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French, Austrian films in Oscars foreign long-list French blockbuster "Les Intouchables" and Austrian Michael Haneke's Palme d'Or winner "Love" are hot tips for best foreign language Oscar, from a long-list of candidates published Monday.

09 October 2012

Tim Burton recalls dark childhood in 'Frankenweenie' Black and white, old-fashioned stop-motion animation but in 3D: cinema's past and future combine in Tim Burton's "Frankenweenie," which the Gothic filmmaker says was inspired by his childhood.

07 October 2012

Bond girls: From Ursula Andress to Eva Green Over 50 years of cinematic success, James Bond has exercised his masculine charms on a string of women, although the role of the "Bond Girls" has subtly evolved over the years.

07 October 2012

Bin Laden movie to premiere in US ahead of election A big-name Hollywood fundraiser for Barack Obama is releasing the first feature film about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden two days before the US presidential election.

07 October 2012

Lady Gaga passes 30 million followers on Twitter Pop diva Lady Gaga has set a social media record by becoming the first person with more than 30 million followers on Twitter.

06 October 2012

Hong Kong thriller opens Asia's top film festival A glittering line-up of Asia's biggest stars converged in Busan on Thursday for the opening of the region's premier film festival.

05 October 2012

Chinese actress sues US website over Bo link claims Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is suing a US-based Chinese online news outlet over claims that she was a prostitute who had sex with top official Bo Xilai and others.

05 October 2012

Bond fans set to mark 50 years of big-screen style A series of events are to be held on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of the James Bond films, the iconic spy saga that helped define half-a-century of cultural, political and technological upheaval.

04 October 2012

'Paranormal Activity' latest cult horror saga Remember grisly franchises like "Friday the 13th," "Halloween" and the "Saw" movies? Now, "Paranormal Activity" is the latest horror saga to earn cult status, and on a tight budget.

02 October 2012

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"The Dash" movie won Jury Award in Ukrainian Film Festival

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First open heart surgery performed in Almaty Central Clinical Hospital

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Russia and Kazakhstan to complete talks on single air defense system by the end of 2012

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'Hobbit' slays competition for second weekend in a row

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Lufthansa flight to Almaty turned back over Black Sea

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Nazarbayev signed the law on countering terrorism

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History of May 1 celebration in Kazakhstan

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Wolf attacked man in Atyrau region

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30 November 2012, 10:22

Kazakhstan to put new missile and artillery ship afloat tomorrow

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The Best City goes to: Kazakhstan's most livable city

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Kazakh Ambassador presented his credentials to the President of Algeria

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Bekmambetov declared best producer of CIS and Baltics Timur Bekmambetov, a famous film director, producer, screenwriter and founder of Bazalevs film company, has been declared the best producer.

01 October 2012

'Hotel Transylvania' checks in with top box office spot The animated monsters who become Dracula's guests in "Hotel Transylvania" scared up $43 million in their first weekend out.

01 October 2012

Ang Lee breaks every rule in new 'Life of Pi' film Director Ang Lee brought the best-selling novel into stunning 3D life with a production featuring an unknown Indian actor, four tigers and the world's biggest wave machine.

29 September 2012

Potter author's first grown-up novel 'best I can do' Harry Potter author JK Rowling spent the day "trying to avoid newspapers" as her first novel for grown-ups hit the bookshops, but she is confident the book is "the best I can do", she told fans.

29 September 2012

'Earlier version' of da Vinci's Mona Lisa to be unveiled A Swiss foundation was set to unveil Thursday what it says is an earlier version of the "Mona Lisa" painted by Leonardo da Vinc, although some experts said the claim was unlikely.

28 September 2012

Iran pulls movie from Oscars race over US anti-Islam film Iran announced on Monday it was yanking its entry in the Oscars race because of the "intolerable insult" of the US-made anti-Islam film that has angered Muslims in several countries.

25 September 2012

Sex, drugs and village politics in Potter author's new novel Harry Potter author JK Rowling bids goodbye to the boy wizard on Thursday when she releases her first novel for adults, a gritty tale of poverty and politics in an idyllic English village.

25 September 2012

Kazakhstan's Kieli Meken movie awarded in Cannes Kazakhstan-made Kieli Meken movie is a documentary filmed prior to the 20th anniversary of independence of Kazakhstan.

24 September 2012

Thriller 'Homeland' dethrones 'Mad Men' at Emmys Spy thriller "Homeland" won best TV drama at the Emmy awards Sunday, ending retro cult show "Mad Men" four-year unbroken run, while "Modern Family" was named best comedy for the third straight year.

24 September 2012

Marat Bissengaliyev to head new symphony orchestra of Almaty The presentation concert of the new orchestra led by Bissengaliyev will be held on Octover 10-12 in the Republic Palace in Almaty.

22 September 2012