The South Korean film 'The Handmaiden' has six nominations in the top of the productions entered in the race for the Asian Film Awards, followed by 'Train to Busan' (China) and 'I am not Madame Bovary' (China) each with five nominations, informs the Hollywood Reporter. The Asian Film Awards will be back in Hong Kong after three years when it took place in Macao, to mark the 20 … [Read more...]
‘Hidden Figures’, ‘La La Land’ and ‘Sing’, in the top Box Office Sales
The film 'Hidden Figures', about three African-American women employed by NASA, who substantially contributed to the success of the American space program in the '50s -'60s, was in the first place of the North American box-office this weekend, according to the preliminary numbers published on Sunday by the Exhibitor Relations and quoted by the AFP. The film, with Kristen Dunst, … [Read more...]
Mars Ice Home made by NASA for the first human mission on Mars looks like an igloo
'Mars Ice Home', the habitat designed by NASA and the winners of a project contest for the first human mission on Mars in 2030, looks like an igloo and has the merit of being an excellent insulator against the cosmic radiation, but at the same time the iced used to raise the structure can be used as fuel for the ship which will take off toward the Earth at the end of the … [Read more...]
Sky Television will not broadcast the episode in which Michael Jackson was subject of a parody
The British Television Sky announced that it would not broadcast a pilot episode of a comedy series because of the criticisms received by them for parodying Michael Jackson, informs the DPA. After the broadcasting of the trailer of the pilot episode in which the British actor Joseph Fiennes plays the role of Michael Jackson, the daughter of the late musician has expressed on … [Read more...]
A new theory about the Titanic’s sinking revealed in a documentary
A documentary film brings into discussion the new arguments which could overturn the theory according to which the impact of an iceberg would not have been enough to decide the fate of the famous transatlantic Titanic, writes huffingtonpost.com. 'Titanic: The New Evidence' was broadcast in the United Kingdom at Channel 4 and the author of the material, Senan Molony, expert in … [Read more...]
Donald Trump raised a record of $90 Million for Ceremony
The private donations entered into the account of the committee which prepares the investiture ceremony of the elected president of the USA, Donald Trump, are about 90 million dollars, an amount without precedent for this event, reports the British channel ITV. By comparison, Barack Obama has received from private donors 55 million dollars for the campaign in 2009 and 43 … [Read more...]
Barack Obama thanked his wife, in his good-bye speech
The American President Barack Obama had, on Tuesday evening at Chicago, in front of 18,000 persons, the good-bye speech at the end of the eight years of his mandate, a moment broadcast by the ABC, CBS, CNN, and other international mass-media. The president has made an overview of some of the main achievements of his two terms. He referred to the improvement of the economic … [Read more...]
Arnold Schwarzenegger replaces Donald Trump in the TV show ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’
The actor and former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger has succeeded Donald Trump in the reality show 'The Celebrity Apprentice', using even from the first show several formulas taken from his box-office successes, reports the AFP. The 69 years old actor with Austrian origins became famous in the eighties with action movies like 'Conan the Barbarian' (1980) and … [Read more...]