CANNES, France, Catherine Marciano- Cannes on Tuesday rolled out the red carpet for Steven Spielberg, head of this year's film festival jury, with the legendary moviemaker dining with his fellow...

MUMBAI, Udita Jhunjhunwala- India's movie industry toasted its 100th birthday on Friday with the release of two films celebrating its humble origins in the silent era and the influence of glamorous...

MUMBAI, Rachel O'Brien- As Indian cinema turns 100 years old, one powerful Bollywood dynasty can trace the roots of their stardom almost right back to the birth of the national film industry. "We...

BEIJING, Sebastien Blanc- Cinema is one of France's greatest cultural exports but one market -- China -- remains largely untapped, and the industry is hoping President Francois Hollande can help pull...

PARIS- Nine films will compete for the short film Palme d'Or at next month's Cannes film festival, including a Palestinian work for the first time, organisers said on Tuesday. New Zealand director...

PARIS- Jerome Salle's film "Zulu" starring Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and Orlando Bloom will close the 66th Cannes film festival next month, the organisers said on Friday. The film, adapted from...

LOS ANGELES- The reboot of the horror classic "Evil Dead" slayed its rivals in its opening weekend, topping the North American box office with $26 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed...

OUAGADOUGOU- A French-Senegalese director's film about a man who knows he will die at the end of the day took the top prize Saturday at Africa's largest film festival, Fespaco in Burkina Faso....

HOLLYWOOD, Michael Thurston- Ben Affleck's Iran hostage drama "Argo" won the coveted best film Oscar late Sunday, while Daniel Day-Lewis took a record third best actor prize at the 85th Academy...