Films
Mickey Mouse horror films announced
Barely 24 hours after Disney's initial copyright on Mickey Mouse expired, two new indie horror films starring the beloved character have been announced.
"Mickey's Mouse Trap" will feature a masked killer dressed as Mickey stalking a group of young friends through an amusement arcade, while another untitled horror-comedy sees a sadistic mouse tormenting unsuspecting ferry passengers.
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Fire on Japan Airlines plane on landing (videos) (Upd.2)
All 379 people (367 passengers & 12 crew members) have been safely removed - Five members of the Japanese Coast Guard airplane have been killed & one is seriously injured
Bollywood celebrates rocking year, riding high on action flicks, unbridled masculinity and misogyny
Bollywood has made a financial comeback in 2023 worthy of one of its traditional singing-on-top-of-the-hills moments.
India's Hindi language movie industry made an impressive recovery after a pandemic-driven slowdown, audience fatigue with big studio productions and Bollywood megastars, and streaming platforms taking away a large chunk of viewership.
Athens jewelry store robbed of €200,000 worth of gems
Unknown perpetrators carried out a heist at a high-end jewelry store on in central Athens on Saturday at dawn.
According to the police, the thieves entered between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m., initially accessing an adjacent abandoned building. Using tools, they created a hole in the common wall, gaining entry to the jewelry store.
Was 2023 a tipping point for movies?
As 2023 draws to a close, no one is sounding the death knell of the superhero movie. The Walt Disney Co.'s "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" made $845.6 million worldwide and Sony's "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" ($691 million) was one of the most acclaimed films of the year. Marvel is still mightier than any other brand in the business.
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Tension between two Turkish directors grows
The conflict between two famous Turkish directors of Turkish cinema, Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Zeki Demirkubuz, has been known for many years although they were close friends in the past.
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Parasite' actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead: report
South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film "Parasite", was found dead Wednesday in an apparent suicide, Yonhap news agency reported.
The actor was discovered inside a vehicle at a park in central Seoul, Yonhap reported, citing police.
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Oscars shortlists revealed
The "Barbie" power ballad "I'm Just Ken" and AP and Frontline's documentary "20 Days in Mariupol" just got one step closer to an Oscar nomination.
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Yorgos Lanthimos: ‘Creative freedom is key’
Tranquility, certainty, satisfaction - these were the vibes exuded by Yorgos Lanthimos on Sunday morning as he convened with a pack of journalists at the Hotel Grande Bretagne in central Athens to delve into his latest film.
'My perspective is just one perspective; others may perceive much more, and that's intriguing'
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Hot chocolate for the holidays: 'Wonka' tops box office
Warner Bros.' fantasy musical "Wonka," boosted by the star power of Timothee Chalamet, enjoyed a sweet opening in North American theaters this weekend after an equally strong debut overseas, industry watchers reported on Dec. 17.