Business Recorder! Arts And Leisure syndication. http://www.brecorder.com Mon, 20 May 2013 09:15:16 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.brecorder.com/images/M_images/livemarks.png http://www.brecorder.com Business Recorder! Arts And Leisure syndication. http://www.brecorder.com/arts-a-leisure/120185-denmark-takes-eurovision-crown-.html MALMOE: Twenty-year-old barefoot singer Emmelie de Forest was the toast of Denmark on Sunday after winning this year's Eurovision Song Contest in the Swedish city of MalmoeHer song, "Only Teardrops" confirmed its status as the bookmakers' favourite to register a comfortable win at Saturday night's finals, scoring 281 points at a glittering ceremony watched by millions of viewers.Azerbaijan was the runner-up on 234 points, followed by Ukraine with 214 points. "Europe adores Emmelie," Denmark's tabloid newspaper Ekstrabladet declared on its website soon after the result."Denmark's darling was the big favourite and she met all expectations," public broadcaster DR wrote on its website. Broadsheet Politiken chimed in too, noting that "Only Teardrops" was "the best song in Europe." Denmark last won the contest in 2000 with "Fly on the wings of love" by Olsen Brothers, also in Sweden. There was no shortage of Danish support in the Malmoe Arena, located just minutes away from Sweden's southern neighbour across the eight-kilometre (five-mile) Oeresund bridge."I believed in the song, but the exciting thing about Eurovision is that you never know what's going to happen," de Forest told reporters after the competition. In the past the contest has produced surprise winners, such as the... Sun, 19 May 2013 05:58:38 +0100 http://www.brecorder.com/arts-a-leisure/120184-musical-world-celebrates-wagnera39s-200th-birthday-.html BAYREUTH: Opera houses the world over are scrambling to pay tribute to Richard Wagner, the controversial German composer often referred to as Hitler's favourite, who would have turned 200 this year.More has purportedly already been written about Wagner than any other artist and composer in history, but publishers are churning out countless new biographies, critical studies and books. Magazines and daily newspapers are bursting with reviews, interviews and articles, while a plethora of new and re-issued recordings jostle for attention. In the run-up to this week's bicentenary, all the world's leading opera houses including the Met in New York, Covent Garden in London, La Scala in Milan, the Bastille in Paris and Vienna State Opera have unveiled new stagings of Wagner's opus magnum, the 16-hour-long, four-opera "Ring" cycle.In Germany, which boasts around 80 opera houses, even the most dyed-in-the-wool Wagnerian would struggle to keep track. Among the more outlandish projects is a staging of "Rhinegold" on a barge on the river Rhine.But for true Wagnerians, perhaps the main highlights of the year take place in Bayreuth, the small, sleepy town in Franconia where Wagner designed and built his Festspielhaus, and which remains the centre of the ardent cult around him.The... Sun, 19 May 2013 05:58:01 +0100 http://www.brecorder.com/arts-a-leisure/120118-sanjay-dutt-held-in-a39terrorista39-jail-cell-report.html NEW DELHI: Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt, who is in jail for arms possession, is being held in a cell built for militants where he cannot see daylight and wants to be transferred, a report said Saturday.Dutt, 53, surrendered on Thursday to serve out the remaining three-and-a-half years of a five-year term in a case linked to deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings.Dutt's lawyer, Rizwan Merchant, has demanded the transfer of the actor whom he said was being kept in the cell once occupied by Ajmal Kasab, according to the Indian Express daily newspaper.Kasab was executed last November, nearly four years after 166 people died in a three-day rampage that traumatised India.The steel bunker specially built for Kasab at Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail had no ventilation and the actor could not even tell if it was day or night, the lawyer said."He (Dutt) is not a terrorist" and should not be kept in such a cell, the lawyer was quoted as saying.There was no immediate comment available from the jail. Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:02:55 +0100 http://www.brecorder.com/arts-a-leisure/120117-native-american-actress-proud-to-walk-cannes-red-carpet-.html CANNES: Native American actress Misty Upham never dreamt she would be walking the red carpet at Cannes to showcase a film shot on her reservation.Upham features in "Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian", focused on the relationship between World War Two veteran Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot, and Georges Devereux, his psychoanalyst.Upham said like Picard, played by Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro, she is Blackfeet, the largest tribe in Montana state. She said she was a direct descendant of the last chief and grew up on the reservation where much of the movie was filmed."I had no dreams and no way to make a dream. I had to leave the reservation," Upham, 30, told a news conference on Saturday ahead of the premiere of the film's premiere by French director Arnaud Desplechin."So 18 years later (I am) coming a full circle to the reservation I left to fulfil my dream."Upham says and another "Jimmy P." actress, Michelle Thrush, a Cree from Canada, are the first Native American women in the official selection at Cannes, although organisers of the festival, now in its 66th year, were unable to confirm it.One of 20 films competing for the main prize... Sat, 18 May 2013 12:27:32 +0100 http://www.brecorder.com/arts-a-leisure/120099-putin-to-pope-john-paul-ii-depardieu.html MOSCOW: French actor and newly-minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu on Saturday compared President Vladimir Putin to the late Pope John Paul II and said the ex-KGB agent was what Russia needed as a leader.Depardieu is preparing to shoot a new film in Moscow and the Chechen capital Grozny a