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'Thor' stays Marvel-ous atop box office
Marvel superhero Thor hammered rivals for a second straight weekend at the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.
18 November 2013
Rebel dancer takes Moscow theatre to new heights
Sergei Polunin admits money and fame can be an addiction. He says his hero is bad-boy actor Mickey Rourke. He does not much like rehearsing and sometimes prefers not to show up.
07 November 2013
Water mark: Los Angeles fetes 100 years of aqueduct
Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti Tuesday joined descendants of the engineers who brought water to the then sleepy Californian town, marking the 100th anniversary of the transformative project.
07 November 2013
From North Pole to the stars: Russia's thrill-seeking tycoon
Other tycoons may plough their millions into yachts or private jets, but Vasily Klyukin prefers a good "adventure". On his diary for next year? A space trip with Leonardo DiCaprio.
04 November 2013
Harrison Ford back to star wars with new sci-fi film
More than 30 years after "Star Wars," Harrison Ford has returned to inter-stellar space battles in big-budget sci-fi spectacular "Ender's Game."
02 November 2013
Theme park pulls Halloween show over 'gay Superman'
Hollywood's Universal Studios theme park has cancelled a Halloween show based on the "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" franchise after criticism that a scene where Superman turns gay was homophobic.
26 October 2013
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.
04 October 2013
Angelina Jolie, Steve Martin among Oscar honorees
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is to give a prestigious humanitarian award to Hollywood A-lister Angelina Jolie for her "impassioned" campaigning work.
07 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
Clint Eastwood splits from second wife: reports
Veteran Hollywood actor-director Clint Eastwood and his wife Dina have separated after 17 years of marriage.
02 September 2013
A-listers Douglas, Zeta-Jones split, for now at least
Hollywood A-listers Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, one of Tinseltown's most high-profile couples, have decided to split, at least for a while.
29 August 2013
Affleck as Batman? Fans unconvinced
The casting of Hollywood A-lister Ben Affleck as the new Batman sparked fan outrage Friday, with petitions calling for the coveted role to be recast and widespread howling on Twitter.
25 August 2013
British, US films compete for Venice Golden Lion prize
Hollywood honchos and aspiring stars will be boating into Venice for a dark, crisis-themed film festival, with British and American films dominating the race for the coveted Golden Lion award.
23 August 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.
20 August 2013
Blanchett the star as Woody Allen returns to form
She might be one of the finest actresses of her generation but Cate Blanchett believed she might never have the chance to work with Woody Allen.
01 August 2013
China owes Hollywood millions after halting payment for films
China has stopped paying Hollywood studios for its films in a dispute over a Chinese tax on movie profits.
31 July 2013
Can 'Wolverine' claw back big-budget Hollywood losses?
"The Wolverine," the latest "X Men' spin-off, is hoping to claw back some Hollywood pride after a string of big-budget flops have left major Tinseltown studios licking their wounds.
29 July 2013
Roman Coppola brings Charlie Sheen back to big screen
Making original films in Hollywood is now so difficult that director Roman Coppola says he resorted to giving his own clothes to Charlie Sheen to wear during the shooting of their new movie.
20 July 2013
Dolby helps 'Pacific Rim' thrill ears as well as eyes
Dolby sound specialists have given director Guillermo del Toro a way to put movie goers into the thick of battles between giant robots and fearsome monsters in "Pacific Rim."
13 July 2013
Johnny Depp swaps pirates for wild west in 'Lone Ranger'
Johnny Depp and the makers of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise have swapped the high seas for the wild west in "The Lone Ranger," as they seek to reboot an American pop culture icon.
03 July 2013