Author: Arabian Media staff

Watch out, sand thieves are coming to the Proxima Competition of the 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) next month. Yes, you read that right: sand thieves! Bangladeshi screenwriter and director Mahde Hasan, who has made shorts I Am Time (2013), Death of a Reader (2017), and A Boring Film (2020), is bringing his feature film debut, Sand City, to the picturesque Czech spa town. The cinematic tale promises daring visuals, which are kaleidoscopic and often make the story, and life, feel like shattered glass. It also promises a thought-provoking dissection of life in a big city, in this case, Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, which has…

The world premiere of Dino Mustafić’s Bosnian dark comedy The Pavilion, set in a retirement home, will open the 31st edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival this summer, organizers unveiled on Wednesday. “This is a film about the oldest generation who have chosen to act according to their conscience in today’s world,” said Mustafić. “They rise up in rebellion. And rebellions, by nature, come in all forms. This one is different.” It has become a tradition, the opening ceremony will be hosted by a young acting star from Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Lidija Kordić (Son’s Will, Diva Futura) taking on the hosting duties this…

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This time, Taylor Swift wasn’t dancing on her own. In fact, she had a room full of NFL stars and their loved ones shaking it off with her when she made a surprise appearance at her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s Tight End University and its celebratory June 24 concert in Nashville, Tennessee. Taking to the stage—for the first time since the end of the Eras Tour—alongside Kane Brown, Taylor performed, you guessed it, her hit “Shake It Off.” “See the one thing tight ends have in common with Nashville musicians,” she said on stage as seen in footage from the event,…

Lee Je-hoon is set to reprise his fan-favorite role as vigilante cab driver Kim Do-gi in Taxi Driver 3, the latest installment in the hit Korean action series from SBS and Viu. The third season will launch in the fourth quarter of 2025 as a Viu original across global markets — excluding South Korea and mainland China — following the breakout success of the show’s first two seasons. The new season will once again reunite Je-hoon with co-stars Kim Eui-sung, Pyo Ye-jin, Jang Hyuk-jin and Bae Yoo-ram, continuing the high-stakes exploits of the Rainbow Taxi team. Series collaborators Oh Sang-ho…

When Keith Urban met Nicole Kidman at the G’Day LA: Australia Week gala in January 2005, he was pretty much down for the count. Yet it took him four months to pick up the phone. ‘I’m like, ‘You didn’t love me at first sight, you didn’t notice me,’ and he’s like, ‘Yes I did but I just didn’t let on,'” Kidman recalled on Ellen in 2013, “but we kind of met and then about four months later he called me.”  A month after that, the Oscar winner was sold, as well. “It was pretty intense,” Kidman, who was previously married to…

A film from Iran that has been kept secret so far to ensure the safety of its delegation, along with Dakota Johnson, Stellan Skarsgard, Peter Sarsgaard and Vicky Krieps, has joined the lineup for the 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF). Known as a popular stop on the film festival circuit for many stars, Karlovy Vary had previously already unveiled a visit from Michael Douglas this year. The 12th and final film of this year’s Karlovy Vary Crystal Globe main competition program is Iran’s Bidad from director Soheil Beiraghi, which tells the story of young singer…

HAIM have confirmed that their long-rumored collaboration with Stevie Nicks is real — but it’s not tied to their next studio album. Appearing on Watch What Happens Live this week, the trio sat down with host Andy Cohen to chat about their new single “Relationships,” their upcoming album I Quit, and their time in the studio with the legendary Fleetwood Mac frontwoman. During the fan Q&A portion of the segment, a viewer asked what the band could share about their work with Nicks. The trio kept her cards close to their chest, with Alana replying, “We can’t say much, but…

8. Gosling Was a Little MethodThroughout the film, Gosling covered his baby blues and wore brown contact lenses because James Garner, the celebrated actor who played the older Noah, had brown eyes. While Gosling was very interested in continuity, Garner, who passed away in July 2014, really didn’t care. According to Cassavetes, Gosling approached the older thespian about accents as well, leading to a hilariously awkward conversation. “[Ryan] says, ‘I was thinking about accents. There’s all kinds of South Carolina accents—one’s more rural and this and that. [Garner] goes, ‘I don’t do accents, kid. They’re stupid,'” Cassavetes said, “And [Ryan] goes, ‘OK.…

The 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) will pay tribute to its late president Jiří Bartoška with the opening film We’ve Got to Frame It! (A Conversation With Jiří Bartoška in July 2021), directed by and Jakub Jurásek, screenings of Radek Bajgar’s film Tiger Theory, which stars the legendary Czech actor and festival president, and the exhibition “Jiří Bartoška – KVIFF President.” Organizers also unveiled on Wednesday that Grammy-winning British synthpop band La Roux will perform the opening concert. Bartoška, a major star of pre-Velvet Revolution Czech theater, TV and film who helped save the Karlovy…