The most narratively straightforward of the 2024 shorts in the Directors’ Factory at the Cannes Film Festival, Silig is also the pick of the bunch. Mamang (Sylvia Sanchez) hasn’t been home for two decades so her old flame Sabina (Lav Diaz regular Angel Aquino) barely recognises her at first.
Mamang has returned for a reason, however, and it’s something she hopes Sabina - who works at a funeral home - can help with. Although Silig is, on the face of it, concerned with saying goodbye, the film by Filipino director Arvin Belarmino and Cambodian filmmaker Lomorpich Rithy - aka YoKi - is as much about embracing life as it is leaving it.
There’s a spark between the women from the start with acting veterans Sanchez and Aquino allowing plenty of chemistry to flare between the curmudgeonly Mamang and the more softly spoken Sabina. A trip to the fairground.
Mamang has returned for a reason, however, and it’s something she hopes Sabina - who works at a funeral home - can help with. Although Silig is, on the face of it, concerned with saying goodbye, the film by Filipino director Arvin Belarmino and Cambodian filmmaker Lomorpich Rithy - aka YoKi - is as much about embracing life as it is leaving it.
There’s a spark between the women from the start with acting veterans Sanchez and Aquino allowing plenty of chemistry to flare between the curmudgeonly Mamang and the more softly spoken Sabina. A trip to the fairground.
- 5/15/2024
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
With the opening episodes of Fire Country Season 2, the character of Cara, portrayed by Sabina Gadecki, quickly emerged as a new fan favorite.
A single mom navigating some very tricky circumstances, Cara embodied much of what makes the show so different from other network dramas:
With her daughter's father behind bars and a new love emerging as the father figure her daughter deserves, Cara was in difficult terrain and often uncertain of the right path. But her devotion to Genevieve was never in question.
If there's a central theme to Fire Country, it's that we're defined by our present actions, not our past mistakes. And Cara represented that idea as well as any heroic inmate.
Warning: Spoilers For Fire Country Season 2 Episode 5 Lie Ahead!
So it came as a shock when the character was killed in an ambulance wreck just as fans were beginning to feel that her best days were ahead of her.
A single mom navigating some very tricky circumstances, Cara embodied much of what makes the show so different from other network dramas:
With her daughter's father behind bars and a new love emerging as the father figure her daughter deserves, Cara was in difficult terrain and often uncertain of the right path. But her devotion to Genevieve was never in question.
If there's a central theme to Fire Country, it's that we're defined by our present actions, not our past mistakes. And Cara represented that idea as well as any heroic inmate.
Warning: Spoilers For Fire Country Season 2 Episode 5 Lie Ahead!
So it came as a shock when the character was killed in an ambulance wreck just as fans were beginning to feel that her best days were ahead of her.
- 4/6/2024
- by Tyler Johnson
- TVfanatic
Amazon Prime’s Alex Rider, based on Anthony Horowitz’s novel, is an espionage drama series about a young spy, Alex, who becomes a part of British intelligence agency MI6—The Department. When a secret organization called Scorpia threatens to bring doom upon the world with its evil missions for world dominance, Alex, along with The Department, tries to stop them and finish the organization and its evil missions. As Season 3 is coming, let’s recap Seasons 1 and 2 to be up to speed and get ready for the action-packed world of Alex Rider.
Spoilers Ahead
Why Did Mi6 Recruit Alex?
The first season of the British thriller series revolved around the titular character, who lived with his uncle, Ian, and the caretaker, Jack. Alex lived in the shadows and had no idea that Ian had been training him to become a spy. For the world, Ian was a banker, but in reality,...
Spoilers Ahead
Why Did Mi6 Recruit Alex?
The first season of the British thriller series revolved around the titular character, who lived with his uncle, Ian, and the caretaker, Jack. Alex lived in the shadows and had no idea that Ian had been training him to become a spy. For the world, Ian was a banker, but in reality,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Sutanuka Banerjee
- Film Fugitives
Zoey Deutch is showing off her new haircut at a Paris Fashion Week event!
The 29-year-old actress flaunted her new blonde pixie cut while attending Christian Louboutin’s The Loubi Show on Monday night (March 4) at Le Trianon in Paris, France.
