Iran has significantly stepped up its presence at the cinema market of the Cannes Film Festival this year as Tehran opens up to the world ahead of a possible suspension of Western sanctions. For the first time since 2009 Iran’s government has splurged tens of thousands of euros (dollars) to rent a stand-alone pavilion on the glittering port of the French Riviera town, a culture ministry official manning it told
CANNES, France (AP) — “Mad Max: Fury Road” is Tom Hardy’s second film in two years to take place almost entirely on wheels.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and five-time heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield squared off in the ring at a charity fight night event in Salt Lake City.
INDIANOLA, Miss. (AP) — Club Ebony was once a hopping juke joint, a place where blues masters B.B. King, Little Milton and Howlin’ Wolf performed for residents of this humble farming community looking to spice up their Saturday nights with dinner, dancing and maybe some drinks.
CANNES, France (AP) — Celebrity-worshipping Cannes got a sobering reminder of fame’s dark side Saturday with “Amy,” a powerful documentary about the late singer Amy Winehouse.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish industrial designer Jacob Jensen, who gave ultramodern, minimalist forms to high-end products including consumer electronics and kitchenware, has died. He was 89.
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The gold price weakened a bit in Far East and early London trading on their Friday, with the low tick coming shortly after 11 a.m. BST. It traded flat for a couple of hours—and began to rally shortly before the COMEX open. And like what happened on Wednesday and Thursday, the price got stepped on shortly after the London p.m. gold fix. The high tick of
David A. Stockman: Former Dir. of the US Office of Management and Budget (USOMB), Economic Policy Maker, Politician, Financier & Acclaimed Author – After leaving the White House, Stockman had a 20-year career on Wall Street where he joined Salomon Bros. He later became one of the original partners at New York-based private equity firm, The Blackstone Group and in 1999 started his own private equity fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut….
David A. Stockman: Former Dir. of the US Office of Management and Budget (USOMB), Economic Policy Maker, Politician, Financier & Acclaimed Author – After leaving the White House, Stockman had a 20-year career on Wall Street where he joined Salomon Bros. He later became one of the original partners at New York-based private equity firm, The Blackstone Group and in 1999 started his own private equity fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut….
