Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman to present Oscars
Multiple Oscar-winning Hollywood legends Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman were added Friday to the presenting line-up at this weekend's 85th Academy Awards.
23 February 2013
'Amour' triumphs at French Cesars
Michael Haneke's Oscar-nominated film "Amour" about a man and his dying wife on Friday scooped the top prizes at France's annual film awards, the Cesars.
23 February 2013
'Argo' vs 'Lincoln' in knife-edge Oscars race
Ben Affleck's Iran hostage drama "Argo" goes into Oscars weekend a whisker ahead of Steven Spielberg's presidential "Lincoln," but the race is one of the most unpredictable in recent memory.
Oscars show to hit musical high note
Barbra Streisand will perform for the first time in 36 years, Adele will sing "Skyfall," and the stars of "Chicago" will reunite 10 years after their Academy Awards triumph.
Oscar hopeful Haneke directs Mozart in Madrid
Although he is nursing hopes of an Oscar, Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke says he feels doomed to failure with his latest project -- a staging of a Mozart opera in Spain.
21 February 2013
How 'Life of Pi' makers brought audience into film
Director Ang Lee wanted to offer filmgoers an "immersive" experience with "Life of Pi," his Oscar-nominated 3D fable about an Indian boy trapped on a boat with a tiger.
Iran slams Berlin film fest award for Panahi Iran on Monday protested against the awarding of a Silver Bear to Jafar Panahi for the best screenplay for Parde (Closed Curtain) at the 63rd Berlin film festival.
Has politics weighed on Oscars race? Perhaps it is no surprise, given that 2012 was a US election year, but this year's Oscars crop includes a heavy dose of politics -- which has arguably influenced Hollywood's top awards race.
19 February 2013
'Harlem Shake' fad thrills the US DJ behind it The up-and-coming Brooklyn DJ behind "Harlem Shake" said Monday he's thrilled to see his cutting-edge electronic dance music (EDM) track going viral in a very big way.
French film 'Les Intouchables' wins Spanish film award The French blockbuster "Les Intouchables" won the best European film prize at the prestigious Spanish film awards, the Goyas, on Sunday, while Pablo Berger's "Blancanieves" took the top film award.
18 February 2013
Berlin fest draws to close after Romania claims top prize The 63rd Berlin film festival wraps up Sunday after awarding its Golden Bear top prize to "Child's Pose", a mother-son psychodrama set among post-communist Romania's new ruling class.