Yazın gelişiyle daha sık karşılaştığımız korku sinemasından üç farklı örnek bu hafta sinemalarda. “Uçak’ta geçen Lost” diyebileceğimiz “Uçuş 7500”, istismar sinemasına hayır demeyenlere “Mezarına Tüküreceğim 2” ve antika bir aynanın korkunç hikayesini anlatan “Göz” türün tutkunlarını bekliyor.
Amerikan bağımsız sinemasının gözde kadın yönetmenlerinden Kelly Reichardt’ın bir barajı havaya uçurmayı hedefleyen radikal çevreci üç aktivistin hikâyesine odaklandığı etkileyici filmi Night Moves/Gece Planı, 13. !f İstanbul Uluslararası Bağımsız Filmler Festivali Digiturk Galaları bölümünde seyirciyle buluşuyor.
#İfSinema dünyasının merakla beklediği ve bu yıl 70’incisi gerçekleştirilecek olan Venedik Film Festivali’nin programı açıklandı. Açılış ve kapanışı 3 boyutlu iki filmle yapılacak olan festivalde ilk yönetmenlik eserlerine verilen “Geleceğin Aslanı” ödülüne aday gösterilenler arasında, Türkiye’den Deniz Akçay Katıksız’ın “Köksüz” adlı filmi de yer aldı.
Bu dans çılgınlığı filmini daha önce de görmüştük. Gangnam Style’a gelene kadar twist’ten moonwalk’a, lambada’dan macarena’ya yıllardır birçok fenomen olmuş dans figürünün etkisiyle birbirinden kıvrak hareketler sergiliyoruz farkında olmadan düğünlerde açılış törenlerinde, gol sevinçlerinde, barda, müsamerelerde... Peki, neydi onlar?
ISTANBUL - The ruling party’s timing in passing legislation concerning judicial operations is cause for debate about the administration’s loyalty to democracy and EU reforms, according to critics. The government claims the new laws are in line with the reforms.
ANKARA - CHP leader Deniz Baykal says the incidents at the critical National Security Council meeting are not part of the path to democracy. He says the AKP is trying to create its own 'deep state' and its coup rhetoric only conceals the AKP’s own ongoing civilian coup
ANKARA - The arrest early Wednesday of a Navy colonel is the most recent incident among many that have divided Turkey’s governing bodies and renewed tension between the AKP and the military. In the middle of it all is President Gül, whose next step might very well determine the future balance between the military and the civilian authorities
ISTANBUL - Competing at the Eurovision Song Contest since 1975, Turkey has brought up the rear with an operetta, taken the stage with a song dedicated to petrol during an oil crisis and won by singing in English. This year the voting system has been changed and the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review takes a closer look at this continent-wide event through interviews with former jury members, Turkish Radio and Television Association, or TRT, officials and diehard fans
ANKARA - A recent trend of breaking taboos in Turkey, including a top government official’s reported use of the word ’Kurdistan,’ has Turkey’s LGBT community calling for stronger political commitments to fight discrimination against homosexuals. This is about rights and any tolerant society can benefit from its own diversity, the Danish ambassador says.
LOS ANGELES - 3D animated animals and pint-sized aliens. Museum relics that come to life at night. Magic rocks that make wishes come true. A bouquet of balloons big enough to lift a house into the sky. Fantasy and fun will take center stage in a crop of family films to be shown this summer
NEW YORK - The book world has a stimulus plan: a new Dan Brown novel. Six years after the release of his mega-selling "The Da Vinci Code," the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group announced that Brown's "The Lost Symbol," a thriller set during a 12-hour period and featuring "Da Vinci Code" symbolist Robert Langdon, will come out in September.
ISTANBUL - The lingering mystery about the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian’s attendance at the Alliance of Civilizations summit has been revealed as potential evidence of Yerevan’s discontent over the Turkish prime minister’s recent statements on Nagorno-Karabakh.
ISTANBUL – The lingering mystery about the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian’s attendance at the Alliance of Civilizations summit has been revealed as potential evidence of Yerevan’s discontent over the Turkish prime minister’s recent statements on Nagorno-Karabakh. (UPDATED)
ISTANBUL - Turkcell Super League action is back after the international break, as teams hope for nothing more than to improve during their time off. Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor will play crucial games against two mid-table teams and try to rebuild their confidence with wins and keep their title hopes alive
Pakistan's ruling coalition on Thursday agreed "in principle" to begin impeachment proceedings against the president Pervez Musharraf, a vital U.S. ally in the "war on terror." The decision is likely to trigger a fresh political turmoil.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Arab nations on Sunday to offer diplomatic ties and debt relief to Iraq's government to reward its efforts on improving security and political reconciliation, Reuters reported. Rice flew to Baghdad on Sunday to strengthen the Iraqi government's efforts to isolate Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who has threatened an "open war" on security forces. (UPDATED)
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Arab nations on Sunday to offer diplomatic ties and debt relief to Iraq's government to reward its efforts on improving security and political reconciliation, Reuters reported. Rice flew to Baghdad on Sunday to strengthen the Iraqi government's efforts to isolate Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who has threatened an "open war" on security forces. (UPDATED)
A British man, who works as a researcher for the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has been detained in Turkey for alleged visa violations and will be deported soon, reported HRW on Wednesday. Jonathan Sugden was in the southeast of Turkey to probe human rights in the mainly Kurdish areas that allegedly involve police and government-armed local defense units. The rights group said that Turkey still has a strong desire to cover up human rights abuses.