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Rubik's Cube 'Mona Lisa' goes on sale in Paris
PARIS — A street art Rubik's Cube version of the "Mona Lisa" is expected to sell for up to 150,000 euros ($166,000) when it goes under the hammer in Paris this month.Made from 330 Rubik's Cubes by the French artist Invader — famous for his ceramic Space Invaders figures inspired by the vintage pixelated video game — is called "Rubik Mona Lisa".It is the first of a series of works in which the artist has recreated some of the great paintings of art history in Rubik's Cubes.Invader, whose real name is Franck Slama, claimed that they the foundational creations of a new art movement called "Rubikcubism".He has glued Space Invaders works to walls in more than 33 countries, and even inspired smartphone applications for fans trying to track them...
February 03, 2020

Rubik's Cube 'Mona Lisa' goes on sale in Paris

Ivan Kral
Patti Smith guitarist Ivan Kral dies at 71
PRAGUE — Czech rock guitarist, songwriter and producer Ivan Kral, who played with Patti Smith, Iggy Pop and David Bowie, has died aged 71, the organizers of a Prague festival said Monday."We're terribly sorry but we have to confirm the information that Ivan Kral has passed away," said the Metronome Festival Prague organizers on Facebook.Kral died of cancer in his Michigan home, his wife Cindy Hudson said on Twitter.Born in 1948, just after the Communists seized power in former Czechoslovakia, Kral moved to the United States with his parents in 1966 when he was already an acclaimed musician at home.He played with Blondie in 1974 before joining the Patti Smith Group a year later.Kral wrote a number of songs with Patti Smith, including 'Dancing Barefoot', and scores...
February 03, 2020

Patti Smith guitarist Ivan Kral dies at 71

Jennifer Lopez, right, and Shakira, left, turned the Super Bowl halftime show into a giant Latin dance party on Sunday. — Courtesy photo
Latin pride on display during J-Lo, Shakira Super Bowl show
MIAMI, Florida — Jennifer Lopez and Shakira turned the Super Bowl halftime show into a giant Latin dance party Sunday, wowing the sold-out crowd with their greatest hits.The performance, at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, was a high-energy celebration of culture and abs, as both women showcased soaring vocals and thunderous dance routines.Shakira opened in a glittering ensemble, getting the crowd of 65,000 on their feet with "She Wolf" and "Wherever, Whenever".She was then joined by Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Bad Bunny for a few lines of "I Like It" (originally sung by rap star Cardi B) before segueing into her iconic hit, "Hips Don't Lie".The stage then cleared as Jennifer Lopez appeared atop a miniature Empire State Building, a nod to her...
February 03, 2020

Latin pride on display during J-Lo, Shakira Super Bowl show

South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho won the Golden Globe for best foreign film for
Can foreign-language films ever win over Hollywood?
LOS ANGELES — When South Korea's Bong Joon-ho accepted the Golden Globe for best foreign language film for his widely hailed "Parasite," he urged moviegoers to "overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles.""You will be introduced to so many more amazing films," he promised, reopening a debate that has long plagued Hollywood — can non-English films ever break into the US mainstream?"Parasite," a searing black comedy about class divisions, has earned six Oscar nominations, including for best picture and best director.After the film captured the top prize from the Screen Actors Guild in a shock upset, some believe it could win big at the Academy Awards, but that would be history-making, indeed.No non-English-language production has ever won...
February 03, 2020

Can foreign-language films ever win over Hollywood?

Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio, the first indienous woman ever nominated for a best actress Oscar, is using her fame to raise awareness about indigenous and women's rights. — AFP
After 'Roma' glory, actress Aparicio has new role — activist
MEXICO CITY — A year after the movie "Roma" catapulted her from obscurity to an Oscar nomination, Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio is using the spotlight to promote causes close to her heart: indigenous and women's rights in her country.Taking a break from film sets, the 26-year-old from the Mixtec community in the southern state of Oaxaca is dedicating this year to working as a UNESCO goodwill ambassador for indigenous peoples.In her new role, Aparicio — the first indigenous woman ever nominated for a best actress Oscar — returned to school this week to give a talk at Harvard University's Mexico Conference 2020.In an interview with AFP in Mexico City, she said she understood that fame and her career would be "a series of ups and downs.""So the thing...
February 03, 2020

