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Entertainment

Iranian, Kazakh films top at BIFF – Asian filmmakers hail ‘globalisation’ of cinema

BUSAN, South Korea, Oct 10, (AFP): Two productions which paint vastly different portraits of modern existence have taken home the major award at Asia’s most …

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Del Toro infuses haunted house film with gothic style – ‘Lusher movie with sentimental heart’

PARIS, Oct 10, (AFP): Haunted house movies are a Hollywood trope. But the latest about to hit our screens, by director Guillermo del Toro, promises …

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Avicii feels ‘flat’ on new album Stories – Keith gets playful on ‘35’

Avicii, “Stories” (Island) Avicii, the Swedish DJ, producer and mega-hit maker, is out with his second major studio album “Stories,” which arrives feeling like a …

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Scarface honored at BET Awards – Diddy performs his new single ‘Workin’

ATLANTA, Oct 10, (AP): Scarface was a man of few words after accepting his “I Am Hip Hop” award, directing the attention away from himself …

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Past flickers faintly on Polish screens – ‘Poland has changed hands many times’

Like many cities in the former Soviet Union, the adjacent towns of Gdynia and Gdansk, on Poland’s beautiful Baltic coast, each have two faces. One …

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Rylance catches Spielberg’s eye – Embracing movie acting a circuitous journey for Shakespearean maverick

NEW YORK, Oct 9, (AP): Mark Rylance is strolling around a conference table, doing his best impression of a Robert Mitchum walk. He’s explaining how …

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‘Truth’ screening lures impressive guests – Redford portrays venerable CBS news anchor

LOS ANGELES, Oct 9, (RTRS): Wednesday night’s swanky Midtown screening of newsroom drama “Truth” at New York’s Museum of Modern Art lured out a few …

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Prudhomme dies age 75 – Chef sensation

NEW ORLEANS, Oct 9, (AP): At K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen during the early 1980s, chef and owner Paul Prudhomme would drive to his hometown near Opelousas …

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Kool & the Gang gets Hollywood star – Legacy part of national fabric

LOS ANGELES, Oct 9, (RTRS): After 50 years and 23 albums, the legacy of Kool & the Gang has become so much a part of …

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Cavill, Evans join war drama ‘Sand Castle’ – Anderson makes first foray into nonfiction terrain

LOS ANGELES, Oct 9, (RTRS): Henry Cavill and Luke Evans will co-star with Nicholas Hoult in the war drama “Sand Castle.” The film will be …

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