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Child artists return to paint Dhaka walls
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10 Dec 2023, 22:37
Vision 2021, a voluntary organisation, arranges a graffiti painting-based activity with child artists throughout Dhaka city every year in an attempt to spread the spirit of the Liberation War of 1971 and the country's history amongst the up-and-coming generation.
The innovative activity, fostered and curated by former Cultural Affairs Minister and eminent cultural personality, Asaduzzaman Noor has commenced recently with hundreds of child artists painting the roadside walls of Dhaka city.
The cultural icon said, "Through this initiative, we are trying to foster the innate creativity of these children. I think graffiti art is crucial to a creative cultural development and I hope people from all walks will appreciate the good work these children have been putting into their artworks."
The programme titled, "Rangao Tomar Shohor" (paint your city) commences every year after the final term school exam of these child artists and continues for the following two months.
The 52th year of independence is the theme of the art programme.
Through graffiti school-going artists are painting their respective interpretations of the War of Independence, their country, history, flag, and other patriotic acts.
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Angelina Jolie alleges ‘history’ of Brad Pitt’s physical abuse
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s fight over the French winery they once owned together is coming to a head and reigniting older conflicts, as new legal documents allege a “history of physical abuse of Jolie” on the part of Pitt prior to their fateful plane ride in 2016.
On Thursday, Jolie filed a motion with the Los Angeles Superior Court, a copy of which CNN has obtained, wherein she claims that she attempted to sell Pitt her stake in the Miraval winery and that their negotiations ultimately broke down after Pitt conditioned the sale on Jolie signing an NDA that “prohibited Jolie from speaking (other than in court) about Pitt’s abuse of Jolie and their children by attempting to tie Pitt’s personal reputation to Miraval’s business.”
This week’s new filing stems from Pitt’s 2022 lawsuit, in which he claimed that he and Jolie had an agreement that neither would sell their stake in the winery without the other’s consent. In a June 2023 filing, he alleged that Jolie’s sale of her stake in the winery was “vindictive” after an “adverse custody ruling.”
Jolie also claims in Thursday’s filing that Pitt’s “history of physical abuse of Jolie started well before the family’s September 2016 plane trip from France to Los Angeles,” but does not go into further detail about the alleged prior abuse.
“At trial, Jolie will prove through testimony, emails, photographs, and other evidence why Pitt was so concerned about his own misconduct that he blew up his own deal to purchase Jolie’s interest in Miraval because she refused to agree to his new, expansive NDA,” the filing reads.
Jolie claims in the filing on Thursday that she agreed to sign an NDA that was “limited to not disparaging Miraval’s wine business” as part of her initial deal to sell Pitt her stake in the winery, which they were close to finalizing at the time.
Pitt had previously claimed in his June 2023 amended complaint that after Jolie would not agree to sign his NDA, she proposed an even broader NDA that “would have provided that “[o]ther than in court pleadings or testimony, neither party shall directly or through a party’s representatives make in a public forum any derogatory remark about the other party.”
CNN has reached out to a representative for Pitt seeking comment on the new allegations outlined in Thursday’s filing.
“Mr. Pitt refused to purchase Ms. Jolie’s interest when she would not be silenced by his NDA. By refusing to buy her interest but then suing her, Mr. Pitt put directly at issue why that NDA was so important to him and what he hoped it would bury: his abuse of Ms. Jolie and their family,” Paul Murphy, Jolie’s attorney, told CNN in a statement on Thursday. “After eight months of delays, this motion asks the Court to force Mr. Pitt to finally produce that evidence.”
Jolie never ended up pressing charges against Pitt in relation to the 2016 altercation, according to the filing, because she believed “the best course was for Pitt to accept responsibility and help the family recover from the post-traumatic stress he caused.”
CNN previously reported that Pitt was not arrested or charged in connection with the 2016 incident after the FBI completed its investigation, and a representative for Pitt disputed Jolie’s account of that incident included in an October 2022 filing. Pitt’s representative said in a statement to CNN at the time that “Brad has accepted responsibility for what he did but will not for things he didn’t do.”
In October 2021, Jolie sold her half of the winery to Tenute del Mondo, a subsidiary of Stoli Group, controlled by Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler.
