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'SpongeBob SquarePants' creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57

Stephen Hillenburg

Los Angeles - DPA
Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the children's cartoon "SpongeBob SquarePants," which became a beloved world-wide phenomenon, has died at age 57, US television network Nickelodeon said Tuesday.Hillenburg had announced... Read more
Oscar-winning Italian film-maker Bernardo Bertolucci dead at 77

Oscar-winning Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci

Rome - DPA
Oscar-winning Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci, whose films include "Last Tango in Paris" and "The Last Emperor," has died, his publicity office said on Monday.Bertolucci died at his home in Rome at 7 am (0600 GMT), Punto &... Read more
Nicolas Roeg, celebrated director of 'Don't Look Now,' dies aged 90

Nicolas Roeg

London - DPA
Nicolas Roeg, the acclaimed filmmaker whose cult movies starred the likes of Mick Jagger and David Bowie, has died aged 90, according to media reports.Roeg's family confirmed his death to the PA news agency on Saturday, with son Nicolas... Read more
Bon Jovi to kick off 2019 European tour in Moscow, first show in Russia in 30 years

The American rock band Bon Jovi will launch their 2019 European tour.

Moscow - TASS
The American rock band Bon Jovi will launch their 2019 European tour with a concert at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on May 31, head of the SAV Entertainment concert agency Nadezhda Solovyova told TASS. The band will be coming back to... Read more
"Burning" wins best picture at Daejong Film Awards

Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun and Jeon Jong-seo.

Seoul - Yonhap
"Burning," the latest movie from award-winning South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong, won best picture at the 55th annual Daejong Film Awards on Monday. Lee's first feature in eight years, "Burning," starring Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun and Jeon Jong... Read more
"Pataakha" stars coming to Dubai on September 23 to lay on their charm

Actress Radhika Madan.

Dubai - Arab Today
The siblings who constantly fight and claw each other’s eyes out in director Vishal Bharadwaj’s drama Pataakha will be in Dubai on September 23 to lay on their charm. Actresses Sanya Malhotra, who played a fierce... Read more
his long career and his anti-apartheid activism

S.African jazz legend Hugh Masekela dies, aged 78

Masekela fled apartheid South Africa in the early 1960s.

Johannesburg - Arab Today
South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela died on Tuesday aged 78, his family announced, triggering an outpouring of tributes to his music, his long career and his anti-apartheid activism. "After a protracted and courageous battle... Read more
juvenile crack dealer turned multi-millionnaire rapper

How to take a bullet, by 'Den of Thieves' star 50 Cent

Actors O'Shea Jackson Jr., Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber and Curtis.

Los Angeles - Arab Today
Note to action movie directors: you probably don't need to tell Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson -- juvenile crack dealer turned multi-millionnaire rapper and movie star -- how to take a bullet. It was a liberty first-time filmmaker Christian... Read more