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Lion King is best-selling production of all time Blockbuster musical "The Lion King" was named the most successful production in history.

23 September 2014

Italy celebrates 80 years of national treasure Sophia Loren Sophia Loren turned 80- a landmark birthday feted across Italy with celebrations of the beauty and talent of the country's revered cinema icon.

20 September 2014

'Equalizer's' Denzel Washington explores his craft in Toronto The pros and cons of playing a fictional versus real person -- acclaimed American actor Denzel Washington shared how he approaches acting.

08 September 2014

Clooney to make film about British phone hacking scandal George Clooney is to direct a film about the British phone hacking scandal, the studio behind the project announced Wednesday.

04 September 2014

Tales of war, genocide darken Venice film fest The race for the Golden Lion in Venice took a dark turn on Sunday with stories of war and genocide.

01 September 2014

Emir Baigazin's Wounded Angel wins Work in Progress at Sarajevo Film Festival Kazakhstani film director Emir Baigazin’s Wounded Angel has won the CineLink Work in Progress session at the Sarajevo International Film Festival.

31 August 2014

A pact with the devil: bankruptcy, greed from Florida to Venice Eviction drama "99 Homes" is a portrayal of bankruptcy, greed and despair as compelling as it is disturbing.

30 August 2014

Star-studded comedy 'She's Funny That Way' charms Venice Master of screwball comedy Peter Bogdanovich charmed audiences at the Venice film festival with his movie "She's Funny That Way".

30 August 2014

Ex-007 Brosnan back as spy in new action thriller Former 007 star Pierce Brosnan returns to the world of guns and spies in "The November Man."

27 August 2014

'Modern Family' makes Emmy history "Modern Family" made Emmy history, winning the title of best comedy series for a record-tying fifth year in a row.

26 August 2014

'Guardians of the Galaxy' rockets to top of box office Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" skyrocketed to the top spot at the North American box office over the weekend, estimates showed Sunday.

25 August 2014

'Turtles' outmuscle Stallone, Schwarzenegger at box office The "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" remained in top spot at the North American box office this weekend.

18 August 2014

Kazakh The Owners film enters Toronto Film Festival program Kazakhstani movie The Owners directed by Adilkhan Yerzhanov is in the lineup of the Contemporary World Cinema program of the Toronto Film Festival.

15 August 2014

Jasmine and smoke: the allure of Greek summer cinemas A whiff of jasmine, cigarette smoke and the shadow of a cat darting across the silver screen -summertime in Greece means open-air cinema

14 August 2014

China enlists film prostitute for cultural battle

12 August 2014

Hollywood uses sequels to cash in big on the cheap Hollywood is relying more than ever on the cash cow that is the safe-bet sequel

08 August 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy dubbed into Kazakh for $100 thousand Guardians of the Galaxy film has been duded into the Kazakh language.

04 August 2014

North American box office loves 'Lucy' Director Luc Besson's action sci-fi thriller "Lucy," about a woman turned superhuman by using 100 percent of her brain, debuted at the top of the North American box office, estimates showed.

28 July 2014

Here's sellin' to you, kid. Casablanca piano up for sale The iconic piano from Hollywood romance "Casablanca" goes on sale at auction in New York in November, the highlight of more than two dozen collectors' items from the fabled war-time classic.

22 July 2014

N. American box office goes bananas for 'Apes' "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" clung tight to the top of the North American box office for a second week in a row, earning far more than chimp change, industry data showed.

22 July 2014

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