“Members of the Central Board of Film Certification, the country’s regulatory film body, balked at scenes in Puja Jatinder Bedi’s Ghost in which an evil spirit in female form is crucified, citing concerns that it would offend members of the country’s Christian minority.”
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New U.K. Prize Honors Sharp-Tongued Reviewers
For real: It’s the Hatchet Job of the Year Award — and the critic who wins gets a year’s supply of potted shrimp.
Miguel Terekhov, 83, Ballets Russes Dancer And Dance Professor
Terekhov danced with the Ballets Russes in the 1940s and 1950s and co-founded the University of Oklahoma School of Dance.
Are We, Or Are We Not, Going To Hell In A Population Explosion Handbasket?
Remember predictions of population pressure and world collapse, most clearly laid out in the book The Limits of Growth? The model’s still around – and things don’t look that good for later in the 21st century.
Directors Guild Nominations Muddy Oscar Waters Yet Further
“In a prize season that has already seen plenty of slights, the Directors Guild of America on Monday snubbed Steven Spielberg, with his War Horse,and Tate Taylor, with The Help.”
Pianist Alexis Weissenberg, 82
“[His] cool yet blazing approach divided reviewers. Where some heard impeccable technique, others heard soulless efficiency. Where some embraced the drama of his interpretations, others condemned them for aggressiveness.”