Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei said he is still agonizing over whether to pay a 15 million yuan bill for alleged tax evasion due next week and tacitly admit guilt, or to fight the charge and possibly risk detention again. Supporters of Ai, whose 81-day secret detention earlier this year sparked an international outcry, have [...]

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. — The seventh Twin Cities Arab Film Festival opens Thursday with the theme “Art in Revolution.” This year’s festival opens with the Egyptian film “18 Days.” A group of 10 directors quickly shot 10 short films about the Egyptian Revolution and the 18 days in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. The festival also will [...]

(NewsCore) – US actor Leonardo DiCaprio made his much-anticipated first appearance on the set of “The Great Gatsby” in Sydney on Friday, complete with period three-piece suit and trim straw hat. The star — who plays mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby — strolled the set with co-star Tobey Maguire rehearsing lines, before hopping into a vintage [...]

Award-winning film producer Steven Spielberg is reportedly in talks to make a movie in Michigan. WWJ-TV is reporting, the Hollywood filmmaker is negotiating with Gov. Read the rest of article…

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