Stardust costume designer interview: The difficulty with dressing David Bowie

In October, a horrific tragedy occurred in New Mexico on the set of "Rust" – cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died after a gun that actor Alec Baldwin was holding discharged and a live projectile fatally hit the rising star. With an investigation still underway, lawsuits mounting and questions unanswered, Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies is speaking out.  In an interview with Vanity Fair, which describes the tragic incident as "an event cascade" with "each incident contributing to the moment that claimed [Hutchins's] life," Carmack-Altwies "already sees that Hutchins's death was caused not by a single action but by numerous failures and mistakes." Here's a look at those factors, according to Vanity Fair, which notes that the former public defender has yet to file charges "and won't know for several more months if she will."' In October, a horrific tragedy occurred on the set of "Rust" – cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died after a gun actor Alec Baldwin was holding discharged and a live projectile fatally hit the rising star.

A new service linked to seven secondary schools in North Ayrshire will help parents, carers and pupils deal with financial matters.

Vanessa Hudgens lets out a few laughs while on the set of a video in Los Angeles on Friday (February 18).

Maude Apatow is opening up about how she hid her acne in Euphoria.

Fred believes that Manchester United must continue to adapt to Ralf Rangnick's methods and keep improving in order to be a success under the German.

Megan Fox once again proves she’s stunning no matter what she wears! The 35-year-old actress was spotted leaving Elite Aesthetics spa in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon in a casual, sexy look, with a black crop top, black sweatpants, and a grey beanie over her extra long raven black locks which cascaded down her back. The Night Teeth star also accessorized the look with adorable Ugg leopard print slippers and a pop of bright color via her light green nails.

David Bowie‘s ex-wife Angie has criticised new biopic Stardust, calling the film “total waste of time”.In a new interview with The Mirror, Angie Bowie, who was married to David Bowie between 1970 and 1980, shared her dislike for the film and said “David would have never watched it.”“It should be called the Ron Oberman Whingeing and Whining story,” Bowie said, adding: “It was boring. I didn’t find it entertaining at all.

Stardust. The film stars Johnny Flynn as the 'Starman' singer in 1971 as he heads to the US for a tour.

Johnny Flynn has defended Stardust, arguing that the film avoids the “bland and safe” territory often occupied by musical biopics.Actor and musician Flynn, who portrays David Bowie in the film that did not receive the late star’s estate’s blessing, said close cooperation risks “suppressing” the story.“I think you could argue that this story told with the complicit cooperation of an estate would mean that it becomes a homogenised, slightly, sort of suppressed version of the story, and with all due respect to the Bowie estate and family, we just wanted to be able to tell the story that we wanted to tell,” he told Sky News’ Backstage podcast.“All too often we’ve seen with musician biopics and other biopics recently that eventually things just

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentJohnny Flynn’s star has been on the rise in recent years, and will be propelled a little higher on Jan. 29 with the release of period drama “The Dig” on Netflix, in which he appears alongside Ralph Fiennes, Carey Mulligan and Lily James.

Read more: Pink goes offline as Covid takes the shirt off its backThe film is loosely based on an ill-fated 1971 American tour to promote The Man Who Sold The World, which would see the beginnings of his Ziggy Stardust persona. Johnny Flynn stars as Bowie, the enigmatic artist yet to reach his full potential and intent on stardom (“I need to be known” he pleads at one point).

reality TV happened on Celebrity Big Brother, when Tiffany Pollard mistook David Guest for David Bowie. Frankly we could all do with a dead David trip down memory lane and a much-needed hilarious distraction, so here’s how the iconic TV blunder unfolded.

Johnny Flynn as David Bowie in Stardust has just been released exclusively for NME – check it out below.The clip sees Flynn as Bowie confront his manager Ron Oberman (GLOW star Marc Maron in the film) about their lack of success in America.Stardust is released this week (January 15) on digital platforms in the UK, and sees Flynn writing original songs for the film.Check out the new clip here: Recently reflecting on Bowie fans’ response to the film, Flynn told NME he received “homophobic abuse” for his performance.“I’m not big into social media, but I was getting a lot of violent hate mail and stuff from people saying: ‘You played him like he’s insecure,’” Flynn said. “And then homophobic abuse: ‘You’re playing him all fey.

Duncan Jones, the son of David Bowie, has paid tribute to his father five years after the music icon’s death. Bowie died from liver cancer on 10 January, 2016, two days after his 69th birthday and the release of his final album Blackstar.

David Bowie, and how the late star tracked him down “like the FBI” afterwards.The pair shared a strong relationship, with Bowie appearing on Gervais’ show Extras, and Gervais returning the favour with a stand-up set at the Bowie-curated High Line festival in New York in 2007.“I was invited to a special performance by Bowie at BBC TV Centre,” Gervais remembered of the pair’s first meeting in a new interview with The Telegraph.“In the green room afterwards, then director-general Greg Dyke bounced over to me and Jane [Fallon, Gervais’ partner] and said, ‘You’re a big Bowie fan, aren’t you? Do you want to meet him?’“I said, ‘Oh, I don’t want to pester him’. He said, ‘No, come on’.

