British film, theater giant Alan Rickman dies from cancerJanuary 14, 2016 - 17:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including “Harry Potter,” “Die Hard,” “Truly Madly Deeply” and “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” has died at the age of 69, BBC News reports. The star was suffering from cancer, his family said. He became one of Britain's best-loved acting stars thanks to roles including Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films and Hans Gruber in Die Hard. He also won a BAFTA for playing the Sheriff of Nottingham in 1991's “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.” A family statement said: "The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family and friends." Other film credits included 1995's Sense and Sensibility and Michael Collins the following year, both of which earned him Bafta nominations. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |