"The War" captures 7.3 million viewers
The premiere of Ken Burns` new documentary series "The War" brought in 7.3 million viewers Sunday night, PBS said.
`Resident Evil` zombies top box office
Flesh-eating zombies crept to the top of the North American box office as the third "Resident Evil" movie took 24 million dollars in its opening weekend, initial figures showed Sunday.
US in spotlight at Spanish film festival
The spotlight was on US cinema on Sunday at the San Sebastian film festival, where the latest film by US director-author Paul Auster was shown out of competition and actor Richard Gere received an honorary "Donosti" for his career.
Revolutionary ballet to open Chinese national theatre
Beijing`s controversial China National Grand Theatre will open its doors on September 25 with a performance of one of the nation`s most celebrated revolutionary ballets, officials said Tuesday.
Art for art`s sake: oligarch rescues cellist`s rare collection
A Russian billionaire has stepped in to stop the Rostropovich art collection from being split up. Alisher Usmanov bought the Russian masterpieces hours before they were due to go under the hammer in London. He now says he`ll bring the collection back to Russia.
Russian poet Lermontov had Scottish roots
British company Oxford Ancestors, a service compiling family trees with the help of DNA analysis, intends to prove that the famous Russian poet Mikhail Lermontov was of Scottish origin.
Jazz keyboard great Zawinul dies at 75
Keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who played with Miles Davis and helped create the sound of jazz fusion, died from cancer in Vienna on Tuesday, local news agency APA reported, quoting his son Erich.
Thousands pay respects to Pavarotti
Recordings of Luciano Pavarotti`s voice boomed out in Modena`s main piazza on Saturday as mourners waited to pay their final respects to the tenor before an invitation-only funeral in his hometown`s cathedral.
Bernardo Bertolucci to be honoured at Venice film fest
Italian cinema legend Bernardo Bertolucci was to receive a special award on the 75th anniversary of the Venice film festival on Friday, the final day of screening in the competition.
Russian opera singer auctions family collection
Galina Vishnevskaya, a famous Russian opera singer and the wife of deceased cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, plans to auction off the family`s collection of Russian art to maintain her charitable foundations.
Famous Italian tenor Pavarotti dead
Celebrated Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, 71, has died following his operation for pancreatic cancer in July last year and hospitalisation last month, ANSA news agency reported Thursday.
Iraq war films among favorites at Venice
Two very different movies about the Iraq war are among the favorites for awards at this year`s Venice film festival as it passes the halfway stage, and an unusually high number of male leads have stood out.
Sarajevo film festival opens
The 13th annual Sarajevo film festival opened here Friday with 175 films from some 40 countries and lucrative rewards being offered to competition winners.
Ryssian tango fans to participate in Argentina championship
Tango enthusiasts from Japan, Australia, Russia and beyond are polishing their dancing shoes for the world championship in the sexy dance that they say knows no boundaries.
First Danilovsky bell comes home
The first bell from Moscow`s Danilovsky monastery has been taken out of the belfry in Harvard University in preparation to ship it home. It has been replaced by an exact copy made in Russia.
British orchestra to play first concert in Second Life
A British orchestra is to become the first to perform a professional music concert in the virtual online world of Second Life, it said Tuesday.
Elvis piano could reap $ 2 million
A piano that belonged to Elvis Presley is being auctioned off online to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the rock `n` roll legend`s death, an official from the selling company said Friday. ADVERTISEMENT
Davydenko "worried about reputation"
Russian Nikolay Davydenko has said that he was worried his reputation would suffer after becoming embroiled in a betting controversy.
Getty museum of Los Angeles returns antiquities to Italy
The Italian Culture Ministry and the J. Paul Getty Museum have reached an agreement for the return of 40 artifacts to Italy - including a prized statue of the goddess Aphrodite.
Beatles label EMI bought by Terra Firma
Private equity firm Terra Firma said Wednesday it had won control of British music publisher EMI, which is home to The Beatles and Coldplay, following a lengthy takeover tussle with US group Warner Music.
Triumphant Bolshoi is back to its glorious best
The Bolshoi Ballet company, newly restored to its former glory after being saved by Russian billionaires, returned to London last night to stage the most expensive ballet ever produced.
Italian film legend Antonioni dies aged 94
Film legend Michelangelo Antonioni, director of the 1960s hit "Blow Up" and one of the last figures of Italy`s golden age of cinema, has died at age 94, his family said Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT
"Simpsons" draws crowds as box office surges
The Simpsons joined Hollywood`s list of power families as their big-screen debut conquered the North American box office with weekend sales of $74.04 million, according to final data issued Monday.
Elvis statue unveiled at site of classic Hawaii concert
Elvis lives, and he hasn`t aged a bit since his legendary 1973 "Aloha from Hawaii" concert.
Guy Ritchie to make movie version of comic book
British filmmaker Guy Ritchie will adapt his comic book series "Gamekeeper" for the big screen, Hollywood press reported Thursday.