After Kevin Spacey was found not guilty this summer over sex offenses, the two-time Oscar winner was ready for his comeback. But things aren’t going to be easy for Spacey, as the venue set to hold the world premiere of his next movie has bowed out, saying they only now found out he was in it — and it’s only his voice.
London’s Prince Charles Cinema has made it clear that Control, which features Kevin Spacey as The Voice (how the mighty have fallen…), is not welcome. In a letter sent from the theater’s owner, Greg Lynn, to Control’s producer, Lauren Metcalfe, Lynn wrote, “Last night it came to our attention that your film features Kevin Spacey, in particular his first film since the court case…My staff as well as I are horrified that we are being mentioned in the same breath as his new film for the premiere.
London’s Prince Charles Cinema has made it clear that Control, which features Kevin Spacey as The Voice (how the mighty have fallen…), is not welcome. In a letter sent from the theater’s owner, Greg Lynn, to Control’s producer, Lauren Metcalfe, Lynn wrote, “Last night it came to our attention that your film features Kevin Spacey, in particular his first film since the court case…My staff as well as I are horrified that we are being mentioned in the same breath as his new film for the premiere.
- 10/20/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Kevin Spacey made a surprise appearance at an Oxford lecture honoring late conservative philosopher Roger Scruton on Monday night, performing for the first time since he was acquitted of sexual assault charges in London.
In a clip from the event titled “what Shakespeare can teach us about cancel culture,” The Spectator associate editor Douglas Murray invited Spacey on stage to perform a monologue from “Timon of Athens.”
“In an era of cancellation and defenestration we sometimes forget that we cannot go on like this and that we have been here before. We know this because our greatest writers and artists have addressed this question in their own times,” Murray said, referencing when Scruton was briefly dismissed from a government commission in 2019 over offensive remarks he made in an interview with the New Statesman.
“It’s about what happens when a society drops a person for no reason,” Murray told the Times about the particular scene.
In a clip from the event titled “what Shakespeare can teach us about cancel culture,” The Spectator associate editor Douglas Murray invited Spacey on stage to perform a monologue from “Timon of Athens.”
“In an era of cancellation and defenestration we sometimes forget that we cannot go on like this and that we have been here before. We know this because our greatest writers and artists have addressed this question in their own times,” Murray said, referencing when Scruton was briefly dismissed from a government commission in 2019 over offensive remarks he made in an interview with the New Statesman.
“It’s about what happens when a society drops a person for no reason,” Murray told the Times about the particular scene.
- 10/17/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
The world premiere of “Control,” Kevin Spacey’s first film since he was acquitted of sexual assault, has dealt with a few setbacks after a London cinema dropped its offer to host due to the actor’s involvement in the micro-budget Welsh thriller.
The Prince Charles Cinema, an avid supporter of independent film located in Leicester Place, withdrew its offer to host the “Control” premiere after the theater was made aware of Spacey’s role in the movie.
The two-time Oscar winner, who was acquitted of sexual assault charges at a London trial back in July, recorded his part but does not appear on screen; his voice is heard in phone calls with Home Secretary Stella Simmons, played by Welsh actor Lauren Metcalfe.
Greg Lynn, who runs the independent cinema, wrote an email to “Control” star and producer Metcalfe (via the Telegraph), which reads, “We have an issue. It is...
The Prince Charles Cinema, an avid supporter of independent film located in Leicester Place, withdrew its offer to host the “Control” premiere after the theater was made aware of Spacey’s role in the movie.
The two-time Oscar winner, who was acquitted of sexual assault charges at a London trial back in July, recorded his part but does not appear on screen; his voice is heard in phone calls with Home Secretary Stella Simmons, played by Welsh actor Lauren Metcalfe.
Greg Lynn, who runs the independent cinema, wrote an email to “Control” star and producer Metcalfe (via the Telegraph), which reads, “We have an issue. It is...
- 10/15/2023
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Kevin Spacey’s attempted career comeback has suffered a blow, with a London cinema dropping its offer to host the premiere of his new film.
The Daily Mail newspaper reports that the Prince Charles Cinema, a big supporter of independent film from its location just off Leicester Square in the centre of London’s film district, withdrew its offer to host Welsh thriller Control, once it was made aware of Spacey’s involvement.