Also in attendance at the event were Yara Shahidi, Nicola Coughlan, Paul Forman, Winston Duke, and Sabrina Elba, among others.
The brand revealed that “The Loubi Show featured twelve dancers from ‘La Marche Bleue’, a dance company founded by Leo Walk, alongside two accomplished musicians in a spellbinding spectacle. Each performer took center stage adorned in Christian Louboutin crystal embellished Mj Moc Loafers from the latest collection as well as the revamped Miss Sabina sandal.”
Zoey cut her hair for an exciting new movie role that was just announced.
The 29-year-old actress flaunted her new blonde pixie cut while attending Christian Louboutin’s The Loubi Show on Monday night (March 4) at Le Trianon in Paris, France.
Also in attendance at the event were Yara Shahidi, Nicola Coughlan, Paul Forman, Winston Duke, and Sabrina Elba, among others.
The brand revealed that “The Loubi Show featured twelve dancers from ‘La Marche Bleue’, a dance company founded by Leo Walk, alongside two accomplished musicians in a spellbinding spectacle. Each performer took center stage adorned in Christian Louboutin crystal embellished Mj Moc Loafers from the latest collection as well as the revamped Miss Sabina sandal.”
Zoey cut her hair for an exciting new movie role that was just announced.
- 3/5/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Over Super Bowl weekend, Travis Kelce‘s ex girlfriend Kayla Nicole was seen hanging out with some of the San Francisco 49ers WAGs!
Kayla attended a birthday party, hosted by Casa Del Sol Tequila and Claire Kittle, for Kristin Juszczyk held at the The Vault at the Bellagio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Claire is the wife of 49ers tight end George Kittle and Kristin, who is an amazing designer, is married 49ers full back Kyle Juszczyk.
Kristin got a custom Casa Del Sol-themed birthday cake and specialty cocktails to celebrate her special day.
Also in attendance were singer Tyler Rich with wife Sabina, Commanders tight end Logan Thomas, Raiders punter Aj Cole, and others.
The Kansas City Chiefs ended up winning the Super Bowl 25-22.
If you don’t know, Kayla dated Travis for five years before splitting up in 2022.
Kayla attended a birthday party, hosted by Casa Del Sol Tequila and Claire Kittle, for Kristin Juszczyk held at the The Vault at the Bellagio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Claire is the wife of 49ers tight end George Kittle and Kristin, who is an amazing designer, is married 49ers full back Kyle Juszczyk.
Kristin got a custom Casa Del Sol-themed birthday cake and specialty cocktails to celebrate her special day.
Also in attendance were singer Tyler Rich with wife Sabina, Commanders tight end Logan Thomas, Raiders punter Aj Cole, and others.
The Kansas City Chiefs ended up winning the Super Bowl 25-22.
If you don’t know, Kayla dated Travis for five years before splitting up in 2022.
- 2/13/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Kristen Stewart is Variety’s Sundance cover star and said while recording a “Know Their Lines” video that she “hated” making “Charlie’s Angels,” the Elizabeth Banks-directed action-comedy that flopped at the box office in fall 2019. Stewart was joined in the film by Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska. While reviews were mixed, Stewart’s performance as the rebellious Sabina earned widespread acclaim. Variety film critic Owen Gleiberman’s praised her “flashing-eyed magnetism,” for instance.
During “Know Their Lines,” Stewart got a prompt that included dialogue from the opening scene of her “Charlie’s Angels” reboot: “Did you know that it takes men an additional seven seconds to perceive a woman as a threat compared to a man?”
“This was a mouthful at the time,” Stewart said. “I remember saying that. That was from a little film called ‘Charlie’s Angels.’ We wanted a strong opener, you know? We wanted to really like...
During “Know Their Lines,” Stewart got a prompt that included dialogue from the opening scene of her “Charlie’s Angels” reboot: “Did you know that it takes men an additional seven seconds to perceive a woman as a threat compared to a man?”
“This was a mouthful at the time,” Stewart said. “I remember saying that. That was from a little film called ‘Charlie’s Angels.’ We wanted a strong opener, you know? We wanted to really like...
