Thousands of Queen fans sang, cheered and partied at the Freddie Mercury statue in Montreux on Saturday to celebrate what would have been the legendary British singer’s 80th birthday. Wearing some outlandish outfits reflecting Mercury’s stage costumes, fans from across the world gathered in honour of the frontman, in the Swiss lakeside town where he […]
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New Oasis film captures band’s frosty reunion
A new film about Oasis’s historic 2025 world tour, which premiered Saturday in Venice, captures the frosty reunion of the British band’s Gallagher brothers — and shows how their children have become the “cement” in their volatile relationship. Titled “Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger”, the documentary reveals the moment Liam Gallagher arrived for the […]
Ethiopian Miss World contestant spotlights pain of sister’s murder
Preparing to take the stage representing Ethiopia at the Miss World pageant, Ruth Yirgalem Weldesilasie thinks of her sister, who was abducted and murdered ahead of the contest. “I’m going to change my pain to my purpose,” the 25-year-old told AFP in Vietnam’s coastal Nha Trang city, as 111 contestants gathered for the Saturday night pageant […]
Kiefer Sutherland still in action, but ibuprofen lending helping hand
Action films are still the name of the game for Kiefer Sutherland, but the 60-year-old star of television series “24” now gets a little help from anti-inflammatories and body braces. Sutherland — in Venice for the premiere of his new film “Father Joe,” where he shares the limelight with Al Pacino — told AFP Saturday that […]
‘Are we ready?’ Oasis film captures band’s frosty reunion
A new film about Oasis’s historic 2025 world tour, premiering Saturday in Venice, captures the frosty reunion of the British band’s Gallagher brothers — and shows how their children have become the “cement” in their volatile relationship. Film creator Steven Knight described how Liam Gallagher arrived for the first meeting in 15 years with estranged […]
Box office magnet Robert Pattinson appears in paedophile thriller
British star Robert Pattinson will look to extend his stellar 2026 box office run by playing a paedophile-hunting TV presenter in upcoming film “Primetime”, which premieres at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. Pattinson will hit screens in the dark thriller later this month, the first movie for which he has a producer credit and […]
Stay far from battlefield, warns Japanese director in Vietnam War film
Modern warfare may have changed, but the suffering of victims remains the same, while those waging war will inevitably “commit horrifying acts,” Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto said of his Vietnam War film at Venice.”Mr. Nelson, Did you Kill People?”, which premiered Friday at the Venice Film Festival, tells the true story of Allen Nelson, a […]
Argentina ordered to return Nazi-looted painting to Jewish collector’s heir
Argentina is set to return an 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector to the rightful owner’s heir, a judge said Friday.”Portrait of a Lady” by Italian late baroque painter Giacomo Ceruti was missing for eight decades before being photographed last year hanging in the home of the daughter of a […]
Argentina ordered to return Nazi-looted painting to Jewish collector’s heir
Argentina must return an 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector to the rightful owner’s heir, a judge ruled Friday.”Portrait of a Lady” by Italian late baroque painter Giacomo Ceruti was missing for eight decades before being photographed last year hanging in the home of the daughter of a senior Nazi […]