On June 27, in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II met with the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. During the meeting, a ceremony was held to present Alexander Lukashenko with a diploma as a laureate of the Cyril and Methodius Prize. As Patriarch Alexy II stated, the President of Belarus received this high award for his great contribution to the unification of the two Slavic states.

The Syrian Muslim Brotherhood is ready to recognize Bashar al-Assad as the leader of Syria and begin a dialogue with Damascus. This is stated in a statement by the Syrian branch of the famous international organization “Muslim Brotherhood”, distributed today in a number of Arab capitals. The statement, made two weeks before the national referendum on Bashar al-Assad's candidacy for the post of president of the country, looks like a sensation.

On July 3, at the Film Studio ╚ Opple╩, the third series of the restored picture of Vovyon and Mir will take place. The initial material of the film was restored and printed on the film “Codak”, and the sound is rewritten in the Dolby Digital format. Restoration producer √ Karen Shakhnazarov, head of work to restore the film √ Alexander Litvinov.

Hollywood legend director Martin Skorsze (“Taxist╩,“ Good Guys ”) begins to shoot the film“ Dino ”, dedicated to the life of the singer and film actor Dina Martin. His real name is Dino Crketti. Skorsze wants to get stars of the first magnitude into his picture and is ready to wait for the actors who are scheduled for years to come to work with him. So, the preliminary consent of Tom Hanks was obtained to the main role.

The actress gets married again. Its chosen one was Ron Perelman, who earned billions in the cosmetic industry. For the spouse, this is the fourth marriage. ╚ I confirm that they get married, but I do not report any details in the interests of protecting their private life, √ Haward Rubinstein pressed on Tuesday. Today Perelman is combined with a legitimate marriage with Barkin in the synagogue, then a party for 75 people in a restaurant will follow.

Roger Christian was taken based on the first third of the novel of the same name by Ron Hubbard, the founder of the scandalously known church of the Scientologists. It was assumed that the remaining chapters of the novel would be filmed in the near future. However, after this project that befell the film in the American film distribution, this project may not be implemented. The plot of the film: In the next millennium, the Earth will be captured by evil aliens.

Action actor should portray another hero of militants like Rocky and Rambo. His mother, the famous fortuneteller of Jackie Stallone, saw this significant event in her stellar situation. The Iron Sly always turns to the mother in the case when it cannot solve any problem. The future for him is built only after the advice from Jackie. And this time she predicted her son guaranteed success if he creates another memorable hero in the action genre.

Secretary of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, does not share the euphoria of some scientists about one of the latest achievements of genetic engineering - deciphering the human genome. Such discoveries are a powerful tool that can be used for both good and evil, the archpriest believes. They certainly contribute to the progress of medicine, but they also create many ethical problems.

The official authorities of New York are excited that the recent agreement of Woody Allen with Stepia Spielberg Dreamworks for the production of three paintings can lead to the director of the city. ╚ He devoted a lot to New York, but it bothers me if Allen can work anywhere else? Of course, yes, √ Mitchell Brill, a member of the New York Manufacturers, does not hide his confidence in an interview with Crain's New York Business.

The Third All-Russian Seminar of heads of Muslim Spiritual Administrations on the topic “The Role of Muslim Organizations in Solving Social Problems” began today in Moscow. At the seminar, organized by the Council of Muftis of Russia with the support of the Asian Muslim Committee (Kuwait), social problems that cannot but worry Russian Muslims are discussed: weakening family ties, prostitution, the growth of alcoholism and drug addiction, the spread of juvenile and child crime.

The X International Film Festival of Non-Fiction Films “Message to Man” has ended in St. Petersburg. The festival includes all types of cinema: feature, animated, but special attention is paid to non-fiction cinema. The competition program included such films as “The Old Man and the Sea” by Alexandra Petrov, Buena Vista Social Club by Wim Wenders, “The Adventures of Hercules” by Sergei Ovcharov, “Brought by the Wind” by Andrei Osipov and many others.

Mikhail Gorbachev, having changed the program of his visit to Italy, went from Genoa to Rome to participate in the presentation of the memoirs of the former Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, “The Martyrdom of Long-Suffering: The Holy See and the Communist Countries.” The book talks about the role of Mikhail Gorbachev in the fate of Russia. On June 27, Mikhail Gorbachev was received by Pope John Paul II.

One of the US occult groups “Summum” decided to revive the ritual of mummification, which was practiced in Ancient Egypt. However, modern mummies will be created taking into account the latest achievements of science and technology. The body, having undergone the appropriate treatment, will be wrapped in a polyurethane coating, and then a bronze or stainless steel shell will be put on it. This is not the first time that Summum has addressed ancient Egyptian themes.

He was the author of the scandalous films “Eating Raoul”, “Death Race 2000”, “Lust in the Dust”. The first told about cannibals who opened a restaurant and fed visitors human meat. The second is about races where the winner is the one who knocked down the most pedestrians. “When I decided to take up film directing, I thought that since I would be in charge on the set, I could give myself great roles,” Bartel said.

Many years ago, the son of the writer Konstantin Finn was a journalist and worked in documentary films. He began writing scripts for game films only in 1968. Among the films made according to the scripts of Finn (real name Finn-Halfin), there is a children's fairy tale “New Year's Adventures of Masha and Viti”, and an adventure film “The Headless Horseman”, and a drama “For What?”, and a melodrama “Wedding Day clarify╩.