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4 days ago
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A Look at Giorgio Armani's New Exhibition Celebrating His 20 Years of Haute Couture
MILAN — Giorgio Armani is opening the golden gates of haute couture to the public by way of a dazzling exhibition staged at the Armani/Silos space here. Inaugurated with an event on Tuesday evening and officially running May 21 to Dec. 28, the showcase is titled 'Giorgio Armani Privé 2005-2025, Twenty Years of Haute Couture' to mark the milestone for the designer's Privé line, which he introduced with a spring 2005 collection paraded in Paris. More from WWD Cannes Film Festival: Hayley Atwell Talks Style, Stunts and Shakespeare How Christian Dior Revolutionized Fashion With His New Look: A History and Timeline Celebrity Fashion Matchmaker Lucio Di Rosa Is Coming to New York Ever since, Armani presented his haute couture collections in the City of Light twice a year, with the only exception being January 2021, when, due to the pandemic, he staged the fashion show behind closed doors at Palazzo Orsini here and then broadcast as part of the Paris couture schedule. So this is the first time the Milanese audience and the general public can get an up-close look at his haute couture creations, indulge in the rich embroideries, beaded embellishments and crafty details and discover the references behind the dreamy garments. Armani himself curated the set-up at the Silos space, which had more than 150 couture looks arranged across four levels, either spotlighted singularly or grouped in thematic rooms, according to colors or inspiration. 'We've heard you've curated the installation yourself until last night,' Armani was told at the opening event. 'Actually, until this morning,' he quickly replied. 'I'm looking at this exhibition again with the critical eye of a person that has designed all these dresses at different times, with different means, different techniques and different skills. So I have a strong critical sense and I won't tell you what doesn't work but what does. And that is to have chosen a path, and most importantly, [ran it] not being led by the hand by anyone,' he said. 'In my haute couture collections, I express my vision of style and elegance through the art of craftsmanship and savoir-faire: only here am I free to do so without limits,' said Armani. 'Twenty years of Giorgio Armani Privé have been an extraordinary, liberating journey. Now, I want to share it with a wider audience, inviting them into this dream of mine, a dream of dresses woven from imagination and grace. A very special world that takes on new meaning in this exhibition.' Visitors will be able to see garments pulled from the designer's couture shows as well as custom made Privé gowns seen on international red carpets through the years. These ranged from the Swarovski crystal mesh gown worn by Cate Blanchett at the 2007 Academy Awards to the spring 2010 strapless, sculptural number Jennifer Lopez picked for the same occasion in 2010; from the long-sleeve, floral-embroidered spring 2021 dress Nicole Kidman sported at the SAG Awards in 2021 to the custom champagne silk gown Demi Moore wore to scoop up her first Golden Globe award earlier this year. Accessories such as bags, shoes, jewelry and headpieces were also showcased, both across the exhibition and in a dedicated section in the space's top level, flanked by an area screening backstage footage of the Armani Privé shows. The exhibit's sensory experience was replete with dim lighting, the Armani Privé high-end fragrance Bois d'Encens lingering in the air and an original soundtrack L'Antidote music trio Redi Hasa, Rami Khalifé and Bijan Chemirani created specifically for the show. The Italian designer, who this year also marks 50 years in business with his namesake brand, has always seen couture as a forum for experimentation in both design and formats. For one, as early as his second couture collection in 2005, he introduced daytime options to the lineup, highlighting a new approach to couture. In January 2007, he also decided to broadcast the spring 2007 couture show live online for the first time from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. At the time, he addressed that couture 'represents the pinnacle of creativity and sartorial skill, but it is only accessible to the few' and