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S. Korean migrant's tale to open Asia's biggest film festival
AFP, Published on 04/10/2023
» SEOUL - A South Korean film about a disillusioned young woman who relocates to New Zealand will open Asia's largest film festival Wednesday as it looks to rally from a year marked by scandal and budget cutbacks.
More women accuse France's Depardieu of sexual violence: report
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» PARIS - More than a dozen women have accused veteran French actor Gerard Depardieu of sexual violence, with some allegations going back decades, according to a report from French investigative news website Mediapart.
'Golda' director swats away criticism over casting Mirren
AFP, Published on 21/02/2023
» BERLIN - The director of "Golda" on Monday dismissed a controversy over casting Helen Mirren as Israel's only woman prime minister Golda Meir, saying the British Oscar winner had "Jewish chops".
US hits China with new trade curbs, sanctions over Uyghur rights
AFP, Published on 17/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday unleashed a volley of actions to censure China's treatment of the Uyghur minority, with lawmakers voting to curb trade and new sanctions slapped on the world's top consumer drone maker.
Virus rules force Bollywood's low-paid extras out of work
AFP, Published on 31/07/2020
» MUMBAI: India's coronavirus lockdown made little difference to Bollywood superstars but for the industry's vast army of low-paid, unskilled workers it meant unemployment, hunger and homelessness -- with no end in sight even as shoots gradually resume.
Golden Globes rev up award season with Netflix in pole position
AFP, Published on 03/01/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Hollywood's biggest stars gather Sunday for the glitzy Golden Globes, the first major awards show of a packed season that looks set to mark Netflix's coming-of-age in Tinseltown.
Robert Frank, revolutionary photographer of America's underbelly, dead at 94
AFP, Published on 10/09/2019
» NEW YORK - Robert Frank, a trailblazing documentary photographer whose raw style placed him among the 20th century's greats, has died, according to The New York Times. He was 94 years old.
'Game of Thrones' cast defend final season at Comic-Con
AFP, Published on 20/07/2019
» SAN DIEGO - The "Game of Thrones" cast leapt to the defense of its much-maligned final season in front of a boisterous crowd at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, blaming the backlash on negative media coverage.