Fri 25 September 2020: Lawmakers voice ‘significant concerns’ over Netflix’s decision to do business with anti-Uighur Chinese author WASHINGTON – Five Republican US senators urged Netflix on Thursday to drop its plans to adapt a science fiction book trilogy by Chinese author Liu Cixin into a TV series, saying he has defended China’s treatment of […]
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Mon 21 September 2020: Canadian sitcom nabs 7 categories in which it was nominated, including best comedy series The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards were unlike any other. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, nearly all of the would-be presenters, guests, and nominees were forced to rely on remote camera setups to capture reaction shots and award speeches on the fly. […]
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Sun 13 September 2020: Nomadland, Chloé Zhao’s look at America’s van-dwelling community, starring Frances McDormand, has won the Golden Lion for best film at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. McDormand plays a widow from a collapsed Nevada mining town who finds new life on the road in Zhao’s film, based on Jessica Bruder’s 2017 […]
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Wed 09 September 2020: Viewers to be able to watch documentaries free of charge, without registration SARAJEVO – The 3rd Al Jazeera Balkans International Documentary Film Festival (AJB DOC) will take place online between Sept. 11-15 due to novel coronavirus. The festival, of which Anadolu Agency is the global communication partner, is preparing to gather […]
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Tue 08 September 2020: The film, directed by Niki Caro, is an adaptation of Disney’s 1998 animation about Hua Mulan, a young woman who disguises herself as a man to fight in the imperial army in her father’s stead. The remake attracted criticism when the actor Liu Yifei, who plays Mulan, said she supported Hong Kong police in […]
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Mon 07 September 2020: LOS ANGELES – As movie theaters struggle to return to normality during the coronavirus pandemic, the first major Hollywood release in six months, Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” has taken in $20.2 million in five days. In normal times that sort of number for an expected blockbuster would be worrisome for Warner Bros. […]
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Sat 05 September 2020: The lead actor of the hit Turkish drama Resurrection: Ertugrul, Engin Altan Düzyatan, is set to meet his devoted fans in Pakistan this October. “Engin Altan Duzyatan has finally confirmed his much-awaited visit to Pakistan,” said the event organizers on Saturday, referring to the star of the historical series Dirilis Ertugrul. […]
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Fri 04 September 2020: The trailer for the hotly anticipated documentary The Dissident, about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, has been released and looks set to bring fresh attention to the Saudi journalist’s murder two-years-ago, which remains clouded by mystery. Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018, with the kingdom’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman linked to his […]
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Fri 04 September 2020: Turkey’s media watchdog ordered Netflix to remove its latest series “Cuties” from its catalogue after it drew harsh public criticism over allegations of it “entertaining paedophiles“, Daily Sabah reports. According to the report, the country’s broadcasting watchdog claims the film contains images of child exploitation. Turkey’s Family Ministry had previously said the film “may cause children […]
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Thu 03 September 2020: Former WWE star urges everyone to stay disciplined, wear mask, maintain social distancing Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, said he and his family are recovering from the novel coronavirus. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the actor said they contracted the virus three weeks ago, most probably from close […]
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