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☆ Mattel introduces Barbie doll with Down's syndrome
  + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Toy maker Mattel (MAT.O) has introduced its first Barbie with Down's syndrome in a bid to make its famous doll range more inclusive. [1/3] French City Counsellor & Author Eleonore Laloux holds the new Barbie doll with Down's syndrome, in Paris, France April 19, 2023. Mattel/Matthieu Suprin/Handout via REUTERS 1 2 3"The doll’s palms even include a single line, a characteristic often associated with those with Down’s syndrome," Mattel said. The doll is dressed is a puff sleeved frock adorned with butterflies and flowers in yellow and blue - colours associated with Down’s syndrome awareness. “Our goal is to enable all children to see themselves in Barbie, while also encouraging children to play with dolls who do not look like themselves," Lisa McKnight, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Barbie & Dolls, Mattel, said in the statement.
☆ 'Queen Charlotte': 'Bridgerton' character gets her own spin-off
  + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Natasha Mulenga | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
REUTERS/Maja SmiejkowskaLONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - Regency-era London took over the British capital's Leicester Square on Friday as the "Queen Charlotte" cast premiered the first spin-off from hit Netflix (NFLX.O) period drama "Bridgerton" dedicated to the fan favourite character. "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story" is an origin story of the "Bridgerton" monarch, explaining her rise to power and love life. With two timelines, Golda Rosheuvel reprises her "Bridgerton" role as the monarch while India Amarteifio plays the young Queen Charlotte. Showrunner Shonda Rhimes, also behind "Bridgerton", said it was "very exciting" to make Queen Charlotte the centre of her own story. "Queen Charlotte" begins streaming on May 4.
☆ Harry Styles, Kate Bush among nominees for Ivor songwriting awards
  + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - Singers Harry Styles and Kate Bush are among the nominees at next month's Ivors, the annual awards honouring songwriters and screen composers. Styles has three nominations overall, including best song musically and lyrically for "As It Was" and songwriter of the year alongside his collaborator Kid Harpoon. Tom Odell’s "Best Day of My Life", Katie Gregson-Macleod’s "complex", Sault's "Stronger" and Florence + the Machine’s "King" complete the Best Song Musically and Lyrically category. Box office hit "Avatar: The Way of Water" and psychological drama "Don't Worry Darling" are among the nominees for best original film score. Named after the early 20th century Welsh composer, actor and entertainer Ivor Novello, the Ivor Awards were first handed out in 1956.
☆ Wes Anderson, Ken Loach among big names competing at Cannes Film Festival
  + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/4] 72nd Cannes Film Festival - Photocall for the film "Sorry We Missed You" in competition - Cannes, France, May 17, 2019. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File PhotoApril 13 (Reuters) - Wes Anderson, Ken Loach, Todd Haynes and Wim Wenders are among the directors who will compete for the top prize at next month's Cannes Film Festival, where a spate of Hollywood stars will also premiere their latest works on the famed Croisette waterfront. At a press conference on Thursday, festival director Thierry Fremaux announced the line-up for the 76th edition of major cinema showcase from May 16-27. "It's a competition that will mix young filmmakers competing for the first time with veterans whose names and works we know," Fremaux said. Adventurer Indiana Jones will also return to the festival 15 years since his last appearance in Cannes.
☆ Swinging Sixties fashion designer Mary Quant dies aged 93
  + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Farouq Suleiman | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - Fashion designer Mary Quant, often credited with popularising the miniskirt that helped define Britain's "Swinging Sixties" era, has died aged 93. Born and brought up in Blackheath, south east London, Quant helped pioneer bold new styles during the 1960s - a decade in which fashion, music and art subculture challenged and forever changed Britain's post-war national identity. "It’s impossible to overstate Quant's contribution to fashion," the Victoria and Albert Museum, which held a 2019 exhibition focused on her work, said in a statement. "She represented the joyful freedom of 1960s fashion, and provided a new role model for young women. A self-taught designer, Quant opened a west London boutique called Bazaar in the 1950s alongside her fashion entrepreneur husband Alexander Plunket Greene and their business partner.
☆ Actor Jamie Foxx recovering after 'medical complication'
  + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. actor Jamie Foxx is recovering following "a medical complication", his daughter Corinne Foxx has said. The Oscar winner was hospitalised in Atlanta, where he was filming a new comedy with actress Cameron Diaz, according to Hollywood industry publication Variety. "We wanted to share that my father, Jamie Foxx, experienced a medical complication yesterday. Luckily, due to quick action and great care, he is already on his way to recovery," Corinne Foxx said in statement on behalf of the Foxx family shared on Instagram late on Wednesday. Foxx, 55, is known for films such as "Ray", "Collateral" and "Django Unchained".
