Stephen King has decided to give Twitter a try. But don't expect to hear a lot from him.

The best-selling horror author can now be followed at the account @StephenKing.

Veteran rapper Jay-Z topped nominees for the 2014 Grammys announced Friday with nine nods, while Taylor Swift and Daft Punk were also among those in the running in major categories.

But Jay-Z other major stars including Justin Timberlake failed to score any nominations in the major categories, which saw a mixture of rap and pop in the running for the top honors at music's equivalent of the Oscars next month.

The Dubai International Film Festival opened on Friday, promising a strong selection of Arabic-language feature films and documentaries, among them the award-winning Palestinian movie "Omar".

Hollywood stars Cate Blanchett and Martin Sheen attended the opening of the festival. kicking off with a screening of Hany Abu Assad's Omar, the first-ever Palestinian film to be tipped for an Oscar.

Written by Anthony Sargon

“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, an adaptation of James Thurber’s short-story, is a little bit tricky to review. On one hand, I had a really good time throughout the majority of the film, but at the same time, I wasn’t exactly sure I knew what was happening. When the movie ended, I had more questions than answers, and that’s slightly unfortunate, because it has the potential to be a huge crowd-pleaser.

Thalia, the Mexican-born pop star and actress, is covering the U.S. coasts, receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles and landing her own fashion line at Macy's stores, including the Herald Square flagship in New York.

The “Queen of Latin Pop” Thalia was honored Thursday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Violence has long been a staple of U.S. cable television shows, but most producers have been coy about sex -- until recently, when an explosion of explicit content flooded the small screen.

The titillatingly-titled "Masters of Sex" is the most obvious example, but while there are no recent studies most industry watchers say fornication has never been as widely on display on TV.

Whew, that was nerve-wracking, right? All those kids and staircases, pillow fights, candles and dancing. But somehow the cast and crew of NBC's three-hour live telecast of "The Sound of Music" pulled it off Thursday night with only a trodden-on dress, some inconsistent sound levels and a flubbed few words.

This was the first time in more than a half-century since a broadcast network dared to mount a full-scale musical for live TV and there seemed to be danger everywhere, making it impossible to stop watching in case one of the von Trapp kids tumbled into a fountain or a camera accidentally exploded. But it was all whiskers on kittens and warm woolen mittens, for the most part.

The "X-Men" franchise will get another boost in 2016 with the release of "X-Men: Apocalypse."

Director and producer Bryan Singer hinted at the next installment via Twitter on Thursday when he wrote, "#Xmen #Apocalypse 2016!"

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Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Where the Wild Things Are) has accomplished something truly wonderful with “Her”. The film, which touches on many themes such as loneliness, love, and technology, deftly blends emotion, humor, and reflection to deliver a truly original experience. The film also features superb performances from a dedicated cast, and it’s hands-down one of the best films of the year, and Jonze’s most complete film to date.

Elton John is to play a concert in Moscow on Friday during which he has vowed to raise the issue of Russia's legal crackdown on gay rights.

The British singer told CNN last month that he was "going to say something from the stage that's... going to be meaningful" when he plays two dates in Russia, in Moscow on Friday and the Volga city of Kazan on Saturday.