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Screening marks 50th anniversary of "Zulu"
U.K. and Zulu princes have attended at the 50th anniversary gala screening of 'Zulu' in London.
Directed by Cy Endfield, the iconic 1964 film tells the story of the 1897 Battle of Rorke's Drift between the British Army and Zulu warriors in South Africa.
85-year-old Prince Buthelezi played his own great grandfather, King Cetshwayo kaMpande, an important role in ending apartheid in South Africa in the movie.
"It was a lot of fun because I didn't ask for it. They asked me because they said they noticed the resemblance between me and my great grandfather, the King."
The film has been digitally re-mastered and the screening aims to celebrate and raise funds for charities such as Walking with the Wounded and Sentebale, all of which Prince Harry supports.
At the time of the original premiere, apartheid laws prevented him and any other actors who portrayed Zulus from attending the premiere.
Suzannah Olivier, Endfield's daughter, also at the gala, praised the film's enduring legacy.
"It's the human story really. It's not just about a battle which obviously is a big story in itself but it shows the pathos of the battlefield really and the bravery of the Zulus as well as the white soldiers as well. I mean, it was bravery on all sides."
'Zulu' was Michael Caine's first major film role.
Caine was not at the screening, but sent a video to express his disappointment at not being there.
The gala also handed out 11 Victoria Crosses for valour and bravery to defenders of Rorke's Drift.
It is the most ever received in a single military action by one regiment.
Mexican circus performers protest against ban on animals
More than a thousand acrobats, clowns and other circus employees in Mexico are protesting a new ban on animals in circuses.
Politicians in Mexico City passed a law banning the use of animals in circus rings.
Protesters are holding signs reading "Mexico wants circuses with animals" and "Circuses love their animals".
They paraded plastic animal statues on flat-bed trucks to show what the circus would look like without live animals.
Circus performers say the law will leave many unemployed.
"Many circus families will be left without work. Each person who is here, each adult, we depend if not 100 percent, at least 80 percent on making a living in a circus with animals. This is a tradition of more than 250 years, so what are our families going to do?"
Protesters also claim that the animals are treated well and are already regulated by the environment department.
But supporters of the new ban say the relentless training, constant movement in enclosed vehicles and frequent performances hurt animals.
Circuses have been given one year to change their acts.
According to the law, penalties include fines ranging from 45-thousand to 60-thousand US dollars.
Morgan's show will be waiting for him, FX says
Cable network FX says it will wait for Tracy Morgan's return.
Morgan was due to star in an untitled half-hour comedy series from FX productions.
The show was scheduled to begin production in August and premiere in January.
FX Networks and FX Productions have said in a statement that they, quote, "will support Tracy and his family in every way possible throughout his recovery."
Morgan is expected to remain hospitalised for several weeks.
He suffered a broken leg, nose and ribs after a six-car crash on Saturday night.
The accident has caused one dead and two other seriously injured.
Morgan's friend, Jimmy Mack, was killed at the scene.
Sarah Brightman to sing in space
British singer Sarah Brightman is going to become the first professional musician to sing from space.
Space Adventure, the company arranging the trip, says Brightman is scheduled to begin training this year for the 2015 flight to the International Space Station.
The famed soprano will pay about 52 million US dollars for a 10-day stay aboard the orbital outpost.
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