☆ 'My Neighbour Totoro,' Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer win at Olivier awards
  + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
[1/3] Jodie Comer poses with the award for Best Actress for "Prima Facie" accompanied by Paul Mescal at the Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, April 2, 2023. It won best entertainment or comedy play as well as the director, set, lighting, sound and costume design category prizes. It won best revival, best actor for Paul Mescal for his role as Stanley Kowalski and best actress in a supporting role for Anjana Vasan, for her portrayal of Stella. "Killing Eve" star Jodie Comer won best actress in one-woman play "Prima Facie," in which she portrays a barrister who defends men accused of sexual assault before herself being assaulted. won best musical revival and best actor in a musical for Arthur Darvill.
☆ Factbox: Winners at the 2023 Olivier Awards
  + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/5] Jodie Comer poses with the award for Best Actress for "Prima Facie" at the Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, April 2, 2023. REUTERS/May JamesLONDON, April 2 (Reuters) - The Olivier Awards for theatre were handed out in London on Sunday, with "My Neighbour Totoro" winning the most prizes. Below is a list of winners in the key categories. BEST NEW PLAY"Prima Facie"BEST NEW MUSICAL"Standing at the Sky’s Edge"BEST MUSICAL REVIVALRodgers & Hammerstein’s "Oklahoma!" BEST REVIVAL"A Streetcar Named Desire"BEST ENTERTAINMENT OR COMEDY PLAY"My Neighbour Totoro"BEST ACTRESSJodie Comer, "Prima Facie"BEST ACTORPaul Mescal, "A Streetcar Named Desire"BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICALKatie Brayben, "Tammy Faye"BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICALArthur Darvill, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s "Oklahoma!"
☆ In the spotlight: London hosts Olivier Awards for theatre
  + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
[1/2] Paul Mescal arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party after the 95th Academy Awards, known as the Oscars, in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., March 12, 2023. The London theatre community will gather at the Royal Albert Hall for the annual ceremony, named after the famed British actor Laurence Olivier and which celebrates the best productions in the capital. These include nods for best entertainment or comedy play, choreography, directing, costume design and music, as well as a best actress nomination for Mei Mac, who plays younger sibling, four-year-old Mei. Paul Mescal, who was nominated at this year's Oscars, has been recognised in the best actor category for playing Stanley Kowalski in a revival of Tennessee Williams' “A Streetcar Named Desire”. "Killing Eve" star Comer is up for best actress in one-woman play "Prima Facie", in which she portrays a barrister who defends men accused of sexual assault before herself being assaulted.
☆ Who did it? Question lingers in murder drama 'The Night of the 12th'
  + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
[1/3] The 75th Cannes Film Festival - Photocall for the film "La nuit du 12" (The Night of the 12th) presented as part of Cannes Premiere - Cannes, France, May 21, 2022. “When you have a crime story, you have the crime and then ... the public wants the criminal at the end," director Dominik Moll told Reuters. One key scene sees character Nanie confront Yohan about repeatedly questioning her about her friend Clara's ex-partners. Set in the Alps, the film premiered at last year's Cannes Film Festival and has been praised by critics and audiences. "The Night of the 12th" is released in UK cinemas on Friday.
☆ Chloe Bailey makes solo album debut with 'In Pieces'
  + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Alicia Powell | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
[1/2] Chloe Bailey, also known by her stage name Chloe, sits for a portrait at Sony Music global headquarters in New York City, U.S., March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonNEW YORK, March 28 (Reuters) - U.S. singer and actress Chloe Bailey, half of sister R&B duo Chloe x Halle, releases her debut solo album on Friday, a record whose message she says is: it is OK to show your vulnerable side. We all have scars but it's just who wears it the best," Bailey said in an interview. "The creative side didn't feel different, but (not) having the moral support and the validation from someone who's been my best friend since I was a little girl ... that was incredibly scary," Bailey said of doing the album solo. Bailey has faced a backlash over her covers of classic songs "Feeling Good" and "Lovin' You", as well as her revealing outfits.
☆ Gilbert & George to open London art centre with after-life exhibition
  + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Hannah Ellison | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/5] Art duo Gilbert & George debut 'The Gilbert & George Centre' a permanent home for their artworks in East London, in London, Britain March 24, 2023. The Gilbert & George Centre, in the city's Spitalfields area, is less than 5 minutes from the life and work partners' home and studio. Normally it's limited what you can see in cities, here they can see an intense Gilbert & George feeling," Italian-born Gilbert, whose full name is Gilbert Proesch, told Reuters on Friday. "They're experiencing Gilbert & George art, that's what it is, our vision of the world, our morality, our behaviour and everything." British-born George, whose full name is George Passmore, added: "The Gilbert & George centre is going to be a cultural force."
