However thrilling they are to play, video games rarely translate well to the big or small screen -- indeed, the crossover genre is littered with flops. . Discovery) is at a crossroads in terms of how much it's willing to spend on projects," said John Cassillo, an analyst with TVREV. - Rare success - Adaptations of blockbuster video games tend not to do well when they are turned into movies or television series.
A beloved Hong Kong radio host dubbed the "world's most durable DJ" by Guinness World Records has died aged 98 after more than seven decades on the air.. He was named the "world's most durable DJ" by Guinness World Records in 2000.
The Union of Mosques in France is suing the controversial French novelist Michel Houellebecq for discrimination, hate speech and inciting violence in remarks to an interviewer, the organisation told AFP on Friday. . Houellebecq has said the controversial sections would be edited out of the interview online, and in a forthcoming book in which the remarks will feature.
Prince Harry left out revelations about his family in his memoir, saying he did not want "the world to know because I don't think they would ever forgive me," according to an interview published by the Daily Telegraph on Friday.. In his Telegraph interview, Harry said he was airing his grievances in public not to "collapse" the royal family but because he had a "responsibility" to reform it in order to protect Prince William's children.
The huge success of "Avatar: The Way of Water," James Cameron's sequel which is approaching $2 billion at the global box office, proves that "movies are back with a resurgence" after the pandemic, the Canadian director said.. "Avatar: The Way of Water" came 13 years after the original film, which remains the highest grossing movie of all time, amassing $2.9 billion at the global box office.
Jamaican financial authorities have launched an investigation into a company holding investments for eight-times Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt after reports that he may have lost millions to large scale fraud.. Bolt retired from athletics in 2017 after a stellar career which in addition to eight Olympic golds included 11 World Championship gold medals.
More than $21,000 splurged at a modest restaurant -- $10,700 spent at a bakery in a single day.. On one visit to a restaurant in Boa Vista in the Amazonian state of Roraima, the presidential card was used to pay a bill of more than $21,000.
A long-awaited biopic starring British actor Helen Mirren as Israel's only female prime minister, Golda Meir, will have its world premiere at the Berlin film festival next month, organisers said Friday.. One of the signatories of the declaration of Israeli independence, Meir served as premier from 1969 until 1974.
Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey on Friday denied charges of committing seven new sexual offences against a man in Britain in the early 2000s.. The actor was slapped with the fresh charges involving one man in November, taking the total number of charges he faces in the UK to 12.
Fifteen feature-length movies are vying for the top prize in next month's FESPACO festival, Africa's top cinema event, the organisers announced Friday.. This year's theme is "African cinema and culture of peace" -- an invitation, say the organisers, to reflect on how movies can encourage reconciliation in troubled times.
