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Imagine Dragons – has responded to the criticism the band have received for playing Israel and Azerbaijan.Last month, System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian criticised the band for going ahead with their controversial gigs and shared that he has “zero respect for those guys”. The dispute came over a show that the Las Vegas band had plans for in the country’s capital city, Baku, which some perceived as being an endorsement of Azerbeijan’s authoritarian President Ilham Aliyev.Tankian had sent the group a letter last summer urging them to pull out of the Baku Olympic Stadium show.

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System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian hits back at Imagine Dragons’ Azerbaijan gig defence: “Respectfully, I draw the line at ethnic cleansing and genocide”

System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has once again hit back at Imagine Dragons for their controversial gig in Azerbaijan.Last month, Tankian made headlines when he criticised Imagine Dragons for their decision to go ahead with their controversial gigs in Israel and Azerbaijan, stating that he has “zero respect for those guys”.The dispute came over a show that Dan Reynolds and co played in Azerbeijan’s capital city, Baku, which some argued could be perceived as being an endorsement of the country’s authoritarian President Ilham Aliyev.Tankian had sent the group a letter last summer urging them to pull out of the Baku Olympic Stadium show. In the letter, he stated that proceeding with the gig “would help whitewash the dictatorial regime’s image”.The likes of Brian Eno, Thurston Moore and Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters also took the time to share an open letter last August asking Imagine Dragons to back out from the gigs.

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Serj Tankian slams Imagine Dragons for playing controversial Azerbaijan gig: “I don’t respect them as human beings”

Serj Tankian has criticised Imagine Dragons for going ahead with their controversial gig in Azerbaijan, stating that he has “zero respect for those guys”.The dispute came over a show that Imagine Dragons had plans for in the country’s capital city, Baku, which some perceived as being an endorsement of Azerbeijan’s authoritarian President Ilham Aliyev.Last summer, the System Of A Down frontman reached out to the band and wrote them a “kind” personal letter, urging them to pull out of the Baku Olympic Stadium show. In the letter, he stated that proceeding with the gig “would help whitewash the dictatorial regime’s image” (via Louder).“I really feel that performing in Azerbaijan would have a negative impact on your brand as well,” his letter added, also making a nod towards a news report which stated that the country was preparing genocide against ethnic Armenians in its Nagorno-Karabakh region.

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Dumfriesshire amputee footballer to represent Scotland in Euros

A Dumfriesshire amputee footballer is gearing up to don the famous blue shirt to take on the best in Europe.

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Helicopter Carrying Iran President Ebrahim Raisi Crashes, Not Yet Found

A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi has crashed on Sunday (May 19), according to Iran’s state media and the country’s mission to the United Nations, via the New York Times.

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Rylan Clark's three-word reaction as he's candidly seen watching Olly Alexander's Eurovision performance

Rylan Clark had a three-word response as he was filmed watching Olly Alexander's first big Eurovision Song Contest performance on Tuesday night. The run-up to this year's Eurovision Song Contest began on Tuesday night (May 7) with the first semi-final broadcasted by the BBC.

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When Is the Next F1 Race? Remainder of 2024 Race Schedule Revealed!

The 2024 Formula 1 race season is heating up!

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Circle Women Doc Accelerator Unveils 2024 Cannes Docs Projects (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran Circle Women Doc Accelerator, an international training program dedicated to women and non-binary filmmakers, has unveiled the four projects that will take part in its showcase as part of the Cannes Docs program of the upcoming Cannes Film Market. For the fifth consecutive year, four alumnae of the program will present their works-in-progress during the market. “Dreamers” by Imam Hasanov, produced by Maria Ibrahimova for Cinex production (Azerbaijan), is set in rural Azerbaijan, where former football player Mamed coaches an all-girls football team.

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Cat&Docs Boards ‘Cinema Paradiso’ Style Doc ‘The Return of the Projectionist’ Ahead of Visions du Réel Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Lise Pedersen “The Return of the Projectionist,” which is running in the main competition at Swiss doc fest Visions du Réel, where it will have its world premiere, has been picked up by Paris-based doc specialist Cat&Docs. The feature debut of Orkhan Aghazadeh, it tells the story of Samid, a former projectionist in Azerbaijan’s remote Talysh mountains, who is determined to bring cinema back to life in his village using his old Soviet film projector.

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TikTok Returns as Eurovision Song Contest’s Official Entertainment Partner

Ellise Shafer TikTok is returning as the official entertainment partner for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. This marks the social media platform’s third year teaming up with Eurovision, the world’s largest music event.

