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03 December 2016 • 11:34 AMT
Alan Ritchson joins zombie actioner “Office Uprising”

Ritchson’s credits include “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” as the Gloss character and Raphael in the two recent “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movies.

03 December 2016 • 11:18 AMT
“Good Girls Revolt” hit drama canceled at Amazon

Set in 1969, Good Girls Revolt centers on a group of young female researchers who work at News of the Week.

03 December 2016 • 11:12 AMT
Gazprom to buy $38,3 million shares by Armenian subsidiary

Russian Gazprom’s Board of Directors agreed to acquire additional issuance of shares by Gazprom Armenia, worth 2.5 billion rubles.

03 December 2016 • 11:01 AMT
Tehran: Extension of Iran sanctions act shows U.S. unreliable

“To the world community, the extension of sanctions against Iran shows the unreliability of the American government,” Zarif said.

03 December 2016 • 10:53 AMT
Syria army seizes new rebel district in Aleppo: Observatory

The government’s capture of Tariq al-Bab came after ferocious clashes that sent civilians flooding out of the neighbourhood of Al-Shaar.

03 December 2016 • 10:31 AMT
Eric Brevig to helm Screen X actioner “We Kill Death”

Brevig previously served as visual effects supervisor for “Men in Black” and “The Maze Runner.”

03 December 2016 • 10:25 AMT
Justin Chon, Ellie Bamber to star in indie romance “Taipei”

“Taipei” follows an unexpected, fast-blooming romance between Brooklyn writers Erin and Paul.

03 December 2016 • 10:03 AMT
Chinese mine disasters killed at least 38 in last five days: media

Coal accounts for almost two-thirds of China’s energy consumption, but its mines are among the world’s deadliest.

03 December 2016 • 10:01 AMT
Christine & The Queens among acts announced for Annual Hootenanny

Viewers can “expect a treat from her ‘Chaleur Humaine album” with Héloise herself “sitting in with Jools and the Orchestra for an intriguing cover.”

03 December 2016 • 09:50 AMT
Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard unveils vid for solo single “Lose Your Love”

His last solo LP “Harvest Festival” was released in 2009 and Hot Chip’s last record was 2015’s “Why Make Sense?”.

03 December 2016 • 09:43 AMT
Fitch rates Armenia’s Yerevan “B+”, says outlook Stable

It reflects Yerevan’s status as the capital, satisfactory budgetary performance, supported by steady transfers from the central government.

03 December 2016 • 09:28 AMT
Jinga Films acquires Brazil’s supernatural horror flick “Our Evil”

The film begins as a standard slasher shock piece but takes a sharp turn as characters actions are given explanations.

03 December 2016 • 09:24 AMT
Facebook working on own version of Snapchat Discover

Facebook has approached media and entertainment companies in recent weeks to create content for the feature called Collections.

03 December 2016 • 09:02 AMT
Amy Adams sci-fi “Arrival” tops $100 mln at worldwide box office

Adams received the best actress award from the National Board of Review, which named the movie as one of its 10 best films of 2016.

03 December 2016 • 08:57 AMT
“The Jungle Book,” “Rogue One” advance in visual effects Oscar Race

Laika’s Kubo is notable as it’s highly unusual for an animated film to make the cut in the VFX category.

03 December 2016 • 08:56 AMT
ArmPhone handsets to go on sale in Russia

The point of sale will offer ArmPhones with two SIM cards, a Full HD screen, 32 GB of internal storage, 3 GB of RAM and a fingerprint sensor.

03 December 2016 • 08:39 AMT
FilmRise acquires Marilyn Manson thriller “Let Me Make You a Martyr”

In his biggest onscreen role to date, Manson stars as a hardened, contemplative hit man hired by the father to kill his son.

03 December 2016 • 08:35 AMT
Microsoft to use AI to automatically describe images for the blind

It has chosen to automate the process of making Alt Text for photo, drawing on its Cognitive Services Computer Vision API.

03 December 2016 • 08:26 AMT
Film Factory picks up Sundance 2017 player “Woodpeckers”

“Woodpeckers” sparked a bidding war among sales agents after its Dec. 1 industry screening at Copia Cero.

03 December 2016 • 08:11 AMT
55% of Democrats consider Israel a burden on U.S. – poll

The surveys showed 55% of Democrats believe Israel has too much influence on American politics and policies.

03 December 2016 • 08:04 AMT
Cercamon nabs Singapore’s maiden Sundance selection “Pop Aye”

Set in Thailand, the story is simple enough, involving a man who is reunited with an elephant friend.

03 December 2016 • 07:53 AMT
Amy Schumer to topline “Barbie” live-action movie

The comedienne is expected to play a character who gets kicked out of the perfect Barbieland because she doesn’t quite fit the mold.

03 December 2016 • 07:52 AMT
Norway wants predictable, clear policy on Russia from Trump

“What is most important to us right now is to have both a predictable and a very clear policy on Russia,” Defence Minister Ine Eriksen said.

03 December 2016 • 07:46 AMT
John Cena, Casey Affleck to host “Saturday Night Live”

Before welcoming the wrestler and the actor, “SNL” will have Emma Stone first on December 3.

03 December 2016 • 07:37 AMT
Archaeologists claim to have found Queen Nefertari’s mummified knees

Thought to have died around 1250 BC, Nefertari was the favourite consort of Ramses the Great, and was famed at the time for her beauty.

03 December 2016 • 07:32 AMT
Robert De Niro’s “War With Grandpa” release date set

“The War with Grandpa” follows a boy who’s forced to move out of his room when his recently widowed grandfather moves in.

03 December 2016 • 07:27 AMT
Hostages safe in Paris armed robbery, thief still at large

Police sources said seven hostages had been “found safe and sound” after the hold-up at the travel agency in the Chinatown area of Paris.

03 December 2016 • 07:23 AMT
“Belzebuth,” “Body Electric,” “Len” win big at Ventana Sur

The awards went to three Ventana Sur sections, two of which – the genre-focused Blood Window and Animation! – are growth industries in Latin America.

03 December 2016 • 07:13 AMT
Azerbaijan employs mortars, sniper rifles in ceasefire violations

To suppress the rival’s attacks, Karabakh units took necessary measures to continue controlling the situation on the contact line.

03 December 2016 • 07:11 AMT
Jason Momoa’s “Aquaman” release date moved

Momoa made his debut as Arthur Curry a.k.a. Aquaman in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”.