The Daily Populous

"It was an amazing wake-up call that film is a director's medium," Portman told Vanity Fair about watching Darren Aronofsky's horror-thriller.

“When I saw the final cut I was completely surprised by what the movie was like.

I thought we were shooting something like almost documentary style, and then I watched it and it was an over the top thriller,” Portman said. »

A prominent Ukrainian anti-corruption activist has died, three months after she was injured in an acid attack.

In September, the activist - who also campaigned against Russian-backed separatism - posted a video in which she urged Ukrainians to fight rampant corruption.

The death of the activist on Sunday triggered an avalanche of reactions on social media in Ukraine, with many users expressing shock. »

This despite a high court order instructing that the 5-year-old, who suffers from sickle cell anaemia be given the blood transfusion if necessary.

Ngetar said despite the court order, the boy had not been given the transfusion.

She said that through their interpreter, the parents were advised on the necessity of the blood transfusion. »

The Lancashire riot was just one of hundreds of cases of simple humanity displayed by ordinary Britons towards black soldiers.

Details of the riot are revealed in a new book exploring the experience of black GIs stationed in Britain during the war.

But in what could be regarded as a surprising turn of events the locals sided of the black troops. »