http://prague.tv/city-beat Prague TV's Weblog: News, Views and Links From the Czech Capital Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:17:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Like many other Czech municipalities, Prague 6 flew the Tibetan flag on Wednesday in a show of support for human rights in the Himalayan region. But if Prague 6 is really so concerned about Tibet, why does it allow the Chinese embassy to sponsor this flowerbed in Petřiny? http://prague.tv/city-beat/?p=1273 Bestselling American author Stephen King has agreed to sell the rights to one of his short stories to Czech film student Robin Kašpa?ík for just one US dollar (currently around 19 crowns), according to Týden.cz. The unlikely deal came about when 24-year-old Kašpa?ík met writer Jack Ketchum at Toronto's Rue Morgue ... http://prague.tv/city-beat/?p=1269 CineStar And?l (formerly Villages Cinemas And?l) will be showing an English-language version of Alice in Wonderland in 3-D (without Czech subtitles) from Thursday, March 11, along with a Czech-subtitled 2-D version. Palace Cinemas Slovanský d?m is also showing an undubbed, Czech-subtitled English-language version of the 2-D film. Here are the showtimes from ... http://prague.tv/city-beat/?p=1263 Is there really a hoard of Nazi treasure hidden somewhere around the central Bohemian village of Št?chovice? It sounds like something from a Hollywood movie but, as Micah Jayne detailed in History's Secret Graveyard, a 2002 article for the Prague Pill, several dedicated treasure-hunters believe that that's the case. These days, one ... http://prague.tv/city-beat/?p=1255 Palace Cinemas Slovanský d?m and CineStar And?l (formerly Village Cinemas And?l) are showing undubbed English-language versions of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, but in 2-D rather than 3-D. Here are the showtimes from Thursday, March 4 through Wednesday, March 10: Palace Cinemas Slovanský d?m Na p?íkop? 22, Prague 1 12:30 15:00 17:30 20:00 22:30 CineStar And?l Radlická 3179/1E, ... http://prague.tv/city-beat/?p=1253 A parliamentary debate later today (Tuesday) should make it clearer whether or not Thursday morning's planned public transport strike goes ahead. From 2pm, the Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká sn?movna), parliament's lower house, will discuss amending a law on the taxation of employee benefits, which came into effect on January 1. Transport unions ... http://prague.tv/city-beat/?p=1249 Rageh Omaar looks into Karadzic 10 years in hiding. Karadzic, on trial now for genocide, recently called his acts "just and holy." http://prague.tv/city-beat/?p=1247 Check out these interesting new promo films for Denmark by their famed director. Denmark Introduces Harrowing New Tourism Ads Directed By Lars Von Trier http://prague.tv/city-beat/?p=1245 An interesting revelation came out that Che Guevara spent some of the 60s in the village of Ladvi just south of Prague. 5 months spent in the small Czech town Czech didn't seem to exactly inspire the revolutionary leader. "Everything is dull here, grey and lifeless. This is not socialism ... http://prague.tv/city-beat/?p=1241 Palace Cinemas Slovanský d?m and Village Cinemas And?l are showing undubbed English-language versions of Avatar in its second week of release -- but not in 3-D. Here are the showtimes from Thursday, December 24 through Wednesday, December 30: Palace Cinemas Slovanský d?m Na p?íkop? 22, Prague 1 12:00 -- not Thursday 14:00 -- not ... http://prague.tv/city-beat/?p=1239