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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Francis Ford Coppola was flush from The Godfather in 1973 when he bought an architectural jewel in San Francisco’s North Beach for $500,000. His new headquarters was a flatiron building clad in tile and copper, with an eight-story steel frame that withstood the great earthquake of 1906.

Studio Ghibli, the Japanese anime factory of surreal ecological wonders that has for 39 years spirited away moviegoers with tales of Totoros, magical jellyfish and floating castles, was celebrated Monday by the Cannes Film Festival with an honorary Palme d'Or. In the 22 years that Cannes has been handing out honorary Palmes, the award for Ghibli was the first for anything but an individual filmmaker or actor. (This year's other recipients are George Lucas and Meryl Streep.) «I don't understand any of this,» said Miyazaki. «But thank you.»

Star Wars Day. You must have waved your light sabres and greeted each other with the traditional line, ‘May the Fourth be with you.’ But the card-holding Jedis among you will know that today, May 5, is when you greet each other with ‘Revenge of the Fifth!’ Because as Phuket-based German AI artist Oliver Huber knows, it’s today that production of an unfinished George Lucas meets — Manmohan Desai space opera-Bollywood cult classic started production. As Huber writes, ‘What most people don’t know: In 1974, Indian Bollywood director Rajat Kumar started filming ‘Antriksh Ke Veer’ (Space Heroes). Sadly, the project was shelved due to budget constraints. The script was later sold to an American guy called George for 500 rupees.’ Huber is custodian to iconic images from the never-released cult classic. There’s the Harrison Ford-resembling swashbuckling Hari Solan, captain of the ramshackle space freighter Millennial Fantoosh trying out some inner peace in a loud satsang. Hari’s ‘mardangi moustache’ makes him the bumbling action veer of this film. There’s Lokesh Saiwalker, bearing an uncanny resemblance to Mark Hamill from Star Wars – wielding, no, not a light sabre, but a cricket bat as he tackles the Dark Side. Darth Gabbar is seen frolicking with the village belles, while Princess Leela – the resemblance to Carrie Fisher is uncanny – is the garrulous, spunky ladki burning up the kitchen in a benarasi in one image, and nursing a hangover by having more daaru in another.

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By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Dawn Chmielewski

By Dawn Chmielewski and Svea Herbst-Bayliss

Hollywood stars including Cate Blanchett, Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz have been named in the newly-released legal documents linked to the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Their names have been mentioned only once in the expansive documents, spanning hundreds of pages. However, all three have issued a personal denial of any involvement in the case. Blanchett and DiCaprio’s names were mentioned in a witness statement citing a false press report claiming the witness had met them. Other Hollywood stars to be mentioned in this section include Kevin Spacey, Bruce Willis and Star Wars director George Lucas. But the naming of these stars does not indicate any wrongdoing or any involvement in Epstein’s crimes. Blanchett, DiCaprio, Diaz, Spacey, Willis or Lucas have not been accused of any crime or involvement in Epstein’s abuse.

premier on Disney+ on Friday, December 1. The movie was released on theatres in June. Dial of Destiny, featuring the acclaimed multi-Emmy winning actress and creator of Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. However, it garnered the weakest reviews in the franchise. This movie, with a budget exceeding $300 million, had a lackluster domestic debut of $60.3 million. Globally, it secured the fourth position in the franchise's box office performance among the five films, grossing $383.9 million. It trailed behind Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($790.6 million), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ($474 million), and the series' inaugural film, Raiders of the Lost Ark ($389.9 million). The lowest-grossing movie in the series was the second installment, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, with $333.1 million in worldwide box office earnings. The starcast of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny includes Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Ethann Isidore and Mads Mikkelsen. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is based on “Characters” by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. Further, it is directed by James Mangold.

leadership in developing the futuristic city. Along with admiration for Nadhmi Al Nasr, whom he fondly called as ‘No-Nonsense Nadhmi’, Anand Mahindra also shared a glimpse of the ambitious project.

Ahsoka has taken the viewers on a galactic tour and the popularity of the live-action series is soaring. Now, Disney and Luctoin released the live-action series to selected theaters on the occasion of the Ahsoka Midseason Fan Celebration. Dave Filoni joins hands with George Lucas to narrate the story of Ahsoka Tano. It is vividly brought to life by Rosario Dawson. Ahsoka takes on a galactic journey in search of Grand Admiral Thrawn and the enigmatic Ezra Bridger.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" has made its online debut merely two months after its theatrical premiere. The fifth installment, rumored to be the final in the iconic Indiana Jones series, sees the venerable 81-year-old Harrison Ford once again donning his emblematic hat and wielding his famed whip. Helmed by James Mangold and backed by executive producers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, the film is set against the backdrop of 1969, a full three decades subsequent to the escapades depicted in «Raiders of the Lost Ark.» This narrative voyage witnesses Indy joining forces with his goddaughter Helena Shaw (portrayed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge) as they embark on a mission to seize a potent artifact, one that the clutches of Nazi scientists seek to secure. This latest addition, «Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,» encapsulates the quintessential essence of an Indy adventure. Despite its remarkable accomplishment of amassing $378.9 million in global box office receipts, essentially recuperating its production expenditures, the film's performance left much to be desired.