Knights Bachelor
The Entertainer | Athens | October 27
The Athens Concert Hall presents a live broadcast of "The Entertainer" from London's Branagh Theater on Thursday, October 27. Directed by Rob Ashford, John Osborne's play stars Kenneth Branagh, Jonah Hauer-King, Gawn Grainger, Sophie McShera and Greta Scacchi. The performance is in English with Greek subtitles. The screening starts at 9.15 p.m.
- Read more about The Entertainer | Athens | October 27
- Log in to post comments
'Ottoman Lieutenant' ready for screen
A new film portraying incidents in Eastern Anatolia during World War I through the eye of a U.S. nurse has been finished.
- Read more about 'Ottoman Lieutenant' ready for screen
- Log in to post comments
Elton John gives surprise LA concert with Lady Gaga as guest
Elton John gave a surprise West Hollywood concert to several thousand fans ahead of the Oscars, with Lady Gaga as guest performer.
Sir Elton John’s hubby is a control freak, say friends
Friends from Sir Elton John’s inner circle state that the superstar is in danger from his husband David Furnish, aged 53. They are worried that Furnish is exerting too much influence on the rock legend, aged 68, at a very turbulent time in his life when he is most vulnerable after parting with a host of loyal employees and managers with consequences including bungled record deals.
Angus Deaton wins 2015 Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2015 was awarded to economist Angus Deaton “for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare”.
Deaton, 69, was born in Edinburgh but now works at Princeton University in New Jersey and he holds both U.S. and British citizenship.
Frankfurt Book Fair opens as Rushdie sparks Iran's boycott
The world?s biggest book fair opened in Frankfurt on Oct 13 with a press conference by British-Indian writer Salman Rushdie, saying ?Expression of speech is fundamental to all human beings.?All attempts to curb free speech are ?an attack on human nature,? British-Indian writer Salman Rushdie said Oct. 13 at the start of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world?s biggest book fair.
Angus Deaton wins 2015 Nobel Prize for Economics
British economist Angus Deaton won the 2015 economics Nobel Prize for "his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Oct. 12.
- Read more about Angus Deaton wins 2015 Nobel Prize for Economics
- Log in to post comments
Iran threatens boycott over Rushdie's book fair invite
Iran has threatened to boycott next week's Frankfurt Book Fair because organisers have invited the author Salman Rushdie, who still has a fatwa against him, as a guest speaker.
Benaki Museum presents Tony Cragg
Tony Cragg is one of the world’s most foremost sculptors and his sculptures are displayed at permanent collections of the most important museums of the world.
The exhibition of Tony Cragg will run from September 10 to November 8 at Benaki Museum and includes 25 sculptures mainly made of wood, bronze, stone and mirror-finished stainless steel.
- Read more about Benaki Museum presents Tony Cragg
- Log in to post comments
Nazi Germany wins WWII (vid)
What would the world be like, if Nazi Germany had won WWII? This is what Ridley Scott’s movie ‘The Man in the High Castle’, an adaptation of a 1962 book with the same title deals with. Here is the trailer of the film.
- Read more about Nazi Germany wins WWII (vid)
- Log in to post comments