After 'Roma' glory, actress Aparicio has new role — activist

British director Sam Mendes poses with the award for a Director for his work on the film '1917' at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards in London on Sunday night. — AFP
'1917' wins big at Baftas to take pole position for Oscars
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

Bernie Sanders also scored a publicity coup when he posed after a concert with globally famous pop star Ariana Grande in Los Angeles recently. — AFP
Trendy at 78: How candidate Sanders has won the backing of young stars
WASHINGTON — The scene was unexpected, to say the least: In the middle of a nail salon in gritty Detroit, controversial young rapper Cardi B sat across from 78-year-old Senator Bernie Sanders, questioning the would-be Democratic presidential nominee about the issues of the day.From health care to police violence, the former strip-tease dancer grilled the aging politician for 12 minutes. Once the interview was over, Cardi B posted snippets on social media, where they would be viewed millions of times.Reaching potential voters with no great interest in politics is hugely important for candidates, who often seek celebrities' help in breaking through. And in the United States, where Hollywood awards shows are often politicized, many celebrities are only too happy to take their political...
February 02, 2020

Trendy at 78: How candidate Sanders has won the backing of young stars

Olivier Masset-Depasse's 'Mother's Instinct' won awards for best film, best director and best original screenplay. — AFP
Masset-Depasse thriller 'Mother's Instinct' sweeps Belgium's Oscars
BRUSSELS — Olivier Masset-Depasse's retro psychological thriller "Mother's Instinct" swept the Magritte Awards on Saturday, winning nine of the 10 categories it was nominated in at Belgium's version of the Oscars.Favorite and Cannes-winner "Young Ahmed" won just two gongs -- most promising actor for Idir Ben Ali, 14, who plays a radicalized teenager, and best supporting actress for Myriem Akheddiou, who plays his teacher and victim.Adapted from Belgian author Barbara Abel's detective novel "Behind the Hatred" and with nods to David Lynch and Alfred Hitchcock, "Mother's Instinct" took home best film, best director and best original screenplay, in a night to remember for the 49-year-old director from Charleroi.Veerles Baetens won...
February 02, 2020

Masset-Depasse thriller 'Mother's Instinct' sweeps Belgium's Oscars

April Reign is seen during a photo session in Los Angeles on Saturday. — AFP
#OscarsSoWhite: the Hollywood 'hashtag' activists demanding diversity
LOS ANGELES — April Reign remembers precisely where she was in January 2015 when she launched the #OscarsSoWhite movement with a simple, offhand tweet."I'd love to have a sexy story that I was sitting in a board room ideating and strategizing," she said in an interview."But no — I was half-dressed in my family room, to be very frank."I picked up my phone and wrote, '#OscarsSoWhite they asked to touch my hair.' That was it."Within hours, the tweet — sent from Washington, as Reign followed the Oscar nominations announcement over breakfast, and realized all 20 actors were white — had gone viral worldwide.Five years later, the phrase has become a universal clarion call for more diversity at the Oscars, in Hollywood and the entertainment industry in...
February 02, 2020

#OscarsSoWhite: the Hollywood 'hashtag' activists demanding diversity

Actor Joaquin Phoenix poses for photographers upon arrival at the Bafta Nominees Party. — Courtesy photo
'Joker' leads the pack at Bafta awards
LONDON — The hit film "Joker" leads the nominations for Sunday's Bafta awards but "1917" is hotly tipped for best film at the last major prize ceremony before the Oscars.Hollywood stars will pack the Royal Albert Hall in London for the glitzy bash, where Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger are tipped to scoop the main acting awards.The psychological thriller "Joker", with Phoenix in the Batman villain title role, leads the way with 11 nominations, followed by crime flick "The Irishman" and comedy-drama "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".However, Sam Mendes' World War I epic "1917", which has nine nominations, is the favorite to win the best film and best director categories.The British Academy of Film and Television...
February 02, 2020

'Joker' leads the pack at Bafta awards

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