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Film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara has died on Friday in New York at the age of 81

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Film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara has died on Friday in New York at the age of 81. Ben Gazzara was best known for playing...

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Fidel Castro, the former Cuban president has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs. The book, “Guerrilla of Time”, is almost 1,000 pages...

David Peaston’s niece Neuka Mitchell, said the star passed away on Wednesday from complications of diabetes

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David Peaston, R&B and gospel singer, best known for the tracks Two Wrongs (Don't Make it Right) and Can I?, has died at 54. David...

Xoliswa Ndoyiya's book includes more than 62 recipes for the simple traditional dishes that Nelson Mandela most enjoys

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Nelson Mandela's personal chef presents some of the statesman's favorite meals in a cookbook she has launched in South Africa. Xoliswa Ndoyiya's book includes more than 62...

The Art Newspaper said the removal of the black paint on the replica had revealed "the fine details of the delicate Tuscan landscape", which mirrors the background of Leonardo's masterpiece

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An artwork thought to be the earliest replica of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa has been discovered at Madrid's Prado Museum. Prado Museum said it...

Opera singer Camilla Williams, the first black woman to appear in a leading role with a major US opera company, has died in Indiana at 92

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Opera singer Camilla Williams, the first black woman to appear in a leading role with a major US opera company, has died in Indiana...

Scotty Bowers’ book, “Full Service: My Adventures In Hollywood And The Secret Sex Lives Of The Stars”, opens the doors of the closeted, X-rated underworld of old Hollywood through three decades

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Scotty Bowers, a former Marine turned rent boy for some of Hollywood's biggest names in the 1940s, claims to have had threesomes with the...

"Modern Family" received a prize at SAG Awards 2012.

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Here is the full list of SAG Awards 2012 winners: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture "Bridesmaids" "The Artist" "The Descendants" "The Help" "Midnight in Paris" Outstanding Performance...

Mary Tyler Moore received the lifetime achievement award at SAG awards 2012.

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The 18th edition of SAG Awards was held at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on Sunday evening, January 29. Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Actor statuette...

2012 International Snow Sculpture Competition, which is held in Breckenridge, Colorado, each year, came to a close this morning

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2012 International Snow Sculpture Competition, which is held in Breckenridge, Colorado, each year, came to a close this morning. Fifteen teams of five sculptors each...

Hugo, the 3D epic adventure film directed by Martin Scorsese, leads the charge at 2012 Academy Awards with 11 nominations

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Hugo, the 3D epic adventure film directed by Martin Scorsese, leads the charge at 2012 Academy Awards with 11 nominations, including best film and...

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BEST PICTURE War Horse The Tree of Life The Artist Moneyball The Descendants Midnight in Paris The Help Hugo Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close BEST DIRECTOR Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist Alexander Payne - The Descendants Martin...

“The Solitude of the Queen” by Pilar Eyre claims King Juan Carlos made a “tactile” advance to Diana while she and Charles were on holiday in Majorca in the 1980's

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Juan Carlos, the King of Spain, is a serial womanizer who once made a pass at Princess Diana while she was on holiday with...

Etta James began singing in a group aged 14, before she embarked upon a solo career where she signed to the legendary Chess Records label

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Etta James, the US soul singer best known for the tracks At Last and for I'd Rather Go Blind, has died aged 73. It was...

Sundance Film Festival 2012

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Sundance Film Festival 2012 started on Thursday night, January 19, in Park City ski resort, Utah. It will run until January 29, and it...

Michael Oreb, who had installed security cameras only a week ago, witnessed the moment the postal worker threw his precious package over the gate, apparently because he couldn’t get it open after one go

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Michael Oreb is a clock collector who was eagerly awaiting the delivery of an antique cuckoo timepiece from Pennsylvania, tracking each step of its...

In her book, “Fairy Tale Interrupted”, RoseMarie Terenzio reveals that the couple was having serious troubles in their marriage and Carolyn Bessette had initially refused to join JFK on that ill-fated flight on July 16, 1999

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RoseMarie Terenzio, John F. Kennedy Jr.’s assistant, has revealed how she talked his wife Carolyn Bessette into taking the flight the couple perished on...

YouTube launches Your Film Festival

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New filmmaking talents are expected to submit their short films (up to 15 minutes in length) between February 2 and March 31 for YouTube's...

The Artist, the black and white silent film, took home three prizes from the Golden Globe awards in Los Angeles

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Sunday night's ceremony of Golden Globes 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel built momentum for some actors on the Oscar trail. Hollywood celebrated a foreign...

Alan Gilbert, the New York Philharmonic orchestra music director, stopped the orchestra in its tracks when a mobile phone went off during a performance

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Alan Gilbert, the New York Philharmonic orchestra music director, stopped the orchestra in its tracks when a mobile phone went off during a performance. Alan...

Pope Benedict XVI warned yesterday that gay marriage is one of several threats to the traditional family unit

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Pope Benedict XVI warned yesterday that gay marriage is one of several threats to the traditional family unit that undermines “the future of humanity...

Picasso's Woman's Head, given to the Athens National Gallery by the artist himself, was stolen on Monday along with two other valuable works of art

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Picasso's Woman's Head, given to the Athens National Gallery by the artist himself, was stolen on Monday along with two other valuable works of...

John Tottenham, a British original poet, has launched a campaign to stamp out the word “awesome” claiming that it is “bogus”.

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John Tottenham, a British original poet, has launched a campaign to stamp out the word “awesome” claiming that it is “bogus”. John Tottenham has created...

Seven weeks before the Oscars, Hollywood began polishing its acceptance speeches Saturday night at the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s 23rd annual awards gala

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Just one week before the Golden Globes and seven weeks before the Oscars, Hollywood began polishing its acceptance speeches Saturday night at the Palm...

Elder Efrem

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This is what Elder Efrem said to the monks who met him to take his blessing according to agioritikovima.gr. ‘I am a monk and I...