Films
Actor Kostas Voutsas marries for the fourth time (pics)
Famous Greek actor Kostas Voutsas, 84, married for the fourth time his partner Aliki Katsavou, 38, on Saturday noon at Athens City Hall.
Kostas Voutsas arrived at the town hall with a big smile and Aliki, who is pregnant, wearing a simple and elegant white dress.
Refugees documentary wins Berlin fest top prize
Italian director Gianfranco Rosi's "Fire at Sea," a harrowing documentary about Europe's refugee crisis, clinched the Berlin film festival's Golden Bear top prize on Feb. 20 from a jury led by Meryl Streep.
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Star Wars Adds Shine to Croatian 'Pearl' Dubrovnik
After weeks of feverish speculation, the Croatian City of Dubrovnik on Friday confirmed that part of the latest Star Wars movie is be filmed there in March.
Filming of the eighth Star Wars movie will bring additional prestige and marketing visibility to the world-famous destination, often called the "Pearl of the Adriatic".
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Inarritu scoops top DGA prize for 'The Revenant'
Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's bid for Oscars glory was boosted Feb. 6 as he took top prize at the Directors Guild of America honors -- seen as a bellwether for the Academy Awards.
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'Winter Sleep' to be shown in Russia
Internationally acclaimed Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan's film "K?? Uykusu" (Winter Sleep) is set to be screened in Russia at a festival bringing together the modern adaptations of writer Anton Chekhov's works.
During the event, members of the public will also be able to come together with foreign and Russian cinema artists.
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'The Soda Seller' out to please a diverse audience
Director and writer Yüksel Aksu has again taken us to a small town in the Aegean in his new debut, '?ftarl?k Gazoz' (The Soda Seller), a successful melodrama featuring children that have been a familiar picture in Turkish cinemaThere is something for all kinds of moviegoers in this week's new release, director Yüksel Aksu's period drama "?ftarl?k Gazoz" (The Soda Seller).
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Shocking video: Man’s hand ripped off by a bear
A Russian man had his hand ripped off by a caged bear when he reached the animal to stroke or pat it ignoring his friends’ warnings.
The footage was taken in Murmanskaya Oblast, in the country’s far north west and shows the man screaming out in pain as the bear clamps its teeth around his arm.
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Stunning Inception-like photos of Istanbul
The digital series of Turkish artist Aydın Büyüktaş transforms the streets of Istanbul into a surreal cityscape.
The Inception-like photos are challenging viewer’s perspective.
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A Syrian's love story
Syrian Raghda Hassan, who is now living in Istanbul and was featured in award-winning British documentary 'A Syrian Love Story,' says she will continue fighting for her country from her new homeSyrian revolutionist Raghda Hassan, whose life is the subject of award-winning documentary "A Syrian Love Story," filmed by British director Sean McAllister, has been living in Istanbul for nearly three
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Daniel Radcliffe’s role as farting corpse with erection caused audiences to walk out
Daniel Radcliffe as a farting corpse with an erection in the independent film, Swiss Army Man, prompted an audience walk out at its premiere. The movie sees Dano stranded on an island who befriends the dead body of Radcliff that is washed ashore before he rides it out to see, propelled by a sea of farts that emanate from the cadaver.