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Director Cary Joji Fukunaga, left, and actor Daniel Craig pose for photographers during the photo call of
the latest installment of the James Bond fi lm franchise, currently known as ‘Bond 25’, in Oracabessa, Jamaica,
Thursday, April 25, 2019. Associated Press / Leo Hudson
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By Jake Coyle, AP Film Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The 25th
James Bond movie and Daniel Craig’s
fifth and final installment as 007 is
heading home to Jamaica.
Craig, Bond producers Barbara
Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, and
director Cary Fukunaga on Thursday,
April 25 launched the film from the
Caribbean island nation where Ian
Fleming wrote all of his Bond novels.
The still untitled movie will be partly
set in Jamaica, which was also a setting
in “Dr. No” and “Live and Let
Die.”
Rami Malek, fresh off his Oscar win
for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” is joining
the cast as the villain. In a videotaped
message, Malek said he’ll make sure
Bond “will not have an easy ride of it”
in Bond 25.
Craig has said this will be his final
turn in the tuxedo. When the 51-yearold
actor first confirmed his return
for Bond 25, he said: “I just want to
go out on a high note.” But Broccoli
and Wilson, in an interview by phone
from Jamaica, said they aren’t ready
to contemplate a new 007 yet.
“We’re very happy with the Bond
we have in Daniel Craig. He’s just been
phenomenal in the role,” said Broccoli.
“I really just don’t want to even
think about if and when we have to
replace him. We’re excited to have him
back and thrilled he decided to come
back. We’re just going to set about trying
to make the best Bond film ever
and not think about the future.”
The movie finds Bond out of active
service and enjoying a tranquil life in
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Women showcasing African cloth,
head-wraps at the Garden Party.
Photo by Tangerine Clarke
By Tangerine Clarke
The Inner Wheel Club of Georgetown,
celebrated its 32nd Annual Hat
Show and Garden Party, with a spectacular
presentation on Saturday, April 27,
where Guyanese New Yorker, Gem Fraser,
wowed the crowd in a pink whimsical
headpiece, simply titled “Spring.”
Fraser, a fashion designer for more
than 10 years, said it took her just
two hours to design the “fascinator,”
designed from colored straw, and decorated
with butterflies to make it a
spring original, which matched nicely
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By Vinette K. Pryce
Seventeen years ago, actor Robert
DeNiro introduced a film festival that
featured independent features, narratives,
shorts and family friendly films.
Panel discussions, celebrated personalities,
original art works, a platform
to showcase musical talent and other
alluring enticements propelled the
Tribeca Film Festival to what is now
the premiere New York film event to
experience.
With thousands of submissions to
compete for jury favor, this year an
entry about a Caribbean landmark
adds diversity to the plethora of topical
entries.
The film titled “Charlie’s Records”
spotlights a Caribbean institution in
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn where
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