Cinema of the United States

Man sentenced to 20 months in prison on charges of 'sexual assault,' but sentence postponed

A 19-year-old man, identified only by the initials ?.K., has been convicted of sexually assaulting a 21-year-old Japanese tourist on the Diyarbak?r-Mu? highway in southeastern Turkey, but has had his sentence postponed for ?good conduct.?

Elliott Erwitt: History’s photographer

Famous photographer Elliott Erwitt presents his work in London’s Somerset House, during an exhibition which seems a lot like a history lesson.

 

Marilyn Monroe, Jack Kerouac, John F Kennedy’s funeral, and Hollywood sets (“On the Waterfront”, “The Misfits”), everyday people, and dogs, are the subjects of his photos.

 

Nude pics cost Iranian actress permanent exile

It’s the photo-shoot that cost one of Iran’s most famous film stars permanent exile from the Islamic Republic. The reason? Nude pics, and ones of nubile actress Golshifteh Farahani no less.
The photos were published in Madam Figaro, and according to the now Paris-based actress, they’re in protest to the oppressive regime in her native country.

Johnny Depp weds Amber Heard: reports

Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp has married actress Amber Heard in secret at their home in Los Angeles, US media said Feb. 4, ahead of a larger bash at the weekend.
      
Depp, 51, and Heard, 28, got engaged in 2012 and plan a bigger wedding this weekend on Depp's private island in the Bahamas, People magazine reported, citing a source.
      

Daughter of tragic singer Whitney Houston found unconscious

The daughter of late singer Whitney Houston was pulled unconscious from her bathtub on Jan. 31 at her Georgia home, in an eerie echo of her mother's tragic death three years ago.

Bobbi Kristina Brown, 21, was found by her husband and a friend at her home in Roswell, roughly 35 kilometers north of Atlanta, Roswell Police Department spokeswoman Lisa Holland said.

'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' sweeps Sundance Awards

?Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,? a moving drama about a teenager who befriends a classmate with cancer, won the top prize at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 31.

Sundance winners regularly go on to critical and awards success at Hollywood?s main prize-giving ceremonies. Last year?s top winner, ?Whiplash,? is nominated for best picture at this year?s Oscars.

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