Unique Stradivari violins from Russia sound in Rome
Musician and conductor Yury Bashmet together with his Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra is set to give a one-of-a-kind concert in Rome as part of the Russia-Italy cross-culture program.
Christie`s to bring Picasso, Warhol and Cezanne to Moscow
Moscow will get a unique chance to see the masterpieces of Pablo Picasso, Paul Cezanne and Andy Warhol that are due to go under the hammer at Christie`s upcoming auction.
Russian artist in Venice biennale art Exhibition
Anya Titova will represent Russia at The 54th International Art Exhibition within this year`s Art Biennale in Venice. She is the only Russian among the 82 participants of the main project.
`Tomb Raider` is coming back to the big screen
GK Films has acquired the rights to the hit video game starring Lara Croft from interactive entertainment company Square Enix, and plans to reboot the action-adventure franchise.
Russian-Portuguese film awarded in Sofia
A joint production between Portugal, Russia, Spain and Brazil, the film America, starring Russian theater and cinema actress Chulpan Khamatova, has received the prize for Best Director at the Sofia International Film Festival.
British director to film Anna Karenina
British director Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice, 2006 and Atonement, 2007) is set to make a film based on Leo Tolstoy`s epic novel Anna Karenina.
Russian song to "Get You" at next Eurovision
Channel One has announced the name of the singer who will represent Russia at the next Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf. Aleksey Vorobyov, a singer with classical musical education will premiere his Eurovision entry on Channel One on March 12.
`Kick-Ass` has been nominated for six awards
The movie - starring Aaron Johnson as a comic-book fan turned self-made superhero - leads the way with nominations for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Newcomer, Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy and Best British Film in the awards voted for by the public.
Art with no borders for imagination
The Moscow Historical Museum has opened a retrospective display of graphic works by Surrealist artists.
`The Bodyguard` is set to be remade
The 1992 hit movie - which starred Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston and took $411 million at the worldwide box office - is being given a 2011 makeover by Warner Bros. and will be scripted by Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer.
King`s speech crowned in LA
Inception and The Social Network were next in line, gaining four and three Academy Awards in various categories respectively.
Top 10 Most Romantic movie moments ever
1. `Titanic` - front of the ship scene
`Gnomeo and Juliet` was 11 years in the making
Elton John - who is executive producer for the animated film, as well as working on its soundtrack - admitted the movie had many "near-death experiences" as a result of being part of the Disney corporation, as people in the US didn`t know what to do with gnomes.
Vampires wanted by Russian director
One of Russia`s best-known directors active in Hollywood, Timur Bekmambetov, will try his hand at a new cinematic adventure entitled Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
Russian movie wins main prize at Kustendorf Film Festival
The Chance, a short film by Russian Director Sonya Karpunina has won the main prize of the international Kustendorf Film Festival in Serbia.
`Toy Story 3` was the highest grossing film of 2010
The eagerly anticipated follow up to the first two movies in the series telling the tale of toy cowboy Woody (Tom Hanks) and his astronaut sidekick Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) was one of a host of children`s movies which dominated the top ten.
Medvedev pledges punishment for Moscow rioters
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said on Twitter that all those involved in organizing mass riots in downtown Moscow on Saturday will be brought to account.
Guinea pig queen to be crowned in Russia
A beauty contest for the best Guinea pig will be held on Friday in the Russian central city of Tula some 120 miles outside Moscow, a city zoo official said.
Russian minister to present education development program
Russia`s federal target program to develop education in 2011-2015 will be considered at a meeting of the government presidium Thursday.
Palace in St. Petersburg`s historic center to be auctioned off
A St. Petersburg palace that once belonged to Grand Duke Mikhail Mikhailovich of Russia will be put up for auction on Wednesday with the initial price of 700 million rubles ($22.7 million), the St. Petersburg Property Fund said on its website.
Top 10 Expensive Cars in the World 2010
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Shanghai Expo sets new daily visitor record of 1.33 mln
A total of 1.33 million people visited the Shanghai World Expo on Saturday, the largest number since the opening of the exhibition May 1, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Egyptian police suspect museum employee of Van Gogh painting theft
A Cairo museum employee is behind the theft in Egypt last month of Vincent Van Gogh`s Poppy Flowers painting, the country`s interior minister said.
Inception: A Hollywood dream with DiCaprio
After a showing of Inception, at least half the audience leaves the theater feeling bewildered. Not that the plot twists are impossible to follow, if you aren`t distracted by your girlfriend and popcorn. But it`s clear that the creators spent $160 million (plus another $100 million in advertising) to make a movie that is intentionally perplexing. The main problem with reviewing Hollywood blockbusters is that they seem irrelevant compared to the films` looming budgets. Inception, Avatar, Clash of the Titans and other Hollywood blockbusters rely on the adrenalin rush they give to audiences: even if you fail to grasp the point of catharsis in the character development of Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) or if you`ve forgotten exactly which layer of the dream world the heroes are on at the moment, you still get your fair share of thrills and chills from the mass destruction and sublime love.
Which male dance moves attract women?
British scientists have carried out an unusual experiment: they have carefully analyzed dance moves and determined which of them make men more attractive in the eyes of women.