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Second of series: songs that bombed in U.S. though #1 on Canadian stations

Edit The Examiner 14 May 2016
[EDITOR'S NOTE. This is the second of two articles that put the spotlight on songs that reached No. 1 on major Canadian radio stations, but none of them were big hits in America, even though all of them were released in the U.S.]. The first radio-station Top 40 surveys in the U.S ... This article takes a look at a group of songs that reached the No ... NUMBER 1 ... "MECHANICAL WORLD" (Spirit, 1968) ... 23, 1968 ... "LOVE ITIS" (The Mandala, 1968) ... 28, 1968....

Hong Sang-soo Reunites with French Actress for New Film

Edit Chosun Ilbo 14 May 2016
Award-winning filmmaker Hong Sang-soo has begun shooting a new film starring French actress Isabelle Huppert ... "Right Now, Wrong Then" won the top prize at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2015....

Judge rejects parents’ bid to keep brain-dead Vacaville toddler on indefinite life support

Edit Sacramento Bee 14 May 2016
A federal judge on Friday rejected a request from a Vacaville family to keep their brain-dead toddler on indefinite life support at Kaiser-Roseville hospital while they seek a long-term care facility. After two days of deliberation, U.S ... McReynolds said they would be filing an appeal to the 9th U.S ... Claudia Buck. 916-321-1968, @Claudia_Buck ....

'Train To Busan': Cannes Review

Edit Screen Daily 14 May 2016
Snowpiercer meets World War Z in Yeon Sang-ho’s (The King of Pigs, The Fake) first live-action film as passengers on a high-speed train from Seoul to Busan don’t get the ride they paid for when a viral outbreak turns those infected into flesh-eating zombies ... The film works best when the passengers are on board the express train, battling it out for survival with the zombies ... The cast is arguably the film’s weakest point ... Redpeter Film....

MIT alumnus film to be screened at Cannes

Edit The Times of India 14 May 2016
On Sunday, his debut movie will be screened at the 69th Cannes International Film Festival. The short film, Tez, received an official selection in the 6th Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival and the 16th International Film Festival, Jaipur....

Hidden Gems Film Festival offers peek at Indian history

Edit Canada Dot Com 14 May 2016
The 2016 Hidden Gems Film Festival winds up its two-week run on May 15. Producer Ravi Sharma whose film No Woman’s Land screens at 2.30 p.m. on May 14 says a festival like Hidden Gems offers Calgarians a unique opportunity. “Excluding the Bollywood films, the film industry in India is regional,” Sharma says. “Each region […] ... ....

Hero Blend #91: The Consequences Of Captain America: Civil War (Spoilers Edition!)

Edit Cinema Blend 14 May 2016
If you have not yet seen the film, you may want to stay away from this Hero Blend episode, and check out another one of our wonderful articles. Films from Marvel Studios typically have to deal with a particular balancing act. Simultaneously, each film needs to be understandable to and entertaining for both the obsessive fans and the complete newbies....

Ken Loach, back in Cannes, again plumbs pain of inequality

Edit Times Union 14 May 2016
But Ken Loach, the 79-year-old British director, has had 12 films in competition at the Cannes Film Festival over the years, including his Palme d'Or-winning "The Wind That Shakes the Barley." ... The film chronicles his sometimes comic, frequently painful frustrations as he winds his way through a byzantine system that seems designed to crush him. Like many of Loach's films, the politics of "I, Daniel Blake" are unmistakable....

Ragnarok: Why Natalie Portman Isn't Returning

Edit IGN Insider 14 May 2016
Ragnarok—with Tessa Thompson starring as the film's female lead—Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has come forward to confirm the actress is sitting this one out and shed some light as to why. When asked by The Empire Film Podcast (via Heroic Hollywood) why Portman isn't involved in Ragnarok, Feige said there are "many reasons," including several that are made evident when watching the film ... Continue reading… ... ....

Sam Neill: New Zealand cinema is 'like nothing else on the planet'

Edit The Guardian 14 May 2016
It was for a 10-minute short, a little drama he’d cut, which played before a feature at the 1974 New Zealand film festival – its first and last screening ... Hunt for the Wilderpeople – Neill’s new film, which premiered in competition at this year’s Sundance film festival – couldn’t have come from anywhere else ... A comment on a Guardian review of the film asked if it was going to be subtitled ... That makes the film sound more edgy than it is....

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Film Music Gala

Edit Skiddle 14 May 2016
Nick Davies conducts famous film scores, including The Lord Of The Rings and Gladiator ... Film Music Gala on Sat 14th May 2016. Nick Davies conducts famous film ......

‘Black Panther’ Adds Michael B Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o In Talks To Join

Edit Inquisitr 14 May 2016
Civil War, and the casting news for the solo Black Panther film continues to be quite impressive ... The movie bombed and was critically panned, but Jordan himself admitted that he wasn’t going to rule out the possibility of doing another comic book/superhero film. Joining this film would also be a departure for Jordan if he will indeed be playing a villain, as opposed to a hero or good guy....

Mars Red Sky headline Riff Conspiracy III tickets

Edit Skiddle 14 May 2016
Rebellion in Manchester. Sunday 15th May 2016. 2.00pm til 11.00pm (last entry 10.45pm). Minimum Age. 14. Presented by NOIZ in association with Snuff Lane. Event Info. Venue.   Buy tickets securely. Type of Ticket Price QuantityQty. Advance Discount Ticket - £10.00. £10.00 Face Value. On sale for just 2 more days.£10.00 £11.25. + £1.25 bf inc bf 012345678. Embed Ticket Box. Accepted ... 1968 ... ....
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