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Monday, May 25, 2015
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Marion Cotillard is queen of red carpet at Cannes’ ‘Macbeth’
Ethiopians vote in 1st election without former strongman Page 6
CANNES — Marion Cotillard plays a queen in Justin Kurzel’s “Macbeth,” but at its Cannes premiere she was also a bejeweled queen of the red carpet. In a blue-and-rose truncated minidress from Dior’s haute couture springsummer 2015 collection, Cotillard sparkled Saturday as she posed alongside co-star Michael Fassbender, thanks to the outfit’s myriad embroidered pailettes
and jewels. The Oscar-winner, who’s known for her fashion-forward style, bucked the trend for classical va-va-voom and voluminous dresses that have been popular during this year’s Cannes Film
Festival. Although the look showed off the 39-year-old’s enviable legs, she might have benefited from a scarf, as the overcast Cannes sky caused a rather chilly spell. (ap)
Judge allowing new lawsuit in Sofia Vergara embryo fight
Sofia Vergara
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SANTA MONICA — Sofia Vergara’s ex-fiance will be allowed to file an amended lawsuit seeking custody of two embryos he created with the “Modern Family” star, a judge ruled Friday. Superior Court Judge Lawrence Cho ruled that Nicholas Loeb can file the revised complaint, which for the first time will seek custody of the embryos. Loeb, who dated Vergara for several years before breaking up last year, sued the actress in August seeking a ruling that the embryos could not be destroyed. Vergara’s attorney opposed allowing the amended lawsuit, arguing during a hearing that Loeb has failed to state a viable legal claim to the embryos. Attorney Fred Silberberg noted that Loeb signed an agreement that both parties needed to consent to what happened to the embryos.
He accused Loeb, who wrote about the dispute over the embryos in the New York Times, of using the lawsuit to raise his own profile. “It is almost a sham pleading under the law,” Silberberg told Cho. Loeb’s attorney, Christina Goodrich, disputed Silberberg’s characterization and argued that the case presents a novel legal question. She said the fate of the embryos has been a very personal, private struggle for her client. “He does believe that they are his daughters,” Goodrich said. Loeb’s initial lawsuit identified him and Vergara as John and Jane Doe, but the new complaint will use their names. Vergara and Loeb broke up in May 2014. (afp)
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Monday, May 25, 2015
Valencia grabs Spain’s last CL spot; Almeria, Eibar go down Page 8
Mass graves of suspected trafficking victims found in Malaysia Page 13
Studies to expand the Heritage City Tour of Denpasar
DENPASAR - Tourist visits to a number of attractions in the city of Denpasar have increased tions thus far. However, he claimed by approximately 62% since the launch of the Heritage City Tour of Denpasar. The Municipality that the average visitor is quite satisfied and enjoyed the attractions of Denpasar therefore plans to expand the areas included in the city tour. Head of the Denpasar Tourism Office, Wayan Gunawan, said on Friday (May 22) that the increase in tourists has been due to the Heritage City Tour of Denpasar launched last March. He pointed out that last year an average of 1,600 people visited Badung Market per month, while this year there have been between 2,100 to 3,300 people per month. “This year’s average has climbed to 2,600 tourists per month,” said Gunawan.
So far it is mostly tourists from Australia, America and Europe who join the The Heritage City Tour of Denpasar and they are particularly interested in the Badung Market, while domestic tourists, are more interested in visiting the Bali Museum. According to Gunawan, evaluations of the city tour program are currently limited to quantitative data and considering that the previous number of visitors has not been well recorded, it is hard to
get a good idea of the success rate. However such quantitative evaluations will continue to be carried out according to plan, for the next 6 months. “Obviously, in terms of numbers, there has clearly been an increase in visitors, and we expect these numbers to continue to rise. These evaluations will be used as input in the development of the next program,” he said. Gunawan admitted that there have been no formal qualitative evalua-
Heritage City Tour of Denpasar. “We have not disseminated any questionnaire yet, but many visitors have said that they enjoyed the attractions on the tour,” he said. He also said assuredly that the City Tour will continue to be improved upon. Currently the grand design of the city tour package is being worked on and the assessment team includes academics from the Nusa Dua Tourism College (STP). Some of Denpasar’s attractions, like Sanur
Beach will be included in the next program. Also they are looking into the possibility of a full trip around the entire City of Denpasar. The Denpasar Tourism Office aims to have the grand design for the Denpasar city tour package ready by the end of 2015. (kmb25) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.
Cate Blanchett lesbian love story wins Queer Palm at Cannes
CANNES - A lesbian love story starring Cate Blanchett scooped the Queer Palm award on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. The unofficial prize went to “Carol” by director Todd Haynes, which tells the story of a love affair in 1950s New York at a time when homosexuality was criminalised. Critics at the festival have swooned over the elegant movie, which is seen as a frontrunner for the top Palme d’Or prize on Sunday and is already being discussed as a possible Oscar contender.
“It is more than just a simple film -- it is a historic moment -- the first time a story of love between two women has been treated with the respect and importance that we accord to all other cinematic romances,” said Queer Palm jury president Desiree Akhavan, an American actress and director. The prize coincided with good news for gay rights activists in Ireland, where voters backed the legalisation of same-sex marriages, as well as the hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest in Austria after last year’s victory by transvestite singer Conchita Wurst.
The Queer Palm jury also gave a special mention to “The Lobster”, an eccentric fable about lovers who risk being turned into animals if they fail to find a partner, starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz. Although the film did not contain explicit gay themes, the jury said it “ridiculed absurd social norms and conventions related to sexual relations”. Akhavan said the special mention for “The Lobster” reflected the lack of overtly gay representation among this year’s official selection in Cannes.
“I had a lot of difficulty finding qualities in the selection of films this year. None seemed gay enough,” she said. She rejected criticism of the Queer Palm, including from French filmmaker Xavier Dolan who last year said he found it “disgusting” for distinguishing between gay and straight cinema. “It’s through queer cinema that I found confidence in myself and the strength to come out at a time when I was trying to understand what being gay meant and how it would influence my life,” said Akhavan. (afp)
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Tourist visits to a number of attractions in the city of Denpasar have increased by approximately 62% since the launch of the Heritage City Tour of Denpasar.