Tune in to catch “Nine Perfect Strangers” and you’ll find drama and suspense. But underneath the hood you might also see some heady stuff, says …
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Prominent fact-checker Snopes apologizes for plagiarism
NEW YORK, Aug 16, (AP): The co-founder and CEO of the factchecking site Snopes.com has acknowledged plagiarizing from dozens of articles done by mainstream news …
Read More »‘CODA’ welcomes us into a special family
They say silence is golden. It’s a silly phrase, really, but it takes on an urgent poignancy for three stunning minutes in “CODA,” Siân Heder’s …
Read More »New Zealand loses precious ‘Rings’ to UK
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Aug 14, (AP): New Zealand has long been associated with “The Lord of the Rings” but with the filming of a major …
Read More »Kuwaiti producer’s film to debut in Sarajevo
Baghdad-set film tells stories of ordinary people KUWAIT CITY, Aug 12: An internationally co-produced feature film directed by Maysoon Pachachi — a London-based filmmaker of …
Read More »‘CODA’: Crowd-pleaser of the year
‘CODA,’ a tender and stirring coming-of-age tale about the only hearing member in a deaf family, might be the crowd-pleaser of the year, but it …
Read More »In Dubai, Filipina breaks stereotypes
Dumagay pulls no punches in jokes on Mideast life DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Aug 10, (AP): Peering out into the darkened audience of a Dubai …
Read More »New Orleans Jazz Fest canceled again due to COVID-19
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 9, (AP): With new COVID-19 cases surging in Louisiana, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival won’t be returning this year after …
Read More »‘Reservation Dogs’ smashes stereotypes
TULSA, Okla., Aug 8, (AP): Two Indigenous filmmakers are smashing the caricatures and stereotypes of Native Americans, who since the earliest days of film and …
Read More »Info minister eulogizes deceased actress Al-Sharrah
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7, (KUNA): Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi paid tribute to the famous actress …
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