Christopher Nolan’s “ The Odyssey” has not even been released yet, but it is already dominating film industry conversations worldwide. Set for release on July 17, the adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic is generating extraordinary buzz due to its scale, its technical ambition, and its...
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Oscar-winning actor Charlize Theron has sparked a firestorm in her native South Africa for suggesting that Afrikaans, a language descended from Dutch settlers, was heading for oblivion. "There's about 44 people still speaking it -- it's definitely a dying language, it's not a...