The French silent film sensation "The Artist" swept Sunday's BAFTA awards, winning best film, best director, and best leading actor for star Jean Dujardin (pictured).
A pear-shaped white pearl once owned by European royals and Hollywood movie legend Elizabeth Taylor sold for a record $11.84 million at auction in New York on Tuesday. Known as the Peregrina pearl, it has been portrayed in art for centuries.
Just one day after Los Angeles police reopened an investigation into the 1981 death of Hollywood star Natalie Wood, homicide detectives said Friday that her husband, actor Robert Wagner, is not considered a suspect in the case.
Los Angeles homicide investigators have reopened an investigation into the 1981 death of Hollywood star Natalie Wood following new information they received about the case. Wood's drowning prompted tabloid speculation that foul play was involved.
The 2nd annual Paris gaming convention is getting underway in the French capital. An estimated +100,000 enthusiasts, developers and executives are expected to attend the show where one of the major attractions will be Ubisoft's launch of its newest title "Tintin." The French game-maker is teaming up with Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson to produce the game.
Human Rights Watch has criticised Hollywood actress Hilary Swank (pictured), Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and other stars for honouring Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in a move it says "trivialises the suffering" of the war-torn republic.
Indonesian fans of Harry Potter who will miss out on the latest installment of the wizard’s adventures are casting angry curses on their government for imposing a film tax that has led Hollywood studios to boycott the country.
It's a battle that is playing out on a silver screen near you. In this edition of the show we take a look at the soft power of cinema. How can culture and film boost a country’s economic interests? A team from France 24 was at the Cannes Film Festival to find out.
Lisa Nesselson is here to tell us about an international conspiracy to control the European film industry. "H.H. - Hitler in Hollywood" by Belgian director Frederic Sojcher and starring actress Maria de Madeiros hits French screens today. Plus, the Disney biopic "Secretariat" about the greatest racehorse who ever lived, will be out next week on DVD.
Defense lawyers for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi are seeking Hollywood star George Clooney and Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo as potential witnesses in the embattled premier’s underage prostitution trial.
