Arts

'Obsessed' movie-goers flock to Beyonce thriller - 04/28/2009

LOS ANGELES - Movie-goers were hooked on Beyonce this weekend as the superstar singer's taut thriller "Obsessed" clawed its way to the top of the North American box office, final figures showed...

Acropolis museum to open in June - 04/27/2009

ATHENS- The ultra-modern Acropolis museum, situated below the ancient landmark that defines the Greek capital Athens, will belatedly open in June, Greek Culture Minister Antonis Samaras said Sunday....

Rock stars have a rock hard job: survey - 04/25/2009

HELSINKI- While many dream to live like a rock star, a life spent playing to sell-out crowds and chasing that number one album can take a real toll on the body, a group of Finnish scientists have...

Tarantino, Ang Lee, Loach line up for Cannes gold - 04/24/2009

PARIS, Emma Charlton - A wartime rampage by Quentin Tarantino and a trip to Woodstock with Ang Lee will square off with Ken Loach's latest outing in a heavyweight battle for the top prize at next...

Dutch bank challenges JP Morgan, Rijksmuseum over masterpiece - 04/23/2009

THE HAGUE- Dutch bank ABN Amro squared up to US rival JP Morgan Chase and Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum Wednesday over the rights to an artwork the museum bought from a man who used it as loan collateral,...

Travolta visits Argentina to buy land: reports - 04/23/2009

BUENOS AIRES - US actor John Travolta is in Argentina hoping to buy land, according to local media reports. Travolta arrived in the country with his family still mourning the death of his...

Oscar-winning film-maker Jack Cardiff dies aged 94 - 04/23/2009

LONDON - Oscar-winning British cinematographer Jack Cardiff died aged 94 on Wednesday, the British Film Institute said. Cardiff won his cinematography Oscar for the 1947 film "Black Narcissus",...

Hollywood eyes more 'Da Vinci Code' dollar signs - 04/21/2009

LOS ANGELES - The sequel to the smash mystery "The Da Vinci Code" should make it onto the big screen in a hurry as symbologist Robert Langdon's adventures have already been made into two hit films,...

'Beginner's luck' may lay the trail to Cleopatra's tomb - 04/21/2009

BURG EL-ARAB, Cris Bouroncle - Archaeologists revealed a rocky hilltop in northern Egypt on Sunday where they believe Cleopatra was buried 2,000 years ago by the side of her Roman lover Mark Anthony...

Jackie Chan warns over China 'chaos': report - 04/20/2009

HONG KONG- Hong Kong movie legend Jackie Chan told a Chinese audience that too much political freedom can lead to chaos "like in Taiwan," a newspaper report said Sunday. Chan, best-known for his...
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