- 1/11/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Singer Travis Birds is one of the most recognizable and promising voices on the Spanish music scene. Self-taught, Birds began playing and composing at the age 19 when she was struck by a deep existential crisis, what she now calls “my tunnel without light.”
Her first album came about through a combination of crowdfunding, word-of-mouth buzz and a series of happy, chance encounters, laying the groundwork for her breakthrough international success with her second album Coyotes, whose title song was picked for the soundtrack of hit Spanish series El embarcadero (The Red Pier) from Money Heist creator Alex Pina.
Her single 19 dias y 500 noches [19 days and 500 nights] a cover of the famous ballad by legendary 20th-century Spanish singer-songwriter Joaquim Sabina, part of an album of Sabina covers, topped the Spanish charts, exceeding Birds’ wildest expectations.
Her stage name, Travis, is a tip of the hat to Robert De Niro’s character, Travis Bickle in Matin Scorcese’s Taxi Driver.
Her first album came about through a combination of crowdfunding, word-of-mouth buzz and a series of happy, chance encounters, laying the groundwork for her breakthrough international success with her second album Coyotes, whose title song was picked for the soundtrack of hit Spanish series El embarcadero (The Red Pier) from Money Heist creator Alex Pina.
Her single 19 dias y 500 noches [19 days and 500 nights] a cover of the famous ballad by legendary 20th-century Spanish singer-songwriter Joaquim Sabina, part of an album of Sabina covers, topped the Spanish charts, exceeding Birds’ wildest expectations.
Her stage name, Travis, is a tip of the hat to Robert De Niro’s character, Travis Bickle in Matin Scorcese’s Taxi Driver.
- 10/19/2023
- by Bernardo Cecioni
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The generous outpouring of love for Sinéad O’Connor in the wake of her death has not gone unnoticed. In a recent statement to the Irish Times, the late musician’s children and extended family have expressed their gratitude for the kind words and tributes shared following her death in July at the age of 56.
“The children of Sinéad together with Sinéad’s extended family wish to thank the countless kind people who sympathised and offered condolences on Sinéad’s recent passing. Their helpful support for the family is much appreciated,...
“The children of Sinéad together with Sinéad’s extended family wish to thank the countless kind people who sympathised and offered condolences on Sinéad’s recent passing. Their helpful support for the family is much appreciated,...
- 8/29/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Sinéad O’Connor’s family have released a public statement a month after her tragic death at age 56.
The “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer passed away on July 26 and her children Jake, Roisin and Yeshua, and her family have now thanked people for their support in an emotional notice in The Irish Times.
The statement read, “The children of Sinéad together with Sinéad’s extended family wish to thank the countless kind people who sympathised and offered condolences on Sinéad’s recent passing.
“Their helpful support for the family is much appreciated.”
Read More: Bob Geldof Recalls Final Texts From Sinéad O’Connor Both ‘Full Of Desperation’ And ‘Ecstatically Happy’ Before Her Death
The family thanked Irish President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina and Prime Minister Leo Varadkar for attending the funeral service on August 8.
They also gave a special mention to Dingle Druid Juli Ní Mhaoileóin, who performed the...
The “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer passed away on July 26 and her children Jake, Roisin and Yeshua, and her family have now thanked people for their support in an emotional notice in The Irish Times.
The statement read, “The children of Sinéad together with Sinéad’s extended family wish to thank the countless kind people who sympathised and offered condolences on Sinéad’s recent passing.
“Their helpful support for the family is much appreciated.”
Read More: Bob Geldof Recalls Final Texts From Sinéad O’Connor Both ‘Full Of Desperation’ And ‘Ecstatically Happy’ Before Her Death
The family thanked Irish President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina and Prime Minister Leo Varadkar for attending the funeral service on August 8.
They also gave a special mention to Dingle Druid Juli Ní Mhaoileóin, who performed the...
- 8/28/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Emily Rebecca Swallow is a celebrated American actress who is most well-known for her role as The Armorer in the popular Star Wars series The Mandalorian.
Emily Swallow Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Emily Swallow was born on December 18, 1979 (Swallow: Age 43) in Washington, D.C. She was raised in Sterling Virginia, as well as Jacksonville, Florida.
