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'Three Amigos' of film reflect on success
AFP, Published on 07/01/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Dubbed the "Three Amigos", directors Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro Inarritu and Alfonso Cuaron have amassed multiple Oscars between them and forged a golden age of Mexican filmmaking.
'Mank' leads Oscars nominations in record year for women
AFP, Published on 15/03/2021
» LOS ANGELES: "Mank", David Fincher's black-and-white ode to "Citizen Kane," comfortably led this year's Oscars nominations Monday with 10 nods including for best picture and best director, as female filmmakers smashed Academy records.
Bob Dylan releases first original album in almost a decade
AFP, Published on 19/06/2020
» NEW YORK - Legendary US folk singer Bob Dylan releases his first album of original songs in eight years on Friday with the 10-track "Rough and Rowdy Ways."
FIFA 'mafia' depicted in new Amazon Prime satire
AFP, Published on 04/06/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Fans yearning for the return of professional soccer have spent months rewatching classic matches, obsessing over "contact training" schedules and adopting teams from far-flung leagues that play in empty stadiums.
Promoting nature conservation through art
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/05/2020
» Back in the day when Dr Rungsrit Kanjanavanit was a high school student, his sister handed him a telescope so he could take a closer look at a flock of birds jumping on a Jamaican cherry. Through the telescope, the vivid colours of red and yellow scarlet minivets and golden fronted leafbirds mesmerised him. Ever since then, he has been attracted to feathered creatures and has become an avid birdwatcher.
Ghosn flirted with Hollywood, then delivered a plot twist
New York Times, Published on 03/01/2020
» TOKYO: Carlos Ghosn, the fallen head of the Nissan-Renault auto alliance, didn’t know much about making movies, but he seemed willing to learn.
Good times for Birdman of Barlinnie
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/12/2019
» It has been a frustratingly fleeting glimpse of an Everton legend, but nonetheless good to see Duncan Ferguson in the thick of things at Goodson Park and Old Trafford recently.
British visit Easter Island to discuss returning sacred monolith
AFP, Published on 05/06/2019
» SANTIAGO - A team from the British Museum arrived Tuesday on Easter Island to meet with local Polynesian people seeking the return from London of one of the most spiritually important of the Chilean island's stone monoliths.
'Parasite', South Korean comedy about class rage, wins Cannes gold
AFP, Published on 26/05/2019
» CANNES: "Parasite", a black comedy about a family of clever scammers from South Korea's underclass, won the Palme d'Or top prize at Cannes on Saturday, the first time a Korean director has scooped the coveted award in the film festival's 72-year history.
Tarantino's new film makes the cut for Cannes
AFP, Published on 02/05/2019
» PARIS - Quentin Tarantino's much-anticipated new film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" will premiere at the Cannes film festival, organisers said Thursday, after doubts over whether it would be finished in time.