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...]
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...]
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...]
‘Bye Bye Man’ and ‘Monster Trucks’, two new movies in the American cinemas
The supernatural horror movie 'The Bye Bye Man' and the adventure family movie 'Monster Trucks' are among the news of this weekend in the American cinemas, reports the EFE. Directed by Chris Wedge, 'Monster Trucks' it has a distribution with Jane Levy and Lucas Till, known from the popular television series 'MacGyver'. Tripp (Till), a teenager who builds modified trucks, will … [Read more...]
Justin Bieber abandoned his fourth pet, a chow-chow dog
Justin Bieber may have numerous fans, but he definitely infuriated the people who love the animals. After a dog, a monkey and a hamster, the Canadian singer Justin Bieber has abandoned a fourth animal. Perhaps the artist indeed is not made to have a pet. After he successively adopted and abandoned a dog, a monkey and a hamster, the singer relapsed with the second dog, a … [Read more...]
George Lucas will open a museum in Los Angeles
The creator of the 'Star Wars' series, George Lucas has chosen the city of Los Angeles, rather than San Francisco, to open his future museum, a titanic project that's worth 1 billion dollars, according to the website of the museum, quoted by the AFP. Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will be located in the Exhibitions Park in Los Angeles and will host the collection of art and … [Read more...]
The famous Barnum Circus is to close, after 146 years
The famous Barnum Circus, opened in the United States of America in 1871, announced its closing in May 2017, after 146 years of shows, informs the AFP, stating that the decision was saluted by the animal rights activists. The representatives of the circus, whose official name is Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus said in a press release that Barnum can no longer … [Read more...]
Liam Neeson lost about 20 pounds for his role in ‘Silence’
The actor Liam Neeson, who plays a Portuguese Catholic missionary in the film 'Silence' directed by Martin Scorsese stated that he had to lose approximately 7, 8 kg for this role, writes the UPI.com. The character of Neeson in this film is being tortured for his religious faith and for the teachings which he preaches in Japan in the 17th century. In the distribution of this … [Read more...]