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Alejandro González Iñárritu: The Revenant is an homage to film ‘greats’

With its savage landscapes and tough filming conditions, survival drama The Revenant is an ”homage to great filmmaking, Academy Award winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu says. Inspired by real events, The Revenant tells the story of fur trapper Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio), who on an expedition in the 1820s was mauled by a bear and left for dead by his team. He survives and sets out for revenge on those who left him. Jan 12, 2016

Golden Globes: Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet describe wins backstage

After revenge drama The Revenant and space adventure The Martian took the top film awards at the Golden Globes on 10 January, the films stars spoke backstage to reporters about their wins. Steve Jobs, a controversial look at the late Apple co-founder that floundered at the box office despite warm reviews, took Golden Globes for Kate Winslet and Aaron Sorkin in the best supporting actress, drama and best screenplay categories respectively. Winslet said it was a great year for women in film. Jan 11, 2016

California: State of emergency declared over Methane gas leak

California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency on 6 January, following a gas leak that sent huge clouds of methane into the skies. The gas leak in Los Angeles has been sickening nearby residents for more than two months. Footage handed out by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) showed infra-red footage of the gas leak. Jan 8, 2016

Newly crowned Miss Universe describes her ‘surprising’ win

Nearly three weeks after one of the pageant worlds biggest mix-ups, the newly crowned Miss Universe is beginning her media tour. Twenty-six year-old Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, an actress and model from the Philippines, was crowned after host Steve Harvey mistakenly first announced that Miss Colombia had won the 64th edition of the pageant, broadcast live on the US television network on 20 December 2015. Jan 6, 2016

Indian schoolboy breaches 1000-run mark in an innings

Indian schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade rewrote cricket record books on 5 January by hammering 1009 not out in an inter-school tournament, to register the highest individual score in an innings in any form of the game. Jan 5, 2016
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