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MAY DECEMBER to Open 61st New York Film Festival

In May December, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman), a popular television star, has arrived in a tight-knit island community in Savannah. Here, she will be doing intimate research for a new part, ingratiating herself into the lives of Gracie (Julianne Moore), whom she’ll be playing on-screen, and her much younger husband, Joe (Charles Melton).
Steve McQueen's LOVERS ROCK to Open Lincoln Center's New York Film Festival

Film at Lincoln Center announced today that Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock will be the Opening Night film of the 58th New York Film Festival, making its World Premiere.
The Playground Theatre Announces Summer Season

The Playground Theatre has announced its early Summer season with three very different shows, traveling from ancient Greece, to 1940s America, to 1980s Paris. The season opens with Fragments, which pieces together a long-lost Euripides play from pieces of papyrus, followed by The Respectable Prostitute, where powerful people spread false truths for their personal ambition and closes with Blue Electric directed by Hugh Hudson, who directed the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.
The San Sebastian Film Festival to Honor Donald Sutherland

The Canadian Donald Sutherland will be honoured with a Donostia Award recognising his more than fifty years of excellent performances. The actor, who has participated in almost 200 productions, will attend the 67th edition of the San Sebastian Festival on Thursday 26 September to receive the accolade prior to the screening in the Kursaal of The Burnt Orange Heresy, a thriller directed by Giuseppe Capotondi. The film, with a cast featuring Mick Jagger, Claes Bang and Elizabeth Debicki will close the coming edition of the Venice Festival.
Acclaimed French Actress Irene Jacob Joins Showtime's THE AFFAIR in Recurring Role

BAFTA and César Award-nominated Irène Jacob, often called the preeminent French actress of her generation, has joined the season three cast of the Golden Globe®-winning SHOWTIME® drama series THE AFFAIR in a major season-long arc.
FSLC Announces Ava DuVernay's The 13th as Opening Night of NYFF54

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announces Ava DuVernay's documentary The 13th as the Opening Night selection of the 54th New York Film Festival (September 30 - October 16), making its world premiere at Alice Tully Hall.
Sequel to Oscar Winning Film CHARIOTS OF FIRE Now in the Works

An unofficial sequel to 1981's Oscar-winning film, CHARIOTS OF FIRE is now in production
CAMERIMAGE Film Festival Pays Tribute to Oscar Winner John Alcott, Beginning Today

Camerimage International to honor the late Academy Award winning John Alcott, whose body of work includes 'The Shinning,' 'A Clockwork Orange,' and more.
CAMERIMAGE Film Festival To Pay Tribute To Oscar Winner John Alcott

Camerimage International to honor the late Academy Award winning John Alcott, whose body of work includes 'The Shinning,' 'A Clockwork Orange,' and more.
World Premiere of David Fincher's GONE GIRL to Open 52nd New York Film Festival

The World Premiere of David Fincher's GONE GIRL will open the New York Film Festival, the Film Society of Lincoln Center said Thursday.
Nigel Havers from THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Reads from First-Edition Copy of the Oscar Wilde Play

In preparation for his performance in a new production of The Importance of Being Earnest, Nigel Havers gave a complete rendition of the script reading from a specially printed first edition. An audience assembled in room 118 of The Cadogan Hotel, where Oscar Wilde was infamously arrested on the grounds of gross indecency in 1895, to hear Havers' touching and emotional performance. Mary McCartney was present to photograph the event and following the reading the audience retired to the dining room at The Cadogan Hotel for cucumber sandwiches.
Photo Flash: West End's ONCE Charity Gala - New Cast, Celebs & More!

Last night (17 March 20134) the six-time Olivier award nominated musical Once celebrated its first birthday in the West End, joining forces with the charity Oxfam specifically fundraising for their Mother Appeal. Also celebrating St Patrick's Day, the production welcomed their new cast led by Arthur Darvill, who joins the London production having played the role on Broadway. Darvill plays opposite Zrinka Cviteši? as Girl. Check out the photos below!
VANGELIS AND THE JOURNEY TO ITHAKA Now Available on DVD

uch to the excitement of music fans worldwide, the new feature length documentary on Greek music legend Vangelis titled 'Vangelis And The Journey To Ithaka' is now available, as of September 23, 2013 by Gonzo MultiMedia UK.
VANGELIS AND THE JOURNEY TO ITHAKA Doc Gets 9/23 DVD Release

Much to the excitement of music fans worldwide, the new feature length documentary on Greek music legend Vangelis titled 'Vangelis And The Journey To Ithaka' will be released on September 23, 2013 by Gonzo MultiMedia UK. The two-hour documentary includes interviews with Vangelis and many of his friends and colleagues, including Sean Connery, Hugh Hudson, Jessye Norman, Oliver Stone, Akiko Ebi, Julian Rachlin and many others. It also includes rare, historical footage, most of which has never been seen before. Another highlight includes recent footage of Vangelis improvising new music!
GREYSTOKE Among Warner Archive's New Releases

Warner Archive has announced new releases. The DVDs are Manufactured on Demand (MOD).; to order, fans must visit The Warner Archive Collection
THE AMERICAN PLAN, 4000 MILES and FIFTY WORDS Headline Ustinov Studio at Theatre Royal Bath's 2013 Season

For Spring 2013 the Ustinov Studio presents an American Season, its anticipated fourth season of new commissions and UK premieres, running from tonight, 7th March - Saturday 15th June 2013.
CHARIOTS OF FIRE Bookings Extended Through February 2 at Gielgud Theater

Chariots of Fire is taking bookings at the Gielgud Theatre until 2 February 2013.
CHARIOTS OF FIRE at the Gielgud Theatre Announces Christmas Schedule

Chariots of Fire is taking bookings at the Gielgud Theatre until 2 February 2013.
THE AMERICAN PLAN, 4000 MILES and FIFTY WORDS Headline Ustinov Studio at Theatre Royal Bath's 2013 Season

For Spring 2013 the Ustinov Studio presents an American Season, its anticipated fourth season of new commissions and UK premieres, running from Thursday 7th March - Saturday 15th June 2013. Previous seasons have been critically acclaimed, with In the Next Room winning Best New Play at the Theatre Awards UK 2012 and the adventurous policy of the Ustinov, for its serious and innovative undertaking of producing new plays by important writers, recognised by a nomination for the 2012 Empty Space…Peter Brook Award.
CHARIOTS OF FIRE Welcomes Final West End Cast, Closes Feb 2

Tomorrow, Tuesday 13 November 2012, sees the final cast in Edward Hall's critically acclaimed production of Chariots of Fire take to the track at the Gielgud Theatre after its previously announced extension through to 2 February 2013.

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