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‘So Independent’ Film Festival for a third year in Sofia

October 21, 2012October 21, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The Sofia Independent Film Festival takes place in Sofia for a third consecutive year. It starts on October 25 and

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Silent movies, chocolate, fine dining and music all part of seventh Belgian Week in Bulgaria

October 19, 2012May 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

For the first time, silent movies from Belgium – the oldest film dating from 1897 – will be screened in

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Film review: Hotel Transylvania

October 19, 2012October 18, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Hotel Transylvania may sound like it’s just in time for Halloween, even though it’s all about style and looking quirky

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Film review: Looper

October 15, 2012October 15, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Looper stands alone among a horde of wannabe serious science-fiction films dealing with time travel; the inherent contradictions in the

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De Niro, Travolta dine with Bulgarian PM Borissov and Culture Minister Rashidov

October 12, 2012October 12, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov joined an official working dinner with Hollywood stars Robert De Niro and John Travolta,

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Five Disney On Ice shows in Sofia in November

October 11, 2012October 12, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The Disney On Ice – Europe-Let’s Party show will be performed in Sofia’s Armeec Arena on November 9, 10 and

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Robert de Niro arrives in Bulgaria for Killing Season movie shoot

October 10, 2012October 10, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Double-Oscar winner Robert de Niro arrived in the Bulgarian capital city Sofia for a brief stay to film scenes for

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John Travolta arrives in Bulgaria for filming of the Killing Season

October 8, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Hollywood star John Travolta arrived at Sofia Airport on October 8 to head for Nu Boyana studios and his role

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Restaurant Review: Kohinoor

October 8, 2012May 6, 2013 Hector Poole

We were in central Sofia one afternoon with friends from England  – our seven-year old-daughter in tow – when we

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