Entertainment

Barry Humphries joins Hobbit cast - 06/21/2011

SYDNEY- Australian satirist Barry Humphries, best known for his characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, is the latest actor recruited by Peter Jackson for the upcoming "The Hobbit"...

Fallen star Galliano to Paris court over 'racist tirades' - 06/21/2011

PARIS, Dorothee Moisan- John Galliano faces charges in a French court on Wednesday that he launched racist tirades at a Paris bar, which the fallen superstar designer will blame on drug and alcohol...

Warsaw's Mozart Festival: operatic marathon in bijou venue - 06/14/2011

WARSAW- In a musical first, all Mozart's theatrical works will get an airing by the Warsaw chamber orchestra at the 21st Mozart Festival which gets underway on Wednesday, the festival director said....

"Super 8" debuts as number one at box office - 06/13/2011

LOS ANGELES- The sci-fi thriller "Super 8" opened at the number one spot at the North American box office this weekend, as estimates showed the film grossing $37 million in projected three-day...

Dresden takes over at Salzburg festival - 06/08/2011

SALZBURG- The Dresden State Orchestra will partner the Salzburg Easter Festival, organisers said Tuesday, after Berlin's Philharmonic Orchestra ended its 45-year association with the event. The...

A feast for the senses on the Venice lagoon - 06/05/2011

VENICE, Gildas Le Roux- An array of sometimes disconcerting sights and sounds went on public display Saturday on the shores of the Venice lagoon for the Biennale contemporary art festival. From a...

No headache for 'Hangover' as sequel tops box office - 05/30/2011

LOS ANGELES- The raucous comedy sequel "The Hangover: Part II" captured $86 million at the North American box office in its first weekend, blowing past another newcomer "Kung Fu Panda 2" to capture...

'Untouchables' demand removal of Bollywood star - 05/25/2011

MUMBAI- A Bollywood studio has dismissed a complaint from a group representing oppressed low-caste Hindus, asking for a top actor to be removed from a starring role in a new film because of his...

'Pirates' is box office gold - 05/23/2011

LOS ANGELES- The fourth installment in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series captured $90 million in box office treasures as Jack Sparrow's latest adventure debuted at number one, Sunday estimates...

Star-studded Cannes AIDS charity event breaks record - 05/21/2011

CANNES- A star-studded AIDS fundraising gala on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival raised a record-breaking seven million euros (over 10 million dollars), organisers said Friday. Thursday...
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