PARIS - Hollywood heartthrob and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio is competing for another Oscar against an unlikely rival - a former top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Critics are touting DiCaprio's "The Ivory Game", about Africa's illegal ivory trade,...
LOS ANGELES - Kirk Douglas, whose illustrious career has taken in some of cinema's landmark roles, turns 100 on Friday - attributing his remarkable longevity to his "wonderful marriage" of more than six decades. The iconic actor revealed in a...
LOS ANGELES - From swinging a sword in "Spartacus" to wielding the paintbrush of troubled artist Vincent van Gogh, Kirk Douglas has starred in some of the most iconic roles in cinema history. He earned three Oscar nominations - finally...
Qatar will invest up to US$13 billion (S$18.45 billion) in major infrastructure projects next year despite a slump in revenues resulting from low energy prices, the Gulf state's finance minister said on Tuesday. Ali Shareef al-Emadi predicted growth of 3....
Even if you're not a Singtel user, you would have definitely heard the collective wails of agony across the island during Singtel's day-long broadband service disruption last Saturday. While many who spent the entire day out weren't as affected as...
LOS ANGELES - Late night television presenter Jimmy Kimmel on Monday ended months of speculation over who would host the 89th Oscars in February - announcing that he has been tapped to front the glitzy ceremony. It will be the...
ROME - Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci on Monday blamed a row over his comments on a notorious anal sex scene in "Last Tango in Paris" on a "ridiculous misunderstanding". The veteran director has come under attack in recent days...
UTUSAN Malaysia reported local jazz queen Datuk Sheila Majid (pic) as lamenting that many people were being featured as "artistes" just because they have many followers on social media. Sheila, who ruled the local charts in the 1980s and 1990s...
Rocker Bryan Adams will be back for another gig next month. Bryan Adams fans need not fear the Canadian performer has wandered from his rock and roll roots after 40 years in the business. The 57-year-old, who will perform at Suntec...
Mariah Carey wants you to know she is fabulous and she is not going to be subtle about it. While other stars at a Los Angeles press day for television critics are content to do the usual staid question-and-answer sessions...
