Movies & Music
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Bollywood star cleared of obscenity charges
Indian actress Shilpa Shetty has been formally cleared of obscenity charges dating from when Hollywood star Richard Gere publicly kissed…
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Netflix first Arabic film ‘Perfect Strangers’ stirs controversy
Directly after its release the first Arabic Netflix film “Perfect Strangers”(Ashab Wala Aaz) stirs wide controversy. The film was subjected…
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Ground-breaking film school gets down to work in Senegal
It’s the tale of a boy who cheats on his fiancee – one misdeed too many in a selfish life…
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‘Bat Out of Hell’ singer Meat Loaf dead at 74
US singer and actor Meat Loaf, famous for his “Bat Out of Hell” rock anthem, has died aged 74, according…
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Berlin filmfest to go forward in person as COVID surges
The Berlinale, Europe’s first major film festival of the year, will take place next month as an in-person event, organisers…
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Arabic oud icon seeks to ‘change soul’ of Iraq with music
Long uprooted from his native Iraq, Naseer Shamma, an icon of the Arabic oud, has returned home to help rekindle…
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92-year-old Malawian music legend finds fame on TikTok
At 92, Giddes Chalamanda has no idea what TikTok is. He doesn’t even own a smartphone. And yet the Malawian…
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Gaza studio produces Hamas response to Zionist hit shows
In a Gaza TV studio of the ruling Islamist armed movement Hamas, a set features Zionist flags, Hebrew documents and…
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Scream reigns, ousting Spider-Man in box office
New Paramount release “Scream” leapt to the top of the North American box office this weekend, showing the continuing lure…
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Classic rock albums turning 50
There must have been something in the water in 1972 – there almost certainly was for these guys. It was…
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‘Be My Baby’ singer Spector dies at 78
Ronnie Spector – the cat-eyed rock ‘n’ roll singer who fronted the 1960s group the Ronettes, whose era-defining hits included…
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Kanye West planning to perform in Russia, meet Putin
The mercurial Kanye West anticipates traveling to Moscow later this year, according to Billboard, a trip that will see him…
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