Something ‘Wicked’ this way comes…
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will blow you away.
Bobby Chinn sets the record straight
The Top Chef Middle East celebrity judge opens up about it all and you won’t want to miss it!
Pharrell’s life story told in Lego?
Yes please. Read about ‘Piece by Piece’ on CULTUR.art.
Let’s talk about ‘Queer’
Listening to Luca Guadagnino in Marrakech made me realize why I love this film so much.
Angelina Jolie channels La Callas
Thanks to Chilean auteur Pablo Larraín. The result is the magical ‘Maria’
Diego Luna & Gael García Bernal are back together!
And not a moment too soon, in ‘La Máquina’ now streaming.
Denis Villeneuve Talks
And all is revealed by the French Canadian filmmaker, at this year’s BFI London Film Festival
The Fantastic Mr. Xido
Jeremy Xido — that’s a name you ought to know!
Coolness at the Museum
Dr. Tristram Hunt of the V&A in London talks to me for CULTUR.art.
The latest films reviewed
In less than 200 words on The Briefly.
Fierce Women, cool couples…
And a film-as-art gala in Venice, only on FLAUNT
Miu Miu Women’s Tales latest
Filmmakers Laura Citarella and Chui Mui Tan helm #27 and #28 in the series, featured on CULTUR.art
More to love from the DFI in Venice this year
With 12 of their backed projects participating, an afternoon shorts screening and a Gala, the Qatari institution will dazzle on the Lido
London, prepare to get ‘Happy’ with Pharrell!
The LEGO animated doc ‘Piece by Piece’ about the iconoclastic singer slash entrepreneur will close this year’s BFI London Film Fest.
Teaser for ‘Disclaimer’ just released
The 7-episode series on Apple TV+, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline, will premiere in Venice later this month.
Lady Gaga back on the Lido
What will she wear, what will she say, and how will her appearance in the latest ‘Joker’ be received?
Karim Aïnouz on FLAUNT
Read this cool interview with the filmmaker, where he talks about his latest, ‘Motel Destino’ but also his upcoming UK release ‘Firebrand’.
It’s Showtime!
Tim Burton’s ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ will open this year’s Venice Film Fest.
A Taylor Swift exhibition
‘Taylor Swift | Songbook Trails’ opens this July at the V&A Museum in London.
Sigourney Weaver lands on the Lido
The American star receives a Lifetime Award Golden Lion during the upcoming Venice Film Festival.
‘The Bikeriders’ unfolded
Jeff Nichols’ latest explains the current diluted power of masculinity and the exact time when that change happened. In cinemas now!
KEFF talks ‘Locust’ in Cannes
To say the Taiwanese-American is a filmmaker to watch would be an understatement. Read my interview to find out why.
Wild over Annecy
How an animated robot taught me to attend the festival and, in the process, provided an important life lesson.
FLAUNT x Cannes
All the lost boys and complex women in film on the Croisette, only on Flaunt.
Women fighters, part 1
Read my Cannes review of ‘Being Maria’ by Jessica Palud
Women fighters, part 2
Three things I loved about ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ in Cannes
‘Everybody Loves Touda’
And filmmaker Nabil Ayouch, whom I got to interview in Cannes.
Wandering what to watch in Cannes?
Look no further than my piece on CONE Magazine. Click on image to read.
Soudade Kaadan’s stunning ‘Nezouh’
The film finally enjoys a UK release, courtesy of Modern Films.
‘The Sense of Tuning’ should be on your radar
And Mumbai-based architect/artist Bijoy Jain is why.
Dries Van Noten
The end of an era…
‘Ripley’ — believe it or not!
The Netflix series starring Andrew Scott sizzles. Read why.
Lars Eidinger unraveled
Read about the iconic German actor like he’s never been told, on the FLAUNT website.
Are you ready for Furiosa?
The latest Mad Max installment will premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Ivan Sen: Renaissance Man
Read about the Indigenous Aussie filmmaker and his latest film, on Flaunt.com
She has a hit!
Italian actress Paola Cortellesi adds director to her resume & the result is a film that beat ‘Barbie’ at the box office.
Meryam Joobeur revealed
With her latest, the Tunisian-Canadian Oscar-nominated filmmaker opens the lid on a Pandora’s box of ideology.
Olivier Assayas interviewed
The iconoclastic director once again reinvents cinema with his Berlinale Competition title, and allows us to laugh and cry in the process.
‘Disco Boy’ reviewed
Just in time for the film’s US release.
Mati Diop’s ‘Dahomey’ reviewed on ICS
The spellbinding film premiered at Berlinale and offers a roadmap to the power of restitution for making amends.
Oscar contender interviewed
Read about Holly Waddington’s fashion philosophy in the anniversary issue of Flaunt Magazine.
Amos Gitai’s ‘Shikun’ announced
The film will be part of the Berlinale Special lineup, and fits the times we live in perfectly.
Asmae El Moudir shortlisted
With her film ‘The Mother of All Lies’ fresh from a historic Marrakech win.
Matteo Garrone explained…
His latest, award-contender ‘Io Capitano’ in Marrakech
Isabelle Huppert interviewed…
Like never before, in Marrakech.
Lupita Nyong’o is beloved
And we have another four reasons why, including her upcoming stint at the Berlinale 2024.
The ‘Poor Things’ costumes unfurled
If in London, you can see them up-close and personal!
The real Simon Baker revealed
The Australian actor was charmingly candid under the Marrakech sunshine.