The ongoing legal proceedings and “Pitt’s unyielding attempts to control and punish Jolie continue to take a huge emotional and financial toll on her and their family,” the filing reads. “Jolie longs for their family to be able to heal and their children to be spared further pain and trauma, and truly wishes Pitt would want the same too.”
Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt in 2016. They were declared legally single in 2019, and a joint custody arrangement was established in 2021.
Legal proceedings as they pertain to the Miraval dispute also remain ongoing. The former couple purchased the country estate and winery in the south of France in 2008.
Source: CNN
Allu Arjun gets rousing welcome from die-hard fans on his 42nd birthday
Allu Arjun, who is awaiting the release of 'Pushpa: The Rule', was in for a surprise as he turned 42 on April 8.
Hundreds of his fans gathered outside his house in Hyderabad at midnight to greet him on his birthday. Overwhelmed by their love, Allu Arjun greeted them, waved at them and also thanked them for coming all the way to wish him. His fans gave him the loudest cheer on his birthday.
A video of Allu Arjun waving to his fans outside his home is now going viral. In the video, he can also be seen greeting them with folded hands. He blew flying kisses to them as they chanted 'Pushpa' several times.
Source: India Today
Robert Downey on Jimmy Kimmel's Oscar joke about his addiction: Don't care
Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr recently opened up about the viral joke that host Jimmy Kimmel had made about the actor's addiction issues on Oscars night.
Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr has finally opened up about how he feels regarding host Jimmy Kimmel's viral Oscar joke regarding his addiction issues. While many people deemed the joke problematic, Downey Jr himself is not too bothered about it.
Speaking to Esquire, Robert Downey Jr said, "I don’t care. I love Jimmy Kimmel. I think he’s a national treasure.”
That night, Downey won an Oscar for his role in the Christopher Nolan directorial, Oppenheimer. Prior to his win, Kimmel had made a joke about how the night is one of the 'highest' points of his career. The camera then panned to Downey, who laughed and pointed towards his nose and then mimed the words 'keep it moving' to Jimmy.
In the same interview, Downey's close friend, Jodie Foster, said that she was worried for Downey's health at one point.
“I took him aside at one point during filming and said, ‘Look, I couldn’t be more grateful for what you’ve given in this film. But I’m scared of what happens to you next. Right now, you are incredibly good at balancing on the barstool. But it’s really precarious, and I’m not sure how that’s going to end,'” Jodie told the publication.
Downey has been open about battling addiction.
On the work front, he will next be seen in Park Chan-wook's TV series, The Sympathizer.
Source: India Today
Shakib is the prince of my life: Bubly
Love, marriage, children, then separation, this news is not unknown to Shakib-Bubly fans. The two celebrities have not lived under the same roof for a long time.
Mentioning that there is no place for any other man in her life except Bubly Shakib, the heroine said, "Shakib is the prince of my life. He is the only man i love."
Marrying Shakib is a wrong decision of life, did it ever feel like that? In response to such a question, Bubly said, yes it seems. Because, in many difficult times of my life, when I needed him by my side, I did not have him by my side. At that time, it seemed that the decision to marry him was wrong.
"My son is everything now. No love, no relationship can get close to me. In the future, I will spend time with films, children, family," she added.
I miss my mother a lot on Eid: Dighi
Actress Prarthana Fardin Dighi stepped on the big screen as a child artist. She has received praises for acting in several films. She won the National Film Award three times for acting as a child artist.
Still, the acting of that little dighi floats in the eyes of the audience and his sweet dialogue rings in the ear. Dighi is no longer a child artist, she has written the name of the film as a heroine after a long break. Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated everywhere. How was Dighi's Eid? He talked to Rtv about Eid.
In a recent interview, Dighi said, "Eid means joy, no matter how much fun I have with everyone in the family, Eid hurts me very much. Because i lost my mother in my childhood. In my childhood, I used to eat my mother's cooking on the day of Eid. Like all mothers in the world, my mother had a lot of fun cooking. I miss my mother so much on Eid. I feel empty without her."
