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Contestants? It's TV talent judges basking in fame, cash

May. 22, 2012 - 06:29AM JST ( 1 )

Time was when TV talent shows set out to turn wannabes into stars. These days? Not so much. It's the celebrity judges who are raking in the cash and using TV contests not only as a way to re-launch a fading career, but to further boost… Read

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Hollywood builds tales on famous brands

Arts & Culture May. 20, 2012 - 06:42AM JST ( 0 Comments )

Hollywood is known for snatching up best-selling books and turning them into big-screen blockbusters: "Twilight," `'Harry Potter," `'The Hunger Games," `'The Help" and countless others. But the adaptations hitting theaters this month didn't need a… Read

'Social Network' writer to pen Steve Jobs film script

Arts & Culture May. 19, 2012 - 04:08AM JST ( 0 Comments )

Sony Pictures Entertainment says that the Academy Award winning screenwriter behind "The Social Network" will write the script for a film about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Aaron Sorkin will adapt the hot-selling biography by journalist… Read

Spotlight on Asian art as Hong Kong fair opens

Arts & Culture May. 18, 2012 - 06:54AM JST ( 0 Comments )

The glittering Hong Kong International Art Fair opened on Thursday, featuring works by artists from Picasso to Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei and cementing the city's status as a global art hub. More than 260 galleries… Read

'Manolo - The Voice of the Gypsies' to be held at Grand Hyatt Tokyo

Arts & Culture May. 17, 2012 - 06:19AM JST ( 0 Comments )

The Grand Hyatt Tokyo will host "Manolo - The Voice of the Gypsies," a dinner show that can be enjoyed by both young and old, on May 22 from 7:30 p.m. Manolo began his career… Read

Depp, Burton bring light comedy to 'Dark Shadows'

Arts & Culture May. 16, 2012 - 06:10AM JST ( 7 Comments )

Working with director Tim Burton, Johnny Depp has played many eccentric characters in the movies, from lonely monster Edward Scissorhands to eccentric filmmaker Ed Wood and the Mad Hatter of "Alice in Wonderland." But there… Read

Dior exhibit traces 60 years of cinema

Arts & Culture May. 13, 2012 - 06:26AM JST ( 1 Comment )

Going back to where it all began, a new exhibit in the childhood home of legendary designer Christian Dior in Normandy sheds new light on the house's huge contribution to the silver screen. The setting… Read

Asia's super-rich build their own art museums

Arts & Culture May. 12, 2012 - 06:01AM JST ( 0 Comments )

Over the past two years, Wang Wei and her husband Liu Yiqian dropped a reported $317 million on their hobby. Now they need somewhere to display the collection they've amassed. The solution: a private art… Read

Tokyo's Imperial Hotel brings back elegant Japanese dance spectacle on Aug 25

Arts & Culture May. 10, 2012 - 06:13AM JST ( 0 Comments )

The brilliance of Kyoto and the esprit of Edo will be in full evidence at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Sunday, Aug 25, when the 122-year-old hotel will offer a spectacular show of classical Japanese dances… Read

'Where Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak dies

Arts & Culture May. 09, 2012 - 09:33AM JST ( 1 Comment )

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DJs battle with dance music dominance in U.S.

Arts & Culture May. 08, 2012 - 06:00AM JST ( 0 Comments )

The explosion of electronic dance music in the U.S. has thrust DJs into the spotlight, but with great power comes great responsibility as they strive to stay fresh and maintain quality as demand for their… Read

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