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Festival films at the heart of cultural controversy in Kazakhstan
Kazakh cinema is on the high wave but not everyone in the country is happy.
27 July 2015
'Ant-Man' punches above his weight in debut weekend
Marvel action flick "Ant-Man" proved less can be more as it topped the North American box office tally in its debut over the weekend.
20 July 2015
Omar Sharif, the eternal 'Doctor Zhivago', dies at 83
Egyptian-born film legend Omar Sharif, who died aged 83, captivated audiences worldwide for more than half a century, but will forever be remembered as the eponymous "Doctor Zhivago".
11 July 2015
'Hunger Games' trailer unveiled at Comic-Con
"Hunger Games" stars Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth unveiled a new trailer and poster for the dystopian franchise's finale, due out in November.
10 July 2015
Netflix announces film release dates in star-studded rollout
Netflix revealed its latest rollout of star-studded new films, with movies featuring Idris Elba, Adam Sandler and Michelle Yeoh topping its list of releases in the coming months.
08 July 2015
Comic Carrey slams 'fascist' California vaccine order
Veteran comic actor Jim Carrey has labeled California's governor a "corporate fascist" for ordering tougher rules on mandatory vaccinations, claiming they can poison children.
02 July 2015
'Old but not obsolete' Schwarzenegger back again as Terminator
I'm old but I'm not obsolete," Arnold Schwarzenegger says of his return as the fearsome cyborg from the future in his new movie "Terminator Genisys".
30 June 2015
Pixar's 'Inside Out' set box office record in debut
Pixar's critically acclaimed "Inside Out" -- an animated look at the mind of a pre-teen girl -- could not defeat the dinosaurs of "Jurassic World" at the North American weekend box office.
23 June 2015
Haiti's Triomphe cinema reopens after decades in the dark
It's been nearly three decades since Haiti's Triomphe cinema shuttered its doors, but the storied theater is back.
22 June 2015
'True Detective' back with new cast, same darkness
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are gone from "True Detective," but HBO's Emmy-winning cop anthology series is back for a second season with the same dark.
18 June 2015
New Marie Curie film to shed light on women's struggles in science
Filming is underway in Poland on a new biopic about the life of Marie Sklodowska-Curie, the first woman ever to win not one, but two, Nobel prizes.
18 June 2015
Netflix to release Brad Pitt war movie
Brad Pitt's next movie "War Machine" will be released exclusively on Netflix and in select theaters next year, the top streaming service announced.
09 June 2015
Irrfan Khan urges Hollywood to adopt Bollywood culture
Indian movie star Irrfan Khan, lauded for his roles in "The Lunchbox" and "Life of Pi", has urged Hollywood directors to adopt Bollywood's love of flamboyant song-and-dance routines.
01 June 2015
Greenaway to shoot Russia film backed by sanction-hit Putin ally
British director Peter Greenaway is to direct a film about Russia backed by a billionaire businessman and ally of President Vladimir Putin who has come under US sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.
27 May 2015
Film legend Omar Sharif has Alzheimer's: agent
Egyptian-born film legend Omar Sharif, star of Oscar-winning classics such as "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago", is suffering from Alzheimer's disease/
27 May 2015
French immigration thriller bags Cannes Palme d'Or
A French thriller spotlighting the plight of traumatised refugees building new lives, "Dheepan", captured the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or top prize.
25 May 2015
'Tomorrowland' tops North American box office
Sci-fi adventure-drama "Tomorrowland" starring George Clooney went straight to the top of the North American box office on its debut weekend.
25 May 2015
'Dad bods' conquer Cannes
The movie industry's obsession with slim figures and six-packs is notorious but if the Cannes Film Festival is anything to go by, a generous gut may now be key to winning critics' hearts.
23 May 2015
'Too old' Gyllenhaal, 37, sparks Hollywood sexism debate
Oscar-nominated US actress Maggie Gyllenhaal was told she was too old at 37 to play the lover of a 55-year-old man.
22 May 2015
Depp 'storming off Pirates set' played down
A publicist for the latest "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie denied reports that Johnny Depp stormed off the Australian set to be with his wife in the United States.
21 May 2015