Christopher Nolan, Interstellar, re-release
Filmmaker Christopher Nolan's acclaimed 'Interstellar' will be re-releasing on its tenth anniversary in IMAX and 70 MM. The news was announced at the ongoing CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
Christopher Nolan directorial Interstellar will be releasing again on its upcoming tenth anniversary this November. The news was shared by Paramount studio at the ongoing CinemaCon in Las Vegas. The film, starring Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey in lead roles, had grossed 188 million dollars at the domestic box office and over 730 million dollars globally.
Interstellar will be releasing in 70 MM print and in IMAX.
Interstellar was co-written by Nolan and his sibling Jonathan Nolan. The plot centered around a farmer and a former NASA pilot who is recruited to pilot a spacecraft when the conditions on Earth become unlivable. Apart from Hathaway and McConaughey, the film also starred Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn and Michael Caine in pivotal roles.
The news of re-release comes almost on the heels of the massive critical and commercial success of Nolan's latest directorial, Oppenheimer, starring Irish star Cillian Murphy in lead role.
Apart from ruling the roost at the ticket counter, Oppenheimer also became the main star of the Oscars night as it collected awards in all major categories, including Best Actor, Best Film and Best Director, for Murphy and Nolan, respectively.
Source: India Today
‘The Ten Commandments’ remains the greatest of all biblical epics
Netflix trots out a drama/documentary hybrid this week titled “Testament: The Story of Moses,” mixing a Turkish production with religion experts discussing the biblical story. The three parts total more than four hours.
If you’ve a mind to invest that kind of screen time in Moses, though, accept no substitutes, especially with the granddaddy of all biblical epics, Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 version of “The Ten Commandments,” just around the corner, keeping its annual date with viewers on ABC.
Indeed, watching Netflix’s modern knockoff only heightens a sense of appreciation for DeMille’s efforts at a different time in the evolution of the movie industry, when TV was still relatively new and special effects hadn’t reached their digital heights.
There are plenty of reasons to savor the original movie, most of them having to do with the casting, some of it campy and awful in a truly wonderful way, some just plain spectacular.
As Moses, Charlton Heston brought a sense of conviction to this epic role (see also “Ben-Hur”) that anchored the movie in a way few actors could, before or since. Yet at the top of the heap look no further than Yul Brynner as Moses’ rival and eventual foe Rameses, who tells his reluctant bride-to-be with princely swagger and sexuality, “You will come to me whenever I call you, and I will enjoy that very much. Whether you enjoy it or not is your own affair… but I think you will.”
On the other end of the spectrum there’s Anne Baxter as Nefretiri, Moses’ first love and Rameses’ reluctant bride when he ascends to pharaoh. Famous for her role in “All About Eve,” Baxter chews through much of Egypt, repeating “Moses” so often (as in “Oh Moses, Moses”) that one might be forgiven for concluding that’s both his first and last name.
The supporting cast is equally delicious, including Edward G. Robinson sounding like he’s in a gangster movie and still stealing every scene he’s in as the traitorous Dathan, Vincent Price as pharaoh’s master builder and Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Rameses’ father, Sethi, who loves Moses more than he does his own son.
ABC has aired the film more than 40 times since 1973, making it a solid Easter and Passover staple. Already 220 minutes long, the broadcast window with commercials has ballooned to four hours and 44 minutes, spilling out of primetime before Moses can descend from Mount Sinai with the you-know-what.
Although broadcast TV doesn’t possess the only-game-in-town clout that existed when ABC first showed the movie, “The Ten Commandments” has remained a potent draw, perhaps because it’s the kind of film that can be watched – certainly in bits and pieces, if not all the way through – over and over. Last year’s telecast averaged more than 3 million viewers opposite NCAA tournament coverage, which it will face again this year.
DeMille, of course, became practically synonymous with lavish, star-studded costume productions, starting with a silent version of “The Ten Commandments” in the 1920s and including “Samson and Delilah” in the ‘50s.
Even by those standards, “The Ten Commandments” stands apart, both for its visual effects (the parting of the Red Sea is still a landmark sequence) and the soap-opera qualities wrapped up in the Moses-Nefretiri-Rameses triangle.
Given that, even with broadcast television having become a shadow of what it was, there’s something reassuring about seeing the movie return year after year, marking the calendar in a way only a few Christmas specials and movies can rival.
As TV traditions go, perhaps that’s why this one has proven so enduring. Or as Brynner’s Rameses might say, “So let it be written. So let it be done.”
Source: CNN
