CELEBRITIES AT CANNES SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE THROUGH FASHION

Sun 26 May 2024: Celebrities at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in France expressed solidarity with Palestine on Saturday with the use of the Palestinian flag and watermelon motifs on their attire. World-renowned personalities attending the film festival from May 14 to 25 silently conveyed support for Palestine through outfits and accessories as they walked […]

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NETFLIX’S AD-SUPPORTED PLAN REACH 40 MILLION USERS, UP FROM 5 MILLION LAST YEAR

Fri 17 May 2024: Netflix’s ad-supported plan, which is cheaper and shows commercials between television shows and movies, reached 40 million global monthly active users, up from 5 million a year ago. “Over 40% of all signups in the ads countries now come from the ads plan,” the online streaming platform said Wednesday. Netflix said […]

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CANNES FILM FESTIVAL HOPES FOR ‘NO CONTROVERSIES’ AS WARS, SCANDALS RAGE

Wed 15 May 2024: Cannes, France – The world’s most popular film festival opens on Tuesday with a French comedy, The Second Act, by prolific film director and musician Quentin Dupieux. It is among 58 films of the official selection in the next 12 days which are likely to set the agenda of the global cinema […]

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DOCUMENTARY “THE SHAMIMA BEGUM STORY” ABOUT A BRITISH TEENAGER WHO JOINED ISIS WINS A BAFTA

Mon 13 May 2024: The team member involved in creating the documentary about Shamima Begum, the London-born woman who joined ISIS at the age of 15, expressed profound surprise at winning at the 2024 Bafta TV awards. Titled “The Shamima Begum Story,” the documentary delves into the controversial and much-debated journey of Begum, and it […]

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KEVIN SPACEY OVERTURNS UK RULING IN SEX ASSAULT CASE OVER LAWYERS’ MISTAKE

Tue 07 May 2024: On Tuesday, Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning American actor, overturned a court ruling in London that had effectively found him liable for an alleged sexual assault on a British man. This reversal came about due to an error by his legal team, who inadvertently failed to serve a defence to a civil […]

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IRAN BANS POPULAR EGYPT TV SERIES ‘THE ASSASSINS’ OVER ‘DISTORTIONS’

Tue 30 April 2024: Iranian authorities have banned the Egyptian TV drama “The Assassins”, which focuses on the historical figure Hassan-i Sabbah, the founder of an offshoot Shia sect during the 11th century CE. The medieval sect was notorious for its political assassinations and the series portrayed their story through a 30-episode narrative. According to […]

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ELON MUSK’S X SET TO LAUNCH NEW ‘X TV’ APP TO CHALLENGE YOUTUBE

Sat 27  April 2024: This week, Elon Musk’s X unveiled an app for smart TVs, expanding the social media platform into the streaming space. On Tuesday, X announced features that will be familiar to users of other video apps like YouTube These features include trending videos, cross-platform smartphone compatibility, and algorithmically generated suggestions, according to The […]

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“CIVIL WAR”: A RECORD-BREAKING BOX OFFICE SMASH DEPICTING AMERICA’S COLLAPSE

Wed 24  April 2024: The film “Civil War,” which depicts America on the brink of collapse, had a successful box office debut in the United States during its first week of release. According to a statement from TME Films, the movie premiered in the U.S. on April 12th and earned $25.7 million in its opening […]

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