  Nikita Mikhalkov’s Citadel nominated for Oscar September 20, 2011 - 09:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian directors and cinematographers have nominated Nikita Mikhalkov’s Citadel for Oscar, RIA Novosti reported. Key competitors were Andrey Zvyangintsev's Elena and Aleksandr Sokurov's Faust, which was awarded Golden Lion in Venice. However, Oscar Committee members (including Nikita Mikhalkov himself) found Citadel ‘to be worthier’. Citadel, with $42 mln shooting budget, has got ambiguous feedback from critics and viewers and was a complete failure in cinemas.   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 |  Related sections Latest news International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |
