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Tina Turner: The raw power of rock and roll
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - Tina Turner, the growling songstress whose explosive stage presence electrified fans the world over, left an indelible mark on 20th-century rock with five decades of hits -- first with husband Ike Turner, but most memorably as a wildly successful solo act.
Oscar short docs race showcases booming art form
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» LOS ANGELES - When marine biologist Maxim Chakilev flings open the door of his ramshackle Siberian hut in the Oscar-nominated short documentary "Haulout" to find 100,000 honking and heaving walruses, the effect is breathtakingly cinematic.
Art world appalled by attacks on paintings
AFP, Published on 29/10/2022
» PARIS: Art world professionals have slammed recent attacks on famous paintings by climate protesters as "counterproductive" and dangerous acts of vandalism.
Amazon tribe go behind the camera in Nat Geo film 'The Territory'
AFP, Published on 17/08/2022
» LOS ANGELES - When Covid-19 reached Brazil's Amazon, and an indigenous tribe sealed off its borders, director Alex Pritz found an innovative way to finish his documentary -- he handed the cameras over to the Uru-eu-wau-wau themselves.
Ncuti Gatwa named first Black actor to take on leading 'Doctor Who' role
AFP, Published on 09/05/2022
» LONDON: British actor Ncuti Gatwa, known for his role in popular series "Sex Education" will be the first Black actor to play the leading role in the cult BBC science fiction series, "Doctor Who", the channel announced Sunday.
Vicente Fernandez, a 'Sinatra' to Mexican fans, dies at 81
AFP, Published on 13/12/2021
» GUADALAJARA: Mexico is in mourning: The revered "king of ranchera music," Vicente Fernandez -- who won a dozen Grammys and Latin Grammys during his career -- died Sunday at 81.
Monty Python star in film comedy about death of Stalin
AFP, Published on 13/05/2016
» CANNES - A film satire on the last days of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin starring Monty Python's Michael Palin is soon to start shooting, its producers told AFP on Friday.
DiCaprio may finally get Oscars due with 'The Revenant'
AFP, Published on 10/01/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Leonardo DiCaprio eats a piece of real bison liver in his new movie "The Revenant," a harrowing tale of revenge and survival in a frigid setting of the American Old West.
Han, Luke and Leia back for 'Star Wars'
AFP, Published on 30/04/2014
» The original "Star Wars" movie blasted its way onto screens a long time ago, in a cinema galaxy seemingly far, far away -- but Han, Luke and Leia will be back soon.