American actor Philip Baker Hall, who appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Hard Eight” and “Seinfeld,” has died at 90. Her daughter revealed that the cause of death was complications of emphysema. Holly Wolfle Hall, the actor’s wife of nearly 40 years, on Monday said Hall died Sunday surrounded by loved ones in Glendale, California. She…
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Four months after slapping Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars, a move that shocked viewers around the world, Will Smith has once again apologized to his fellow actor, saying that his behavior was “unacceptable” and that he reached out to the comedian to discuss the incident but was told Rock wasn’t ready. “There is…
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Will Smith, who has been on the agenda with his slapping of Chris Rock at the Oscar ceremony, will allegedly return to the screens with a sequel to “I Am Legend,” in which he starred in 2007. The Oscar-winning actor, 53, is also said to be the producer of the movie in the wake of…
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Istanbul’s Beykoz Kundura, a former Istanbul shoe factory-turned cultural venue, has been hosting A Midsummer’s Night Festival, which has been one of the most sought-after events in Istanbul during summer since 2017. The sixth edition of the festival will take place on June 29 and Aug. 14 this year with a program inspired by the…
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Organized by the Boğaziçi Foundation for Culture and Arts, the Bosphorus Film Festival, one of the most anticipated events of the year, will be held between Oct. 21 and 28 this year. The festival, which hosted the event at 50% capacity for the last two years due to the global pandemic, has started the countdown…
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Netflix Inc. on Friday announced that it was suing the creators of an alleged unauthorized musical stage production of its popular period drama “Bridgerton,” accusing them of copyright infringement after building demand for their knockoff on TikTok. The complaint was filed against Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear in the federal court in Washington, three days…
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Kevin Spacey “strenuously denies” allegations of sexual assault, his lawyer said Thursday, as the Oscar-winning actor appeared in a London court to face five charges of offenses against three men. Photographers and television camera crews thronged Spacey, 62, as he arrived at London’s Westminster Magistrates Court for the preliminary hearing, walking into court accompanied by…
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Depicting two different periods of war, a movie tells the story of Bosnian Muslims and Jews that help each other escape from the cruelty of Serbs and Nazis, respectively. Sabina Vajraca, a U.S.-based film director who herself was a refugee from Bosnia’s 1990s war, says she wants her short film to remind the world of…
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After meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on World Refugee Day, Hollywood actor Ben Stiller, a U.N. goodwill ambassador, hailed the comedian-turned-president as “his hero.” “It’s a great honor for me … you’re my hero!” said Stiller. “What you’ve done, the way that you’ve rallied the country, the world, it’s really inspiring,” said the 56-year-old American…
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Directed by Maryna Er Gorbach and Mehmet Bahadır Er, the Ukrainian-Turkish coproduction “Klondike” received a special prize at the 21st German Film Award for Peace – The Bridge. Organized by the Bernhard Wichi Memorial Fund and honoring distinguished filmmakers since 2002, the German Film Award for Peace – The Bridge stands for peace, understanding between…
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