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‘Not many kids had gay dads who died of Aids’: Andrew Durham and Sofia Coppola on movie memoir Fairyland

Fairyland is a bittersweet film about a girl brought up by her gay father in a blizzard of glitter and feather boas in 1970s San Francisco. Its makers discuss its resonance, its tragedies – and their own boho childhoodsWhen Sofia Coppola logs on to our video call, her friend and fellow film-maker Andrew Durham – whose directorial debut, Fairyland, she has produced – is telling me about being nine or 10 years old, and accidentally outing his father as gay. “Have you heard this story, Sofia?”

‘Not many people had gay dads who died of Aids’: Andrew Durham and Sofia Coppola on movie memoir Fairyland

Friends bag trip to Lake Garda for a total of £120 including food and souvenirs

Friends bag trip to Lake Garda for a total of £120 including food and souvenirs The cost included parking, buses, food, drinks and souvenirs A pair of friends flew to Italy for the day in a whirlwind trip that cost just £120 - including airport parking and bus transfers. Megan Stiles and best friend Romany Coppola flew from Stansted Airport, boarding a 6.10am flight to Verona which cost just £38 each for a return. They drove to the airport and paid £30 for parking.

Cristian Mungiu wins second Palme d’Or at Cannes for child abuse drama Fjord

Romanian director Cristian Mungiu has won his second Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his English-language film, *Fjord*. The drama, which stars Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan, depicts Romanian religious parents in Norway who face accusations of child abuse. This victory makes Mungiu the tenth director to have received two Palmes.

The babydoll is back – and so is the moral panic

Meet Hollywood’s new masters of horror: YouTubers

First came “Iron Lung,” a video game adaptation self-financed and distributed by YouTuber Markiplier that stunned the box office with a massive haul. Three months later, “Obsession,” a low-budget project from 26-year-old YouTuber Curry Barker, pulled off the rare feat of growing its box office take by 39% in its second weekend in theaters. This weekend, A24’s “Backrooms” — from 20-year-old YouTuber Kane Parsons — grossed a record-breaking $81.4 million in North America and $118 million...