‘HUDA’S SALON’ With: Actress Manal Awad (“Huda”) and director Hany Abu-Assad Another quite shocking film to discover at The Red Sea International Film Festival was ‘Huda’s Salon’, a co-production between Palestine, Egypt, Qatar and The Netherlands. What a fantastic international collaboration to bring to light the nightmare of a young …
Read More »UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD: WELCOME BACK! By Emmanuel Itier
“Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey” thrill ride located within Hogwarts castle at “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” at Universal Studios HollywoodJurassic World – The Ride at Universal Studios HollywoodUniversal Studios Hollywood Needless to say that after waiting for over a year and half, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, …
Read More »THE 2021 DPA GIFT SUITE AT THE LUXE HOTEL: FEEL THE LUXURY BEYOND THE MASK!- By Emmanuel Itier
It’s the season again- the gift suite and film awards season is wide open! If there is one brilliant re-invention from Nathalie Dubois and her DPA Gift Suite Lounge it is how this maverick entrepreneur was able to surf the covid pandemic and create a “drive in” gift suite in …
Read More »AKIRA TAKARADA – DANCE WITH ME AT The Macau Film Festival – December 2019
Akira Takarada is a legendary Japanese Actor who was in over six Godzilla movies . We met him at the Macau Film Festival and Conferences as he was promoting his new film “DANCE WITH ME”, a mesmerizing musical from Japanese director Shinobu Yaguchi . Q: How did you end up …
Read More »RISE OF THE ACTRESSES AT THE 11th OKINAWA FILM FESTIVAL
It was very hard not to pay attention to the many talented Actresses gracing the red carpet and the screenings of the 11th Okinawa Film Festival . This year, among others, the festival had invited from Japan: Honoka Matsumoto and Ayame Misaki as well as from Myanmar, Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi . …
Read More »Okinawa Laugh & Peace Festival
For most tourists in the World, Okinawa is this iconic Japanese Island some 400 miles from the mainland of Japan and where it’s always a “feel good” feeling to escape, rejuvenate in this paradise similar to Hawaii. For others it’s also the gruesome reminder of the ugly battle of Okinawa during …
Read More »Melissa McCarthy at the SBIFF!
Check out my red carpet interview with Melissa McCarthy at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival as she received the ‘Montecito Award’ tonight! https://youtu.be/Y1V8UwHo9L8 Merci to Emmanuel Itier for shooting the interview and B-roll tonight! photos: Emmanuel Itier/ Rick Carter
Read More »Tim Burton x Haper’s Bazaar
I know these are from a while back in the October issue of Harper’s Bazaar, but they are so worth posting. It’s a collaboration with Tim Burton- each photo is a haute couture reincarnation of a character from one of his fantastic movies. His latest, Frankenweenie, opened a few weeks ago and …
Read More »Walking Bones in 3D
If you ever wanted to look like an emaciated mess IN 3D, then I’ve found a dress for you. You know, because everything is 3D now, even a craptastic movie with no plot to highly-esteemed magazine, and now on the forefront is fashion. This 3D Bones Dress is available at Black Milk (with …
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