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Popping corn to the end: the apocalypse on screen
Hands grip seats and shovel in popcorn as the bomb/asteroid/pandemic zeroes in: omens of Armageddon have yet to come true in the real world, but the apocalypse has a rich and varied track record on screen.
13 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
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
PHOTO: First IMAX cinema opened in Almaty
Almaty residents will now be able to enjoy high-quality sound and image in Kinopark 11 Esentai cinema.
12 November 2012
'Paranormal Activity 4' tops N.America box office
Horror flick "Paranormal Activity 4" opened atop the North American box office this weekend, while political thriller "Argo" held onto second place.
22 October 2012
From Dorothy to Darth Vader, London museum dresses up
Dorothy's blue and white dress and her sparkling ruby slippers have travelled from Oz to London's Victoria and Albert museum, where more than 130 of cinema's iconic costumes star in a new exhibition.
19 October 2012
S. Korea to crack down on sexy performance by minors
South Korea authorities said Wednesday they were taking steps to curb over-sexualised performances by teenaged stars of the country's thriving K-pop scene.
18 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
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
'Resident Evil: Retribution' tops N. America box office
Science fiction thriller "Resident Evil: Retribution" topped the North American box office at the weekend, holding off the 3D version of "Finding Nemo," estimates showed Sunday.
17 September 2012
Arab Spring hits silver screen at Venice festival
Arab cinema is witnessing a new wave of creativity in the wake of the Arab Spring revolts, said directors at the Venice film festival where some of the emerging talent from the region was on show.
08 September 2012
Troy filmmaker will chair jury at 8th Eurasia Film Festival
12 European, Asian and Central Asian movies will be screened as part of the official selection of the Eurasia Film Festival.
20 August 2012
Men in Batman masks rob two Mexican theaters
At least three men wearing Batman masks raided two cinemas in northern Mexico Monday at showings of "The Dark Knight Rises," wounding one man.
31 July 2012
Obama pays tribute to US massacre victims, survivors
President Barack Obama paid emotional tribute Sunday to the victims and survivors of the Aurora cinema massacre, as the shaken US town held a tearful vigil for the 12 dead filmgoers.
23 July 2012
Almost one-third of polled Kazakhstan residents don’t go to cinema
Almost thirty percent of polled Kazakhstan residents don’t go to the movies, according to Kazakhstan by Institute of Political Solutions.
12 July 2012
Vincent Cassel wishes to act in Bekmambetov’s movies
Vincent Cassel is interested in acting in Timur Bekmambetov's movies, because he is very impressed with his Abraham Lincoln.
10 July 2012
A joint project of Timur Bekmambetov and Tim Burton opens Astana Film Festival
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, a joint project of Timur Bekmambetov and Tim Burton, has been selected the opening film of the festival in Kazakhstan.
03 July 2012
Israeli Film Festival to be held in Almaty
A festival of Israeli films will be held in Almaty on July 1-4.
27 June 2012
Kazakhstan movie Sunny Days showed in Valencia Film Festival
Sunny Days movie directed by Nariman Turebayev from Kazakhstan took part in 27th Valencia International Film Festival Cinema Jove.
26 June 2012