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By Jocelyne ZablitLos Angeles — Nearly a century after the idea was first floated, a museum dedicated to the magic of cinema is finally set to open in Los Angeles, with the first temporary exhibition devoted to Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki.The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, slated to open by the end of 2019, will be devoted to the past, present and future of film, offering visitors a look behind the screen and into how movies are made."Los Angeles was at one time and still is to some degree one of the major capitals for the production of film... so it seems the natural place to have a major museum to ensure that the legacy of film lives on," said Kerry Brougher, director of the museum, which is the brainchild of the Academy of Picture Arts and Sciences, the institution...
December 16, 2018
Museum devoted to magic of cinema to open in LA
December 16, 2018
'Blurred Lines' legal saga ends in $5mn ruling favoring Marvin Gaye family
December 16, 2018
Actress Sondra Locke dead at 74
HAVANA — Once a month for the last decade, Pepe Casanas, a 78-year-old Cuban farmer, has hunted down a scorpion to sting himself with, vowing that the venom wards off his rheumatism pains.His natural remedy is no longer seen as very unusual here.Researchers in Cuba have found that the venom of the blue scorpion, whose scientific name is Rhopalurus junceus, endemic to the Caribbean island, appears to have anti-inflammatory and pain relief properties, and may be able to delay tumor growth in some cancer patients.While some oncologists abroad say more research is needed to be able to properly back up such a claim, Cuban pharmaceutical firm Labiofam has been using scorpion venom since 2011 to manufacture the homeopathic medicine Vidatox.The remedy has proven popular.In Cuba, where tens of...
December 16, 2018
Worth the sting: Cuba's scorpion pain remedy
December 15, 2018
Spain's prosecutor accuses singer Shakira of tax fraud
December 15, 2018
CBS paid 'Bull' actress Eliza Dushku $9.5m to settle harassment claims
December 15, 2018
'The Favourite' corset dresses go on display at Kensington Palace
December 15, 2018
Janet Jackson gets Rock Hall of Fame place on Brit-heavy list
December 15, 2018
French TV station apologizes after Bob Marley song gaffe
December 14, 2018
Indian badminton ace Nehwal weds Kashyap
