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Kevin Costner, Fidel Castro may Watch ‘13 Days’ Together in HavanaHollywood actor Kevin Costner is expected to arrive here for a screening of "13 Days," his movie on the 1962 Cuban missile crisis - which he may be watching with President Fidel Castro.According to reports, Costner will arrive in Havana late Monday and remain on the island several days. Costner produced "13 Days" and also stars in the movie, as a top aide to US president John F. Kennedy. The film will be shown late Wednesday in Havana, officials at the Cuban Institute of Arts and Film (ICAIC) said. It is not known, however, whether Castro and Costner will see the Cuban premiere together, or at separate screenings. Castro is the only survivor of the three heads of state who were actors in the crisis which erupted in 1962 over Russian missiles installed on Cuban soil. The crisis brought the world to the verge of nuclear catastrophe. After a tense standoff, Russian leader Nikita Khruschev withdrew the missiles from Cuba, and the US government lifted the threat of a military invasion of the island. Castro, who took office in 1959 and crushed a US-financed invasion of Cuban exile dissidents in 1961, was angry at Khruschev for not consulting with him about the decision to withdraw the missiles -- AFP US: Charlie’s Angels Still on TopTagline: Get Some ActionOmar Al Sherif, Hussein Fahmi, Mervat Amin to Meet Behind Radio MicrophoneEgyptian star Omar Al Sherif will hold the Radio microphone to take the starring role in the series Off Side.Randa Al Shahal’s ‘Kite’ Flies Over Questions of Identity, BelongingLebanese filmmaker Randa Al Shahal, who won many prizes for her film Mutahadderat, tackles the issue of belonging and identity in her new film Taerat Al Waraq (Kite).Egyptian Censors Black Out Foreign Names for Local FilmsEgyptian censors have refused to give the green light for shooting the film Estanjalina, which is scripted by Walid Yousef and directed by Sayyed Seif.‘Ehtidar’: Black Surrealistic Image of Kuwaiti Young Man’s AspirationsThe Kuwaiti Cinema Club will soon screen the film Ehtidar (Verge of Death) directed by Jassem Yacoub to mark his debut in direction after six years of unemployment he spent after graduation.‘Bridget Jones Diary’ Tops North American Box Office"Bridget Jones's Diary" moved into first place at the box office this weekend, knocking out children's spy comedy "Spy Kids," |
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