☆ Starry 'Dungeons & Dragons' film brings fantasy game to big screen
  + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Hannah Ellison | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/7] Elz the Witch attends the premiere of 'Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves' in London, Britain, March 23, 2023. "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" hits cinemas from next week hoping to entice a new generation of fans with the game which first came out in 1974. "It made me understand why (Dungeons & Dragons) has been around for 50 years." Page, who plays Xenk, said he played his first Dungeons & Dragons game just before starting filming. "I wasn't a player but I had actually watched people play Dungeons & Dragons, which is quite possibly even more involved," he said.
☆ Dramas 'This is Going to Hurt', 'The Responder' lead BAFTA TV nominations
  + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
[1/2] Cast members attend a premiere for season 2 of the television series The White Lotus in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File PhotoLONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - Medical comedy-drama "This is Going to Hurt" and police series "The Responder" led nominations for Britain's BAFTA Television Awards on Wednesday, receiving six nods each, while live coverage of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee and her state funeral were also recognised. Liverpool-set police drama "The Responder" saw cast members Martin Freeman, Josh Finan, Adelayo Adedayo nominated in the leading actor, supporting actor and supporting actress categories respectively. Gary Oldman ("Slow Horses"), Chaske Spencer ("The English"), Cillian Murphy ("Peaky Blinders") and Taron Egerton ("Black Bird") complete the leading actor category. The BAFTA TV Craft awards take place on April 23, followed by the BAFTA TV Awards on May 14.
☆ Streaming boosts recorded music revenue, China market growing
  + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Among the trends highlighted by the IFPI, a trade body for the recorded music industry, were China nudging into the top five markets globally for the first time, and income from the use of recorded music in adverts, film, television and games, rising by 22.3%. Subscription audio streaming revenues rose 10.3% to $12.7 billion, IFPI said, adding there were 589 million users of paid subscription accounts by end-2022. Overall, streaming accounted for 67% of total recorded music revenues. Global music revenues enjoyed their eighth consecutive year of growth. Puerto Rican singer and rapper Bad Bunny's "Un Verano Sin Ti" topped the 2022 IFPI Global Albums Chart while Britain's Harry Styles won the IFPI Global Single of the Year Award 2022 for hit "As It Was", the body said last month.
☆ 'Succession' star Brian Cox gets into character at final season premiere
  + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Alicia Powell | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
NEW YORK, March 21 (Reuters) - "Succession" actor Brian Cox briefly turned into his commanding patriarchal character Logan Roy on the red carpet on Monday, as the cast of the hit HBO drama premiered its fourth and final season. Season four will see Logan edge closer to selling his company to tech boss Lukas Matsson, creating more family divisions and power struggles. “We're going to see a lot of fascinating rides and it's a bit like a roller coaster," Cox told Reuters at the New York premiere. I think people are going to love it... A lot of American shows go on well past their sell by date. Reporting by Alicia Powell; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Frank Sinatra musical looking at singer's life and career to open in UK
  + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - A new musical about the life and career of legendary singer and performer Frank Sinatra will open in the British city of Birmingham later this year. "Sinatra The Musical" will debut at the Birmingham Rep on Sept. 23, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the "Come Fly with Me" and "New York, New York" singer’s UK tour, during which he performed in the city. The musical will look at the impact his affair with actress Ava Gardner had on his career, and how he staged "the greatest comeback in showbiz history". "Growing up, there were two pictures hanging in my grandmother's kitchen -- The Pope and Frank Sinatra. "Sinatra The Musical", which has Olivier and Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall at the helm, will run until Oct. 28.
☆ Facial workouts and peels: A look at red carpet skin care routines
  + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Alicia Powell | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - From facial workouts to laser peels, celebrities will be turning to a range of skincare routines to look their best for the Oscars red carpet on Sunday. Among the regimens celebrities like actor Kerry Washington and comedian Chelsea Handler apply is FaceGym, which describes itself as "the home of facial fitness." Dermatology office Weiser Skin offers the popular Hollywood Laser Peel, in which liquid carbon is applied. "I would want to bring them in and do something like this first," she told Reuters while performing a Beauty Peel facial to remove dead skin. "These are stainless steel pattern tubes that are filled with glycerin to hold their temperature and to mimic ice on the client's skin," she said.
☆ Tuxedos and jumpsuits: menswear dazzles on awards season red carpets
  + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - From classic tuxedos to shiny jumpsuits, menswear has dazzled on the red carpets this awards season, sometimes even attracting the most attention with eye-catching looks. Singer Harry Styles arrived at the Grammy Awards in a chest-baring sparkling harlequin jumpsuit, while Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan has chosen ensembles in pale blue and red as his style choices for the Golden Globes and British Academy of Film (BAFTA) Awards. While classic suits and tuxedos are still a red carpet staple, menswear now features plenty of variety and bolder choices - vibrant colours, sparkling embroidery or detailing, as fashion favourite, actor Timothee Chalamet has often demonstrated with his non-traditional outfits. Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne has won style accolades for his red carpet choices this awards season, which culminates with Sunday's Oscars. Asked what she thought of men's fashion this award season, Oscar nominee Michelle Yeoh told Reuters last month: "I love it."
