Courtauld Returns Looted Art To Nazi Victims
The Courtauld Institute of Art is to lose two Old Master drawings from its collection after an independent committee ruled that the Gestapo seized them during the Second World War.......
Read Full Article
Revenue Squeezes Banks For Offshore Accounts
HM Revenue & Customs has stepped up its campaign to force banks to release the names of thousands of customers with offshore accounts as part of its fight against tax avoidance, despite fears that i...
Read Full Article
Mine Rescue Brings Deadly Fears To Surface
Granny Makau emerged smiling from an emergency lift shaft after spending more than 28 hours in darkness deep in the bowels of a South African goldmine in which 3,200 of her fellow workers were trapp...
Read Full Article
U.S. And Russia To Cut Nuclear Arms
The United States and Russia pledged Tuesday to reduce their stockpiles of long-range nuclear arms ?to the lowest possible level.?...
Read Full Article
Where Artists And Inventors Plot To Save The World
More than 1,000 people will gather in Monterey, Calif., for the annual TED conference, named for the convergence of technology, entertainment and design....
Read Full Article

Entertainment News

The Actors Sing, the Director Suffers, the Film Survives
2007-09-04 06:01 - A studio’s sale and a mother’s death were just two troubles afflicting John Turturro’s ?Romance & Cigarettes.?

Film: Old Strengths but New Emphasis at Hamptons Festival
2007-09-04 05:43 - Foreign movies and documentaries still abound on the festival schedule, but American indie films get their due.

As Labor Talks Near, Studios Play Down Numbers
2007-09-04 05:43 - Hollywood had one of its best summers in recent history, but the studios are not quite popping the Champagne.

A Star Without a Charm Offensive
2007-09-03 06:01 - Clive Owen’s subtle acting approach, nuanced so the slightest glance registers with the camera, has shaped his finest, deepest work.

Elmore Leonard’s Men of Few Words, in a Few Words
2007-09-03 06:01 - Mr. Leonard, who is, has seen his short story ?3:10 to Yuma? turned into a film for the second time.

DVD: A Back-Porch Style, With One Fierce Banjo
2007-09-03 05:43 - The new DVD release of ?The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show,? is an overdue reminder of the important role the duo played in building a national audience for bluegrass music.

News Analysis: To Strike or Not? Hollywood’s Next Drama
2007-09-02 06:01 - Labor issues are at the fore in Los Angeles because the master contract between film and television producers and two powerful writers unions is scheduled to expire in two months.

Young Fliers See the Film, Be It PG or R
2007-09-02 05:43 - Critics say airlines have relaxed their rules for in-flight movies, exposing children to violence and sexual content.

A spiritual connection
2007-09-02 05:05 - There is a distinct moment on Yearning , a song on the most recent studio album from Tokyo quartet Mono - where the world seems to be collapsing in on itself.

Out with the pout
2007-09-01 05:05 - On the eve of Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, Janice Breen Burns explains why women are back in vogue.


 
i8news.com