Indian film puts spotlight on Mumbai attacks lawyer
A provocative Bollywood biopic opening tells the story of a slain human rights attorney who began a career in the law after turning his back on a life as an insurgent, only to be shot dead in his Mumbai office.
'Gravity' director Cuaron says Oscar talk premature
Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron said Wednesday he was surprised by the success of his space thriller "Gravity" and insisted that it was too soon to think about the Oscars.
Kashmir rappers battle to be heard
Being a hip hop artist in one of the most militarised and sensitive places on the planet is not easy, but MC Kash is determined to be heard from his home in the Himalayas.
16 October 2013
Brazil singers fight for right to veto biographies
Famous Brazilian songwriters -- long activists for freedom of expression -- are themselves coming under fire as they fight an attempt to overturn a law allowing celebrities to veto unauthorized biographies.
15 October 2013
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Two takes on love clinch Busan film prizeTwo wildly diverse takes on modern love and obsession have taken the top prize Asia's largest film festival, which draws to a close Saturday.
12 October 2013
Bollywood boards 'Chennai Express' to steam back to EgyptCrowds of movie lovers cheered as Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's latest film "Chennai Express" screened in Cairo theatres, marking the return of Hindi cinema to Egypt after more than two decades.
10 October 2013
Piaf legend lives on, 50 years laterEven as she lay dying, Edith Piaf carefully controlled the image that made her a star -- and 50 years after her death a legend -- in her native France and around the world.
Miley Cyrus in tit-for-tat exchange with Sinead O'ConnorFormer Disney teen idol turned bad-girl pop star Miley Cyrus hit back Thursday at Sinead O'Connor, rebuffing advice by the Irish singer that she stop prostituting herself for music business bosses.
Julianne Moore gets star on Hollywood 'Walk of Fame'American actress Julianne Moore received the 2,507th star on Hollywood Boulevard's "Walk of Fame" Thursday, during a ceremony surrounded by colleagues from her career in film.
Low-budget 'Machete' strikes again at box officeStudios are risk-adverse. Good ideas cannot flourish. All the best work is being done in television.... So go the complaints of many a US filmmaker.
03 October 2013
Jury finds Jackson promoter not liable for icon's deathA California jury on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Michael Jackson's family seeking massive damages from tour promoter AEG Live over the pop legend's 2009 death.