Cinema, Music - страница 33

Sex, drugs and beards: an afternoon in a Pakistani porn cinema Three times a day dozens of men pack the auditorium, the air heavy with hashish smoke, to watch graphic sex movies: welcome to the Shama -- a pornographic cinema in Pakistan's Taliban heartland.

24 December 2013

Freed Pussy Riot punk slams Kremlin amnesty as 'PR stunt' Pussy Riot bandmember Maria Alyokhina, who was freed from prison Monday under a Kremlin-backed amnesty, slammed the measure as a mere publicity stunt and said that she would have preferred to remain in prison.

23 December 2013

'Hobbit' stays on top at N. America box office The latest installment of the Tolkien series, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," retained the top spot at the North American box office this weekend.

23 December 2013

Tom Cruise settles lawsuit over 'abandoning' daughter Tom Cruise has reached a settlement with a magazine publisher he sued for $50 million in libel damages over claims he abandoned his daughter Suri after his divorce, the star's lawyer said Friday.

22 December 2013

Surprises, snubs in Oscars foreign film shortlist Oscars organizers shortlisted nine movies including Palestinian, Danish and Hong Kong films Friday for best foreign language prize, offering surprises and some unexpected snubs.

21 December 2013

Disney explores own history in magical filmmaking tale Disney delves into its own history in "Saving Mr. Banks," a movie about the difficult birth of the classic film "Mary Poppins," wrenched from a tale by a reluctant British author.

20 December 2013

Film director of Harmony Lessons gets Special Mention Award at Asian Oscar event Emir Baigazin, Kazakhstan ilm director of Harmony Lessons, has gained the Special Mention Award in the Achievements in Directing category at the annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2013.

19 December 2013

Chinese star wins US website apology over sex claims A US-based Chinese news agency has apologized to award-winning actress Zhang Ziyi for claiming she slept with top Chinese officials for money and gifts, a publicist said Wednesday.

19 December 2013

Winners of Verona contest to perform in Astana Opera Winners of the international contest in Verona will perform at a concert in Astana Opera theater.

19 December 2013

TENGRI LIFE

TENGRI TRAVEL

Latvian filmmaker to respond to Borat for Kazakhstan The Latvian filmmaker Victor Vilks is planning to make a new movie that will be a response to Borat on behalf of Kazakhstan.

17 December 2013

Concern for US man held in UAE for comic YouTube video Comedians including Will Ferrell are lending star power to a campaign to free a 29-year-old American jailed since April in the United Arab Emirates after making a YouTube video poking fun at Dubai teenagers.

14 December 2013

Migraine secret of Wagner's opera Repetitive migraines lie at the heart of "Siegfried," the second part of Richard Wagner's "Ring" trilogy of operas, German neurologists suggest.

14 December 2013

'Slave,' 'American Hustle' lead crowded Globes race Historical drama "12 Years a Slave" and crime caper "American Hustle" won most nominations for the Golden Globes with seven nods each on Thursday, as Hollywood's awards season heats up.

13 December 2013

German police build 'Nazi Shazam' to track banned music German police are touting a new high-tech tool to identify illegal neo-Nazi songs in seconds, dubbed "Nazi Shazam" after popular music identification software.

13 December 2013

PSY and Ylvis top YouTube 2013 video hit list A Norwegian comedy duo and South Korean rap music sensation PSY topped a list of hit videos shared at Google-owned YouTube this year.

12 December 2013

Golden Globe nominees to be unveiled, in crowded race Golden Globe organizers unveil nominations for their annual movie awards show Thursday, as Hollywood's honors season gets into full swing with a bumper cast of hotly-tipped contenders.

12 December 2013

Kazakhstan Harmony Lessons wins Special Jury Prize in Tokyo The famous young Kazakhstan director Emir Baigazin won the Special Jury Prize for his début film Harmony Lessons at the Tokyo FILMeX 2013.

11 December 2013

Music lovers seek to pump up digital audio quality When he sees people listening to music on portable digital devices, David Chesky cringes.

11 December 2013

Zhupar Gabdullina to perform Odabella in Atilla at Astana Opera Attila opera by Giuseppe Verdi will be performed at Astana Opera house once again on December 16.

10 December 2013