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Peter Jackson defends 'Hobbit' trilogy "The Hobbit" may be a shortish book about diminutive heroes, but Peter Jackson on Wednesday said he was right to elongate the children's story into no less than three epic movies.

06 December 2012

Robert De Niro watched Kazakhstan-made movie Zhauzhurek Myn Bala became the first Kazakhstan-made movie screened at Doha Tribeca Film Festival over the history of its existence.

05 December 2012

Sophie Marceau hopes to push French cinema in China Iconic film actress Sophie Marceau said Monday France needs to start pushing its films in China where there is a huge but restricted market for movies that is largely dominated by Hollywood.

04 December 2012

Uzbekistan claims ‘undiscovered’ Veronese masterpiece Central Asian state of Uzbekistan has with much fanfare put on display what it says is a lost masterpiece of Western art, a painting by Italian Renaissance master Paolo Veronese.

03 December 2012

Middle Earth mania for Hobbit debut Huge crowds swarmed central Wellington on Wednesday for the world premiere of Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit", an event that sparked Middle Earth mania and brought a touch of Hollywood to New Zealand.

29 November 2012

Outcry in Taiwan over calls to terminate Chinese 'Oscars' A Taiwanese lawmaker's call to scrap a top film festival because it made Taiwan too reliant on China's movie industry sparked heated criticism on Wednesday from film veterans and fans.

29 November 2012

Electric dombra and electric guitar will duel at First Kazakhstan Rock Award show Kazakhstan rock bands are intensively rehearsing with a chamber orchestra before First Kazakhstan Rock Award show and awarding ceremony.

28 November 2012

Philippines says 146 Marcos paintings missing More than 140 paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh and other masters which were bought with stolen funds by former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos remain missing.

28 November 2012

Rare photo of Titanic iceberg coming up for auction A rare original photograph of the iceberg suspected of sinking the Titanic in the icy North Atlantic in 1912 is coming up for auction next month.

28 November 2012

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Jackman welcomes 'Les Miserables' Oscar buzz The screen adaptation of "Les Miserables" is being talked about as Oscar material and its star Hugh Jackman has welcomed the buzz as recognition of how hard it is to transform a musical to the screen.

28 November 2012

Oscars buzz for Bigelow's bin Laden film Oscar-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow's long-awaited movie about the hunt for and killing of Osama bin Laden is generating Academy Awards buzz, even before its release next month.

27 November 2012

Hobbit was almost filmed in Britain, director reveals "The Hobbit" director Peter Jackson on Tuesday said the low point making his Tolkien epic was when the production almost moved from his native New Zealand to Britain because of a union dispute.

27 November 2012

Charitable concert in Almaty will help restore Mokhnatka mount A movie featuring the Mokhnatka mount tragedy will be screened and more than twenty Kazakhstan singers will perform at the concert.

26 November 2012

Satisfaction as Rolling Stones rock London in 50-year show The Rolling Stones rocked London on Sunday, thrilling a 20,000 crowd with the first of five concerts to mark their 50th anniversary.

26 November 2012

US actor Larry Hagman dies at 81: family US actor Larry Hagman, who became famous for his role of J.R. Ewing in the US television show "Dallas," has died at the age of 81 after losing a battle with cancer.

25 November 2012

Beatles for sale: tape Decca rejected resurfaces The Beatles demo tape that record label Decca overlooked -- a decision branded the biggest mistake in music history -- has resurfaced and is up for auction, newspapers reported Friday.

23 November 2012

First English guide of Astana published The first issue of English-language Astana guide has been published.

23 November 2012

Kazakhstan movies to be screened in Poland Citizens of Poland will watch Mustafa Shokai, Liquidator and other movies during the Days of Kazakhstan cinema.

22 November 2012

Hobbit producers deny animal cruelty The producers of "The Hobbit" movies on Tuesday rejected allegations that animals died due to mistreatment during the making of Peter Jackson's highly anticipated Tolkien trilogy in New Zealand.

21 November 2012