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'We're happy with it,' say makers of big budget 'Alita: Battle Angel'
Published On: February 9, 2019 03:16 PM NPT By: Reuters
Big-budget action film “Alita: Battle Angel” may have garnered lukewarm reviews, but the filmmakers behind the manga-inspired movie envisioned by James Cameron say they are delighted with how it has turned out.
Casey Affleck's new film explores fatherhood in world without women
Published On: February 9, 2019 02:56 PM NPT By: Reuters
A new film about a father-daughter relationship in a world without women was shaped by Casey Affleck’s own struggles with becoming a single parent, the Oscar-winning actor said at the Berlin Film Festival where “Light Of My Life” is premiering.
Australians who helped rescue Thai cave boys appeal for Bahraini football refugee
Published On: February 9, 2019 01:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
SYDNEY, Feb 9: Two Australian divers who helped save 12 Thai boys and their football coach from a flooded cave have written to the Thai prime minister to ask for the release of a Bahraini footballer with refugee status in Australia, media reported on Saturday.
Beckham to be honored with statue in LA
Published On: February 9, 2019 01:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
LOS ANGELES, Feb 9: Former England captain David Beckham will become the first Major League Soccer player honored with a statue, which will be unveiled outside LA Galaxy’s stadium prior to their season opener on March 2, the team said on Friday.
Trump says North Korea talks productive, summit will be in Hanoi
Published On: February 9, 2019 08:14 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 9: President Donald Trump said on Friday that U.S. diplomats had a “very productive meeting” with North Korean officials, and he announced his summit later this month with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would be held in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi.
Woody Allen sues Amazon Studios for quitting movie deal
Published On: February 8, 2019 04:55 PM NPT By: Reuters
Woody Allen sued Amazon Studios on Thursday, saying he deserves at least $68 million in damages over their refusal to distribute his completed film “A Rainy Day in New York” and their decision to abandon a four-picture production and distribution arrangement.
'Lego Movie' sequel hopes to build on the first
Published On: February 8, 2019 04:42 PM NPT By: Reuters
The residents of Bricksburg return to the big screen this week in “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”, this time finding themselves in an apocalyptic world after the invasion of strange heart and star-shaped extra terrestrials.
As India election looms, politics infiltrates the world's biggest religious festival
Published On: February 8, 2019 02:49 PM NPT By: Reuters
PRAYAGRAJ, Feb 8: At the world’s biggest religious festival, the Hindu Kumbh Mela in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, the spiritual message for the faithful is deep and profound.
Investors in Cuba wary of impact from U.S. threats, Venezuela crisis
Published On: February 8, 2019 02:38 PM NPT By: Reuters
HAVANA, Feb 8: Some foreign businesses in Cuba are scrambling to defend their interests while others are rethinking the risk as the Trump administration bears down on Venezuela and Cuba, according to a dozen experts, diplomats and businessmen.
John Dingell, longest-serving member of U.S. Congress, dead at 92
Published On: February 8, 2019 10:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 8: John Dingell, a gruff Michigan Democrat who entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 1955 to finish his late father’s term and became a legislative heavyweight and longest-serving member of Congress, died on Thursday. He was 92.
Oscars show to go hostless for only second time
Published On: February 7, 2019 02:55 PM NPT By: Reuters
This year’s Oscar ceremony will go ahead without an official host for only the second time in its history, an ABC television executive said on Tuesday.
Red carpet event for Liam Neeson movie scrapped after revenge remarks
Published On: February 7, 2019 02:11 PM NPT By: Reuters
The New York celebrity red carpet event on Tuesday for actor Liam Neeson’s new film “Cold Pursuit” has been canceled in the wake of an interview in which Neeson said he wanted to kill a black man in response to the rape of a friend who said her attacker was black.
Pop star Pink to be honored at London's BRIT Awards
Published On: February 7, 2019 01:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
Pop star Pink will receive the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at this year’s BRITs, organizers of Britain’s pop music honors said on Thursday, naming the American singer-songwriter as the first international artist to receive the prize.
Body recovered from wreckage of plane carrying footballer Sala: UK investigator
Published On: February 7, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
A body has been recovered from the wreckage of the plane that was carrying Argentina-born professional soccer player Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) in Britain said late on Wednesday.
Actress Jennifer Lawrence is engaged to art gallery director: media
Published On: February 6, 2019 04:59 PM NPT By: Reuters
Lawrence 28, was spotted wearing a “massive ring” and enjoying what appeared to be a celebratory dinner with Maroney at a French restaurant in New York City recently, according to Page Six, which reports on celebrities.
Afghan president says his government must be 'decision-maker' in any peace deal
Published On: February 6, 2019 12:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
KABUL, Feb 6: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday no peace deal between the Taliban and the United States could be finalised without involving his government as “the decision-maker”.
Trump plans to meet North Korea's Kim in Vietnam February 27-28
Published On: February 6, 2019 09:48 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 6: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would hold his second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam on Feb. 27 and 28, while giving himself credit for avoiding a major war on the Korean Peninsula.
Blaze kills nine in Paris apartment block, woman arrested
Published On: February 5, 2019 04:48 PM NPT By: Reuters
PARIS, Feb 5: Flames tore through an apartment block in Paris, killing at least nine people in the early hours of Tuesday, after what prosecutors said looked like an arson attack.
Rapper 21 Savage being held unfairly, attorneys claim
Published On: February 5, 2019 10:40 AM NPT By: Reuters
Attorneys for rapper 21 Savage, who was taken into custody in Atlanta on immigration charges over the weekend, said on Monday that he had been arrested based on incorrect information about his criminal record and should be released while awaiting court proceedings.
Diversity feted as Oscar nominees gather for class photo, and lunch
Published On: February 5, 2019 08:40 AM NPT By: Reuters
Pop singer Lady Gaga, Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron and African-American filmmaker Spike Lee were among scores of Oscar nominees who gathered for a group photo on Monday ahead of the Academy Awards ceremony in three weeks time when only a handful will go home as winners.
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