Arts

Woody Allen to make next film in France - 05/02/2013

LOS ANGELES- Woody Allen is to make his next movie in the south of France, starring Britain's Oscar-winning Colin Firth and US actress Emma Stone, the project's producers announced Tuesday. The...

Zeta-Jones back in treatment for bipolar disorder - 05/01/2013

LOS ANGELES- Oscar-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones on Monday headed back into treatment for bipolar disorder, her spokeswoman said. "Catherine has proactively checked into a health care facility," her...

Bollywood dynasties keep it in the family - 05/01/2013

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...

Jackson lawyer blasts 'ruthless' AEG at death trial - 04/30/2013

LOS ANGELES, Michael Thurston- Michael Jackson's mother on Monday accused the promoter of his doomed final tour of sacrificing the drug-addled star in a "ruthless" pursuit of profit in the months...

Mystery play equals Olivier record at London ceremony - 04/29/2013

LONDON- The stage adaptation of Mark Haddon's novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" on Sunday claimed seven prizes at Britain's prestigious Laurence Olivier Awards. The mystery...

With Italy again in crisis, Machiavelli shines - 04/27/2013

ROME- With Italy still mired in a long-running government crisis, a show honouring Renaissance politics genius Niccolo Machiavelli opened in Rome this week celebrating his enduring legacy. The...

Stolen tapestry returns to Spain after 34 years - 04/26/2013

MADRID- A 16th century religious tapestry which police suspect was stolen by one of Europe's most prolific art thieves from a cathedral in Spain in 1979 has returned to the country after an odyssey...

Kuwaiti wins Arab Booker for novel on migrant workers - 04/25/2013

ABU DHABI- Kuwaiti writer Saud al-Sanaussi has won the Arab version of the Man Booker Prize for a novel focusing on the situation of migrant workers in the Gulf. "The Bamboo Trunk" explores the...

French cinema shines hopeful spotlight on China - 04/24/2013

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...

Algeria musician to be tried for song mocking police - 04/23/2013

ALGIERS- An Algerian singer is due to appear in court this week charged with attacking Algeria's "constituent bodies," after he performed a song that allegedly poked fun at the police, different...
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