Judi Dench’s “Philomena” release date set after Venice Film Fest successSeptember 2, 2013 - 11:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following the massively positive reaction to Stephen Frears’ Philomena in Venice, The Weinstein Co is firming its U.S. release plans, Deadline said. Philomena will go out first in New York and Los Angeles on Christmas Day and then will open wide on January 10, say TWC execs Robert Walak and Negeen Yazdi. The movie was warmly received at its screening in Venice; Frears and stars Judi Dench and Steve Coogan also got a standing ovation at a press conference. It had already been expected to play a role in TWC’s awards season plans, and there has been kudo chatter since the first screening, with folks noting that Frears’ 2006 The Queen started its awards career here. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |