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Jason Reitman (R), director of the new film Up In The Air, poses with his wife Michele Lee at the film’s premiere in Los Angeles, California November 30, 2009. (Reuters/ Fred Prouser)
Jason Reitman (R), director of the new film Up In The Air, poses with his wife Michele Lee at the film’s premiere in Los Angeles, California November 30, 2009. (Reuters/ Fred Prouser)

Up in the Air wins first key award in Oscar race

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Director Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air was chosen the best film of 2009 and Clint Eastwood was named best director by the National Board of Review on Thursday in the first big awards of Hollywood’s Oscar season.

Bollywood actors

Bollywood actors Abhishek Bachchan (L) and his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan pose for a picture during the premiere of movie “Paa” in Mumbai December 3, 2009.

When love bites

Culture Box Love bites suck and not just because they involve a lot of vigorous sucking either.

Baptist Convention launches music CD

As part of is 2009 gospel fest the Baptist Convention of Guyana (BCG) will launch its compact disc (CD) entitled ‘Here am I, Lord send me’ which features local artistes and the children’s choir from the Campbellville Baptist Church.

Kala Utsav on tomorrow

The young and old will tomorrow morning continue a 15-year-old tradition through Kala Utsav, the festival of arts put on by the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, at 10am in the Sanskritik Kendra located at Ganges Street, Prashad Nagar.

Miss Guyana World Imarah Radix wearing a  crocheted dress designed by Vashti Harlequin

Imarah set to do Guyana proud

By Oluatoyin Alleyne Guyana is being represented at this year’s Miss World Pageant in South Africa by a 24-year-old, multi-talented young woman who sees herself as level-headed, is confident and is of the opinion that her strongest points in the contest are her talent and her charity work.

Mori J’Von Comedy Jam set for Wednesday, Friday

The wider Guyanese public will now have an opportunity to meet Norris Mitter, the reoccurring character in the new Mori J’Von Comedy Jam, when  the show opens up to the public next Wednesday and Friday night at the National Cultural Centre.

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