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Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest
Denmark won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in the Swedish city of Malmoe early Sunday with the song “Only Teardrops” by Emmelie de Forest. Denmark, widely tipped to win the annual music competition, took the honours ahead of the 25 other finalists in a glittering ceremony watched by millions of…
Actor Gerard Depardieu compares Vladimir Putin to Pope John Paul II
French actor and newly-minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu on Saturday compared President Vladimir Putin to the late Pope John Paul II and said the ex-KGB agent is what Russia needs as a leader. Depardieu is preparing to shoot a new film in Moscow and the Chechen capital Grozny — a…
JD Salinger’s secret life exposed in new documentary
Documentary promising revelations about reclusive Catcher in the Rye author has been snapped up by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein JD Salinger, the elusive author of The Catcher in the Rye, was one of America’s most famous recluses and guarded his private life with fanatical dedication. Yet even he might have…
Gaza filmmakers look to 3D ‘Scarecrow’ film as a showcase
Filmmakers in Gaza have finished making what is believed to be the first Palestinian animated feature in 3D in a bid to show a fresh perspective on life through a child’s eyes. Called “The Scarecrow”, the 40-minute production tells the story of a nine-year-old orphan named Rima and the scarecrow…
Shots fired during interview at Cannes Film Festival
By Matt Williams, The Guardian Man fires shots from starting pistol during live TV interview with Christopher Waltz and French actor Daniel Auteuil Actors ran for cover at the Cannes film festival on Friday after a man fired shots from a starting pistol during a live TV broadcast. Oscar winner…
America’s tallest man boosts Ukraine in international singing competition
As fog billowed, a giant cloaked figure strode onto the Eurovision Song Contest stage, lightly cradling Ukraine’s singer, Zlata Ognevich, who looked tiny and doll-like in his arms. The stunt awed the audience as Ukraine performed its entry during the contest semi-final on Tuesday. The ballad, called “Gravity”, is widely…
Fox News hires Allen West for his ‘valuable point of view’
Fox News announced on Thursday that it had hired former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) as a contributor to the conservative network. “Representative West’s congressional and military experience along with his fearless approach to voicing key issues will provide a valuable point of view to the FOX News lineup,” Fox News…
Cannes Film Festival rocked as $1 million worth of red carpet ‘loaner’ jewels are stolen
Jewellery worth more than $1 million due to be loaned to stars treading the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival was stolen in a pre-dawn heist on Friday but the coveted Palme d’Or trophy was safe, officials said. In a scenario itself worthy of a movie, thieves broke into…
Nick Mancuso’s ‘God is a gangster’ play gets police protection
A play entitled “God is a gangster” will be performed under police protection in Romania after the theatre hosting it received threats, police said Friday. The play, written by Canadian actor and playwright Nick Mancuso, since October has been periodically playing at a theatre in the western city of Timisoara,…
Ai Weiwei creates giant map of China from baby formula
A map of China made from more than 1,800 cans of baby formula created by dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei went on show in Hong Kong Friday, reflecting the controversy over mainland demand for milk powder. A surge in demand for formula in China sparked by fears over the safety…
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