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- Films from Europe
- George Clooney is distant cousin of Abraham Lincoln
- Evan Rachel Wood marries 'Billy Elliot" star Jamie Bell
| Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:28 AM PDT THE European Union Film Festival (EUFF) is back for the 13th year, featuring some 29 movies and documentaries from 20 European countries. This annual event is happening at selected Golden Screen Cinemas in Kuala Lumpur (Nov 8-18), Penang (Nov 22-28) and, for the first time, in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Dec 6-13). Organised by the Delegation of the European Union to Malaysia, in collaboration with the embassies of 17 European Union members as well as Croatia, Norway and Switzerland, the festival aims to share the culture, history and identity of these countries through films. Tickets for EUFF are priced at RM5 (except for Mataharis, Senna and Pina) and are available from Nov 8 at participating Golden Screen Cinemas outlets. You can also get them online (www.gsc.com.my) or via the GSC Mobile App. Tickets for Wim Wenders' Pina (screened in 3D) are priced at RM10, while Mataharis and Senna are screened for free. All the movies are showcased in their original language with English subtitles. Do take note that selected films will be subjected to manual censorship and that showtimes are subject to change. Here's the list of some of the films scheduled to screen: > A Distant Neighbourhood (drama, Luxembourg) – When a man wakes up to find himself a teenager again, he must use the second chance to his full advantage. > A Perfect Match (romance, Belgium) – What better time to look for a wife than on the day that one is forced to retire. Hence, a grumpy school principal decides to do just that ... online. > A Road To Mecca: The Journey Of Muhammad Asad (documentary, Austria) – Director/writer Georg Misch follows the journey of Muhammad Asad as the latter goes to the Holy Land. > A Second Childhood (drama, Italy) – Director/writer Pupi Avati looks at a married couple who seem to have it all, until one of them is diagnosed with a degenarative brain disease. > Almanya (comedy, Germany) – Explores the lives of Turkish workers and their family members who move to Germany, and adapting to a totally different lifestyle. > Automatic For People (short, Czech Republic) – A 2010 short written and directed by Jan Vejnar, featuring the talents of Petr Brukner and Dora Hostova. > Crusade In Jeans (fantasy, the Netherlands) – A young boy messes with a time machine built by his mother only to end up in 1212. Needless to say, manoeuvering through this time is a little more difficult than he imagined. > Dear Alice (drama, Sweden) – Go through one day with several individuals (including a character played by Danny Glover). > In A Better World (thriller, Denmark) – Two Danish families meet and they leave a wake of loneliness and sorrow in their paths. > Mataharis (drama, Spain) – The story unfolds through the eyes of three women who work at a detective agency. > Morgen (comedy, Romania) – Revolves around a security guard at a supermarket at a town near the border. > Senna (documentary, Britain) – Director Asif Kapadia focuses on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, the three-time F1 world championship who died at the age 34 > Simon And The Oaks (drama, Sweden) – Tale of two boys come who come of age during World War II. > Stationspiraten (drama, Switzerland) – Set at a cancer ward where a group of 15-year-old boys stay and go through adolescents there. > The Illusionist (animation, France) – The Oscar nominee (in the best animated feature film category) about a French illusionist who goes to Scotland to look for work, only to have a life-changing adventure there. > The Italian Key (comedy, Finland) – Follow a 19-year-old girl who inherits a key that unlocks a whole lot of unexpected things. > The White Space (drama, Italy) – A young woman has to deal with an unexpected pregnancy which propels her into uncharted territory. > The World Is Big And Salvation Is Around The Corner (drama, Bulgaria) – Alex finds his true self when he embarks on an interesting journey with his charimastic grandfather. > Twin Sisters (drama, the Netherlands) – A 2002 film based on the book by Tessa de Loo, about a pair of twin sisters who have been forced apart. > What Is A Man Without His Moustache? (comedy, Croatia) – Based on Anto Tomic's novel which focuses on three different people and how they come to terms with a changing environment. > For more information and screening schedule, visit www.euff.com.my or www.gsc.com.my. |
| George Clooney is distant cousin of Abraham Lincoln Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:23 PM PDT LOS ANGELES: Aunt Rosemary was not George Clooney's only famous relative. You can add a certain Civil War American president to the Oscar-winning actor's family tree. Politics has apparently run in the activist actor's blood for centuries, as website Ancestry.com on Thursday revealed that the "Ocean's 11" star is distantly related to President Abraham Lincoln. According to Ancestry.com, Clooney is the half-first cousin five times removed from Lincoln, the 16th president. The genealogy website breaks down the connection, explaining the "half" means that two of their ancestors were half-siblings - Lincoln's mother Nancy Hanks was the half-sister of Clooney's 4th great-grandmother Mary Ann Sparrow. Hanks and Sparrow shared the same mother, Lucy Hanks, but had different fathers. Lucy Hanks was Lincoln's maternal grandmother as well as the 5th great-grandmother of Clooney. Clooney's aunt was singer and actress Rosemary Clooney, who died in 2002. Clooney, long noted for his political activism, is a major Hollywood backer of President Barack Obama. He hosted a Democratic Party fundraiser at his Los Angeles home in March that raised $15 million. Lincoln, a Republican, is considered one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States. He led the country through the Civil War and is credited with the abolition of slavery, which officially became law in 1865 after his assassination. He is the subject of an upcoming Steven Spielberg film "Lincoln," starring Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role, which is to open in the United States next week. Ancestry.com is offering free access to more than 20,000 documents showcasing Lincoln's life, his family tree and the most pivotal moments of his presidential career. The details can be found at www.ancestry.com/lincoln. - Reuters |
| Evan Rachel Wood marries 'Billy Elliot" star Jamie Bell Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:08 PM PDT LOS ANGELES: Hollywood actress Evan Rachel Wood has quietly married Briton Jamie Bell - star of the 2000 "Billy Elliot" dance movie - in a ceremony in California, Wood's spokeswoman said on Wednesday. "The bride wore a custom dress by Carolina Herrera. It was a small ceremony with close family and friends," the spokeswoman said in a statement, adding that the wedding took place on Tuesday. In a Twitter posting on Wednesday, Wood, best known for her roles in "The Wrestler" and coming of age movie "Thirteen," said "Words cannot describe the happiness i am feeling. Overwhelming." Wood, 25, first began dating Bell about seven years ago. But the pair broke up and Wood went on to have a highly publicized engagement with heavy metal rocker Marilyn Manson, who is almost twice her age. Wood and Bell, 26, were rumored to have become engaged in January this year, but never confirmed their relationship. Bell found fame as the teen star of "Billy Elliot" about a ballet dancer growing up in a tough coal mining town in northern England. He won a British BAFTA award for the role and has since appeared in adventure movies like "The Eagle" and "Jumper." - Reuters |
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