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October 13, 2018

Middle East Premier: 34 international films at SICFF

Sharjah — Thirty-four films will be making their Middle-Eastern premiere at the sixth edition of the 6-day Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF 2018) commencing on Oct. 14.During the opening ceremony, ‘The Giraffe’ a feature film that was shot in Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany will be screened.Aside from feature films, a few students are also marking their work in the Middle East with wonderful shorts. From Ireland, ‘Growing Alice’ is ...

October 13, 2018

Glitterati to grace SICFF inauguration

Sharjah — The sixth edition of the Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF 2018) will be inaugurated in the presence of Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, on Oct. 14 at Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre, Sharjah.Haifa Hussain, Bahraini actress; Abdullah Al Kaabi, Emirati director; Neel Sethi, Indian-American child actor of ‘The Jungle Book,’ will be the speakers at ...

October 13, 2018

F1’s Raikkonen fined for colliding with parked car in Switzerland

Geneva — Mastering daunting street courses at breakneck speeds while racing against the world’s top drivers does not necessarily mean you can handle a tranquil Swiss street.Just ask Formula 1 star Kimi Raikkonen.The Finnish former F1 champion has been ordered to pay a fine of 350 Swiss francs ($353, 304 euros) after crashing into a parked car in his hometown of Baar, in the northern Canton of Zug, Switzerland’s ATS ...

October 13, 2018

Eugenie and Brooksbank say ‘I do’

WINDSOR, England — Hollywood stars joined Queen Elizabeth and her family for Britain’s second major royal wedding this year, as the monarch’s granddaughter Princess Eugenie married Jack Brooksbank.Eugenie, 28, daughter of the queen’s third child, Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, tied the knot with Brooksbank, 32, in a traditional ceremony at Windsor Castle’s 15th Century St George’s Chapel. It was the same setting as ...

October 13, 2018

Keira Knightley brings period drama “Colette” to rainy London

LONDON — Keira Knightley brought her period biopic “Colette” to a wet London red carpet, saying she felt “empowered” by the story of the French novelist who gave the film its name.The 33-year old, known for other costume dramas including “The Duchess” and “Pride & Prejudice”, portrays Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette during the early part of her life.The story kicks off when she leaves her Burgundy village in late 19th century France ...

October 13, 2018

Axed from tour, Buckingham sues Fleetwood

LOS ANGELES — Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham has sued his former Fleetwood Mac bandmates, accusing them of breach of contract for cutting him out of their North American tour and the millions of dollars he would have earned from it.Buckingham, 69, one of the most influential members of the British-American band behind hits like “Dont’Stop” and “Rhiannon,” was dropped earlier this year from the tour lineup.In a lawsuit in Los Angeles ...

October 13, 2018

Maryse Conde wins alternative literature prize in absence of Nobel

STOCKHOLM — Maryse Conde from the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe was awarded the New Academy Prize in Literature, created after the Swedish Academy postponed this year’s literary Nobel as it sought to deal with the aftermath of a rape scandal.The New Academy was founded by more than 100 Swedish cultural figures earlier this year as a response to the scandal and the postponement of the Nobel.“In her work she ...

October 13, 2018

On the scent: India mulls Calvin Klein to lure man-eating tigress

Mumbai — Indian rangers hunting a man-eating tiger are considering deploying an unusual weapon to lure the big cat -- Calvin Klein cologne, an official said. A major operation to kill or capture the tigress, which is suspected to have killed up to 13 people in India’s western state of Maharashtra, was launched a month ago. Patrol teams, infrared camera traps and even elephants have all failed to find her ...

October 12, 2018

India #MeToo claims halt production of Bollywood blockbuster

MUMBAI, India — India’s growing #MeToo storm halted production of a Bollywood blockbuster on Friday, with the film’s lead calling for harassment claims against its director and his co-star to be “stringently” investigated.Star Akshay Kumar said he had requested that the making of “Housefull 4” be stopped following allegations against director Sajid Khan and one of the film’s actors, Nana Patekar.Accusations that Patekar behaved inappropriately on a film set 10 ...

October 12, 2018

Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter marries in Gatsbyesque splendor

WINDSOR, England — Hollywood stars joined Queen Elizabeth and her family for Britain’s second major royal wedding this year, as the monarch’s granddaughter princess Eugenie married businessman Jack Brooksbank.Eugenie, 28, daughter of the queen’s third child, Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, tied the knot with Brooksbank, 32, in a traditional ceremony at Windsor Castle’s 15th Century St George’s Chapel.It was the same setting as ...

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