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Eastwood's 'Changeling' goes for Cannes gold
Clint Eastwood's missing-child drama 'Changeling' is among 22 movies in the running for the top honour, the Palme d'Or, on Sunday at the 61st Cannes Film Festival.
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From Odditorium to terrorism exhibit, there's lots of exhibits on tap this summer
WISH YOU WERE HERE
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Zeng's `Mask' Fetches Record as Buyers Seek Asia's Bacon, Freud
May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi 's picture of mask-clad figures wearing the telltale scarf of China's marauding Red Guards set a record for Asian contemporary art, a sign buyers are scouring for the region's Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud.
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Massive piece sold in Hong Kong sets record Asian art price
A new auction record has been set for Asian contemporary art after Zeng Fanzhi's Mask Series 1996 No. 6 sold at a Hong Kong auction for $9.5 million US.
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Is Indy Chasing A Fake? Two Well-known Crystal Skulls Did Not, After All, Come From Ancient Mexico
Two well-known crystal skulls, held in the British Museum and the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, did not come from ancient Mexico as was once thought. Modern scientific techniques suggest that the British skull is of 19th century origin, and the US of 20th century.
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Movies: Hollywood, Archuleta learn lesson: Taking risks can pay off
Every January at the Sundance Film Festival and every June at the Sundance Institute's Filmmakers Labs, people stress the importance of following your own muse.
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Spy : Seen at Montblanc
WHAT Montblanc presented an exhibition of six commissioned sculptures by internationally renowned artists on Thursday night. WHERE PriceWaterhouseCoopers Tower main foyer.
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Eastwood's Changeling goes for Cannes gold on eve of festival awards
Eastwood's missing-child drama Changeling is among 22 movies in the running for the top honour, the Palme d'Or
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Lima Company Exhibit Unveiled At Statehouse
Families gathered to pay tribute local marines at the Ohio Statehouse.
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Lima Company Exhibit Unveiled At Statehouse
Families gathered at the Ohio Statehouse Friday to pay tribute to members of Lima Company killed in Iraq in 2005 with an art exhibit. The exhibit was unveiled Friday night at the Statehouse in honor of the 23 members lost while on duty.
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Production on Ky. history, culture to open
A 30-minute multi-screen production about Kentucky's history and culture will premiere in a new theater at the Kentucky Center on Sept. 12. "KentuckyShow" is being resurrected after an eight-year hiatus with help from Donna Lawrence, an award-winning filmmaker whose work has been featured at the Sundance Film Festival. The original presentation was offered for two decades, first in ...
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The Tuburan town museum
INAUGURATED only last April 12, with no less than the Governor of Cebu, Gwendolyn Garcia doing the honors of cutting the ribbon, the Tuburan Museum showcases a townspeople’s “over a thousand years of prehistory, and their life and times.”
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Veterans museum honors exploits of Filipino soldiers
MANILA, Philippines—“Is this a secret place? Why didn’t we know such a center existed,” wondered aloud first-time visitors on a tour of the Veterans Center in Taguig City.
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Asian art records tumble at Christie's HK auction
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A work by Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi sold for $9.5 million (4.7 million pounds) on Saturday, a new auction record for an Asian contemporary artwork, at auctioneer Christie's first evening sale of such art in Hong Kong.
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Eastwood's 'Changeling' goes for gold at Cannes festival
CANNES, France - With all of his Academy Awards and other Hollywood honors, Clint Eastwood is not necessarily in the market for more prizes. He'll never shy away from a contest, though, including the one at the world's most prestigious film showcase.
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Grand exhibit marks Ikebana Int'l-Cebu's 38th year
MANILA, Philippines - Muriel Scrivner, wife of an American airman at the Mactan Air Base, came to Cebu in 1968.
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Zeng's `Mask' Fetches Record HK$75.4 Million in Hong Kong
May 24 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese painter Zeng Fanzhi's picture of eight figures wearing grinning masks and the telltale scarf of China's Red Guards fetched HK$75.4 million ($9.7 million) in Hong Kong, an auction record for Asian contemporary art.
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Magnolia Festival to bloom with activity
Plenty of fun and entertainment is in the works for the 12th annual Magnolia Festival, to be held May 29-31 in downtown Durant. Janet Reed, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce, said the event will be one of the largest Durant has ever had.
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Family-friendly calendar
ANNUAL WHITE SQUIRREL FESTIVAL: Celebrate these unusual animals, in downtown Brevard. Events include Squirrel Box Derby, walking tours, children's village, photo contest, face painting, music and more. Visit www.whitesquirrelfestival.
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For famed artist Botero, there's joy in giving
Colombian artist Fernando Botero is renowned for rendering rotund figures in his paintings and monumental bronze sculptures. He is lesser known as a guardian of the aged and the hungry, and a benefactor to museums in Colombia, Venezuela and the United States.
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Asian art records tumble at Christie's HK sale
A work by Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi sold for $9.5 million on Saturday, a new auction record for an Asian contemporary artwork, at auctioneer Christie's first evening sale of such art in Hong Kong.
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CANNES, France - With all of his Academy Awards and other Hollywood honours, Clint Eastwood is not necessarily in the market for more prizes. He'll never shy away from a contest, though, including the one at the world's most prestigious film showcase.
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Inside Out 2008: This Judith Light Of Mine (I'm Gonna Let Her Shine!)
Inside Out film goers who had their hearts set on seeing With Gilbert and George , a documentary about the lives of the European "living sculpture" artists are in for something of a disappointment as the screening has been cancelled.
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AP opens photo exhibit in Cuba
The Associated Press is opening an exhibit of historic and current photojournalism in Cuba, to be followed by a three-day workshop for promising local photographers.
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Eastwood's 'Changeling' goes for gold at Cannes festival
With all of his Academy Awards and other Hollywood honors, Clint Eastwood is not necessarily in the market for more prizes. He'll never shy away from a contest, though, including the one at the world's most prestigious film showcase.
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