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Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin dies at 89
AFP, Published on 01/07/2023
» NEW YORK - Alan Arkin, the Oscar-winning "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Argo" actor known for his wry wit and improvisation skills, has died at the age of 89, according to his sons.
Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin dies at 89
Published on 30/06/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Alan Arkin, a versatile and prolific American actor who thrived in both comic and dramatic roles and won an Oscar for playing a heroin-using grandfather in the 2006 film “Little Miss Sunshine”, has died at age 89, Variety magazine reported on Friday.
Morgan Freeman apologizes after sexual harassment claims
AFP, Published on 25/05/2018
» LOS ANGELES - Octogenarian Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman apologized Thursday after a report of multiple sexual harassment accusations, making the actor the latest high-profile figure to face allegations of misconduct in the #MeToo era.
Spielberg's 'Lincoln' tops Oscar nominations
AFP, Published on 10/01/2013
» Steven Spielberg's taut political drama "Lincoln" won the Oscars election with 12 nominations for the Academy Awards, the climax of Hollywood's annual prizes season.
Almost Real
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 12/10/2012
» The whole setup is so wacky and improbable that it can only dovetail into one thing: it could be true. Or as true as a Hollywood movie could get. In order to save six Americans during the Teheran hostage crisis, the CIA sends in an agent posing as a sci-fi film producer looking for a location. He'd breeze into Iran, kiss the ring of Khomeini's culture minister, and rescue the six, not sneaking or smuggling them out, but waltzing them through the falcon-grip of a tightly surveilled airport with legit boarding passes.
Iran escape film coincides with Canada embassy closing
AFP, Published on 09/09/2012
» Ben Affleck unveiled his new film "Argo" chronicling the 1979 escape with Canada's help of American diplomats from Iran as rising tensions forced Canada this week to close its embassy in Tehran.