The city of Peking, now known as Beijing, awakes on a cold January morning in 1937, to discover a young English woman, the daughter of a retired diplomat, has been brutally murdered. So begins Midnight in Peking by British author Paul French. The boo
Award-winning Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes, regarded as the father of modern Latin American literature, died Tuesday in Mexico City at age 83. The Panamanian-born Fuentes focused mainly on contemporary Mexico and what he saw as its political fai
Spears Could Join X Factor Although unconfirmed by FOX-TV, many media outlets are reporting that Britney Spears has signed a $15 million contract to judge the second season of Americaâs X Factor . Last yearâs inaugural X Factor show included
Sometimes, the best laid plans donât always work out as imagined. That was the case for filmmaker Debbie Lum, the producer and director of the documentary â Seeking Asian Female .â It was also true for the subjects of her film: Steven, an
As one of the few openly gay, African-American conductors in the United States Michael Morgan is a rarity in the world of classical music. He has been music director of the Oakland East Bay Symphony in California for 22 years and has worked with some
Few people travel to the Arctic, but it's possible to see it up close without the long journey. Now, a new 3D IMAX movie about the Arctic is opening in the U.S. and, soon, around the world. The movie, directed by Greg MacGillivray, is part of an inte
Critics say new film starring director's favorite lead actor, Johnny Depp, is LOL
HOLLYWOOD - A Soap Opera from the 1960s gets a makeover in director Tim Burton's new horror-comedy Dark Shadows features his favorite lead actor, Johnny Depp. In the 1770s, a curse turned Barnabas into a vampire. In 1972, a construct
Pete Pin says his work is exploration of psychological disconnection, legacy of Khmer Rouge