Syria film scoops top awards despite dangerA Syrian film that has scooped a string of prestigious awards in recent months barely made it to screens because of the dangers the crew faced in the war-ravaged country.
23 October 2013
Hanks's Mary Poppins tale closes London Film FestivalThe London Film Festival (LFF) closed on Sunday with the world's first screening of "Saving Mr Banks", the humorous and moving tale of Mary Poppins's adaption for the big screen.
21 October 2013
'Gravity' director Cuaron says Oscar talk prematureMexican 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.
18 October 2013
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.
Hugh Jackman gets lifetime achievement award in SpainAustralian actor Hugh Jackman, the star of "Wolverine" and "X-Men", received a lifetime achievement award on Friday at the San Sebastian film festival in northern Spain.
29 September 2013
Comedy stars win early Emmys, online drama eyes gloryComedy stars grabbed early prizes at the Emmys Sunday, while the TV world waited to see if Netflix drama "House of Cards" could become the first online-only show to take a major prize.
Russian film braves law to tell gay love storyA taboo-breaking Russian film tackling the topic of gay love may have earned critical plaudits but its makers fear few will ever see the movie given the crackdown on so-called "homosexual propaganda".
In Damascus, a 'Cinema Paradiso' struggles to stay open The Fardos cinema used to attract poor customers from the outskirts of Damascus, but war has driven its clientele away and forced it to show the same films for two years.
08 September 2013
Star revels banish gloom in Italy's floating city Karaoke parties, fancy dress and spaghetti at dawn: Hollywood's prima-donna stars have brought light relief to a Venice film festival plagued by dark tales of incest, necrophilia, cannibalism and suicide.
06 September 2013
French animation fuels Hollywood French animators are enjoying global success, most recently with the blockbuster comedy "Despicable Me 2", US studio Universal's most profitable film ever.
Long-lost Orson Welles film turns up in Italy A long-lost silent film directed by Orson Welles in 1938 has been recovered from a warehouse in northeastern Italy, where it will be screened in public for the first time in October.
"Wolverine" leads pack at US box office "The Wolverine" savored a ferocious premiere weekend at North American box offices, leading a pack including horror flick "The Conjuring," final industry data showed Monday.