TORONTO - In a dour economy, filmmaker Jason Reitman was pleased to help a few dozen Detroit and Saint Louis jobless find work in the film industry, he said at the Toronto film festival Saturday....
LONDON- Elton John wants to adopt a 14-month-old boy from the Ukraine, saying Saturday that the toddler has "stolen my heart" after meeting him at an orphanage.
The British singer-songwriter,...
MADRID - British actor Ian McKellen will receive a lifetime achievement award at this month's San Sebastian film festival in Spain, the organisers announced Friday.
The 70-year-old "Lord of the...
TORONTO - Actor Matt Damon is unabashedly campaigning for his latest film "The Informant!" to win an Oscar, jesting with reporters Friday in Toronto the script was written using an award algorithm....
LOS ANGELES - Legendary Hollywood cowboy Gary Cooper lassoed a posthumous honor here Thursday, his image gracing a new stamp unveiled by the US postal service.
The two-time Oscar-winning tough...
VENICE, Gina Doggett- The Venice film festival is providing a timely forum for Iranian works such as Shirin Neshat's "Women Without Men" amid crackdowns on opposition groups disputing the June...
LISBON - A Portuguese court on Wednesday banned sales of a former police officer's book on the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann, her parents' lawyer said.
In his book "A Verdade da...
LOS ANGELES - Hollywood toasted a record summer at the North American box office Tuesday but the surge in earnings was tempered by the lowest number of ticket sales in more than a decade, analysts...
WASHINGTON, Sara Hussein - For some it is the heartwarming tale of two male penguins raising a chick together, but children's book "And Tango Makes Three" is also one of the most controversial texts...
NEW YORK - An Italian photographer has sued US photo star Annie Leibovitz for allegedly stealing images he took, adding to the celebrity snapper's woes as she battles to stave off bankruptcy, the New...