Arts

Bollywood's leading men unite in box office takings dispute - 04/08/2009

MUMBAI - Bollywood's two leading actors Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan on Tuesday called for an overhaul in the distribution of box office takings to end a stand-off between producers and multiplex...

Britain's Parky slams late TV star Goody - 04/08/2009

LONDON- British veteran chat show host Michael Parkinson slammed late reality TV star Jade Goody on Tuesday as "all that's paltry and wretched about Britain." Goody found tabloid fame after...

Julia Roberts feels for Hollywood's younger generation - 04/08/2009

BERLIN - Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts said Tuesday she feels the starlets of today have a much harder time than she ever did, with every little detail of their lives splashed over the front...

Remastered Beatles records to be released, with video game - 04/08/2009

LONDON - The Beatles' entire record catalogue is to be released in digitally remastered form for the first time later this year, their music company said Tuesday. The 14 records are set for...

LA's Getty Museum to return Roman fresco fragment - 04/08/2009

LOS ANGELES- Los Angeles's prestigious J. Paul Getty Museum announced Tuesday it would return to Italy a fragment of a Roman fresco dating from the 1st century BC. The museum said in a statement...

Fawcett hospitalized in new cancer setback - 04/07/2009

LOS ANGELES- US actress Farrah Fawcett has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after a fresh setback in her three-year fight against cancer, it was reported Sunday. Fawcett, 62, was hospitalized on...

Breakthrough in Hollywood actors' deadlock: report - 04/06/2009

LOS ANGELES- Hollywood's feuding producers and actors' unions could be close to ending their nine-month contract stand-off after weeks of back channel talks, it was reported Monday. The Los...

World Digital Library to launch at UNESCO on April 21 - 04/06/2009

PARIS - The World Digital Library, a website offering free access to rare books, maps, manuscripts, films and photographs from across the globe, will launch April 21 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris....

Sweden's National Library may face child porn probe - 04/06/2009

STOCKHOLM- Sweden's National Library could face police investigation over allegations it collected pornographic images of children for its archives, Stockholm police said Monday. Two children's...

Jazz saxophonist Bud Shank dead at 82 - 04/06/2009

LOS ANGELES- Jazz saxophonist Bud Shank has died at his home in Arizona aged 82, a statement on the musician's website said Monday. Shank, a pillar of the influential 1950s West Coast jazz scene,...
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