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Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci dies: Report
Bernardo Bertolucci, the Italian director famous for movies such as “Last Tango in Paris” and “The Last Emperor”, has died at 77, Italian media reported on Monday.
Bertolucci, who hailed from the northern Italian town of Parma, had been ill and died at his home in Rome, media said.
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Titanic II Luxury Vessel to Set Sail in 2022
A replica of "the ship of dreams" - also known as Titanic - will sail the high seas in the year 2022.
An announcement about the luxury Titanic II was first made in 2013, but work was suspended due to financial constraints. Now that those financial matters have been resolved, building has recommenced on the vessel, according to a media release from Blue Star Line.
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The Academy Awards Promise a New Oscar Category
TheVerge - Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences president John Bailey today sent out a missive to AMPAS members, announcing changes to the 2020 Academy Awards, intended to keep them "relevant in a changing world." It's the latest series of changes intended to battle dramatically dropping ratings for the annual Oscars telecast.
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Arm in arm, Scorsese and Blanchett open 71st Cannes
A Cannes Film Festival grappling with issues of gender equality and other winds of change was declared open May 8 by Martin Scorsese and Cate Blanchett, arm in arm, before the premiere of Asghar Farhadi's "Everybody Knows."
Adele at 30! Check Out Her Crazy Titanic Party
The woman who made the world cry and had no intention of writing a cheerful song turned 30.
On May 5th, the British singer Adele, a record-seller of albums, awards, and a number of video ad views had an amazing birthday.
And exactly the opposite of her work, the birthday party seemed crazy and quite cheerful.
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Alexandre Desplat Masterclass | Athens | April 24
Award-winning French-Greek film composer Alexandre Desplat - whose received his second Best Soundtrack Oscar this year for "The Shape of Water," after bagging his first for "The Grand Budapest Hotel" in 2015 - will hold a masterclass at the Athens Conservatory on Tuesday, April 24, starting at noon.
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Milos Forman Two-Time Oscar Winning Directo Dead At 86
Two-time Oscar winning Czech director Milos Forman has died at the age of 86 according to Reuters and reports. Forman's wife Martina informed Czech news agency CTK that the filmmaker passed after a brief illness in the U.S.
Oscars chief being investigated for sexual harassment
The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body which hands out the Oscars, is being investigated for sexual harassment, US media reported on March 16.
The Oscars Brought a Record Low Audience
For the first time, the Oscar Awards ceremony has attracted the interest of less than 30 million viewers in the United States, the Associated Press reports. It is usually the most watched TV show after the Super Bowl. This year, however, the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics last month saw nearly 28 million people while the film awards had only 26 and a half million viewers.
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'The Shape of Water' triumphs at nail-biting Oscars
"The Shape of Water" on March 4 won top honors at the Oscars including the coveted best picture statuette, bringing the curtain down on a Hollywood awards season overshadowed by scandal over sexual misconduct in showbiz.