A successful director admits that he does not know the recipe for success The year has not yet come to an end, but it is already obvious that based on its results, Andrei Zvyagintsev’s “Exile” will become one of the most successful films that met the expectations of both film critics and audiences. We agreed to meet in an ordinary Moscow cafe, where Andrei arrived by metro: not a shadow of stardom.

The banquet on the occasion of 25 years of stage activity and the release of the next album For you... of the king of Russian pop was held on a grand scale in one of the Italian restaurants in the center of Moscow. The main intrigue of the evening was the anticipation of Philip's ex-wife Alla. But Borisovna did not please the scandalous reporters with her presence. That evening Alla performed at the “Disco of the 80s” concert.

. A traffic cop stops a blonde for driving in oncoming traffic. He asks sternly: - Well, where are you going? - Oh, I don’t know. But it seems that I’m terribly late - everyone is already on their way back. A boy returns from kindergarten all scratched up and with torn clothes. Mom is terrified: - Vova, what happened? - We danced around the Christmas tree. - And what? – The Christmas tree is big, but there are few children!

Ratings of the series “Saboteur. The End of the War” are breaking records. Judging by them, almost every second Russian sits down in front of the TV these evenings to worry about simple, as bayonet-like, incredibly dexterous, lucky and courageous heroes. At the same time, the share of the male audience is higher than ever before – 58 percent. So, have you learned how to make high-quality military action films? The series began in 43rd and will end in 47th.

Sevastopol, founded by Catherine the Great, has been at the intersection of two cultures – Russian and Ukrainian – for two hundred years. Well, historically, Sevastopol became an outpost of first the Russian and then the Soviet state. Next year the city turns 225 years old. By this date, the LAVR studio will release a new 15-episode television historical and artistic project, “Sevastopol Stories.” The film has nothing in common with the work of the same name by Leo Tolstoy.

The final of the Romansiada 2007 will be held in Moscow on December 10 “You know, we live from “Romansiada” to “Romansiada” - I constantly hear this phrase in different parts of the country and even abroad. Three months of competitive selections passed on high notes before the decisive day of December 10, when the names of the laureates of the Romansiada 2007 will be announced in the Hall of Columns of the House of Unions. And there are plenty to choose from.

When the hydromechanic of the Lipetsk silicate plant, Evgeny Zhuravlev, took over for his shift, everything was going as usual: they were slowly washing out the sand on the lake. But at the end of the working day a surprise awaited him. “Together with the pump, we pulled out from under the water something that we initially mistook for a moose jaw,” says Evgeniy.

Was it really the president’s assistant? Is this the same banker? And that same super-duper TV presenter? – I figure out the people who ask such questions right away – they came to my concert for the first time. Or by accident. Although there are no seemingly random people at my concerts. And I am always glad to see Dvorkovich, and Aven, and Solovyov, and dozens of other relatives, and hundreds of familiar faces.

At one of the social parties, the most significant singer of our stage, literally and figuratively, Masha Rasputina, distinguished herself. She and her husband appeared in the midst of a party. Attentive waiters instantly escorted the couple to one of the offices. The table was laden with food and drinks. Looking around and assessing the situation with her black eye, Marusya concluded that all the guests were already on a decent dose. We need to catch up with her too.

A public debate has developed in India. A public debate has developed in India. Pedagogical experts assure that in the era of AIDS and immorality, high school students need sex education lessons. Active citizens from Delhi and major cities are protesting, believing that this will lead to an even greater decline in morals.

An Indian actress suffered because of Richard Gere's caresses. An Indian actress suffered because of Richard Gere's caresses. It all started back in April: then the screen hero, having flown to Delhi, publicly kissed Shilpa Shetty, and he did it, firstly, at a party where those gathered were talking about their struggle with AIDS, and secondly, simply because he wanted to.

The outbreak of leavened patriotism that I have been observing lately is surprising. Patriotism is a good thing when it is to the point. And when its absence is replaced by pseudo-patriotism, it becomes disgusting. Here is the “Big Race” program with Dmitry Nagiyev. Funny competitions have been invented, but I think that you could make them yourself instead of buying a format. Even if the project is international, there are no complaints. It's amazing what happens at the game.

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Women's troubles are as familiar as the world and are of no interest to anyone. What can you write when day after day is the same thing - what to cook for lunch and dinner, take the child to the clinic, sweep the floor, wash, hang, take off, put it in its place, walk the dog - lo and behold, the day has passed. For a change - repairs and illnesses of loved ones.

. Pavel Sanaev Zero kilometer M., “Astrel”, 2007 Sanaev, the son of Elena Sanaeva and the stepson of Rolan Bykov, begins all his films and stories as a pure, traditional “genre” - here is an idyllic childhood story, here is a youth thriller, here is a story about young Rastagnacs conquering Moscow. Very soon everything turns inside out, the stereotype breaks, life explodes the scheme: where other authors throw up a merciful mess, Sanaev’s merciless and ugly truth bursts into action.