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The Good Wife given a Holywood star

Actress Julianna Margulies, star of the hit TV series The Good Wife, has been given a coveted star on the Holywood Walk of Fame. The actress adds

Cinema

'Caprice' - ménage à trois romcom à la française

A typically French ménage à trois, ‘Caprice’ tells a story that is both simple and complicated since it’s all about love. The lead character

Cinema

Amy Winehouse's family slam biopic about the dead singer

A biopic about Amy Winehouse has been slammed by her family ahead of its Cannes film festival premiere. Considered one of the most talented artists

Cinema

Maisie Williams stars in mass hysteria drama 'The Falling'

Set in a strict English girls’ school in 1969, ‘The Falling’ tells of a mysterious fainting epidemic that breaks out in the aftermath of a tragedy

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Lyon film festival shines light on North African and Middle Eastern cinema

The Cinémas du Sud festival in the French city of Lyon is a chance for European movie-goers to discover cinematic gems from North Africa and the

Cinema

Blake Lively cursed with eternal youth in 'The Age of Adaline'

In ‘The Age of Adaline’, Blake Lively plays a young woman who has miraculously remained a youthful 29 years of age for nearly eight decades following

World

Once Upon a Time with Claudia Cardinale

John Wayne called her a “tomboy”. British actor David Niven said she was “the most beautiful Italian invention since spaghetti”. More than 150 films

Cinema

Uberto Pasolini's 'Still Life' takes unique look at loneliness and death

In this week’s Cinema box we take a look at “Still life” by the Italian director Uberto Pasolini. John May is a lonely man who no one notices. His

France

Five minutes with Clovis Cornillac, actor and director

Cinema

Stars at "Child 44" premiere saddened by reported Russian ban

As the whiff of censorship becomes ever-stronger in Russia the Sir Ridley Scott-produced "Child 44" about the Soviet Union's most infamous serial killer is reportedly banned

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'Jamais de la Vie' French noir thriller that explores drudgery and redemption

A French film this week in Cinema Box. A noir thriller by Pierre Jolivet ‘Jamais de la Vie’ It tells the story of Franck a former trade unionist

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'Lost River' dark directorial debut from actor Ryan Gosling

‘Lost River’ marks the directorial debut of actor Ryan Gosling. The film is a dark tale about love, family and the fight for survival in the face of

Russia

Russia bans film adaptation of 'Child 44'

Russia’s Ministry of Culture has blocked the screening of Child 44, a film adaptation of Tom Rob Smith’s novel about the hunt for a Soviet-era serial

USA

'Fault in our Stars' wins big at MTV Movie Awards

Teen cancer romance “The Fault In Our Stars” walked away the big winner at Sunday night’s MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles. “Fault” is about two

Cinema

'In the Crosswind' - an historical reflection on the annexation of Crimea by Russia

A black and white requiem to the Baltic people deported to Siberia by Stalin.

Cinema

Poignant doc offers glimpse into South Sudan's forgotten war

Children will always be children and even war will not kill their sense of creativity and play. US documentary maker Andrew Berends spent several

Portugal

Portugal pays final tribute to Manoel de Oliveira

Portugal paid its final tribute to Manoel de Oliveira, believed to have been the world’s oldest film director. His death, at the age of 106 sparked

Ukraine

Ukraine outlaws many Russian-produced police shows and films

A new Ukrainian law bans films and TV shows made after the end of the Soviet Union which glorify Russian police and armed forces. The legislation

Cinema

"The Trial of Viviane Amsalem": an Israeli woman's battle to get a divorce

Israeli filmmakers, siblings Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz, describe the difficulties faced by women in Israeli society with simplicity and intelligence.

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