For decades, Indian cinema's formula for success has consisted of love stories, dancing and awe-inspiring landscapes. But a new leading role is emerging – the Bollywood superhero. 

The rise of science fiction comes as Indian audiences increasingly grow used to the special effects standards of Hollywood, whose studios have already relied on Indian workers for outsourced support on big-budget productions.

More than 2.7 million Americans tuned into the sixth-season finale of "Parks and Recreation" that featured a cameo appearance by First Lady Michelle Obama, NBC television said Friday.

The sitcom had Obama bumping into its star Amy Poehler at a convention in San Francisco and encouraging her to leave small-town Indiana to take up a National Parks Service job in Chicago, the first lady's hometown.

The bargains start below $150 and the most expensive go for more than $100,000: designer handbags are the latest craze taking global auction houses by storm and fetching record prices.

Texas-based Heritage Auctions, which calls itself the market leader in luxury accessories, holds its New York spring sale on Monday -- and is more than upbeat about how well it's going to go.

What do Kylie Minogue and the can-can girls at the Moulin Rouge have in common?

They all get their dancing shoes from Clairvoy, the Parisian bootmaker that has cornered the market for top end, made-to-measure footwear for screen and stage.

Written by Anthony Sargon

Its been quite some time since I’ve watched “Banlieue 13″ (or “B13″), but I remember enjoying it quite a bit. The story was pretty ludicrous, but what sold the movie were some of the most breathtaking stunts and action sequences I had seen on screen. “Brick Mansions,” which is also one of Paul Walker’s final movies, follows the original film’s story almost beat by beat, meaning that it’s still as preposterous as ever, but the film shines whenever David Belle pulls some incredible stunt that will make your jaw drop. The movie knows what it’s best at and doesn’t pretend otherwise, which makes this a tolerable and sometimes exhilarating ride, even though it’s overflowing with flaws. Plus, the chemistry between Walker and Belle certainly works, and it’s upsetting to know that we won’t get to see the pair work together again in the future.

Kate's dilemma: What to pack for a two-week trip, when your itinerary includes everything from state receptions and church services to toddler playdates and cricket games?

For the Duchess of Cambridge, who's rounding up her trip to Australia and New Zealand with husband Prince William and 8-month-old son George, there were additional sartorial challenges: Do royals take off their shoes at the beach? And what's the most ladylike way to climb into a fighter jet while in a pencil dress and high heels?

When Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees announced last month that he's gay, the bigger headline behind his revelation was that he is one of the few publicly out Mormons.

The reaction he got wasn't what he was expecting.

Pop legend Paul McCartney is set to return to Candlestick Park to offer a swan song to the San Francisco 49ers' former stadium.

McCartney's website posted a statement Thursday confirming that the former Beatle will perform on Aug. 14 at what is being billed as the last concert at Candlestick.

Joan Rivers refuses to apologize for comparing living in her daughter's guest room with the captivity of three women kidnapped in Cleveland.

Rivers and her daughter discussed their reality show Tuesday on NBC's "Today" show and she complained about her living arrangements, saying, "Those women in the basement in Cleveland had more space."

For Oscar-nominated British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, starring in a film about Nigeria's civil war "incredibly personal", as the conflict both affected close relatives and  determined the country where he was born.

His own grandfather had lived through the nightmare played out in "Half of a Yellow Sun", which premiers in Nigeria on Friday, and spent long hours years later recounting the painful memories to Ejiofor.