News about film
Oscar winner plans TV drama about Italian-American pope: report
Italy's Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino plans to make a debut television series entitled "The Young Pope" about Lenny Belardo -- a fictional first-ever Italian American pontiff, an Italian daily reported on Tuesday.
08 April 2014
Amazing Spider-Man 2 speaks Kazakh
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has been dubbed into Kazakh and will open in cinemas on April 24 in 3D.
08 April 2014
French Film Today in Almaty
French Film Today festival will take place in Almaty on April 17.
08 April 2014
Captain America fights way to top of North American box office
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" conquered the North American box office in its debut weekend, becoming the top-earning movie so far this year, industry estimates showed.
08 April 2014
Korean Film Festival in Kazakhstan
Attention all the K-Pop and Korean film addicts, the South Korean Film Festival will take place in Almaty, Astana and Aktobe starting on April 11 to May 3rd.
06 April 2014
Malaysia bans Noah film as 'un-Islamic'
Malaysia has joined other Islamic countries in banning the Hollywood biblical epic "Noah" starring Russell Crowe, decrying it as irreligious and saying it violates Islamic law against depicting prophets.
06 April 2014
Blood, sex and dragons: 'Game of Thrones' returns
Millions worldwide will tune in for the fourth season of medieval fantasy drama "Game of Thrones" from Sunday as the hit show returns to television screens, promising to deliver its usual jaw-dropping mix of sex, violence and vengeance.
05 April 2014
Arnie tries for subtlety, with guns, in 'Sabotage'
By his own admission, Arnold Schwarzenegger is famous for "black and white," good-versus-bad films. So his latest movie is something of a departure, nuanced and complex, tender even.
28 March 2014
Morocco's movie 'Mecca' seeks return to glory days
Ouarzazate in southern Morocco was once dubbed the "Mecca" of the film industry for its studio facilities and the stark beauty of its locations, with many Hollywood blockbusters shot there.
28 March 2014
Harmony Lessons by Emir Baigazin released in Portugal
Kazakhstan feature film Harmony Lessons by Kazakhstan film director Emir Baigazin has been released in Portugal.
17 March 2014
'300' sequel slays box-office rivals
Bloody ancient Greece fantasy-action movie "300: Rise of an Empire" slayed the competition at the North American box office this weekend.
11 March 2014
Collection of Kazakh epos cartoons released in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has realised a set of animation movies based on Kazakh tales.
07 March 2014
UK's House of Commons to open doors to Meryl Streep
Britain's House of Commons will open its doors to a commercial film crew for the first time next month in a bid to raise cash, welcoming Meryl Streep for a movie about the suffragettes.
05 March 2014
'Non-Stop' for Neeson to top of box office
Liam Neeson soared to the top of the North American box office with his plane thriller "Non-Stop," raking in $28.9 million on Oscars weekend.
04 March 2014
Could DiCaprio finally win coveted Oscar?
Could this finally be Leonardo DiCaprio's year?
26 February 2014
Tarantino, Scarlett Johansson to attend French Oscars
Quentin Tarantino is to attend France's equivalent of the Oscars -- its Cesar awards -- in Paris on Friday along with actress Scarlett Johansson.
24 February 2014
Child's play as 'Lego Movie' builds box-office lead
"The Lego Movie" built on its previous weeks' success atop the North American box office for a third weekend in a row, earning $31.5 million.
24 February 2014
Kazakh Little Brother wins Cine Junior film festival in France
Serik Aprymov’s Bayur (Little Brother) film won the International Confederation of Art Cinemas (CICAE) prize at the Cine Junior children and youth film festival in France.
23 February 2014
Kazakh film Bauyr captures hearts at Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Kazakh Bauyr (Little Brother) film directed by Serik Aprimov won The Best Eastern European Film Award at the 29th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
21 February 2014
Slave epic big Bafta winner as Hollywood descends on London
"12 Years a Slave", the distressing tale of a man sold into slavery, was the big winner at the Baftas on Sunday, giving the Steve McQueen directed picture a huge pre-Oscars boost.
17 February 2014