how 'today, through the democracy of the Internet, we can offer a front-row seat to everyone.' Armani paraded his latest couture collection, for spring 2025, in Paris earlier this year, presenting a sophisticated lineup that acknowledged the diverse references the designer has made with his couture designs over time, from the linear elegance of Japan and the shapes and colors of China to the opulence of India, the decorum of North Africa and the landscapes of Polynesia. This was the first collection presented at Palazzo Armani, which was unveiled last year. A historic building dating back to 1864 and located nearby Avenue Montaigne, Palazzo Armani spans over 21,527 square feet to house the couture atelier and several offices, including the designer's workspace and departments such as sales and communications. Originally built as a private residence, the estate changed use in 1912, becoming the headquarters of various companies until Armani took over and restored the stuccoes and period paintings decorating its rooms. As for the Silos space, opposite Armani's theater, it was inaugurated in 2015 with a retrospective of the designer's clothes and has staged several exhibitions, spanning from those dedicated to Larry Fink or Sarah Moon to Tadao Ando's work, to name a few. Best of WWD Model and Hip Hop Fashion Pioneer Kimora Lee Simmons' Runway Career Through the Years [PHOTOS] Salma Hayek's Fashion Evolution Through the Years: A Red Carpet Journey [PHOTOS] How Christian Dior Revolutionized Fashion With His New Look: A History and Timeline
Pink Villa
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Box Office: Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning opens globally with USD 190M debut
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the eighth and final installment in the blockbuster action-espionage franchise led by Tom Cruise, has registered an impressive global box office run, opening to a strong USD 190 million. The film, starring Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Czerny, and Angela Bassett alongside Cruise, continues the remarkable legacy of the series, giving a strong head start to a film made on an estimated USD 300 to 400 million budget, making it one of the most expensive films ever. The movie's opening weekend performance was driven by a robust USD 127 million from a five-day overseas rollout across 64 international markets, including previews. This overseas figure surpasses the USD 126 million that Top Gun: Maverick earned across 62 markets, though it trails behind Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One's USD 155.6 million launch across 70 markets, which notably included a USD 24.8 million contribution from China. With China and 15 other key markets yet to release the film, The Final Reckoning is expected to surpass the USD 200 million global mark by Monday, underscoring its strong momentum. Stateside, the film pulled in a solid USD 63 million during its three-day weekend debut. The domestic performance, combined with international business, pushed the film's global opening to the aforementioned mark — a substantial feat given the competitive Memorial Day weekend and the ongoing challenges of the post-pandemic box office environment. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Erik Jendresen, The Final Reckoning was filmed back-to-back with its predecessor, with production spanning locations such as the United Kingdom, Malta, South Africa, and Norway. The film experienced a production pause due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike but resumed on time to wrap up by the end of 2024. Originally titled Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two, the film dropped its subtitle in October 2023, adopting the current title shortly thereafter. The movie had its world premiere in Tokyo on May 5 and was screened out of competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival on May 14, before hitting US theaters on May 23, distributed by Paramount Pictures. Critics have responded positively to the film, praising its action sequences and the fitting conclusion to the saga. With strong early returns, the imperative USD 1 billion-plus lifetime run seems plausible for The Final Reckoning.
Gizmodo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
After ‘Mission: Impossible', What is Hollywood's Action Future?