city rebuilt from the ground up after nearly two decades of war as he settles in to his new role as global ambassador of Russian culture.The hulking actor received his new citizenship during a dinner with Putin an object of scorn from Russia's youth-driven opposition movement in January after getting into a fight with the French authorities over a new 75-percent tax on the super-rich.He told the Komsomolskaya Pravda daily in an interview published Saturday that he admired what Putin had done in his 13 years in charge."I have many Russian friends Putin, for example," said the star of films such as "Cyrano de Bergerac" and winner of a multitude of the industry's most coveted prizes."I will say what I think about Putin: the Russian nation needs a person just like this with a Russian temper. Putin is trying to return just a bit of dignity back to the people."He then... Sat, 18 May 2013 09:40:33 +0100 http://www.brecorder.com/arts-a-leisure/120081-priyanka-to-play-saifa39s-leading-lady.html KARACHI: Bollywood superstars Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor are reportedly famous for their rivalry since their super-hit film ‘Aitraaz.’ It is rumored that Begum Pataudi will now have to share her husband, Saif Ali Khan with her competitor Priyanka Chopra on screen. According to Indian media sources, Saif and Priyanka will work together for the first time in an upcoming film directed by famous directors Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK of ‘Go Goa Gone’. It has also been reported that the film will be produced by Saif Ali Khan’s production house Illuminati Films. Saif and Priyanka worked together in a Ponds advertisement. Though, both superstars have reportedly shown interest in working with each other in films. With Saif Ali Khan working on Tigmanshu Dhulia’s 'Bullet Raja' and signing a film with Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, he talks about his daughter Sara Ali Khan’s aspiration to pursue an acting career in Bollywood. However, he has reservations about his daughter entering B-Town before she completes her studies from Columbia University. “Whether she can be or not is a separate question. I don’t know for sure. I think she likes the idea of getting into movies. But at the moment she is... Sat, 18 May 2013 06:01:49 +0100 http://www.brecorder.com/arts-a-leisure/120046-jackie-chan-wants-to-be-serious-but-will-never-quit-action-films.html CANNES: After countless broken bones and smashed teeth, Jackie Chan has given up doing his own stunts and wants more serious roles but the Kung Fu actor says he will never stop being an action star despite earlier plans to quit big action movies. At the Cannes film festival to promote his upcoming film "Skiptrace", the Hong Kong actor said at 59 he could no longer do his own stunts as it took so long to recover from any injury. Copyright Reuters, 2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:25:58 +0100 http://www.brecorder.com/arts-a-leisure/120015-irana39s-oscar-winner-scores-cannes-hit-with-melodrama.html CANNES: Iranian Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi drew enthusiastic applause Friday for one of the most-keenly awaited films at Cannes, with a Paris-set tale about shifting relationships."The Past" picks up many of the wrenching family themes and the taut drama of the Tehran-based "A Separation", which saw Farhadi scoop the Academy Award for best foreign-language feature last year..Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:12:18 +0100 http://www.brecorder.com/arts-a-leisure/120004-the-a39khana39-triad-marred-by-injuries-.html KARACHI: Bollywood has been dominated by Khans’ including Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan over the past two decades. Given their huge contribution to the Indian entertainment industry, it is not surprising that the superstars would have suffered numerous injuries over their glittering careers.According to the latest Indian media reports, Aamir and Shah Rukh have been plagued with shoulder injuries lately. Shah Rukh Khan is reportedly expected to undergo surgery in London this June, and will take time out to spend with his family. Aamir Khan, on the other hand has reportedly hurt his wrist and shoulder. However, the injury is quite old now and Aamir flew to America for treatment. In what seems like a bizarre coincidence Bollywood heartthrob, Salman Khan is also reported to have a rare nerve problem called Trigeminal Neuralgia which perhaps is being reflected in his work. He reportedly has also been making trips to the US for treatment. Seeing as a major part of Bollywood rests on this trio, we hope the ‘Khan Triad’ has a speedy recovery. Copyright Business Recorder, 2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:12:00 +0100 http://www.brecorder.com/arts-a-leisure/119999-salman-khan-offers-support-to-sanjay-dutta39s-family.html KARACHI: Sentenced to three and a half years in jail for the illegal purchase of firearms from the culprits behind the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts, Sanjay Dutt surrendered himself before the court in Mumbai on Thursday. According to Indian media sources, over the last few weeks Munna Bhai has taken to drinking an entire bottle of vodka each day. Reportedly, Dutt fears for his life in jail, and is said to be concerned over the terrible hygiene conditions. “How will I survive without fans, pillows and mosquito repellents? I had none of these when I was last jailed in 1993 but don’t forget I was 33 then. I am a 53-year-old man now.”The court has allegedly granted the actor access to home-cooked food, mattress and pillows for a month. Sanju Baba has been given the task of cooking for his fellow inmates as his jail duty for which he will receive Rs 25 daily allowance with a grant of Rs 1500 for his family. It is reported that Sanjay Dutt had previously approached Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan to take care of his family. Bollywood heartthrob Salman Khan has reportedly to called Sanjay’s daughter Trishala who has been living far... Fri, 17 May 2013 08:44:22 +0100