Fri 07 October 2022: In celebration of the James Bond franchise’s 60th anniversary, a two-part auction of memorabilia brought in £6.87 million ($7.7 million), DPA reported. A total of 61 lots from the 25 Bond films to date were included in the auctions, including cars, watches, costumes, props, posters, experiences, and memorabilia. The 60th anniversary […]
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Thu 06 October 2022: On Thursday, Kevin Spacey appeared in Manhattan court to represent himself in a civil case brought by actor Anthony Rapp. As they entered the federal courthouse, neither Spacey nor Rapp engaged in conversation with the media. After a party at Spacey’s Manhattan apartment in 1986, Rapp claimed in 2017 that Spacey […]
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Sat 01 October 2022: After seven years as host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, comedian Trevor Noah announced he would leave the show because he wanted to focus more on stand-up comedy. The 38-year-old comedian, who was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and immigrated to the United States in 2011, had big shoes […]
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Al Jazeera Documentary Industry Days [Al Jazeera] Fri 16 September 2022: AJ Documentary Industry Days aims to bring stories from regions that are often underreported, its founder says. Al Jazeera Documentary organised a new international project – Al Jazeera Documentary Industry Days – in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The region’s first-of-its-kind event marked its conclusion […]
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Brian Cox, Sarah Snook, Jeremy Strong, Matthew Macfadyen, J. Smith-Cameron and Nicholas Braun pose after winning the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series for “Succession” during the 74th Emmy Awards Tue 13 September 2022: During the 74th annual Emmy Awards ceremony on Monday night in Los Angeles, California, HBO and Apple TV+ took home the top […]
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Mon 12 September 2022: Marvel announced on Saturday that it will feature an Israeli “superhero” in its upcoming Captain America: New World Order film. The Israeli superhero first debuted in the pages of Marvel Comics in 1980 in The Incredible Hulk and is called Sabra. She has several superhuman powers and is the first superhuman […]
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Mon 12 September 2022: Muslim actors are virtually in the shadows on major television shows, according to a study released Wednesday by the University of Southern California (USC) Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. The report looked at the 200 top-rated television series from 2018 and 2019 that aired in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand and […]
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Fri 09 September 2022: An empty chair stood in for Iranian director, Jafar Panahi, at Venice on Friday as the festival hosted the world premiere of his latest movie “No Bears” while the acclaimed film-maker languishes in jail back home, Reuters reports. Panahi was arrested in Tehran in July and is serving a six-year prison sentence after being […]
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Wed 07 September 2022: Arab nations have demanded that Netflix remove any material that they perceive to be against “Islamic and societal values” in the area. These demands appear to be directed at shows that include gay and lesbian characters. In an unified statement on Tuesday, the Gulf Cooperation Council demanded adherence to its standards […]
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Wed 31 August 2022: Laal Singh Chaddha, the latest Aamir Khan film, has flopped at the box office amid a boycott campaign by right-wing groups. New Delhi, India – In early August, Aamir Khan, one of Bollywood’s biggest stars, made a public declaration of love for India designed to counter a virtual campaign being waged against him […]
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