‘Slave’ facts corrected

    The New York Times on March 4 corrected a 161-year-old story about Solomon Northup, whose memoir* was the basis for the Academy Award-winning movie “12 Years a Slave.”

    That article misspelled Northup’s surname, referring to him as “Solomon Northrop,” while its headline misspelled it as “Northrup,” according to the correction, which followed Sunday’s Oscars ceremony.

    U.K. House of Parliament allows Meryl Streep filming

    Permission has been granted for a major film to be shot inside the U.K. House of Parliament for the first time.

    Parts of “Suffragette,” which is expected to star Meryl Streep as the women’s votes campaigner* Emmeline Pankhurst, are to be filmed in the building.

    ‘Need for Speed’ to open

    U.S. action film “Need for Speed” is set to hit Chinese screens on March 14.

    The film is directed by Scott Waugh and stars Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper and Imogen Poots.

    The film tells the story of street racer Tobey Marshall who is released from prison for a crime that he didn’t commit and tries to avenge the death of his friend Pete.

    ‘Noah’ banned in Arab world

    Three Arab countries have banned the Hollywood film “Noah” on religious* grounds even before its worldwide premiere and several others are expected to follow suit*, a representative of Paramount Pictures said on Saturday.

    Islam frowns upon* representing holy figures in art and depictions of the Prophet Mohammad in European and North American media have repeatedly sparked deadly protests in Islamic countries over the last decade, fanning cultural tensions with the West.(SD-Agencies)