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When his grandfather passed away, director Andres Madrigal felt the urge to pick up his camera and capture every moment of his impending grief. This archival impulse ultimately led to Madrigal’s feature debut, Lost Men, which had its world premiere at the Costa Rica Film Festival. This intimate document records Madrigal’s personal family history after the death of the patriarch. The elderly man who died in a fire in 2019 had been married for 57 years in conservative Costa Rica. After the director’s death, the director’s father finally revealed a long-kept secret. It turns out that the head of the…
Spritz season. Nicole Kidman and private equity tycoon Michael Reinstein are pictured relaxing by the pool in Portofino, Italy, sipping Aperol Spritz in a photo obtained by Page Six. The pair shared a giggle as they lounged in pool chairs at the Belmond Splendid Hotel this week. Nicole Kidman and private equity tycoon Michael Reinstein were seen drinking Aperol Spritz poolside at an Italian hotel, as seen in photos obtained by Page Six. cobra team / back grid The pair (pictured above) were sitting in pool chairs at the Belmond Splendid Hotel. cobra team / back grid They were smiling…
Microdrama viewership has increased 28 times over the past two years, and it’s no longer just for women of a certain age. More than two-thirds of users, both men and women, watch romance-themed series. And, just like television, viewership for microdramas typically peaks between 8 and 10 p.m. on Sunday nights. These are some of the findings in a research report, “The State of Microdrama,” published Thursday by vertical media giant Holy Water and research and consulting firm Owl & Company. Holy Water has published a databank of microdrama apps My Drama and My Muse, allowing Owl & Company to…
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry paid a meaningful visit to Princess Diana’s childhood home during their recent trip to Europe with their children. The Duchess of Sussex posted intimate family photos on Instagram on Thursday, including a snap from Althorp, the family’s ancestral home where Princess Diana was raised. In one photo, Princess Lilibet, 5, is seen walking through a grassy meadow in a dress, while in another, Prince Archie, 7, is seen walking barefoot in shorts. Princess Diana is buried on a remote island called Loch Oval in Althorp. The island is a 15,000 acre estate owned by her…
The Ibero-American Film Commissions Network, a non-profit organization that brings together film commissions and film offices from all over Ibero-America, held the Costa Rican Media Market for the first time this year to reaffirm its strategic commitment to the development of the audiovisual ecosystem in Central America and the Caribbean. IBEROFIC Founder and President Carolina Cordero attended the fast-growing industry event in San Jose on July 14-15, where she held a series of meetings with producers, association representatives, and key players in the region’s industry. Organized by the Film Commission of Costa Rica, the Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Promocomer)…
Kirsten Storms’ “General Hospital” character has officially been exited from the 21-year-old soap opera following her recent “mental health crisis.” Fans of the long-running drama were shocked to learn that Storms’ character Maxie Jones will be moving to Australia just months after waking up from a coma in Thursday’s episode. A company representative did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment. Kirsten Storms’ character was removed from “General Hospital” again on Thursday. It comes just a few months after the actress (pictured above posing for a selfie) made her comeback in February. Kirsten Storms/Instagram In this episode, it…
Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers from the series premiere of “Stuart Couldn’t Save the Universe,” now streaming on HBO Max. HBO Max’s “Stuart Couldn’t Save the Universe” begins in post-apocalyptic Pasadena. In this world, zombie hands protrude from the ground, giant moths terrorize, and in reality, random tears act as vacuum portals to uncharted parts of the galaxy, where survivors barter for the last remaining canned goods. The only comic shop still open is the one run by Stuart Bloom, played by Kevin Sussman. The gang from “The Big Bang Theory” sometimes hung out there. However, even that store…
Romeo Beckham had some fun in the sun as he stripped down to his white briefs during a family trip to Ibiza. The 23-year-old left little to the imagination when he was photographed sunbathing on a yacht off the coast of Spain on Wednesday. His body art was on full display as he donned a life jacket and hopped on a jet ski with girlfriend Kim Turnbull. Romeo Beckham was vacationing on a yacht with his family in Ibiza on Wednesday, leaving little to the imagination. Gtres / back grid The 23-year-old model stepped out wearing just white underwear as…
“The King of Ithaca is back.” But where will the Academy have the Queen when Oscar season arrives? Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey opened to a box office hit and an avalanche of critical praise, catapulting it to the forefront of the Oscar race just months before the fall festivals begin. But the question that’s already dominating the awards conversation isn’t whether the film will contend (we already know it will). Universal is the campaign location for Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway, who plays Penelope, wife of Odysseus (Matt Damon) and mother of Telemachus (Tom Holland), who fights off suitors in her…
Rick Moranis joked Friday about his years away from Hollywood during San Diego Comic-Con’s “Spaceballs: The New One” panel. In footage from the event, the Ghostbusters actor joked to the audience about his return to mainstream cinema: “I’m not really retiring. I was just negotiating!” “This just happened at the right time,” Moranis said of the sequel to the iconic 1987 comedy, as the audience laughed. Moranis said he decided to join the film, which is scheduled for release in April 2027, “after hearing who was going to be in it.” Rick Moranis joked at Friday’s San Diego Comic-Con that…