Barry Keoghan & Jacob Elordi bonded
You can catch highlights of the bromance from their press conference for ‘Saltburn’ now in theaters in the UK and the US.
Annette Bening & Jodie Foster talked
About the screen gem that is ‘NYAD’, now on Netflix.
Bella Lewitzky discovered
A new doc by filmmaker Bridget Murnane proves that you can’t keep a good woman (dancer) down.
Mads Mikkelsen and Faouzi Bensaïdi honored
And the Marrakech Film Festival announces a whole slew of fabulous “In Conversation with…”
Kaouther Ben Hania revealed
The iconoclastic Tunisian filmmaker reflects on her second Oscar submission and more.
John Galliano doc reviewed
Kevin Macdonald’s film gets to the heart of its subject — the once-beloved, then disgraced, but now loved again fashion designer.
Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ reviewed
The film will make you fall in love with the movies, but also reexamine your own definition of love.
‘Saltburn’ rocked
Emerald Fennell’s stunning, trippy film kicked off the London Film Festival with a bang!
Tim Burton honored
The unconventional cinema maestro & artist will see his work featured in an exhibition launching this October in Turin, Italy.
Gabrielle Chanel decoded
An exhibition at the V&A in London explains the woman and the designer, no holds barred.
Etro ‘radicalized’
Beniamino Barrese’s short film brings us into the creative process of Marco De Vincenzi for the Italian maison.
Alex Gibney interviewed
The Oscar-winning, multi awarded doc filmmaker talks candidly about his latest project, in a Selfies Interview you won’t want to miss.
Olmo Schnabel interviewed
Read about his mindblowing directorial debut and his ideas on fateful meetings.
‘Poor Things’ reviewed
The film is stunning to behold…
Luca Guadagnino’s style rewarded
The filmmaker will receive a prestigious award for his iconoclastic career in Venice.
Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ revealed
The film will world premiere at this year’s Venice Film Festival and is a Netflix release.
‘The Owners’ reviewed
Jiří Havelka’s 2019 feature debut finally enjoys a US release.
‘Barbie’ decoded?
While I was team ‘Oppenheimer’ for as long as I can remember, I finally watched the pink movie in theaters, and am very glad I did.
Giornate line up announced
The Venice Film Festival’s beloved sidebar turns twenty this year by remembering the past and looking to the future.
Kaouther Ben Hania’s work explained
The Oscar-nominated filmmaker revolutionizes cinema once again with ‘Four Daughters’ in Cannes.
Venice lineup unveiled
And this isn’t one for the faint of heart.
Oppenheimer reviewed
Why the latest Christopher Nolan masterpiece may be the only film you need this summer.
John Malkovich revealed
Yet, there appeared to be an elephant in the room as I chatted with him at the 2023 Berlinale…
The Wes Anderson look explained
In person, Anderson looks like he has just stepped off the set of Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Barry Lyndon’… His films, follow this iconic aesthetic too.
Aamir Khan speaks
The Hindi cinema actor and producer is always full of insight and gems. This interview is no exception.
Disney’s ELEMENTAL rocks
A tale on the power of celebrating our differences, the film is a must watch in cinemas.
An interview with author Sayed Kashua
Just don’t call him a bridge-builder though…
Highlights from Doha on ‘Screen International’
Nina’s Qumra Talk with Brigitte Lacombe aside, there are exciting projects from the DFI.
Rufus Sewell does his “thing” in Cairo…
It’s not as naughty as you’d expect, actually. Strictly PG, guaranteed.
This is Mackenzie Davis' Happiest Season
Magnificently photographed in Chloé by Jason Hetherington, this future superstar got to talk in-depth with Nina.
‘Gritt’ may be the face I can't forget…
Filmmaker Itonje Søimer Guttormsen gives us an anti-heroine for our brave new world.
She’s looking at you!
Why you need to watch ‘I Am Greta’ premiering on Hulu this weekend.
Matteo Garrone made a film for Dior
And you really must watch it. Why?
Andrei Konchalovsky wins Jury Prize in Venice
The Maestro remains one of Nina’s favorite festival meetings.
Invisible Man
‘Martin Margiela: In His Own Words’ directed by Reiner Holzemer is a must watch. Why? Find out on Flaunt.com.
The Greatest Beauty
Discover Benedetta Barzini in ‘The Disappearance of My Mother’ by Beniamino Barrese.
‘Let’s Talk’ about women filmmakers!
Marianne Khoury’s latest work, as well as Saudi film ‘Scales’ at this year’s Cairo Film Fest. #WomanPower at #CIFF
They decoded the Egyptian revolution in their Oscar-nominated ‘The Square’
Now Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer take us down the rabbit hole of data mining in their latest, the Netflix release ‘The Great Hack’.
Play it again, Assayas!
Before ‘Wasp Network’ started streaming on Netflix, French auteur Olivier Assayas was in Rome spreading wisdom and class — in Italian no less.
The Fashionista Filmmaker
‘The Staggering Girl’ in Cannes, a collaboration between Luca Guadagnino and Maison Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli.
The Italians are coming!
Alice Rohrwacher's 'Happy as Lazzaro' deserved to win the Palme d'Or in Cannes.. Martin Scorsese knows that and is now executive producer on the film!
Click on image to read the full interview.
Edie Sedgwick, the original reality star
A retrospective of the downtown It Girl's collaboration with Andy Warhol is on show at this year's Marseille International Film Festival
Talking to Meg Ryan in Locarno
She will always be the star who makes you declare, "I'll have what she's having!"