Princess Diana is celebrity many Americans would bring back to life: poll
(Reuters) – Britain’s Princess Diana is the deceased celebrity many Americans would want to bring back to life while most men would prefer to die...
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Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot back in new novel by UK author
(Reuters) – Bestselling British crime novelist Sophie Hannah will revive Agatha Christie’s fictional detective Hercule Poirot in a new novel due out next year. When...
Sir Elton John wins first Brits Icon award
Sir Elton John has won the first ever Brits Icon award, in a gala concert which marked his stage return after surgery for appendicitis. Sir...
Jennifer Lopez returns as ‘American Idol’ judge
(Reuters) – Pop singer Jennifer Lopez will be returning to “American Idol,” joining new judge Grammy- and Emmy-award-winning singer Harry Connick Jr. and veteran Keith...
Oprah’s ‘Butler’ serves up box office win ahead of ‘One Direction’
(Reuters) – Civil rights drama “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” continued to serve up box office victories with $20 million in ticket sales over the long...
‘Philomena’ impresses, Gilliam goes into black hole in Venice
(Reuters) – Judi Dench and Steve Coogan’s heart-tugging “Philomena” continued to garner praise at the Venice Film Festival, while director Terry Gilliam’s “The Zero Theorem”...
Oscar-winning Japanese director Miyazaki to retire, studio head says
(Reuters) – Hayao Miyazaki, the Japanese director known for animated films like the Oscar-winning “Spirited Away”, plans to retire from film-making after a five-decade career,...
Camel trek makes Australian actress Wasikowska yearn for home
(Reuters) – Trekking in Australia’s desert with four camels for a movie based on a real-life voyage of discovery has prompted actress Mia Wasikowska to...
Ireland mourns ‘keeper of language’ poet Seamus Heaney
(Reuters) – Seamus Heaney, one of the world’s best-known poets and winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for literature, died on Friday after a short...
Poverty and recession infuse Venice movies
(Reuters) – Nicolas Cage reinhabits a low-life version of his “Leaving Las Vegas” alcoholic in the Southern gothic “Joe” screened on Friday at the Venice...