Oscars shapes up into a two-horse race
Hollywood is holding its breath ahead of the Oscars, with dark comedy "Birdman" and coming-of-age drama "Boyhood" neck-and-neck in the awards season home stretch.
20 February 2015
Pussy Riot aim at US police in first English song
Pussy Riot, the Russian band jailed after mocking the Kremlin, has released a first English-language song that takes aim not at Vladimir Putin but at US police brutality.
20 February 2015
Drake hits number one with surprise album
The rapper Drake cruised to number one on the US charts with his new album, even though he released it only digitally and with no prior publicity.
Torebayev's Adventure competes at French film festival
Kazakhstani film director Nariman Torebayev is presenting his 'free interpretation' of Dostoevsky’s White Nights under the title Prikluchenie (Adventure) at the Vesoul international film festival of Asian Cinema’s (FICA) in France.
Ricky Martin plans arena tour for new album
The Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin announced a tour of arenas around North America to accompany his first studio album in four years.