbius' was a box-office dud but now it's topping Netflix's charts, as the streamer's deal with Sony continues to pay off
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-09 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Starting this year, Sony movies stream on Netflix after their theatrical and home-entertainment runs. The streamer also is licensing select older movies from Sony's library, such as its past Spider-Man movies. As part of the agreement, Netflix has a first-look option for movies Sony is making directly for streaming or planning to license for streaming. Sony movies have dominated consumer engagement on Netflix. 9)The chart below illustrates the top 10 most in-demand movies on Netflix over the last 90 days:

☆ I tried Sleep by Headspace for a month to stop waking up in the middle of the night — here's how it went
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-14 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

She decided to download Sleep by Headspace, which costs $69.99 a year. She liked the wind-down and mid-night exercises, which helped her get to sleep after waking up. The "Falling Back to Sleep" wind down. Some tracks I found distracting, like "Cabin Porch," which featured bird sounds that my mind equates more with waking up. While briefly glancing at a cell phone in order to play an item from Sleep for Headspace likely won't ruin a night of sleep, it invites into the bedroom the temptation to continue scrolling.

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