295 result(s) for show trial
“Whisky Robber” Film In The Works
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Shooting can start in late May for a movie relating the story of the “whisky robber” Attila Ambrus, who held up numerous banks and post offices in the 1990s and once escaped jail. He earned his nickname by stopping for a glass of whisky before committing his robberies.
Popular TV2 Host Breaks With Station
- 24 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
TV2 has lost one of its most watched programmes, as Sándor Friderikusz announced on Wednesday that he has severed contacts with the station. A prominent TV personality for over 20 years, Friderikusz’s most recent show “Összezárva” has him spending 24 hours in a home with a guest, monitored by cameras.
Ballet Preljocaj: Spectral Evidence / La Stravaganza, Mupa, 2 March
- 1 Mar 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Spectral Evidence (2013) - Angelin Preljocaj got his first taste of John Cage from a CD of a vocal composition he received from a friend. 'I always thought I knew Cage's works quite well,' explains the choreographer, who had already created several ballets to the experimental composer's music.
Xpat Opinion: Statue Strife Nr 2: György Donáth
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance towards each other.
Parents, Pupils Stay Away From School
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tens of thousands of parents kept their children from school on Monday to show support for teachers’ efforts to have the education system reformed.
More & Cheaper Tickets Available To See Domingo In Budapest
- 5 Feb 2016 4:00 AM
- community & culture
"Due to huge demand", the Hungarian State Opera is adding more than 100 tickets to the total available for a performance by Plácido Domingo on February 6, said general director Szilveszter Ókovács. As a result, more than 1,200 spectators can enjoy the performance as the Opera House stages an evening of songs celebrating William Shakespeare. Moreover, the new tickets will be cheaper than the ...
Hungarian Socialists: Fidesz Using ‘Show Trials’ To Increase Popularity
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party on Thursday said the ruling Fidesz party is organising “show trials” reminiscent of methods used in Hungary’s “darkest dictatorship” to increase its popularity. Gergely Bárándy, the Socialist deputy head of parliament’s legislative committee, told a press conference that the embezzlement trial of Miklós Hagyó, in which the former Socialist deputy mayor of Budapest was given ...
Romanticism Day & Night, Mupa Budapest, 31 January
- 21 Jan 2016 8:10 AM
- community & culture
On Sunday 31 January, Müpa and the Budapest Festival Orchestra will be presenting their ninth music Marathon; the concerts start early and will fill Müpa’s concert halls non-stop into the evening. For the first time, the Marathon will feature not one but two composers: the great romantics, Mendelssohn and Schumann.
Hungarian State TV Shows Misleading Footage
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
State television news channel M1 yesterday presented video footage from Cairo in 2013 as a recording of sexual assaults by migrants in Cologne on New Year’s Eve, website 444 reported. M1 news stressed repeatedly that “migrants” had surrounded and raped a woman in the footage. However, the recording shows a Dutch woman raped on Tahrir Square in Cairo. It has been available online since August ...
“Whisky Robber” Film In The Works
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Shooting can start in late May for a movie relating the story of the “whisky robber” Attila Ambrus, who held up numerous banks and post offices in the 1990s and once escaped jail. He earned his nickname by stopping for a glass of whisky before committing his robberies.
Popular TV2 Host Breaks With Station
- 24 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
TV2 has lost one of its most watched programmes, as Sándor Friderikusz announced on Wednesday that he has severed contacts with the station. A prominent TV personality for over 20 years, Friderikusz’s most recent show “Összezárva” has him spending 24 hours in a home with a guest, monitored by cameras.
Ballet Preljocaj: Spectral Evidence / La Stravaganza, Mupa, 2 March
- 1 Mar 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Spectral Evidence (2013) - Angelin Preljocaj got his first taste of John Cage from a CD of a vocal composition he received from a friend. 'I always thought I knew Cage's works quite well,' explains the choreographer, who had already created several ballets to the experimental composer's music.
Xpat Opinion: Statue Strife Nr 2: György Donáth
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance towards each other.
Parents, Pupils Stay Away From School
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tens of thousands of parents kept their children from school on Monday to show support for teachers’ efforts to have the education system reformed.
More & Cheaper Tickets Available To See Domingo In Budapest
- 5 Feb 2016 4:00 AM
- community & culture
"Due to huge demand", the Hungarian State Opera is adding more than 100 tickets to the total available for a performance by Plácido Domingo on February 6, said general director Szilveszter Ókovács. As a result, more than 1,200 spectators can enjoy the performance as the Opera House stages an evening of songs celebrating William Shakespeare. Moreover, the new tickets will be cheaper than the ...
Hungarian Socialists: Fidesz Using ‘Show Trials’ To Increase Popularity
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party on Thursday said the ruling Fidesz party is organising “show trials” reminiscent of methods used in Hungary’s “darkest dictatorship” to increase its popularity. Gergely Bárándy, the Socialist deputy head of parliament’s legislative committee, told a press conference that the embezzlement trial of Miklós Hagyó, in which the former Socialist deputy mayor of Budapest was given ...
Romanticism Day & Night, Mupa Budapest, 31 January
- 21 Jan 2016 8:10 AM
- community & culture
On Sunday 31 January, Müpa and the Budapest Festival Orchestra will be presenting their ninth music Marathon; the concerts start early and will fill Müpa’s concert halls non-stop into the evening. For the first time, the Marathon will feature not one but two composers: the great romantics, Mendelssohn and Schumann.
Hungarian State TV Shows Misleading Footage
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
State television news channel M1 yesterday presented video footage from Cairo in 2013 as a recording of sexual assaults by migrants in Cologne on New Year’s Eve, website 444 reported. M1 news stressed repeatedly that “migrants” had surrounded and raped a woman in the footage. However, the recording shows a Dutch woman raped on Tahrir Square in Cairo. It has been available online since August ...