Film
'Big Eyes' to open !f Film Festival
The 14th !f Istanbul Independent Films Festival will run between Feb. 12 and 22 in Istanbul and between Feb. 26 and March 1 in Ankara and ?zmir. The opening film of the festival will be master director Tim Burton?s latest film ?Big Eyes,? which will make its premier in Turkey.
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg starts reading program
Mark Zuckerberg wants to add a little more "book" to Facebook.
The Facebook founder and CEO announced on his page recently that he has vowed to read a book every other week in 2015, with an emphasis on learning about different beliefs, cultures and technologies.
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All eyes on Berlin as ECB readies bond-buying scheme
One more ban for Moses epic from United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates said Dec. 30 that it will not allow screening of Hollywood's Biblical epic "Exodus: Gods and Kings," mirroring similar bans by Egypt and Morocco.
The National Media Council, charged with vetting films for release in the UAE, said the Ridley Scott movie about Moses's escape from pharaonic Egypt contained "religious and historical mistakes."
Euro dips to 29-month low as Greek vote sparks anxiety
'Interview' rakes in more than $15 million online
Controversial low-brow comedy "The Interview" scored more than $15 million in online rentals and purchases, entertainment giant Sony said, following an embarrassing cyberattack and threats that led the company to pull the film from theaters.
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North Korea blasts Obama as ’monkey’ in threat over movie
North Korea on Dec. 27 blasted U.S. President Barack Obama as a "monkey" inciting cinemas to screen a comedy featuring a fictional plot to kill its leader, and threatened "inescapable deadly blows" over the movie.
Theatre marathon - improvisation in English at DKCB
BELGRADE - A group of younglings will organize a 12-hour marathon dubbed "The Improvathron" performing their adaptation of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare at the Children's Cultural Center (DKCB) Belgrade on Saturday.
N Korea Not to Have 'Physical Reaction' on Sony Movie
North Korea is unlikely to have any "physical reaction" to the release of The Interview, a controversially perceived comedy about a fictional plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong-un.
Sony puts 'The Interview' on YouTube, other digital platforms
"The Interview," the provocative comedy that triggered a devastating cyberattack on Sony Pictures, went straight to U.S. consumers on Dec. 24 in an unprecedented online debut after hacker threats prevented its wide release on Christmas day.