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Carl Barat moves on with solo album, fatherhood
PARIS, Sept. 7 – Carl Barat is a busy but a happy man these days.The British singer and guitarist, who is about to become a father, will release his self-titled debut solo album ... Read MoreTaboo-breaking Syrian soap causes Ramadan stir
DAMASCUS, Sept 7 — A Syrian soap opera that tackles such taboos as homosexuality, corruption and extra-marital sex in the predominantly conservative Muslim country is proving ... Read More
A hoax? Joaquin Phoenix film gets viewers guessing
VENICE, Sept 7 — Whether a hoax or not, a new documentary about Joaquin Phoenix and his transition from acclaimed, brooding actor to bearded, shambolic hip-hop wannabe has ... Read More
Bahamas judge dismisses Travolta extortion case
NASSAU, Sept 7 — A judge in the Bahamas yesterday dismissed the charges against two people accused of trying to extort US$25 million (RM80 million) from John Travolta over his ... Read More
Chinese film on 1960 labour camps cheered in Venice
VENICE, Sept 6 – A powerful Chinese film on the plight of political prisoners condemned to forced labour camps in the late 1950s wooed critics in Venice today, with some tipping ... Read More
VENICE, Sept 7 – A dearth of big Hollywood stars, Venice’s notoriously high costs, fierce competition from Toronto – this year’s film festival on the Lido is fighting to keep its place on the map as one of cinema’s most prestigious events.
The venue itself is a building site, with completion of the long-delayed new Palazzo del Cinema – ... Read More
British singer Lily Allen poses as she arrives for the British premiere of Tamara Drew in Leicester Square, central London September 6, 2010. – Reuters pic
Avatar director to return for Amazon tribe fight
BRASILIA, Sept 6 – Film director James Cameron said yesterday he will return to Brazil this year to make a 3D film on indigenous people of the Amazon who oppose construction of a ... Read More
ELO cellist killed by freak hay bale accident
LONDON, Sept 6 – A former member of rock group Electric Light Orchestra was killed when a giant bale of hay tumbled down a hill and crashed onto his van, police said ... Read More
Fishburne’s porn-star daughter avoiding ‘dark side’
LOS ANGELES, Sept 6 — Before summer began, no one had heard of Montana Fishburne. But the daughter of Oscar-nominated actor Laurence Fishburne, now the main guy on “CSI,” was ... Read More
George Clooney shoots first at US box office
LOS ANGELES, Sept 6 — George Clooney outgunned his rivals at the Labour Day holiday weekend box office in North America with a low-calibre opening for his assassin drama “The ... Read More
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- Scorsese film defends anti-communist informer Kazan
- Kara DioGuardi out at ‘American Idol’
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- Venice film fest honours director John Woo
- Cheryl, Ashley Cole in ‘quickie’ divorce
- New Bollywood film-makers shift focus to rural India
- Kylie Minogue voted most inspirational breast cancer star
- Stranded actor Paul Hogan strikes Australia tax deal
- Tokyo International Film Festival to honour Bruce Lee
- Irish crowd pelt Gun N’ Roses after lengthy wait
- Portman earns early awards buzz for ballet drama
- Film brings lives of Palestinian women to Venice
- Brendan Fraser heads to Broadway with ‘Elling’
- Rapper TI arrested for drug possession in LA
- Sarawak-born director is Asian Filmmaker of the Year
- Justin Long reclaims his acting mojo in ‘Distance’
- Natalie Portman takes a dark turn in Venice film
- ‘Machete’ plays tough themes for laughs
- It’s simple! O’Brien names new TV show ‘Conan’
- BBC Top Gear’s Stig finally unmasked
- Michael Douglas hopes to beat ‘intense’ cancer
- NY mosque pits John Cusack against Fox News
- Venice film fest opens, bets on youth
- Katy Perry revisits adolescence in ‘Teenage Dream’
- Lindsay Lohan admits flaws, says career not over
- Zsa Zsa Gabor hospitalised again
- Paris Hilton likely to avoid jail on cocaine bust
- Isabella Rossellini to head 2011 Berlin film jury
- Emmy wins prove ‘modern’ families are US hits
- Final box office shows ‘Takers’ grabbing top spot
- ‘Glee’ loses out at Emmys but is talk of the night
- ‘30 Rock’ crushed at Emmys
- ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Modern Family’ take home top Emmy awards
- Emmys welcomes host of first-time winners
- ‘Last Exorcism’ edges out ‘Takers’ at box office
- Newcomers, popular shows expected to shine at Emmys
- Tarantino gets roasted at Friars Club
- Hendrix hits high notes in London, 40 years after death
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