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A gripping drama about a woman plotting to flee communist East Germany who finds herself torn between love and freedom premiered to warm applause at the Berlin film festival Saturday. ... more
Superhero film "Chronicle" leaped to the top of the North American box office on its debut, estimates showed Sunday, telling the story of three high school students who acquire incredible powers. ... more
Music impresario Don Cornelius, 75, whose groundbreaking "Soul Train" show exposed music acts like Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder to millions of TV viewers, took his own life Wednesday, Los Angeles officials said. ... more
"The Grey," a Liam Neeson drama about plane crash survivors fending off hungry wolves, took in $20 million on its opening weekend to lead the pack at the North American box office, industry data showed Sunday. ... more
Mark Wahlberg's crime drama "Contraband" won the battle for weekend supremacy at North America's box office, beating out a 3D retread of a Disney classic, industry data showed Tuesday. ... more
India's Bollywood film industry is eyeing its Asian rival China as a potential market, after a successful run of "3 Idiots", the coming-of-age comedy starring Aamir Khan. ... more
Silent French-directed film "The Artist" hopes to make a lot of noise at the Golden Globes on Sunday, aiming to add to a string of awards and nominations ahead of the all-important Oscars. ... more
A low-budget film inspired by the life and death of a racy 1980s B-movie actress was the surprise Bollywood hit of 2011, in a year that started slowly but finished well. ... more
The latest instalment of the Jason Bourne Hollywood spy franchise began filming in the chaotic Philippine capital Tuesday amid heavy security with the city on alert over a feared terrorist attack. ... more
The bouffant hair is hidden under a headscarf, the once erect figure is bowed with age, but when she questions the shopkeeper about the high cost of milk, the schoolma'am voice is unmistakeable. ... more
Holiday romance "New Year's Eve" led North American box office charts over the weekend, although sales were sluggish, industry estimates showed Sunday. ... more
Martin Scorsese leaves the tough guy world far behind with his latest film "Hugo", a 3D fantasy set in pre-war Paris about an orphan and a toymaker -- as well as about himself, the US director said Monday. ... more
"The Artist," a black-and-white homage to the era of silent movies, has a growing number of film insiders talking in Hollywood, where it is increasingly tipped as a leading Oscars hopeful. ... more
A Paris auction of items related to Herge's comic book reporter Tintin, whose adventures have been adapted for the big screen by Steven Spielberg, fetched more than 1.8 million euros Saturday. ... more
Meryl Streep showed her credentials for the role as former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher when the launch of the poster for her new biopic "The Iron Lady" went awry in London on Monday. ... more
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Indian Bollywood actor Imran Khan attends a promotional event for hindi film “Ekk Main aur Ekk Tu” in Mumbai.@AFP