While attending Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville, Swallow started acting in numerous amateur, college and professional theater productions. She wound up graduating from the University of Virginia in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies, where an acting teacher took note of her incredible talent and passion for singing and acting and encouraged her to pursue it further. She proceeded to study in order to get an Mfa in acting at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Emily Swallow Biography: Career
While Swallow is best known for her appearance...
Emily Swallow Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Emily Swallow was born on December 18, 1979 (Swallow: Age 43) in Washington, D.C. She was raised in Sterling Virginia, as well as Jacksonville, Florida.
While attending Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville, Swallow started acting in numerous amateur, college and professional theater productions. She wound up graduating from the University of Virginia in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies, where an acting teacher took note of her incredible talent and passion for singing and acting and encouraged her to pursue it further. She proceeded to study in order to get an Mfa in acting at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Emily Swallow Biography: Career
While Swallow is best known for her appearance...
- 8/25/2023
- by Trevor Hanuka
- Uinterview
Sabina Smitham has joined Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin’s Blueprint Pictures, the producer of “Banshees of Inisherin,” as head of development.
Reporting to head of film, Ben Knight, the new role will see Smitham manage the company’s development team and take the lead on expanding the company’s development slate.
Smitham, an alumnus of the U.K.’s prestigious National Film and Television School’s master in producing program, joins from Disney+, where she oversaw the development of a range of projects for the Europe, Middle East and Africa Original Productions team. Prior to Disney she was a development producer at Faye Ward’s Fable Pictures.
To support the expansion of the slate, development executive Martha Hood has been promoted to senior development executive with immediate effect.
Blueprint’s upcoming releases include “Strangers” for Searchlight Pictures, written and directed by Andrew Haigh, and starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal,...
Reporting to head of film, Ben Knight, the new role will see Smitham manage the company’s development team and take the lead on expanding the company’s development slate.
Smitham, an alumnus of the U.K.’s prestigious National Film and Television School’s master in producing program, joins from Disney+, where she oversaw the development of a range of projects for the Europe, Middle East and Africa Original Productions team. Prior to Disney she was a development producer at Faye Ward’s Fable Pictures.
To support the expansion of the slate, development executive Martha Hood has been promoted to senior development executive with immediate effect.
Blueprint’s upcoming releases include “Strangers” for Searchlight Pictures, written and directed by Andrew Haigh, and starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
New York, NY — April 6, 2023 — The 92nd Street Y, New York (92Ny), one of New York’s leading cultural venues, presents Simone Porter, violin & Rohan De Silva, piano, play Strauss and more, on May 6, 2023 at 7:30pm Et. Tickets start at $25 and are available at 92ny.org/event/simone-porter-violin.
Young violinist Simone Porter makes her 92Ny debut in the newly renovated Buttenwieser Hall, showcasing the talent that has been making both audiences and critics take notice. Her solo set includes the New York premiere of Drishti – a work written for her by Indian American composer Reena Esmail, and named for a focus concept in yoga – and Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Pierrot Lunaire-inspired Lachen Verlernt, a piece that has become a contemporary touchstone of the solo violin repertoire. Porter and De Silva close the program with Strauss’s lyrical E-flat Major Sonata.
Program:
Andrew Norman, Sabina
Biber, Passacaglia
Reena Ismail, Drishti (द्र...
Young violinist Simone Porter makes her 92Ny debut in the newly renovated Buttenwieser Hall, showcasing the talent that has been making both audiences and critics take notice. Her solo set includes the New York premiere of Drishti – a work written for her by Indian American composer Reena Esmail, and named for a focus concept in yoga – and Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Pierrot Lunaire-inspired Lachen Verlernt, a piece that has become a contemporary touchstone of the solo violin repertoire. Porter and De Silva close the program with Strauss’s lyrical E-flat Major Sonata.
Program:
Andrew Norman, Sabina
Biber, Passacaglia
Reena Ismail, Drishti (द्र...
- 4/9/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Actor James Martin who went back to working his part-time day job as a Starbucks barista after starring in An Irish Goodbye, has become the first person with Down syndrome to win an Oscar for his role in the live-action short film.
Martin leads the 23-minute drama short as Lorcan, a young man whose mother’s passing reunites him with his estranged brother Turlough (Seamus O'Hara).
