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An attacker killed at least 35 people, including a police officer, in a gun attack held on Reina, a popular night club in Istanbul, Governor Vasip Şahin said early on Jan. 1 live. 

Dozens of people were also wounded in the attack that was carried out before 1:30 a.m., local broadcasters have reported. 

The Onassis Cultural Center welcomes acclaimed French actress Isabelle Huppert in Polish avant-garde director Krzysztof Warlikowski's "Phaedra(s)," which will be staged at the Stegi on December 20, 21 and 22. The three-hour, 10-minute performance starts at 8 p.m. Admission ranges from 15 to 48 euros (special rates for students, unemployed and groups).

The 53rd International Antalya Film Festival opened on Oct. 16 at the EXPO 2016 Antalya Congress Center with the presentation of awards to a number of important Turkish actors and guests of honor.

The 53rd International Antalya Film Festival won't be short of any star power when it begins on Oct. 16, as the guest of honor at this year's edition of Turkey's premier film festival will be French actress Audrey Tautou.

Tautou will meet festival-goers during the screening of "Eternity" by Vietnamese-born French director Tran Anh Hung. 

Actor-director Guillaume Canet shared his thoughts on Friday, two days after his wife Marion Cotillard broke her silence regarding her pregnancy and alleged involvement in Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s divorce. Writing in French, the 43-year-old captioned a warning sign: “I don’t usually make it a habit to comment on rumours made about us.

Marion Cotillard has revealed that she is pregnant with her second child but denies having an affair with Brad Pitt, after reports of cheating emerged amid the actor’s split from Angelina Jolie this week.
Cotillard, 40, wrote a lengthy Instagram message on Wednesday to make the announcement and to dispel rumours.

Marion Cotillard is said to ‘absolutely devastated’ by claims that she is the reason that Angelina Jolie filed for a divorce. Rumors say that Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt after learning he was cheating on her with his sexy co-star.

Franco-Turkish director Deniz Gamze Ergüven's film "Mustang" won four awards at the Cesar film awards in Paris on late Feb. 26.      

The film, which focuses on five teenage sisters living in rural northern Turkey, won awards for best debut film, best original screenplay, best original music and best editing at the 41st Cesar ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet.      

Adele Exarchopoulos, the French actress with the Greek roots (on her father’s side), strikes again following her leading performance in Blue is the Warmest Color, a role that led to worldwide fame. Now, the sensual actress is back with Eperdument (Down With Love) concerning love at a reformatory.

British actor Alan Rickman, whose career ranged from the Royal Shakespeare Company to the "Harry Potter" films, has died. He was 69.
     
Rickman's family said on Jan. 14 that the actor had died after a battle with cancer.