George Clooney attends London premiere of "The Promise"April 7, 2017 - 11:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hollywood star George Clooney and international human rights lawyer, his wife Amal, attended the London premiere of "The Promise", the historical drama that stars Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac and tells the story of the Armenian Genocide in Turkey at the outset of World War I, The Hollywood Reporter said. George has been an outspoken advocate of the movie, which seeks to educate audiences about human atrocities and the dangers of denialist narratives. All the proceeds from "The Promise"'s theatrical run will be given to nonprofit organizations, including the Elton John AIDS Foundation and other human rights and humanitarian groups. Singer and songwriter Chris Cornell, who also attended the screening fo the film in the Vatican, has posted a photo from the London premiere of the movie, in which he poses with George. The Promise hits theaters in the U.S. on April 21. 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 | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |