Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Greece's last film poster painter soldiers on

Greek billboard artist Vassilis Dimitriou, 80, seen painting at his small workshop in AthensFar from the limelight of Cannes, Greece's last painter of film posters toils away in a little garden studio to deliver his latest commission. Vassilis Dimitriou is 80 years old, works alone and knows his days on the job are numbered -- his left hand trembles from the early onset of Parkinson's disease. "For instance I have drawn Clint Eastwood 50 times.


Critics slam HBO drama 'Game of Thrones' for rape scene

This photo provided by courtesy of HBO shows, Sophie Turner, left, as Sansa Stark, and Iwan Rheon, as Ramsay Bolton, in a scene from season 5 of "Game of Thrones." The show airs Sundays at 9 p.m. EDT. (Helen Sloan/HBO via AP)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. senator is among those condemning a rape scene on HBO's "Game of Thrones."


Review: Morning-after minefield in 'The Way We Get By'

In this image released by Polk PR, Thomas Sadoski, left, and Amanda Seyfried appear during a performance of Neil LaBute’s new play, "The Way We Get By", in New York. (Joan Marcus/ Polk PR via AP)NEW YORK (AP) — Mining the comedy in an awkward morning-after situation between a hung-over young man and woman, who apparently fell into bed together after a wild wedding reception, would seem like a natural for acerbic playwright Neil LaBute.


Kanye West says he was 'over-censored' at Billboard Awards

Kanye West performs at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye West is apologizing to TV viewers who saw his performance on the Billboard Music Awards.


Filmmaker, artist Prashant Bhargava dies at 42

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prashant Bhargava, a deeply humane filmmaker and artist perhaps best known for the 2011 film "Patang" ("The Kite"), died Friday of cardiac arrest in New York. He was 42.

CANNES WATCH: Celebrities douse in diamonds at De Grisogono

Actress Natalie Portman poses for photographers as she arrives for the screening of the film Sicario at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)CANNES, France (AP) — Celebrities were dousing in diamonds Tuesday at the glitzy De Grisogono soiree — one of the social event highlights of the Cannes Film Festival.


MixRadio expands amid streaming battle

MixRadio, which markets itself as a personalized streaming service with curated playlists, said it would be available on Androids and iPhonesMixRadio, the streaming service originally launched by Nokia, on Tuesday expanded availability to major smartphone platforms as the market for on-demand music keeps growing. MixRadio, which markets itself as a personalized streaming service with curated playlists, said it would be available on Androids and iPhones. MixRadio also announced a tie-up with Taiwanese telecom company HTC, which will bring the streaming service into its BlinkFeed feature that shows appointments, news and other items from across the device on the homescreen.