The double Oscar winner, who was acquitted of sexual assault charges at a London trial earlier this summer, is an unseen character in the film, with his voice heard in phone calls with the main character, played by Welsh actress Lauren Metcalfe.
The Daily Mail quotes an email from the cinema boss Greg Lynn, in which he wrote:
“We have an issue. It is with my apologies that I have to inform you that we have cancelled your hire with us.
The Daily Mail newspaper reports that the Prince Charles Cinema, a big supporter of independent film from its location just off Leicester Square in the centre of London’s film district, withdrew its offer to host Welsh thriller Control, once it was made aware of Spacey’s involvement.
The double Oscar winner, who was acquitted of sexual assault charges at a London trial earlier this summer, is an unseen character in the film, with his voice heard in phone calls with the main character, played by Welsh actress Lauren Metcalfe.
The Daily Mail quotes an email from the cinema boss Greg Lynn, in which he wrote:
“We have an issue. It is with my apologies that I have to inform you that we have cancelled your hire with us.
- 10/15/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
The administrators are understood to have “received a much larger offer and one which blew the rest of us out of the water”.
The team behind London’s Prince Charles Cinema’s bid to rescue the Edinburgh Filmhouse is “very disappointed” to have had their bid rejected, as first reported by The Scotsman.
Gregory Lynn, an Edinburgh native who has co-run the Prince Charles Cinema for 20 years and who spearheaded the bid, told Screen he understood there may be no requirement for the building to remain as a cinema.
“I felt the most important thing was that the cinema remained...
The team behind London’s Prince Charles Cinema’s bid to rescue the Edinburgh Filmhouse is “very disappointed” to have had their bid rejected, as first reported by The Scotsman.
Gregory Lynn, an Edinburgh native who has co-run the Prince Charles Cinema for 20 years and who spearheaded the bid, told Screen he understood there may be no requirement for the building to remain as a cinema.
“I felt the most important thing was that the cinema remained...
- 12/13/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The team behind the Prince Charles Cinema, an independent theater in London’s West End, is set to launch a bid to revive Edinburgh Filmhouse, which closed its doors this month due to financial difficulties.
Scottish native Gregory Lynn, who has co-run the Prince Charles Cinema for 20 years, is leading the bid, which the group has said is fully costed, fully funded, and will be submitted Wednesday, 7 December.
The bid includes plans to buy the Filmhouse building and carry out extensive renovations following detailed surveys that discovered the building has fallen into substantial disrepair.
The Prince Charles Cinema team said it has also held “positive conversations” with Edinburgh City Council, Creative Scotland, Screen Scotland, and the Edinburgh Film Guild, with whom they have shared their vision for the cinema. The team has also confirmed their intention for the cinema to once again host the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Last week,...
Scottish native Gregory Lynn, who has co-run the Prince Charles Cinema for 20 years, is leading the bid, which the group has said is fully costed, fully funded, and will be submitted Wednesday, 7 December.
The bid includes plans to buy the Filmhouse building and carry out extensive renovations following detailed surveys that discovered the building has fallen into substantial disrepair.
The Prince Charles Cinema team said it has also held “positive conversations” with Edinburgh City Council, Creative Scotland, Screen Scotland, and the Edinburgh Film Guild, with whom they have shared their vision for the cinema. The team has also confirmed their intention for the cinema to once again host the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Last week,...
- 12/5/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Aussie native Ben West started his career as an architect, studying at Sydney's Uts before launching a career as a designer with Cox Architects..
While at Cox, West developed advanced techniques for filmmaking and architectural design on various international projects, including the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
West is now creative director and architect of VFX shop Framestore's La office, best known for its work on Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity.
His most recent project was directing a film visualization of architect Greg Lynn's speculative redesign for Detroit's abandoned automobile factory, the Packard Plant.
The film, Center for Fulfillment, Knowledge, and Innovation, will exhibit at the Us Pavilion of the Venice Architecture Biennale.
The project reimagines the plant - a 1.7 mile-long, 3.2 million square foot abandoned automobile factory - as a "factory and fulfillment center for both things and ideas."
Framestore animators, producers, and designers created the five-minute film to showcase the design and functionality of Lynn's plant,...
While at Cox, West developed advanced techniques for filmmaking and architectural design on various international projects, including the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
West is now creative director and architect of VFX shop Framestore's La office, best known for its work on Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity.
His most recent project was directing a film visualization of architect Greg Lynn's speculative redesign for Detroit's abandoned automobile factory, the Packard Plant.
The film, Center for Fulfillment, Knowledge, and Innovation, will exhibit at the Us Pavilion of the Venice Architecture Biennale.
The project reimagines the plant - a 1.7 mile-long, 3.2 million square foot abandoned automobile factory - as a "factory and fulfillment center for both things and ideas."
Framestore animators, producers, and designers created the five-minute film to showcase the design and functionality of Lynn's plant,...
- 6/8/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
We're surrounded by anonymous, mass-produced junk. So it's no surprise that for years, forward-thinking designers have been trying to give product design an dollop of individuality and soul, whether that's through customizable designs or high-tech craft. Those designers are the subject of TechnoCRAFT, the very first museum show curated by all-star designer Yves Béhar. The show opens this Saturday at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. But we've got a quick preview for you. Béhar is tapping a trend that's been going for a while now--what he calls "Design in an Age of Individuality." But there are obviously many ways to imbue an inanimate object with a personal, emotional connection. Béhar's exhibition proposes six: Crowdsourcing, Platforms, Blueprints, Hacks, Incompletes, and Modules. Which sounds complicated, but let's take a look at some examples. "Modules" just refers to all the attempts by designers to create kits of parts, which users...
- 7/9/2010
- Fast Company
Glitzy packaging and top-shelf sponsors aside, Design Miami remains a cherry on the international design circuit: A nice topper to the year, but no substantial meal. But that should be of no surprise, as since its founding five years ago by property developer Craig Robins, the fair has been about cultivating moneyed collectors, not breaking new work. These commercial underpinnings were apparent Dec. 1 to 5 at the fair's latest installment. As with parallel event Art Basel Miami Beach, the preference was for the tried and tested. Big-name pieces commissioned by Design Miami partners Audi, Hsbc, Fendi, and Swarovski dominated the show, upstaging--and perhaps even atoning for--the sparse number of exhibitors and satellite events. But there were bright moments amid the fray, the best of which are detailed below.
As part of its world launch of the A8 luxury sedan, Audi commissioned British designer Tom Dixon to create a product that reflected...
As part of its world launch of the A8 luxury sedan, Audi commissioned British designer Tom Dixon to create a product that reflected...
- 12/7/2009
- by Julie Taraska
- Fast Company
A new iPhone app lets you browse futuristic design proposals for New York, from 1870 to today, as you wander around town.
Design proposals are both promiscuous and frustrating. You see a good one, you get excited. And then nothing ever comes ot it.
Architects Brett Snyder and Irene Chang didn't want those great ideas to go to waste, so they created "Museum of the Phantom City," a Gps-enabled iPhone app that shows you fantastical architectural proposals as you pass by various sites. If you amble past the World Trade Center site, for example, you'll see, among other things, a snippet of the proposal created by United Architects (a team composed of Foreign Office Architects, Un Studio, and Greg Lynn, among others) for Ground Zero (pictured above).
About 50 sites are included in the app. Snyder and Chang described it to The New York Times as a bit of sci-fi; a tour of the city's "alternate future,...
Design proposals are both promiscuous and frustrating. You see a good one, you get excited. And then nothing ever comes ot it.
Architects Brett Snyder and Irene Chang didn't want those great ideas to go to waste, so they created "Museum of the Phantom City," a Gps-enabled iPhone app that shows you fantastical architectural proposals as you pass by various sites. If you amble past the World Trade Center site, for example, you'll see, among other things, a snippet of the proposal created by United Architects (a team composed of Foreign Office Architects, Un Studio, and Greg Lynn, among others) for Ground Zero (pictured above).
About 50 sites are included in the app. Snyder and Chang described it to The New York Times as a bit of sci-fi; a tour of the city's "alternate future,...
- 10/5/2009
- by Cliff Kuang
- Fast Company
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