By Maria Esteves - November 3, 2008 The 23rdIsrael Film Festival (IFF) Opening Night Gala in New York presented by the IsraFest Foundation and The Consulate General of Israel in New York included an Awards ceremony and U.S. Premiere of LOST ISLANDS, directed by Reshef Levy held at the luxurious Ziegfeld Theatre, Wednesday, October 29, 7:30 PM. The Opening Night reception immediately followed at the Flatotel Hotel. The 2008 IFF Lifetime Achievement Award presented by magazine edit...

De-Lovely is a musical film about Cole Porter – his life in public, his life in secret, and the great music he made from both.Much of De-Lovely is true, some of it is imagined, but all of it is faithful to the spirit of Cole Porter.We’ve used the broad outline and certain details of Porter’s life – especially his long, strong marriage to Linda Lee – to weave an impressionistic musical biography. The historical facts of Porter’s life are put together like notes in a melody, to try an...

The Cannes Film Festival celebrates MGM's 80th Anniversary with Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd in Cole Porter musical. De-lovely a musical biography of American composer Cole Porter directed by Irwin Winkler, will crown the 2004 Cannes Film Festival with music after the Award Ceremony on Saturday, May 22nd, 2004. The film will screen that evening as an official selection out-of-competition. De-lovely stars Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, and Jonathan Pryce in addition to some of today's biggest pop and ...