Björn Andrésen: The tragic story of the most beautiful boy in
WEBMay 13, 2021 · Above image: Still, Death in Venice by Luchino Visconti, 1971. Despite’s its lukewarm reception at the time of release, Death in Venice turned 15 year-old Swedish actor Björn Andrésen into an international icon of forbidden lust. Cast by Italian director Luchino Visconti as the film’s embodiment of beauty and temptation, the image took Andrésen hostage from then on, creating a cult ...
Family ties: Bill Skarsgård in conversation with Stellan Skarsgård
WEBAug 17, 2016 · Here, Bill is interviewed by his dad, actor Stellan Skarsgård, in HERO 11. Interview taken from HERO 11. The Skarsgård Dynasty is formidable, relentlessly delivering stellar performers. But this is no easy formula; each Skarsgård is a beautifully mutated chip off the block, faceted with a primal instinct for unique delivery.
“I like to really step outside of myself” – Emma Laird is ... - Hero
WEBNov 7, 2023 · Stylist Steve Morriss. In Mayor of Kingstown, Emma Laird announced herself as an actor with the ability to deeply affect those watching. As Iris, an escort caught up in a world of mob violence, the British actor shone, reflecting that delicate balance between strength and vulnerability inherent in us all, yet so difficult to authentically ...
Ren Hang: the Chinese photographer with nothing to hide – HERO
WEBJul 8, 2020 · Ren Hang was a Chinese photographer and poet who even after his death in 2017 remains a leading light in China’s emerging photography scene. Hang’s performative and sexually explicit images make him both an icon among LGBTQ+ communities and a target for China’s strict censorship laws. Hailed by …
Luis Buñuel: the master of surrealism, subversive dissent and …
WEBMay 30, 2020 · Belle de Jour by Luis Buñuel, 1967. Co-written with legendary French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière, Belle de Jour is an achingly beautiful story of erotic fantasy and sexual repression. Borrowing heavily from Freud, as he did throughout his career, Buñuel splices reality with dreams to highlight the hypocrisy of sexual politics.
Joan Miró: the Spanish surrealist who inspired Dalí and Magritte
WEBSep 8, 2021 · A driving force during the formative years of Surrealism and an early forebear to the likes of Salvador Dalí and René Magritte, Spanish artist Joan Miró was a prolific innovator across painting, sculpture and ceramics. Though he was born in Barcelona and retained a life-long connection to Catalonia, Miró’s artistic legacy is rooted in ...
Jean ‘Moebius’ Giraud: the French cartoonist whose seminal ... - Hero
WEBJul 1, 2020 · In 1963, with a style that still closely resembled that of his mentor, Giraud created Fort Navajo with Belgian scriptwriter Jean-Michel Charlier. The immediate success of lead character Blueberry – a hard-nosed, cigarillo-chewing cowboy – led Giraud to create an entirely new comic, with Blueberry as its central titular character.
HERO 30 cover story: TikTok megastar Noah Beck is evolving past …
WEBSep 21, 2023 · Noah Beck’s rise has been monumental. What began in 2020 with a nine-second TikTok of him lip-syncing X-rated DaBaby lyrics from Megan Thee Stallion’s Cash Shit in his bedroom has seen him transform from a college student with pro soccer dreams (Beck was a NCAA Division-1 soccer player at the University of Portland) to one of the most popular social media presences in the world.
Outer Banks star Rudy Pankow charts the trajectory of his ... - Hero
WEBApr 21, 2023 · Outer Banks star Rudy Pankow charts the trajectory of his “comfort character” JJ Maybank. Stylist Sharon Chitrit. Netflix’s Outer Banks was at the epicentre of pandemic TV. First airing in 2020 at a time when the world stood still, viewers lived vicariously through a tight- knit group of local teens (the ‘Pogues’) on the hunt for ...
Nike’s new footwear is created through pioneering AI and VR design
WEBSep 28, 2022 · The US brand’s latest endeavour, the Air Max Scorpion, is no exception, demonstrating a major evolution in Nike Air technology. Created with the help of new 3D VR and AI product creation and athlete insight, the design is a pioneer in its field. It’s among the first Nike footwear to be created entirely during the pandemic, which saw all ...