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Jolie, showing directorial debut, says Afghanistan is next

Feb. 14, 2012 - 05:46AM JST ( 5 )

Angelina Jolie says it was only natural that her directorial debut should tackle some of the toughest issues facing humanity and after wartime Bosnia, Afghanistan… Read

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'Extremely Loud' director calls for more 9/11 films

Arts & Culture Feb. 13, 2012 - 07:03AM JST ( 15 Comments )

The director of Oscar-nominated 9/11 drama "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," Stephen Daldry, told the Berlin film festival he was stunned by the scarcity of movies about the attacks. The 50-year-old British filmmaker said a… Read

Book looks at world of Tokyo taxis

Arts & Culture Feb. 12, 2012 - 05:18AM JST ( 1 Comment )

"Tokyo Taxi" is a unique collection of taxi signs from one of the world’s most exciting cities, by photographer Alexander James. Tokyo at night is a thrilling place. Neon lights up the buildings, while the… Read

Action! World's oldest major film studio fetes 100 years

Arts & Culture Feb. 11, 2012 - 06:27AM JST ( 0 Comments )

The world's oldest major film studio celebrates its 100th birthday this month with Hollywood stars and European players ready to toast the mythic Studio Babelsberg outside Berlin. It survived the Nazis and the communists and… Read

Marvel hits refresh button on Fantastic Four

Arts & Culture Feb. 10, 2012 - 06:58AM JST ( 0 Comments )

It's a familiar tale: Science genius, smart girlfriend, her hot-shot brother, and a football-player-turned-accomplished-pilot travel to space, get bombarded by cosmic rays and come back a foursome with fantastic powers. But it's a story born… Read

Andy Warhol exhibition in Asia: 15 minutes clearly isn't enough

Arts & Culture Feb. 09, 2012 - 06:37AM JST ( 0 Comments )

Five cities in Asia are to be hit by pictures of canned soup, a hamburger and a colorful representation of Chairman Mao, apparently wearing lipstick, over the next two years. The artworks are traveling as… Read

Radcliffe leaves Potter behind with horror film

Arts & Culture Feb. 08, 2012 - 04:15AM JST ( 3 Comments )

For more than a decade, Daniel Radcliffe was known the world over as the owlish waif in the massively successful "Harry Potter" films -- based on the equally popular book series by JK Rowling. Now,… Read

Asia's K-Pop clones dance to South Korean beat

Arts & Culture Feb. 07, 2012 - 06:49AM JST ( 37 Comments )

Twelve-year-old Sabrina Kaur does not understand the lyrics of her favorite South Korean boy band Big Bang's songs and, until recently, had never met Koreans in real life. But that did not stop her from… Read

Lisa Marie Presley wants to make better Elvis film

Arts & Culture Feb. 05, 2012 - 06:44AM JST ( 4 Comments )

Over the years, Lisa Marie Presley has become dissatisfied with movies chronicling her father's life, so she just might make her own film about the rock `n' roll icon. The daughter of Elvis Presley said… Read

YouTube, Netflix, Hulu making more original programs

Arts & Culture Feb. 03, 2012 - 06:33AM JST ( 1 Comment )

After years of experimenting, the top video destinations on the web are suddenly flush with original programming: documentaries, reality shows and scripted series. Over the next few months, YouTube, Netflix and Hulu will roll out… Read

Into the world of 'otaku'

Arts & Culture Feb. 01, 2012 - 07:00AM JST ( 10 Comments )

"Otaku" — nerd, über-fan, obsessive collector. Since the 1980s, the term has been used to refer to fans of Japanese anime, manga, and video games. The word appeared with no translation on the cover of… Read

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