Arts

'Extremely Loud' director calls for more 9/11 films - 02/11/2012

BERLIN, Deborah Cole- The director of Oscar-nominated 9/11 drama "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," Stephen Daldry, told the Berlin film festival Friday he was stunned by the scarcity of movies...

Madonna stalker caught after hospital escape - 02/11/2012

LOS ANGELES- A man convicted of stalking Madonna and who has "very violent tendencies" was recaptured Friday, a week after escaping from a psychiatric hospital, police said. Robert Dewey Hoskins,...

Britain marks Charles Dickens bicentenary - 02/07/2012

LONDON, Guy Jackson- Britain on Tuesday marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, acclaimed as one of the finest writers of the English language and one whose novels have become...

'Trompe l'oeil', or the art of deception, on show in Paris - 02/05/2012

PARIS, Emma Charlton- "Trompe l'oeil" -- or art designed to trick the eye -- is the title of a new Paris exhibit exploring the history of illusion and pastiche, from ancient frescoes to fashion and...

Scuffles over far-right Hungarian theatre director - 02/03/2012

Dozens of far-right sympathisers staged a counter-demonstration, shouting slogans such as "Dirty Jews", with police intervening to keep the two sides apart. "Two people were taken in for...

Egypt convicts top Arab actor for 'defaming Islam' - 02/03/2012

"Some people seeking fame filed a suit against me over works I have done which they consider insulting to Islam, and this is of course not true," he said. The 71-year-old celebrity has a long...

Nobel-winning Polish poet Szymborska dies aged 88 - 02/02/2012

In a Twitter message, Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski called her passing "an irreparable loss for Polish culture." In her 1996 Nobel lecture, however, with typical modesty, Szymborska...

Silent movie gets 'Made in Hollywood' tribute - 02/02/2012

LOS ANGELES- Silent movie "The Artist" was given yet another Hollywood award Tuesday -- though this one not from the Oscars or Golden Globes organizers, but from city fathers in Tinseltown itself....

Leonard Cohen sings the blues - 02/01/2012

PARIS, Benedicte Rey- For four decades Leonard Cohen's brooding lyrics won him fans and accolades the world over, but the folk-rock poet never felt legitimate singing the blues -- until now....

Adele to make comeback at Grammys - 02/01/2012

"I'm immensely proud to have been asked to perform at this year's Grammy Awards," said Adele, whose hits include "Someone Like You" and "Rolling in the Deep," in a statement issued by Grammys...
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