Written by Anthony Sargon

Romantic comedies have become quite tough to pull off. They’ve gotten increasingly formulaic, and they weirdly lack a crucial element: chemistry between the lead actors. Well, to this reviewer’s delight, “Silver Linings Playbook” is not only a great romantic comedy, but also one of the best films of the year.

Steven Spielberg's presidential drama "Lincoln" topped the Golden Globes nominations Thursday with nods in seven categories, followed by "Argo" and "Django Unchained" with five each.

"Les Miserables," romantic comedy "Silver Linings Playbook" and Osama bin Laden hunt movie "Zero Dark Thirty" by Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow were tied in third place with four nominations each.

Steven Spielberg's presidential drama "Lincoln" and the romantic comedy "Silver Linings Play Book" topped Screen Actors Guild nominations Wednesday, as Hollywood's awards season got into gear.

In second place was "Les Miserables," the star-studded film adaptation of the musical stage show, which garnered three nods including one for Australia's Hugh Jackman as best actor.

Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar is to receive a posthumous lifetime achievement Grammy award, organizers of the music industry's top prize show said Wednesday.

Three-time Grammy winner Shankar, who died Tuesday in California, is among seven artists including Carole King and the Temptations named as Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award honorees.

Rock music royalty, including the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and Paul McCartney, joined in a stellar line-up Wednesday to raise money for victims of superstorm Sandy.

The "12-12-12" concert at Madison Square Garden brought a Who's Who of rockers under one roof for the event, which was broadcast live across 37 U.S. television networks and a multitude of Internet livestream sites, as well as radio. Organizers expected two billion people to tune in worldwide.

Action hero Jackie Chan provoked a furious fight-back from Hong Kongers Thursday after reportedly suggesting in a Chinese magazine interview that protest in his native city should be restricted.

The comments from the Hong Kong-born star unleashed a wave of criticism in the southern Chinese city, which prides itself on the upholding of civil liberties including the right to protest.

"The Hobbit" director Peter Jackson said Tuesday that the future of cinema lay in 3D spectaculars on supersize screens, and that he hated the idea of people watching his latest movie on an iPad.

Speaking alongside stars of the epic fantasy including Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen at a press conference in London, Jackson said filmmakers should embrace new technology to draw in "dwindling" cinema audiences.

A U.S. court revoked actress Lindsay Lohan's probation Wednesday, setting her up for a possible new jail sentence, after she was charged for allegedly lying to police about a car crash.

The probation ruling was widely expected after the perennially-troubled 26-year-old was charged last month over the California car crash, on the same day she was arrested over an alleged fight in a New York nightclub.

A trial that will determine who raises "Modern Family" star Ariel Winter was scheduled to begin Wednesday, with her mother and adult sister involved in an increasingly bitter struggle for custody of the teenage actress.

The actress' mother has been accused of physically and emotionally abusing the 14-year-old, which prompted a judge to temporarily strip her of custody in early October. An initial report by child protective services found evidence of emotional abuse but claims of physical abuse were deemed inconclusive, Superior Court Judge Michael Levanas said last month.

Ravi Shankar, who died on Tuesday aged 92, was the world's most famous sitar player, popularizing classical Indian music abroad largely through his work with The Beatles' George Harrison.

His extraordinary musical journey took him from the banks of the sacred River Ganges in British India to the legendary Monterey and Woodstock festivals, where he played alongside the likes of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.