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Villeneuve's much-hyped 'Dune' tops French box office in first week

The feature film faithfully takes up the plot of Franck Herbert's book, where tribes and potentates clash, millennia after our era, for control of the spice, a mixture that prolongs life.

22/09/2021

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Emmanuel Cappellin's 'Once You Know' explores climate change

Euronews spoke with internationally renowned cinematographer and documentary filmmaker Emmanuel Cappellin about his latest documentary "Once You Know", a profound and personal exploration of what it means to wake up to the truth about climate change and its future impacts.

22/09/2021

World

El Gouna Film Festival: Short film competition tackles social issues in the MENA region

The El Gouna Film Festival has officially kicked off, under strict social distancing measures. Amongst the three major prize-winning categories this year’s short film competition incorporates some 18 films, with the top winner claiming the El Gouna Golden Star for Short Film Award accompanied by

27/10/2020

Earth News

Oscar-winner Emma Thompson stars in new Extinction Rebellion film

The fictional piece considers the role of ordinary people in environmental activism.

30/04/2020

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Star Wars fans out in force for 'The Rise of Skywalker'

'The Rise of Skywalker' concludes the so-called "Skywalker saga" of films begun by George Lucas in 1977.

17/12/2019

World News

First-ever movie in Slavic Esperanto premieres at Venice festival

Director Vaclav Marhoul said he specifically chose an invented language for the villagers' dialect. "I didn't want the villagers (speaking) Ukrainian or Polish or Russian or something like that because those people are really bad people," he said.

06/09/2019

USA

'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' marks Bruce Lee's posthumous comeback

The martial arts legend wasn't fully appreciated by Hollywood in his day, but a new generation of actors like Mike Moh give thanks to his legacy.

28/07/2019