Actress Cicely Tyson, who specialized in portraying strong black women caught in struggles during a 60-year career that earned her Emmy and Tony awards, died on Thursday at age 96, Hollywood publication Variety reported.
Tyson's most lauded performances came in historical works such as the 1972 movie "Sounder" for playing a Louisiana sharecropper's wife.
Sylvester Stallone's life is real Rocky Balboa story, 'I Play Rocky' director says
Sylvester Stallone's life is the real Rocky Balboa story, film director Peter Farrelly said as he walked down the red carpet for the premiere of "I Play Rocky" at the Toronto International Film Festival.
John Malkovich, Mathilde Arcel win top actors' awards at Venice
Danish filmmaker May el-Toukhy's post-war drama "Woman Unknown" won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, with its star Mathilde Arcel also taking best actress honours in a rare double victory.
Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi brings Superman and Lex Luthor to Comic Con
Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi is bringing Superman and Lex Luthor to Middle East Film & Comic Con at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi this weekend.
Canada's former PM Trudeau launches production company
Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday launched a media and entertainment production company called Hope and Hard Work.
AI-powered documentary tests cinema's boundaries in Venice
A documentary charting the rise of Diesel fashion brand founder Renzo Rosso premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, becoming one of the first AI-assisted entries to test the technology's place in mainstream cinema.
