In his songs, he drew on literature, mythology and the Bible. Irish singer and songwriter Shane MacGowan, leader of the band The Pogues, who combined traditional Irish music with sharp punk rock, has died at the age of 65. The frontman paved the way for groups like Flogging Molly or Dropkick Murphys, but he was … Read more
“It is very difficult to watch the news, because one cannot understand how such killing of people is possible and in such a brutal way,” describes animator of Tajik origin Daria Kashcheeva, how she perceives Russian aggression in Ukraine. Kashcheeva rose to fame with the Oscar-nominated short film Daughter. Her second short film Electra also … Read more
The summer film school in Uherské Hradiště was ceremoniously concluded this Wednesday evening at the Hvězda cinema with the distribution preview of the film Dawn by director Matěj Chlupaček. This year’s 49th edition of the event offered approximately 180 works as of last Friday. The last screening will take place on Thursday, when the show … Read more
The American band Hollywood Vampires with the well-known actor Johnny Depp ended the two-day Slavkov Open festival this Sunday, which was moved to the Winning Group arena in Brno, formerly known as Rondo, in contrast to the original plans. British rockers Deep Purple played at the same venue on Saturday. The event was supposed to … Read more
The grand prize in the main competition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival this Saturday evening went to the Bulgarian-German film Blažiny lekce directed by Stephan Komandarev. The director received the Crystal Globe from the festival president Jiří Bartoška for the social drama aimed at a vulnerable generation of seniors. The grand prize of the … Read more
Traditionally, Karlovy Vary hoteliers can be the most satisfied during the festival. The accommodation capacity is always full long before the start of the festival. “During the film festival, we have an occupancy rate of 95 percent on average,” Jana Homolová, marketing manager of the Iris Hotel, told E15. Similar occupancy during the E15 festival … Read more
Movies, sports, but also walks in the beautiful places of Karlovy Vary. Such is the plan of the married couple Pavol Habera and Daniela Peštová. They also showed up on the red carpet at the opening of the biggest film event in the Czech Republic. Daniela shone in a powder pink dress and joked to … Read more
She can’t even count the number of times she’s walked the red carpet. But her admirers do. As for the dress, it’s a well-thought-out extravagance with the icing on the cake in the form of deep necklines. Whether it was the gigantic blue gown from the year before or the legendary fuchsia bodycon dress that … Read more
Scottish actor, director and producer Ewan McGregor received the President’s Award of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival from Jiří Bartoška in the evening. McGregor, who gained international fame with Trainspotting, then released Second Chance with his daughter, actress and producer Clara McGregor. “I think I’m very lucky to be an actor, I love what … Read more
On the fourth day, the Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe confesses his admiration for the Karlovy Vary festival, of which he is the main guest. “I had no idea it was like a fairy tale here, with such beautiful architecture. I will not keep it to myself and I will recommend everyone to come to Karlovy … Read more