David Bowie, has reflected on his father’s death five years on.On Twitter, Jones said it was “remarkable” that Ziggy was still celebrated with such enthusiasm years after his passing.“Today marks five years since dad died. We are all a little sad, coping individually in our own ways,” he wrote.“But it’s both remarkable & delightful that dad is still so clearly loved by so many.

Duran Duran thanked the late David Bowie for inspiring them to become musicians. The British band performed virtually as part of the 24-hour A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day event on Saturday, and covered the iconic musician's track Five Years to mark the special occasion.

Sky Ferreira has shared a previously unreleased cover of David Bowie’s ‘All The Madmen’ – scroll down the page to listen to it now.The star posted the cover of the 1970 song, which originally featured on the album ‘The Man Who Sold The World’, yesterday (January 8) to mark what would have been Bowie’s 74th birthday.“HBD DAVID BOWIE,” Ferreira captioned an Instagram post containing her version. “I love you (I just found this btw).”The singer also noted that the cover was a “lost tape recording/demo”, in case fans thought it meant she had been back in the studio recently.

Today would have been David Bowie‘s 674th birthday (Jan. 8), and so the legendary singer-songwriter’s daughter, Alexandria “Lexi” Zahra Jones, shared a sweet tribute. Lexi, whom David shared with supermodel Iman, took to her Instagram Story and posted a throwback photo with her rockstar dad. It was a childhood photo of Lexi, holding a birthday cake that adorably read, “Happy Birthday Dad.”

Iman has remembered her late husband David Bowie on what would have been his 74th birthday. The 'Starman' singer - who passed away in January 2016 after a battle with cancer - would have marked the milestone on Friday (08. 01.

Iman paid tribute to her beloved late husband, David Bowie, on what would have been his 74th birthday, taking to Instagram to share a stunning, haunting black and white photo of the singer as a tribute. The image featured the “Heroes” singer with his back turned to the camera as he looked out to the spotlight outlining his figure and hair. It was a gorgeous image, captured by French photographer Hedi Slimane. But Iman’s message truly struck a chord.

Duran Duran are back in Ziggy Stardust style.

Johnny Flynn has said he received “homophobic abuse” for playing David Bowie in Stardust.The actor, speaking to NME in a new interview, detailed the “hate mail” he received from fans regarding his depiction of the beloved musician.“I’m not big into social media, but I was getting a lot of violent hate mail and stuff from people saying: ‘You played him like he’s insecure,'” Flynn said. “And then homophobic abuse: ‘You’re playing him all fey.

Duran Duran have shared a new cover of David Bowie‘s ‘Five Years’ to mark what would have been the late music icon’s 74th birthday.The band’s stirring take on the ‘Ziggy Stardust’ track comes ahead of their participation in the A Bowie Celebration: Just for One Day livestream tonight (January 8) – with Bowie’s longtime pianist Mike Garson organising an all-star bill of guests.“My life as a teenager was all about David Bowie.

David Bowie‘s previously unreleased covers of John Lennon‘s ‘Mother’ and Bob Dylan‘s ‘Tryin’ to Get to Heaven’ have been released for the first time, to mark what would have been the music icon’s 74th birthday.The new take on Lennon’s 1970 track was originally recorded by Bowie in 1998 with longtime producer Tony Visconti. It was set to appear on a Lennon tribute collection, but the release ultimately failed to emerge.The other cover is ‘Tryin’ to Get to Heaven’ from Dylan’s 1997 Grammy-winning album ‘Time Out of Mind’.

David Bowie’s music is now available on TikTok, a post from his official Instagram page has confirmed.The popular social media app now features tracks including ‘Modern Love’, ‘Heroes’, ‘Starman’, ‘Rebel Rebel’, ‘Under Pressure’ and more.“To mark what would have been David Bowie’s 74th birthday tomorrow, you can now find his music on TikTok,” the post read, alongside a montage of footage of the late star throughout the years.“Stay tuned for further developments and meanwhile check the brand new page out here: https://lnk.to/BowieTikTok.”A post shared by David Bowie (@davidbowie)The update means fans will now be able to add clips of some of Bowie’s best-loved hits to their videos on the app.As well as tomorrow being Bowie’s birthday and the

It’s #BowieForever for Iman.

Boy George, Taylor Momsen, and Gary Barlow are among the stars joining the line-up for the forthcoming A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day! virtual concert in honor of the late David Bowie.Comedian Ricky Gervais and Ground Control – a supergroup made up of Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins, and Jane’s Addiction’s Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney – join a stellar bill of previously announced stars, including Adam Lambert, Gavin Rossdale, Duran Duran, Yungblud, Peter Frampton and Macy Gray.The virtual get together was organized by Bowie’s long-time keyboard player, Mike Garson, and will air on Bowie’s birthday on January 8, 2021.