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LONDON — Sweeping World War I odyssey "1917" won big at Sunday's Bafta awards, landing the best film prize and best director trophy for Sam Mendes, and putting it in line for potential Oscars glory next weekend.The movie, which follows two British soldiers on a perilous mission across no man's land, had already scooped the Golden Globe for best drama, and has 10 Academy Award nominations including for best picture.Hailed as a groundbreaking piece of cinema, it scooped seven of the nine prizes it was nominated for at Britain's top film awards, including in cinematography, production design, sound and special visual effects."It's moving for me to get this in my hometown for the first time," said Mendes, the first British winner of the best director Bafta...
February 03, 2020
'1917' wins big at Baftas to take pole position for Oscars
February 02, 2020
Trendy at 78: How candidate Sanders has won the backing of young stars
February 02, 2020
Masset-Depasse thriller 'Mother's Instinct' sweeps Belgium's Oscars
February 02, 2020
#OscarsSoWhite: the Hollywood 'hashtag' activists demanding diversity
February 02, 2020
'Joker' leads the pack at Bafta awards
DUBAI — A band of Muppets, both old favorites and new friends, will star in an Arabic retooling of "Sesame Street" with a regional twist.In its Western iterations, the long-running franchise addresses issues including family breakdown. The new Middle East version instead seeks to help children, especially young Syrian refugees, cope with emotions.New characters will join Cookie Monster (Kaa'ki), Grover (Gargur), Elmo and others in the new show in Arabic, called "Ahlan Simsim!" (Welcome Sesame)."We always play and sing and try new things and have many adventures," new puppet Basma, a five-year-old purple girl with a twin twist hairstyle, said on a publicity tour in Dubai."We have a lot of friends in the neighborhood, but Jad is my best friend,"...
February 02, 2020
Muppets help conflict kids in new Arabic 'Sesame Street'
January 29, 2020
Berlin film fest unveils 2020 line-up amid diversity debate
January 29, 2020
Saif Ali Khan: A star in Bollywood — and on Netflix
January 29, 2020
Ruff justice: Weinstein laughs off Chihuahua claim
January 29, 2020
Javier Bardem hails new treaty for actors' rights
