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  • The director of ‘Hamid’ on why this story of a Kashmiri boy is no children’s story 25 Mar 2019 11:17 Indian Express Through His Eyes: A still from the film Hamid. If you can’t explain something to a eight-year-old, chances are that you don’t understand it yourself. So, when delving into the Kashmir story in his new film, director Aijaz Khan approaches it through the …
  • Notes from Distant Lands 25 Mar 2019 11:17 Indian Express Love And War: A still from Cold War, a love story between a man and a woman set in post-war Poland. Qumra in Arabic means “camera”, an apt name for a Doha-based event which is a platform to bring together varied stakeholders in cinema: globally-known …
  • Samuel L. Jackson: A long career still in full stride 25 Mar 2019 11:12 CBS News If you feel like you are seeing a lot of Samuel L. Jackson lately, it's not your imagination. He seems to be everywhere. There are the credit card commercials, the movie trailers, not to mention a hundred or so of his films circulating on cable TV. He…
  • Former Fed chair Yellen says yield curve may signal need to cut rates, not... 25 Mar 2019 11:05 euronews Michael Fassbender and French actress Marion Cotillard star in the final competition entry in this year’s Cannes Film Festival. They play the leads in an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Scottish play. Theatrical suspicion prevents thespians mentioning …
  • Young filmmakers 'impress' comics legend 25 Mar 2019 10:38 BBC Image copyright EMU FILMS/LEX FILMS/PROTAGONIST PICTUR Image caption Alan Moore, in a still from his movie The Show, said film was a way of presenting youngsters with an alternative to a "bleak relentless message of futility" Comic book …
  • Box Office: Lupita’s new horror film 'Us' stuns with Sh7 billion opening weekend 25 Mar 2019 10:19 Standard Digital News Director Jordan Peele (L) and cast members Lupita Nyong'o, Evan Alex, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Winston Duke attend the "Us" premiere at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, New York, U.S., March 19, 2019. Photo: Reuters "Us,” a …
  • Netflix’s Delhi Crime dramatises notorious India gang-rape case 25 Mar 2019 10:18 Phnompenh Post FILMMAKER Richie Mehta was at first reluctant to make Netflix’s latest Indian series, documenting the aftermath of the notorious gang-rape and murder of an Indian student that made global headlines. Jyoti Singh, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student, was …
  • Inshallah Democracy premieres at local cinema 25 Mar 2019 10:13 The Dawn KARACHI: Back in 2010, documentary filmmaker Mohammad Ali Naqvi, aka Mo, decided to chronicle his personal journey of exploring the evolution of Pakistani democracy in the lead up to the 2013 general election. During this time he had unprecedented access …
  • Musharraf documentary 'Insha'Allah Democracy' screens at Karachi's Capri Cinema 25 Mar 2019 10:13 The Dawn Back in 2010, documentary filmmaker Mohammad Ali Naqvi, aka Mo, decided to chronicle his personal journey of exploring the evolution of Pakistani democracy in the lead up to the 2013 general election. During this time he had unprecedented access to …
  • Roma, a winner at UWI 25 Mar 2019 08:44 Jamaica Observer Ambassador of Mexico to Jamaica Juan Gonzales Mijares said he was pleased with the vast support at the premiere of Roma (2018). “Well, we had a little question with the list, and you know as an ambassador, everybody is busy but in five days' notice I …

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«Οταν το σεξ ήταν βρώμικο»: η Νέα Υόρκη στα ’70s

Ιανουάριος 15, 2019 Posted in ART&SOCIETY

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Προφέρεται «Ντιους», για την ακρίβεια «Δε Ντιους» (The Deuce) και αυτός είναι ο τίτλος μιας τηλεοπτικής σειράς του συνδρομητικού premium καναλιού ΗΒΟ. Η σειρά έχει κάνει ήδη δύο κύκλους και τώρα προετοιμάζεται ο τρίτος (και τελευταίος). Το Ντιους ήταν μια γειτονιά στο Μανχάταν, για την ακρίβεια πέριξ της Τάιμς Σκουέαρ.

Την εποχή κατά την οποία διαδραματίζεται η σειρά, τη δεκαετία του ’70, το Ντιους ήταν κακόφημο και οι δημιουργοί της, το δυναμικό ντουέτο των Ντέιβιντ Σάιμον («The Wire», «Treme» κ.ά...

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