The year has started off quite well for European directors and actors, who scooped nearly a third of the 2018 Golden Globe Awards. The ceremony on Sunday night (Jan. 7) was dominated by black dresses and comments about the sexual misconduct scandal rocking Hollywood, but it's worth taking a closer look at who took prizes home. Seven Europeans picked up one of 25 awards handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Martin McDonagh (UK-Ireland) The night’s big winner was British-Irish director Martin McDonagh's "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri", a dark drama set in a small US town that depicts an enraged mother seeking vengeance for her murdered daughter. The film picked up four Globes: best drama or musical, best screenplay, best actress in a drama or musical for its star Frances McDormand and, for Sam Rockwell, best supporting actor. McDonagh had also been nominated in the best film director category, but that award went to Guillermo del Toro for "The Shape … [Read more...] about Golden Globes recap: Not too shabby for Europeans
European
‘Croydon Cat Killer’ suspect is East European trucker, 31
A FIEND suspected of butchering hundreds of cats is believed to be an East European trucker.The 31-year-old loner was arrested last month in the hunt for the “Croydon Cat Killer”.The sadist slaughtered up to 400 animals, initially in the south London town, before striking elsewhere in the UK.He was arrested in Duston, Northants, after five cats in the Northampton suburb had their heads severed and were left in plastic bags — similar to the horrific finds in Croydon.Carley Dimmer, 31, of Northampton, whose cat Rusty was killed, said: “My daughter found Rusty in a see-through supermarket bag. She had been dismembered.”Northants Police have confirmed they are liaising with Scotland Yard over the case.There were also a spate of garden shed fires in Duston — which locals believe were started to smoke out cats.The arrested man had been living in a bedsit in Duston for six months and his DNA is said to match a sample left on one of the mutilated … [Read more...] about ‘Croydon Cat Killer’ suspect is East European trucker, 31
Europeans take off their trousers for annual ‘No Pants Subway Ride’
People in cities across Europe took off their trousers in public today for the annual ‘No Pants Subway Ride.’ The 17th edition of the worldwide trouserless train ride has seen events organised in European cities including Copenhagen, Prague, Zurich, Lisbon, London and Berlin. Hundreds of people had signed up to join the events in Europe, pledging to take off their trousers en masse while travelling on the underground. The event was started in 2002 by New York-based comedy collective Improv Everywhere. While the first ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ in New York had just seven participants, the event has grown each year, with organisers expecting thousands of people to take part in more than 60 cities today. Improv Everywhere says there is “no agenda for the event apart from a desire to make others laugh and smile.” Participants and passersby shared photos of the scenes in London under the hashtag #NoTrousersTubeRide. But while the event saw … [Read more...] about Europeans take off their trousers for annual ‘No Pants Subway Ride’
Former Attorney General and European Commissioner Peter Sutherland dies aged 71
FORMER Attorney General Peter Sutherland has died at the age of 71.Sutherland – who was also an ex-European Commissioner and businessman – died at St James’ Hospital in Dublin surrounded by his family after a long illness.He was appointed as Attorney General in June 1981 at the age of just 35 becoming the youngest person to ever hold the position.The Dubliner also worked as a European Commissioner in the mid-1980s.His sparkling career included roles as chairman and managing director of Goldman Sachs, chariman roles at AIB Bank and as Director General of the GATT association.In recent years, Sutherland served as a UN Special Representative for International Migration and as a financial advisor to the Vatican.Taoiseach Leo Varadkar led the tributes, saying: “Peter Sutherland was a statesman in every sense of the word; an Irishman, a committed European and a proud internationalist.“He played a very important role in Irish public life throughout the 1980s, … [Read more...] about Former Attorney General and European Commissioner Peter Sutherland dies aged 71
European Union Chamber Orchestra and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to perform at Cambridge Corn Exchange
PUBLISHED: 10:30 07 January 2018 Ben Jolley European Union Chamber Orchestra Archant The European Union Chamber Orchestra and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra will perform the last two dates of the 2017/18 Cambridge classical concert series. The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra will be at the venue on January 18 with Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor) and Ning Feng on violin. The concert will feature Haydn’s Symphony No. 7 (Le Midi), Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy and Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra. A pre-concert talk, starting at 6pm, will take place at Heffers Bookshop, free of charge to concert ticket holders. The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra performance is on February 20. Opening with Handel’s Suite Water Music, the concert features BBC Young Musician of the Year, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, performing Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C, as well as Delius’ Two Aquarelles and Mozart’s Symphony No. 29, which will be … [Read more...] about European Union Chamber Orchestra and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to perform at Cambridge Corn Exchange