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‘The Black Garden’ Review: A Sensitive Doc Evokes History by Telling a Contemporary Story

Murtada Elfadl In “The Black Garden,” Armenian French first time filmmaker Alexis Pazoumian manages to portray his ancestral homeland with such sensitivity you’d think incorrectly that he lived there most of his life. Using the framework of three years in the life of three generations of Armenian men, Pazoumian sensitively captures the political conflicts, the social milieu and the geographical terrain of a small village on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan. The village is Talish, located in the Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh and over the years its inhabitants have seen a lot of strife.

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Celtic kick off next transfer window plans by ‘eyeing up’ 32-year-old winger with Scotland on his CV

Celtic's transfer dealings have been the hot topic of discussion in recent weeks after the January window closed with a whimper.

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Neil Lennon 'discovers' Ireland fate as FAI begin decision making process over top job

Neil Lennon will NOT be the next manager of Ireland as the FAI begin notifying candidates over the top job, according to a report.

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Syndicado Boards Documentary ‘The Black Garden,’ About War in Nagorno-Karabakh, Ahead of CPH:DOX Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Toronto-based sales outfit Syndicado has boarded “The Black Garden,” which will have its world premiere in the main competition section at documentary festival CPH:DOX. The film is directed by Alexis Pazoumian, a French-Armenian photographer-director based in Paris. The film focuses on children Samvel and Avo, soldier Erik and lumberjack and veteran Karen, who live in the Armenian community of Talish, in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region plagued by a century-old conflict.

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Engelbert Humperdinck eyes becoming Glastonbury’s oldest ever performer at 87

Engelbert Humperdinck has shared his hopes to become Glastonbury‘s oldest ever performer, aged 87.The British pop veteran first rose to fame during the mid-’60s, and has now revealed that he has no plans of slowing down, as he hopes to be added to the line-up for Glastonbury.The musician emerged back into the spotlight in 2012, when he famously represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 25th place with just 12 points. Now, aged 87, he is planning another comeback for 2024 with hopes to appear at the famous festival.It comes as the singer – whose real name is Arnold Dorsey – has shared a new collaboration with Azerbaijani singer Emin.

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Eurovision faces backlash and boycott calls for allowing Israel to compete

Eurovision is receiving backlash and boycott calls after allowing Israel to compete in next year’s competition.The country has been included on the list of participating contestants in Sweden in 2024 leading many to call for the country to be banned from the contest due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.According to a recent report by Al Jazeera, at least 10,812 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed in Israeli attacks since October 7. In Israel, the death toll over the same period stands at more than 1,400.The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNWRA (via euronews), also claims that nearly 1.9million people – more than 85 per cent of the population in Gaza – have been displaced.

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Palestinian Filmmaker Earns Best Director Prize At IDFA; Armenian Documentary ‘1489’ Wins Best Film

Documentaries about the impact of war claimed two of the top prizes as the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam handed out awards Thursday night.

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CJ 4DPlex And Azerbaijan’s Cinema Plus Ink Deal On The Country’s First ScreenX Auditorium

EXCLUSIVE: Cinema tech firm CJ 4DPlex and Cinema Plus, Azerbaijan’s leading cinema chain, have inked a deal to bring the landlocked country its first 270-degree panoramic ScreenX auditorium.

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Jirair Ratevosian gay congressional candidate for California’s 30th District

Jirair Ratevosian, is Armenian and identifies as gay, is a candidate in the 2024 election for the House of Representatives in California’s 30th Congressional District, which has the largest population of Armenian Americans in the nation. Photo: Provided by Jirair Ratevosian campaign

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Skyline Strikes Multi-Territory Deals on ‘Soul Reaper,’ ‘Vietnamese Horror Story’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Vietnam-based sales agent Skyline Media has closed multi-territory deals for two of its current titles “The Soul Reaper” and “Vietnamese Horror Story.” The deals follow Skyline’s recent trip to Busan’s ACFM and come ahead of its participation as exhibitor at a string of further final quarter sales events – Tokyo’s TIFFCOM, Santa Monica’s American Film Market and Taipei’s Taiwan Creative Content Fest. Folk horror film “The Soul Reaper,” currently in the final stages of post-production, was licensed to GaragePlay for Taiwan and to Westec Media Limited (WML) for Laos, Cambodia and nine other Southeast Asian territories. The film, adapted from Thao Trang’s best-selling horror novel “Lunar New Year in Hell Village” (aka “Tet O Lang Dia Nguc”), is set to be released in Vietnam cinemas on 08 December. GaragePlay is one of Taiwan’s leading distributors, and recently handles releases of “Suzume,” “John Wick: Chapter 4” and “Someday or One Day.” WML is the biggest content distributor in Cambodia and has distributed more than 1,000 titles theatrically since its establishment.

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Bravehearts Boxing Gym owner backs amputee who will be keeping goal for Scotland in international tournament

A big-hearted Lanarkshire gym owner is backing an amputee footballer to keep out the opposition as Scotland’s international team kicks off their European Nations League group games this weekend.

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