On Sunday (12 March), the 31-year-old, joined his co-star O’Hara and directors Tom Berkeley and Ross White on stage to accept the award for Best Live Action Short.
At the end of Berkeley’s speech, he announced that it was Martin’s birthday and asked the audience to join him in singing “Happy Birthday”.
Of his barista role, Martin told the Daily Mail in an earlier interview that he’s “been doing that a long time”.
“It’s nice,” he said, adding that he...
Martin leads the 23-minute drama short as Lorcan, a young man whose mother’s passing reunites him with his estranged brother Turlough (Seamus O'Hara).
On Sunday (12 March), the 31-year-old, joined his co-star O’Hara and directors Tom Berkeley and Ross White on stage to accept the award for Best Live Action Short.
At the end of Berkeley’s speech, he announced that it was Martin’s birthday and asked the audience to join him in singing “Happy Birthday”.
Of his barista role, Martin told the Daily Mail in an earlier interview that he’s “been doing that a long time”.
“It’s nice,” he said, adding that he...
- 3/13/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Film
Arcade Fire singer Win Butler has been accused of sexual misconduct by a fifth woman.
On November 22, a woman using the pseudonym Sabina told Pitchfork that Butler was “emotionally abusive, manipulative, and toxic” throughout the course of their three-year relationship.
“It was an ongoing abusive relationship,” she shared. “Emotionally abusive, manipulative, toxic, and using his power dynamic to exploit my body at times that were convenient for him. He met me when I was so vulnerable.”
According to her, they met in 2015 when Butler was 35 and Sabina, just 22. At the time, she was freshly out of a rigid religious community, and he was, of course, in a widely famous band.
Sabina accused Butler of frequently requesting explicit photos over text and sending her unsolicited nude photos of himself.
Allegedly, if she didn’t engage in sexting and sending and appreciating photos, things got ugly. “He would make you feel so bad about it,...
On November 22, a woman using the pseudonym Sabina told Pitchfork that Butler was “emotionally abusive, manipulative, and toxic” throughout the course of their three-year relationship.
“It was an ongoing abusive relationship,” she shared. “Emotionally abusive, manipulative, toxic, and using his power dynamic to exploit my body at times that were convenient for him. He met me when I was so vulnerable.”
According to her, they met in 2015 when Butler was 35 and Sabina, just 22. At the time, she was freshly out of a rigid religious community, and he was, of course, in a widely famous band.
Sabina accused Butler of frequently requesting explicit photos over text and sending her unsolicited nude photos of himself.
Allegedly, if she didn’t engage in sexting and sending and appreciating photos, things got ugly. “He would make you feel so bad about it,...
- 12/3/2022
- by Ilana Frost
- Uinterview
After 13 years on the road with Spain’s iconic singer-songwriter-poet Joaquin Sabina, “The Good Boss” director Fernando León de Aranoa has finally wrapped his documentary, “Sintiendolo Mucho” (roughly translated to “Deeply Felt”).
“This film is a rare privilege that, as a filmmaker, I would like to share with the public: to spend some time alone with Joaquín when he is not Sabina,” said León de Aranoa. “13 years ago, I began to shoot with him, to accompany him on his day-to-day activities, on rehearsals, tours, immersed in his own environment… to portray the artist, his best and worst moments, and his personality, so linked to his work, his creativity,” he remarked, adding: “Most importantly, it has been a lot of fun.”
León de Aranoa, who also produced the doc, established a deep rapport with Sabina through the years.
The Reposado, Btf Media and Sony Music Spain co-production is the first of its kind on Sabina,...
“This film is a rare privilege that, as a filmmaker, I would like to share with the public: to spend some time alone with Joaquín when he is not Sabina,” said León de Aranoa. “13 years ago, I began to shoot with him, to accompany him on his day-to-day activities, on rehearsals, tours, immersed in his own environment… to portray the artist, his best and worst moments, and his personality, so linked to his work, his creativity,” he remarked, adding: “Most importantly, it has been a lot of fun.”
León de Aranoa, who also produced the doc, established a deep rapport with Sabina through the years.
The Reposado, Btf Media and Sony Music Spain co-production is the first of its kind on Sabina,...
- 6/24/2022
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
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