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Film review: Anna Karenina

January 10, 2013January 11, 2013 Olga Rudenko of The Kyiv Post

Going to the theatre to watch “Anna Karenina,” I was skeptical about it. I carried with me a bad impression

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Lincoln leads Oscar nominations

January 10, 2013January 10, 2013 VOANews

The Civil War film Lincoln leads Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, while adapted screenplay sensation Life of

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Additional London to Plovdiv flight starts on January 3

January 3, 2013January 3, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Ryanair has added an additional London Stansted to Plovdiv flight to bring to three the number of the airline’s weekly

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Movie preview: For film buffs, 2013 will very likely be a year to remember

December 30, 2012December 30, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

All the nominations and marketing buzz of awards season usually focuses the attention of those outside the United States on

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Film review: Life of Pi

December 21, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Life of Pi is a meditation on storytelling and its importance in our lives, but not in the way you

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Film review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

December 20, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

During the 10 years that elapsed between the making of the epic trilogy The Lord of the Rings and the

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Film review: An expected journey with ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’

December 19, 2012 Elena Pashkovskaya of The Kyiv Post

Everybody who enjoyed “The Lord Of The Rings” epic trilogy was looking forward to the moment when another John Ronald

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The Hobbit: ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel takes unexpected journey

December 16, 2012 Penelope Poulou of VOA News

Nine years after the cinematic conclusion of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, academy award-winning director Peter Jackson returns with

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Thousands on the slopes on opening weekend of Bulgaria’s ski season

December 16, 2012December 17, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s major winter resorts – Bansko, Pamporovo and Borovets – saw thousands turn out to ski on the December 15

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