CINEMA
Clint Eastwood awarded one of France's top honours
American actor and director Clint Eastwood can now add Commander of the French Legion of Honour to his list of achievements, after receiving one of France's highest honours from President Nicolas Sarkozy.
FRANCE
Goncourt prize winner NDiaye stands by Sarkozy 'police state' comments
French-Senegalese author Marie NDiaye, who last week won France's top literary prize, the Goncourt,says she stands by her comments about President Nicolas Sarkozy creating the "atmosphere of a police state" in France.
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AFP
Jackson movie passes 200 million dollar mark
Michael Jackson's posthumous movie farewell "This Is It" has surged past the 200-million-dollar mark in worldwide earnings since its release two weeks ago, Sony Pictures said Thursday.The film, a behind-the-scenes look at Jackson's preparations for ...
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THE OBSERVERS
The Colombian conflict drawn by those who waged it
At first sight they seem to be children's drawings of jungles, mountains and rivers. But on closer inspection the details come into focus: people pleading for mercy before being executed, women being raped, hostages tied up, giant cemeteries...
AFP
Warhol's '200 One Dollar Bills' go for $43.8 mln
An Andy Warhol silkscreen of dollar bills was sold at Sotheby's in New York for 43.8 million dollars after a dramatic bidding war."200 One Dollar Bills," a gray and black work showing 200 life-sized images of dollar bills, was estimated to sell for ...
ENTERTAINMENT
Sesame Street celebrates 40 years
Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Elmo and the other Muppet stars turned out in New York to celebrate Sesame Street Day as America's longest-running educational TV programme turned 40.
EUROPE
The LUX Prize – the European Parliament’s festival of cinema
The objective of the LUX Prize is to illuminate the public debate on European integration and to facilitate the diffusion of European films in the European Union.
AFP
Iranian woman awarded Dutch rights prize
Iranian lawyer and journalist Shadi Sadr was awarded a Dutch human rights prize Monday, worth up to 110,000 euros, for her fight against stoning as punishment, the Dutch foreign ministry said.She received the Human Rights Tulip from Foreign Minister
ARCHAOLOGY
Tutankhamen’s tomb to undergo a facelift
One of the world most important historical sites, Tutankhamen’s tomb, is to undergo a major restoration programme, according to Egyptian authorities who have partnered up with a US foundation in order to preserve the site.
AFP
Michael Jackson father seeks monthly allowance
Michael Jackson's father is seeking money from his late son's estate to help him meet monthly living expenses estimated at more than 15,000 dollars, court papers filed in Los Angeles have revealed.A motion filed on behalf of Joe Jackson on Friday ...
OBITUARY
Anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss dies aged 100
Famous French anthropologist and ethnologist Claude Lévi-Strauss has died aged 100, his publisher announced. He passed away during the night from Saturday to Sunday.
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THE OBSERVERS
Is snorting coke an art form?
Renowned Cuban artist Tania Bruguera surprised a Bogota audience in September when a waitress emerged with a tray of neatly organised lines of cocaine, and began offering them to members of the audience.
BERLIN WALL
Free U2 concert warms up Berlin ahead of historic anniversary
U2 gave a free concert - as part of the MTV Music Europe Awards - to 10,000 fans in front of the Brandenburg Gate to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
CINEMA
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to host Oscars
Oscars organisers have picked the unlikely pair of comedian Steve Martin and "30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin to host the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony in March of next year.
LITERATURE
NDiaye becomes first black woman to win top French book award
In a historic first, French-Senegalese writer Marie NDiaye was declared the winner of the top French literary award, the Prix Goncourt, Monday, marking the first time a black woman has won the prize in its 106 year history.
CINEMA
Manhattan moves to Doha for opening of Tribeca film festival
Martin Scorsese (pictured) was among the stars to grace the red carpet Thursday night at the opening of the inaugural "Doha Tribeca Film Festival", organised by New York's Tribeca Film Festival with the help of the Qatari authorities.
AFP
Swiss authorities turn down Polanski bail request
The Swiss Federal Justice Office said Friday it had turned down another appeal by Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski to be released on bail from a Swiss jail where he is being held over a three-decades old child sex case.Polanski had put up a ...
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MICHAEL JACKSON
Positive reviews greet world premiere of 'This Is It' film
"This Is It", a film featuring the rehearsal sessions of Michael Jackson’s comeback concert, made its world debut on Tuesday. Jackson’s "last performance" opened simultaneously in more than 15 venues to mainly positive reviews.
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