| Where Children Fight the Wars, Innocence Dies First “Johnny Mad Dog” is an assaultive fiction about Liberian child soldiers and “Delta” is a Hungarian film that rigorously upholds the conventions of the festival art film genre. movies.nytimes.com |
China's Liu wins Olympic women's 200m butterfly gold in world record time China's Liu Zige won the women's 200m butterfly gold medal in a world record time at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday. &$ &$Liu Zige of China competes during the final of women's 200m butterfly at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, Aug. 14, 2008. Liu Zige won the gold medal in a new world record with 2 minutes 04.18 seconds. (Xinhua/Fan Jun)&$< ... english.people.com.cn |
Hong Kong: Mugabe’s Wife Accused A freelance photographer has accused the first lady of Zimbabwe of striking him repeatedly in the face when he tried to photograph her during a shopping trip in Hong Kong. nytimes.com |
Festival Stresses Its Italian Accent The Venice Film Festival, which this year includes films from 25 countries, opens Wednesday night with Giuseppe Tornatore's "Baaria'' -- the first of 22 domestic productions that will be shown. nytimes.com |
Mixing Oil and Hollywood: Tribeca Festival Expands to the Persian Gulf When the inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival opens next week in Doha, Qatar’s capital, its schedule of movies will reflect months of effort to balance the mix of Arab and Western films. nytimes.com |