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Entertainment

The way we were BAHRAIN FARMERS MARKET

Bahrain’s Farmers Market, held in the verdant Budaiya Botanical Gardens, features a huge variety of locally grown fresh produce, traditional Bahraini food and handicrafts, and …

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‘James Foley’ gets ovation, tears – Story of famous S Korean couple abducted by dictator at Sundance

PARK CITY, United States, Jan 24, (Agencies): A documentary about James Foley, the US journalist slain by the Islamic State group, premiered to a standing …

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Macklemore explores his ‘White Privilege’ – Bowie music set to be released by 2017

NEW YORK, Jan 24, (AP): Macklemore explores racism and hip-hop in a new song called “White Privilege II” — rapping about a white person’s position …

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Paris men rediscover their cavalier swagger – Bring back the dream

PARIS, Jan 24, (AFP): Hold onto your horses. French fashion is back to its swashbuckling best and the designer leading the charge is a young …

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Sundance embraces virtual reality – ‘Morris’ vibrant, fresh coming-of-age tale

PARK CITY, United States, Jan 23, (Agencies):  A real-life homicide, a woman who wakes up after being frozen for 30 years and a close encounter …

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Academy vows to diversify membership – ‘Racist’ Oscars remark misinterpreted: Rampling

LOS ANGELES, Jan 23, (RTRS):  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, organizer of the Oscar awards, pledged on Friday to double its membership …

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‘Rising Son’ a safe, gentle-hearted romantic drama – Flavorful performances from Martindale, Toussaint

LOS ANGELES, Jan 23, (RTRS): The scent of Southern climbing roses mingles with the ugly acridity of small-town racial prejudice in “Sophie and the Rising …

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Celine Dion fans mourn her husband at funeral – ‘My career, his masterpiece’

MONTREAL, Jan 23, (AFP): Thousands gathered Friday at Montreal’s Notre Dame Basilica for the funeral of Canadian pop superstar Celine Dion’s husband and longtime manager …

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I am not into Oscars, says Redford – Sundance founder refuses to be drawn into controversy

PARK CITY, Jan 22, (Agencies): US actor Robert Redford refused to be drawn into the Oscars race controversy Thursday as the Sundance Film Festival he …

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Lonergan returns to Sundance – ‘Manchester-by-the-Sea’ highly anticipated

Writer-director Kenneth Lonergan returns to the Sundance Film Festival this week with “Manchester-by-the-Sea,” his third feature film to date. It’s a homecoming of sorts, as …

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