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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."
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.
'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.
Loach and Malick top bill but no Tarantino - yet - for Cannes festival
AFP, Published on 18/04/2019
» PARIS: Veteran directors Ken Loach and Terrence Malick head the line-up of a gritty and highly political Cannes film festival next month, its director Thierry Fremaux said Thursday.
'Get Out' tops Spirit Awards ahead of Oscars
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» SANTA MONICA: Jordan Peele's satirical horror flick "Get Out" triumphed Saturday at the Spirit Awards -- the latest in a string of honors the film has picked up, with the Oscars just one day away.