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Phil Collins' ex-Wife Says She and Singer Planning to Remarry

British rock star Phil Collins has gotten back together with his ex-wife and the couple aims to remarry, she said in an interview published Sunday.

"Our separation was the wrong decision," Orianne Collins, who split from the famous soft-rocker a decade ago, told the SonntagsBlick weekly. 

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Real to Reel: 10 Oscar Hopefuls Based on True Stories

From biopics and historical epics to spy stories and harrowing tales of abduction and abuse, this year's list of Oscar nominees features a bevy of films based on true stories.

Some stick faithfully to history, but many play fast and loose with the facts -- and others are almost entirely fictionalized.

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Refugees Documentary 'Fire at Sea' Wins Berlin Fest Top Prize

The Berlin film festival wraps up Sunday after "Fire at Sea", a harrowing documentary about Europe's refugee crisis, clinched its Golden Bear top prize from a jury led by Meryl Streep.

As Europe grapples with its biggest migrant influx since World War II, the picture by Italian director Gianfranco Rosi offers an unflinching look at life on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, where thousands of asylum seekers from Africa and the Middle East have arrived trying to reach the European Union over the last two decades.

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Refugees Documentary in Frame for Berlin Film Fest Prizes

"Fire at Sea", a harrowing documentary about Europe's refugee crisis, looked the favorite to clinch the Berlin film festival's Golden Bear top prize Saturday from a jury led by Meryl Streep.

Italian director Gianfranco Rosi's picture was ahead in critics' polls by British trade magazine Screen among 18 contenders at Europe's first major cinema showcase of the year.

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Gang Film Pulled from French Cinemas over Paris Attacks

A film about gangs set in the tough Brussels suburb where a jihadi cell planned the Paris terror attacks, has been pulled from French cinemas.

The distributors of "Black", shot in the Molenbeek area of the Belgian capital made notorious by the November 13 gunmen, told AFP Friday they were forced into the decision because so many cinemas were refusing to show it.

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Lady Gaga Stuns in Marc Jacobs NY Fashion Finale

Lady Gaga powered down the runway for design legend Marc Jacobs in a triumphant finale to New York Fashion Week Thursday, showcasing a Gothic fantasy of oversized coats, full skirts and teetering platforms.

Jacobs, the darling of the U.S. fashion scene, prides himself on closing out the biannual Big Apple fashion bonanza by putting on extravagant spectaculars -- and his fall/winter collection was no exception.

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Rihanna Delays Tour after Illness

Rihanna on Thursday delayed the start of a world tour days after the R&B star missed the Grammys, citing an illness that affected her voice.

The first scheduled show on Rihanna's "Anti" tour is now March 12 in Jacksonville, Florida, according to her website and notices from venues.

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Adele Cried for Day after Grammy Debacle

Pop superstar Adele said she cried for a day after her botched performance at the Grammys but acknowledged she often had trouble with pitch.

Adele, who has shattered sales records with her latest album, veered out of tune during her performance at the music industry's leading award ceremony Monday after a microphone fell on the strings of the piano that accompanied her.

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TED Crowd Gets Taste of Virtual Reality Future

Clad in virtual reality headgear and computerized vests, intrepid explorers at the annual TED event headed Wednesday into a temple adventure reminiscent of a scene from "Indiana Jones" -- and billed as a major entertainment breakthrough.

Attendees at the conference in Vancouver were among the first to sample a pulse-raising new breed of immersive virtual reality, pioneered by a startup from Utah called The Void.

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Flirty Glamour at Kors, Curves at Boss

Michael Kors offered up a flirty collection full of feathers, metallic accents and sharp tailoring Wednesday as Jason Wu unveiled a Hugo Boss collection emphasizing the curvaceous, feminine form.

The billionaire Kors, a household name in the United States due to his accessories beloved by many American women, kicked off the second to last day of New York Fashion Week in a light-filled Tribeca loft.

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