Caitriona Balfe
Guest Column: Caitriona Balfe Urges N.Y. Lawmakers to Pass Fashion Workers Act to Protect Models
Long before I started acting, I spent almost 10 years working as a fashion model. I walked the runways of brands such as Victoria’s Secret and the fashion houses of Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Chanel and many others. But despite my success, I still experienced the detriments of working in a largely unregulated industry, like not […]
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Oscar Nominations: Lady Gaga, ‘House of Gucci’ Snubbed While Jessica Chastain Surprises
House of Gucci and its star Lady Gaga appeared to be gaining momentum in recent weeks, landing high-profile nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards and BAFTAs. But when the 2022 Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning, Gaga was surprisingly absent from the list of best actress nominees. Similarly, Gucci helmer Ridley Scott didn’t earn […]
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Oscar Wilde Awards Changing Venues in March (Exclusive)
The Oscar Wilde Awards are returning to their original home, the Ebell of Los Angeles, for its 16th annual edition March 24. The event, which celebrates the work of those from Ireland — and some who are not — who contribute to film, television and music, took place at the historic Ebell on Wilshire Boulevard […]
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‘Belfast’ Stars Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe Drew From Personal Experiences to Play a Married Couple Caught in a Tumultuous Time
BY BEATRICE VERHOEVEN
Stars Caitríona Balfe and Jamie Dornan discuss why they were drawn to Kenneth Branagh's film based on his own childhood, and the emotionality of playing a couple going through a tumultuous time
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Palm Springs’ Starry Film Awards Gala Canceled Due to COVID-19 Spike
The Palm Springs International Film Society is scrapping plans for its starry Film Awards gala due to the recent COVID-19 spike. The org behind the Palm Springs International Film Festival announced the cancellation Monday amid rising concerns and case counts due to the omicron variant that is leading to a wave of high-profile cancelations from […]
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Kenneth Branagh to Be Honored at the Oscar Wilde Awards (Exclusive)
Kenneth Branagh, the five-time Oscar nominee who has a major Academy Award contender in the running this year with his semiautobiographical Belfast, will be honored at the Oscar Wilde Awards. On March 24, three days before the Oscars — where he is a strong favorite to contend in the original screenplay, directing and best picture […]
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‘Belfast’ Team on Re-creating Kenneth Branagh’s Childhood, Film’s Oscar Buzz
When the world went into a pandemic shutdown in spring 2020, Kenneth Branagh used the time at home to explore a story he had waited 50 years to share — that of his own childhood. “We were in a lockdown two years ago and I was writing about a lockdown that happened 50 years ago […]
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Telluride Awards Analysis: Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast,’ a Favorite of Critics and Audiences, Has Major Oscar Potential
One of the standout achievements and fan favorites at this year’s Telluride Film Festival is Kenneth Branagh‘s Belfast, an autobiographical film about Branagh’s childhood in Northern Ireland as the Troubles quite literally exploded around him. The dramedy had its world premiere here in the Rockies on Thursday and has been screening to huge applause ever […]
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‘Belfast’: Film Review | Telluride 2021
Writer-director Kenneth Branagh looks back to his childhood in Northern Ireland during an intense period of religious and political conflict.
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