Arts

Harry Potter finale shatters US box office record - 07/17/2011

LOS ANGELES- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2" has smashed the all-time record at the North American box office for an opening weekend, dragging in $168 million, industry trackers...

Director Alain Gomis films one man's dying day in Senegal - 07/16/2011

DAKAR, Coumba Sylla- What goes on inside the head of a man who knows he has only 24 hours to live? Franco-Senegalese director Alain Gomis takes viewers through this final day in his new movie...

Rock in Rio adds extra day, Stevie Wonder to headline - 07/16/2011

RIO DE JANEIRO- Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai, Joss Stone and Janelle Monae will all perform during an extra concert day that has been added to this year's Rock in Rio megafestival lineup, organizers...

Potter film weaves magic in North America - 07/15/2011

LOS ANGELES- The final installment of the Harry Potter films cast a spell over North America Friday raking in an estimated record $43.5 million at its opening midnight showing, Variety magazine...

France moves Japan Bastille Day party to Fukushima - 07/15/2011

KORIYAMA- France on Thursday moved its annual Bastille Day celebrations in Japan from Tokyo to Fukushima prefecture, which was hit hard by the March 11 quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. It was...

Emmy nominees mark best of US television - 07/15/2011

LOS ANGELES- The new HBO series "Game of Thrones" and the popular CBS drama "The Good Wife" were among the contenders nominated Thursday to vie for Emmy awards, the top prize in the US television...

US soprano Christine Brewer makes 'Turandot' debut - 07/15/2011

LOS ANGELES, Romain Raynaldy- US soprano Christine Brewer, who will make her debut as Puccini's "Turandot" at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, says she is ready -- at the age of 55 -- to take on the...

Bollywood hit 'Delhi Belly' causes upset - 07/13/2011

MUMBAI, Shail Kumar Singh - Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's new film has been a hit at the box office but has also led to protests and even a court case against its dialogue and content, which...

Ridley Scott unfazed by volcano shoot - 07/12/2011

REYKJAVIK- Acclaimed director Ridley Scott began on Monday shooting scenes for his next film at the foot of an Icelandic volcano that may be stirring to life, but appeared unfazed by the prospect of...

Cult US TV series Dallas to be revived - 07/12/2011

LOS ANGELES- Cult 1980s television series "Dallas" is to return to the small screen, with 79-year-old US actor Larry Hagman joining fellow veterans in bringing notoriously shot J.R. back to life....
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