James Bond has once again returned to Istanbul for "Skyfall", the latest film in the longest running series that this year celebrates half a century of the legendary spy in action, its director said Sunday.
"We wanted to be here because it is the most magnificent place; it is an incredible city... I can't get enough of it," said director Sam Mendes, who spoke to the press in Istanbul after more than 100 days of shooting "Skyfall" in Turkey.
Full StoryThe romantic comedy "Think Like A Man" topped the North American box office for the second weekend in a row, industry estimates showed Sunday.
The ensemble date movie based on the best-selling book by actor and radio talk show host Steve Harvey made $18 million in its second week despite mediocre reviews, according to Exhibitor Relations.
Full StoryMariah Carey and Nick Cannon say "I do" — again.
A publicist for the pair says they renewed their vows Friday at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
Full StoryA movie about Cuban boat people was the biggest winner at the Tribeca Film Festival, taking in three awards after two of its actors went missing en route to New York.
"So much happened in this movie," said London-born Lucy Mulloy, the director of "Una Noche," as she accepted the award for Best New Director late Thursday. "It changed people's lives."
Full StoryBollywood's grand dame Zohra Sehgal, a star of Indian stage and screen for seven decades, celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday.
Described as the doyenne of Indian theatre, Sehgal started out as a dancer before moving into acting, working primarily on the stage but also making her name in Hindi and English-language films and TV series over the years.
Full StoryU.S. pop diva Lady Gaga wowed tens of thousands of South Koreans at the opening show of her global tour Friday with signature flamboyant outfits and a provocative performance.
The star dazzled some 50,000 fans at the Olympic stadium in Seoul, with the audience wearing paper bracelets reading "18 above" issued by organizers in response to Seoul banning under-18s attending.
Full StoryA flattering Vogue profile of Asma Assad, wife of Syria's besieged President Bashar Assad, has been removed from the magazine's website, as the government crackdown on dissent rumbles on.
The article, written in February 2011, described her as "glamorous, young, and very chic -- the freshest and most magnetic of first ladies," but the assessment came to be seen differently in the wake of the unrest roiling Syria.
Full StoryBritain's Prince William and his wife Catherine will this weekend mark a triumphant first year of marriage as a hopeful nation waits for news they are expecting a royal heir.
The couple has lost none of their popularity in Britain and abroad 12 months after their fairytale wedding drew cheering crowds and two billion TV viewers, with one royal expert crediting them with "saving the monarchy".
Full StoryHollywood veteran Robert Redford moved his Sundance film festival from Utah's snowy mountains to London on Thursday, in a bid to kick start an international expansion of the event.
Sundance London, a smaller version of the U.S. film festival set up by the actor and director in 1985, will showcase 22 films as well as a string of live music performances at the 02 Arena in southeast London.
Full StoryGerman conductor Kurt Masur on Thursday took a fall during a concert in Paris as he was leading the Orchestre National de France, a spokeswoman for Radio France said.
"He fell while he was conducting the orchestra during the second half of the concert and was rushed to a hospital where he is undergoing tests," the spokeswoman said.
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