'The Final Reckoning' is the last 'Mission: Impossible' film for a while. What lies ahead for the franchise and big-budget action films? After nearly 30 years, three on-screen deaths, and at least a dozen wild stunts, Ethan Hunt and Mission: Impossible have approached some kind of end with The Final Reckoning. The question now is 'what's next?,' which has hovered over this franchise for years, and in several different ways. Tom Cruise is the series, and throughout the years, he's reaffirmed his commitment to these movies until his heart stops beating. Longtime fans know some of this served as a direct statement to Paramount: after Jeremy Renner was cast as William Brandt for Ghost Protocol, rumors began to swirl he'd take over as the series' lead if (or, if the studio had its way, when) Cruise opted to retire from the franchise. That never materialized, but from Ghost and onward, Cruise has had another star on hand as a co-lead, including Rebecca Ferguson's Ilsa Faust (introduced in Rogue Nation), Hayley Atwell's Grace (Dead Reckoning), and Henry Cavill's August Walker (Fallout). All four actors—even Cavill, at least until Walker's villain reveal—have felt like Mission: Impossible taking some kind of stab at getting audiences on board with possible candidates to step in for an aging Cruise. Each have been introduced as a foil or mirror to Ethan and get at least one stunt or action scene to make a case for themselves as a potential new lead. Whether that's been the writers' direct intent or not, the chances of a new protagonist coming in feel likely, even if it means some splitting the difference, like having them handle shootouts and fist fights while Ethan continues to pull off death-defying stunts, something Final Reckoning already does. After Ethan brings his latest team together, he splits off from them to basically perform the much-advertised deep sea stunt to investigate a shipwrecked submarine while his friends go to St. Matthew's Island and fight against Russian special forces. This is a series of movies that continually builds upon its predecessors, so it stands to reason this could be the way forward if Cruise is adamant about leading these films until his own body dictates he can't. Alternatively, Cruise now has a deal to develop and produce films for Warner Bros., including a film with Alejandro González Iñàrritu and potentially an Edge of Tomorrow sequel. If he allowed it, Paramount could potentially keep Mission: Impossible going without him for a movie or two so audiences have time to miss Ethan while getting invested in a new or returning set of characters. Then, it can be a proper event when Ethan returns, giving Cruise and the studio a legacy sequel potentially as momentous as Top Gun: Maverick was just a few years ago. Failing that, we may get a new crop of action spy movies over the next few years, similar to the woman-fronted ones that tried to fill the empty space left by a nonexistent Black Widow movie until 2021. Mission is among the last of the genre's big franchises—the others being Jason Bourne and James Bond, both of which possibly have new films in the works, but nothing concrete as of yet. (Fast & Furious orbits the same area, but not quite the same way, and that next movie is currently TBD.) With such a vacuum, any actor or director could arguably come and make a name for themselves. Already, several actors seem to have been bitten by the action bug lately: following his directorial debut with last year's Monkey Man, Dev Patel's next project is the medieval action-thriller The Peasant. Simu Liu has his eyes on a Sleeping Dogs movie that'll put his Shang-Chi training to good use, and in the most interesting of developments, Florence Pugh convinced Disney to let her jump off a skyscraper for a stunt in Marvel's current hit Thunderbolts. That film's focus on practical work, and Pugh's determination to do it, speaks to a hunger among the current crop of stars to really get their hands dirty and do actual physical work. Cruise has advocated for younger actors to make themselves viable for such work and study old movies, even going so far as to create separate boot camps for his respective Final Reckoning and Top Gun: Maverick costars. A focus on practical work has been one of Mission's greatest strengths, and a number of actors, like Pom Klementieff, seem to be taking Cruise's ideas and insights to heart. Audiences also seem to be more than willing to check out a movie in theaters if it looks worthwhile and real, which action movies tend to excel at. Whether studios will let that happen, and give actors and creatives the opportunities to provide those tactile, very real thrills, is another matter entirely.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
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Memorial Day Box Office Record Breaker! ‘Lilo & Stitch' Debuts to Massive $183 Million, ‘Mission: Impossible' Scores Series-Best $77 Million
It's a Memorial Day weekend for the box office record books. Movie theaters across the country were jamming as 'Lilo & Stitch' and Tom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' fueled the largest Memorial Day holiday in history — and established several other benchmarks in the process. More from Variety 'Mission: Impossible' Star Hayley Atwell Says She Was 'Eight and a Half Months Pregnant' During 'Final Reckoning' Fight Sequence: 'I'm Serious' 'Mission: Impossible' Recap: Everything You Need to Remember Before 'The Final Reckoning' New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Families turned out in force for Disney's live-action 'Lilo & Stitch' remake, which collected a blockbuster $145.5 million in its opening weekend and estimated $183 million through Monday. Those ticket sales defied projections and cemented a Memorial Day opening weekend record, overtaking a different Cruise