It has been over 35 years since the original “Top Gun,” and it has become such a cornerstone of popular culture that the real Top Gun School – or the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program, more popularly known as TOPGUN – actually imposes a $5 fine to any staff member that quotes…
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Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro paid a visit to Istanbul to attend a ceremony at one of his chain restaurants located in the city. At a press conference after the ceremony, De Niro said he was happy to be in Istanbul. Replying to a question about a possible film project in Istanbul, he said he…
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A new Marilyn Monroe drama, a coming-of-age romance horror about cannibal lovers and a black comedy of an American family are among the standouts of the line-up of Italy’s 79th Venice International Film Festival. The world’s oldest film festival, regarded as a launch pad for Oscar contenders as awards season approaches, runs from Aug. 31…
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Cüneyt Arkın, one of the most acclaimed actors in Turkish cinema history, has died of sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 85. Falling ill last night, Arkın was given medical treatment in a private hospital in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district. The 85-year-old actor passed away with his wife Betül Cüreklibatır and his relatives by his…
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American actor Paul Sorvino, well known for his mild-mannered mobster role in the movie “Goodfellas,” has died of natural causes at the age of 83. “Our hearts are broken,” wife Dee Dee Sorvino said in a statement. “There will never be another Paul Sorvino. He was the love of my life, and one of the…
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Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin will interview controversial American film director Woody Allen on Instagram live. “I have ZERO INTEREST in anyone’s judgments and sanctimonious posts here,” said Baldwin, himself at the center of a scandal after a cinematographer was shot dead last year on a film set by a gun Baldwin was holding. The announcement…
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The excerpt from critics on the first page of Andy Weir’s self-made masterpiece “The Martian” says, alongside many other things, “A perfect novel in almost every way,” and I can’t help but wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment. In an age where sci-fi has become almost synonymous with magical futuristic superhuman settings and stories, Weir brought…
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New Hollywood-era director Bob Rafelson, best known for his Oscar-nominated “Five Easy Pieces,” has died at the age of 89. Rafelson passed away at his home in Aspen Saturday night surrounded by his family, said his wife, Gabrielle Taurek Rafelson. Rafelson was responsible for co-creating the fictional pop music group and television series “The Monkees”…
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Organized by the Association of July 15 with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the General Directorate of Cinema, the On5sıfır7 (Fifteenth of July) Film Week will be held for the second time on July 1-7 this year. The exclusive event will screen movies selected from Turkish and world cinema that…
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Controversial American film director Woody Allen told actor Alec Baldwin on Tuesday that he will film a new movie in Paris, which may be his last production. Allen, 86, in a rare interview to actor Alec Baldwin, spoke about his career and his new book “Zero Gravity,” a collection of humor essays. “A lot of…
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