While many a rocker has cribbed from high fantasy, few have truly walked the walk. Sure, they might bedeck their album sleeves with ghouls, goblins, manacled maidens and brawny barbarians, but did a member of Cirith Ungol ever have to retrieve a…
Category: 5. Entertainment
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France’s CNC Chief Charts Asian Expansion Strategy at TCCF
France’s National Film Board is doubling down on Asia as the region emerges as a vital creative force in a shifting global entertainment landscape, CNC president Gaetan Bruel tells Variety.
Speaking at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest in…
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David Beckham will receive knighthood today
Former England captain Sir David Beckham will be among those accepting honours on Tuesday as he receives a knighthood at Windsor Castle.
The football star, 50, is being honoured for his services to sport and charity.
Earlier this year, Sir David…
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See the light: the beautiful, and radical, art of Anna Ancher | Art and design
Walking into the Anna Ancher exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery feels like walking into a pat of butter, or, perhaps, more aptly, a ray of sunlight. The luscious pale yellow walls of the first two galleries immediately immerse you in what…
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A Minute With: Irish pop group Westlife on 25 years, new music and tour – Reuters
- A Minute With: Irish pop group Westlife on 25 years, new music and tour Reuters
- Westlife fans fume ‘absolutely ridiculous’ as tickets go on sale for 2026 UK and Europe Tour Manchester Evening News
- Westlife’s story is ‘fairy tale stuff’
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There Was, There Was Not review – how four women’s dreams are destroyed by the shock of war | Film
With a title taken from the traditional opening phrase of Armenian fairytales, Emily Mkrtichian’s feature debut hints at the impermanence of life itself. Shot in the now defunct republic of Artsakh, the film follows four extraordinary women who…
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Taiwan Creative Content Fest begins; NT$1.5 billion funds launched
Taipei, Nov. 4 (CNA) The 2025 Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) opened in Taipei on Tuesday and saw the launch of two investment funds totaling over NT$1.5 billion (US$48.5 million), one of which involves cooperation with South Korean…
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A$AP Rocky and Rihanna now have matching CFDA fashion icon awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion powerhouse couple A$AP Rocky and Rihanna have another fashion icon award to take home after Rocky was awarded the Council of Fashion Designers of America prize on Monday.
The…
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Wild At Heart actress Diane Ladd dies aged 89 | World News
American actress and Wild at Heart star Diane Ladd has died aged 89.
Laura Dern, Ladd’s daughter who is also an actress, announced her mother’s death on Monday.
Ladd was a triple Academy Award nominee for her supporting roles in…
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Philip Rachid Unveiled As Speaker At Inaugural HollyShorts Dubai 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Iraqi-Kurdish filmmaker Philip Rachid has been announced as a speaker at the upcoming HollyShorts Dubai as its inaugural edition takes shape.
The event, which is a spin-off of the popular long-running Oscar…
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