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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |