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...
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‘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...
Summer festivals highlight Lebanese resilience in shadow of war
(Reuters) – Hours after bombs ripped through the Lebanese city of Tripoli this month, concertgoers gathered for the opening performance of the Baalbek music festival....
Australian trek, Sicilian stand-off feature at Venice film fest opening
(Reuters) – The real-life story of a young woman’s trek across the Australian desert with four camels and a film about a stand-off between two...
Actress Valerie Harper’s brain cancer nearing remission: doctor
(Reuters) – Actress Valerie Harper’s brain cancer is nearing remission, her physician said in an excerpt of a documentary that was shown on NBC’s “Today”...
Singer Fergie, actor Josh Duhamel welcome first child together
(Reuters) – Fergie, the singer of pop-rap group the Black Eyed Peas, has given birth to a boy in Los Angeles on Thursday, a representative...