☆ Idris Elba premieres 'Luther' film, says he hopes for more
  + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Idris Elba premiered the first of what he hopes will be a series of "Luther" films on Wednesday, taking his hit British television drama to a new audience. In "Luther: The Fallen Sun", a Netflix film, Elba reprises his role as the brilliant but troubled and impulsive Detective Chief Inspector John Luther, the character he played in the award-winning BBC series "Luther" between 2010 and 2019. Continuing from the show, the movie starts with Luther working on a new case of a missing person, when he is sent to jail over his past tactics. Haunted by his failure to capture the man, Luther breaks out of jail to find him. Asked if this could be the start of a series of "Luther" films, Elba said: “Yes... let’s put it out there.
☆ Giorgio Armani offers soft, fluid winter designs at Milan Fashion Week
  + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/4] A model presents a creation from the Giorgio Armani Fall/Winter 2023/2024 collection during Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, February 26, 2023. Giorgio Armani/Handout via REUTERSMILAN, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Giorgio Armani offered plenty of soft, fluid looks at his Milan Fashion Week show on Sunday as the veteran Italian designer presented the autumn/winter 2023 collection for his main, eponymous line. Armani also used plenty of black, mixing it namely with pink for ensuing designs - day wear including velvet pinstripe suits and black jackets worn with shiny pink trousers, or black dresses with pink floral embroidery for the evening. Armani presented the winter collection for his second line, Emporio Armani, on Thursday. Milan Fashion Week wraps on Monday.
☆ Black dominates at Dolce & Gabbana, Ferragamo back goes to old Hollywood
  + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/5] A model presents a creation from the Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2023/2024 collection during Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, February 25, 2023. The duo Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana opened their autumn/winter 2023-2024 show with a black sheer dress accessorised with a furry collar and black gloves. Cropped black jackets and trousers were worn with white shirts and black ties in the collection called "Sensual". Dolce & Gabbana also had shiny gold and silver designs, including draped dresses and belted macs. Milan Fashion Week wraps on Monday.
☆ Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' wins IFPI 2022 Global Album Award
  + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Puerto Rican singer and rapper Bad Bunny took the 2022 IFPI Global Album Award for "Un Verano Sin Ti" on Friday, becoming the first Latin American artist to win a Global Chart Award from the recorded music industry representative body. The all-Spanish, 23-track "Un Verano Sin Ti" was released in May to critical acclaim and topped the Billboard 200 album chart for 13 weeks. "We are incredibly excited to award Bad Bunny, the first Latin American artist to win an IFPI Global Award, with the Album of the Year Award," IFPI Chief Executive Frances Moore said in a statement. "His unique sound, encapsulated in his award-winning album 'Un Verano Sin Ti', has captured the world’s attention on a remarkable scale over the last 12 months." On Thursday, Styles won the IFPI Global Single of the Year Award 2022 for his hit "As It Was".
☆ Milan Fashion: Gucci revisits past to pave new way, sober looks at Tod's
  + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
[1/2] A model presents a creation from the Gucci Fall/Winter 2023/2024 collection during Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, February 24, 2023. One model wore a crumpled shirt tucked into a miniskirt, others were dressed in coats with voluminous shoulders. At Tod's (TOD.MI), creative director Walter Chiapponi offered a sober collection in earthy tones that played with tailoring. Models wore pea coats as well as long oversized coats, and also appeared in parkas and cropped aviator and elongated bomber jackets. Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian in London and Elisa Anzolin in Milan Editing by Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Britain's V&A museum secures David Bowie archive, will make public in 2025
  + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - London's V&A museum said on Thursday it had secured the archive of late music star David Bowie for the nation, acquiring more than 80,000 items spanning his career that will be made available to the public from 2025. The museum, which hosted the critically acclaimed "David Bowie Is" exhibition in 2013, will open The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts at its V&A East Storehouse in east London, where fans, school pupils and researchers will be able to gain insight into the pioneering British singer-songwriter's creative process. "The archive is fascinating, it follows David Bowie's career and his life was art," Kate Bailey, senior curator and producer, theatre and performance at the V&A, told Reuters. "With David’s life’s work becoming part of the UK’s national collections, he takes his rightful place amongst many other cultural icons and artistic geniuses," a spokesperson from the David Bowie Estate, said in the V&A statement about the acquisition. The museum said it secured the archive and could create the new centre thanks to the David Bowie Estate and a 10 million pound ($12 million) donation from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group.
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