TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Mohammad Bakri, a Palestinian director and actor who sought to share the complexities of Palestinian identity and culture through a variety of works in both Arabic and Hebrew, has died, his family announced. He was 72. Bakri was best known for “Jenin, Jenin,” a 2003 documentary he directed about an…
What would the ’90s have been like without destroying your fingers, furiously tapping those buttons to beat your buddies, while playing Street Fighter II on the Nintendo? The Street Fighter franchise, which came into being with an original arcade game in 1987, became a phenomenon when the sequel became a hit with games console owners…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices. The 33-page lawsuit accuses the BBC of broadcasting a “false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump,” calling it “a…
Rob Reiner, the son of a comedy giant who went on to become one, himself, as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation with movies such as “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally …” and “This Is Spinal Tap,” has died. He was 78. Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead…
If Russell Thomas gives former athlete vibes while playing Vice President Eli Winter on Tyler Perry’s The Oval, it’s because the chiseled actor made the UCLA Bruins football team before transitioning to tinsel town. While many actors put themselves through extreme last-minute preps when they are called upon for shirtless scenes, Thomas draws on his…
Abhishek Bachchan has reacted to the divorce rumours with Aishwarya Rai and also revealed their daughter Aaradhya’s reaction to the gossip related to them. Abhishek Bachchan, Aaradhya, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan has reacted to the rumours related to his personal life, including divorce reports, for the first time, and also revealed their daughter Aaradhya’s…
The painting that introduced “Star Wars” to the world nearly 50 years ago — and was reproduced in an iconic movie poster — sold at auction on Wednesday for $3.875 million. The acrylic and airbrush painting by the artist and movie poster designer Tom Jung first appeared in newspaper advertisements on May 13, 1977, a…