tentpole, 2022's 'Top Gun: Maverick,' with $126 million over the weekend and $160 million through the four days. Meanwhile older audiences showed up to watch Paramount's 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,' which earned a series-best $63 million over the weekend and an estimated $77 million through Monday's holiday. This eighth installment just narrowly beat 2018's 'Mission: Impossible – Fallout' ($61 million) to score the top debut of the 29-year-old franchise. Thanks to effective counterprogramming — and a huge assist by holdovers like 'Final Destination Bloodlines,' 'Thunderbolts' and 'Sinners' — this weekend delivered the best collective Memorial Day weekend haul with $322 million across all films. It's been more than a decade since this many people went to the movies over the holiday frame; the prior record was established in 2013 with $314 million across all films, led by 'Fast & Furious 6,' 'The Hangover Part III' and 'Star Trek Into Darkness.' Cinema operators are rejoicing because Memorial Day is the official launch to summer movie season, which is the most profitable stretch for the movie business. (Historically, the four-month period has accounted for $4 billion, or around 40% of the annual box office.) It's a huge improvement from last year, which started with a whimper rather than a bang as 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' and 'Garfield' led the holiday's worst showing in three decades with $132 million collectively. 'Lilo & Stitch' also ignited to $158.7 million at the international box office for a staggering $341.7 million global start. Disney spent $100 million to produce and another $100 million on marketing efforts for the kid friendly adventure about a chaotic alien who crash-lands in Hawaii and gets adapted by a young girl and her older sister. Dean Fleischer Camp directed the film, which is benefitting from generation-spanning appeal a short two decades after the original 2002 animated film. 'Lilo & Stitch' ranks as one of the top debuts for Disney's live-action remakes, just behind 2019's 'The Lion King' ($191 million over three days) and 2017's 'Beauty and the Beast' ($174 million over three days). It's an encouraging reversal for Disney after March's 'Snow White' remake had flatlined with $204 million globally against a $250 million budget. That's right — 'Lilo & Stitch' earned more in four days than 'Snow White' did during its entire box office run. It helps that 'Lilo & Stitch' was embraced by moviegoers with an 'A' grade on CinemaScore exit polls. 'This is a sensational opening,' says David A. Gross of movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research of the 'Lilo & Stitch' reboot. 'It's a crowd-pleaser, and the audience score is outstanding.' 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' added another $127 million overseas for a worldwide start of $190 million. Paramount began rolling out the film internationally a week ago and folded those grosses into this initial number. It's a muscular start for the action epic, which needs an equally epic box office run to justify its eye-popping budget. 'The Final Reckoning' is one of the most expensive films of all time. It cost a staggering $400 million, a figure that skyrocketed as Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie worked through a pandemic and two strikes all while grappling with inflation. So the tentpole needs to become the highest-grossing of the series — that's currently 'Fallout' with $791 million worldwide — to climb out of the red. Reviews aren't as strong as its predecessor, 2023's 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,' which fell short of box office expectations in the wake of 'Barbenheimer.' However, 'The Final Reckoning' has been embraced with an 'A-' grade on CinemaScore. The story, which features plenty of death-defying stunts from the 62-year-old Cruise, picks up as spy operative Ethan Hunt continues his race against time to find a rogue artificial intelligence known as the Entity. 'With this opening, and with excellent business overseas, 'The Final Reckoning' is going to make a lot of money,' Gross says. 'But the costs are enormous, and it'll be lucky to break-even. The delays were uncontrollable and unfortunate.' In a distant third place, 'Final Destination Bloodlines' earned a huge $19 million over the weekend and an estimated $24.5 million through Monday. The sixth installment in Warner Bros. and New Line's long-running horror property, in which people die in increasingly insane incidents, has generated $94.6 million in North America and $187 million worldwide after just two weekends. At No. 4, 'Thunderbolts' brought in $9.5 million over the weekend and an estimated $12 million through Monday. Disney and Marvel's comic book adventure has grossed $171 million domestically and $353 million globally. Because theater owners get to keep half of ticket sales, 'Thunderbolts' will struggle at this rate to turn a profit theatrically against its $180 million production budget. 'Sinners' rounded out the top five with $9.1 million over the weekend and an estimated $11.2 million through Monday. The Warner Bros. R-rated vampire thriller has been a box office juggernaut with $339 million globally, including $259 million domestically and $80 million internationally. Meanwhile 'Minecraft,' another Warner Bros. blockbuster, looks like it'll fall just short of the $1 billion mark as the PG video game adaptation slows down with a remarkable $940 million globally after two months of release. It's currently the biggest Hollywood movie of the year — though 'Lilo & Stitch' could be coming for its box office crown. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
Forbes
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
When Is 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' Coming To Streaming?
Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg and Hayley Atwell in Mission- Impossible - The Final Reckoning. The eighth and final Mission: Impossible film is now playing in theaters. If you're wondering when Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning will be available for streaming, here's what you need to know about how to watch the film at home in the coming months. The Final Reckoning marks the eighth installment in the long-running Mission: Impossible film series starring Tom Cruise. In the final chapter, Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and the IMF team are forced to race against time to track down Entity, a rogue artificial intelligence that can destroy mankind. "With the fate of the world at stake, a deadly race around the globe begins," the official synopsis reads. 'Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission - not even the lives of those he cares about most.' The seventh and eighth Mission: Impossible films were shot back-to-back, with Christopher McQuarrie co-writing and directing both installments. In addition to Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Czerny, and Angela Bassett reprise their roles from previous films. The movie is on track to earn $77 million at the box office this weekend, marking the best domestic opening in the beloved action franchise's history. This follows a franchise-best $8.3 million in preview screenings, surpassing Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One ($7 million) and Mission: Impossible – Fallout ($6 million), according to The Hollywood Reporter. Cruise's final bow is earning rave reviews from both critics and fans. It currently holds an 80% critics score from 304 reviews and a 90% audience rating from over 2,500 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. In his review, USA Today critic Brian Truitt praised the final Mission Impossible film. "Although if The Final Reckoning is indeed at hand, you couldn't ask for a better death-defying, free-falling, edge-of-your-dang-seat sendoff." Read on to find out when The Final Reckoning will likely arrive on streaming platforms. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning premiered exclusively in theaters on Friday, May 23, 2025. Currently, the only way to watch Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is in movie theaters. Check your local cinemas for specific showtimes. Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg and Hayley Atwell in Mission- Impossible - The Final Reckoning. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning will eventually be available for streaming on Paramount Pictures' streaming service, Paramount+. Fans can expect the film to land on the platform approximately two to three months after its theatrical release, likely around July or August 2025. For comparison, Paramount's Gladiator II premiered in theaters in November 2024 and became available on Paramount+ almost exactly two months later. The same happened with A Quiet Place: Day One (2024), which also arrived on the streamer within two months. Meanwhile, 2023's Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One was added to the service about three months after its theatrical debut. To watch Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning when it hits Paramount+, viewers must subscribe to the platform. The Paramount+ Essential plan costs $7.99 per month (with limited ads), while the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan is $12.99 per month. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 18: (L-R) Hayley Atwell, Katy O'Brian, Tom Cruise, Pom Klementieff and ... More Angela Bassett arrive at the US Premiere of "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" at Lincoln Center Plaza in New York, New York on May 18, 2025. (Photo byfor Paramount Pictures) Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning will be available on digital platforms before it begins streaming on Paramount+. Studios typically release films digitally 45 to 65 days after their theatrical debut. That means the earliest the Mission: Impossible sequel could arrive for digital purchase or rental is Monday, July 7, 2025. (There's also a high chance it could drop sooner over Fourth of July weekend.) Stay tuned as we learn more. Watch the official trailer for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning below.
