italian documentary holy gra wins venice golden lion

Italian documentary 'Holy GRA' wins Venice Golden Lion

Italian director Gianfranco Rosi's documentary "Holy GRA", which looks into everyday life off a Rome ring road, won the Golden Lion for best movie at the Venice film festival on Saturday.
britain japan us films tipped to win venice festival

Britain, Japan, US films tipped to win Venice festival

Movies from Britain, Japan and the United States are tipped by critics as favourites to win Venice's Golden Lion prize this year, due to be announced at the world's oldest film festival on Saturday.
bollywoods chennai express smashes indian box office records

Bollywood's 'Chennai Express' smashes Indian box office records

Bollywood movie "Chennai Express", starring Shah Rukh Khan, has smashed box office records in just 21 days since it opened to become the most profitable movie in India, data showed on Friday.
top south korean movie star lee byung hun marries

Top South Korean movie star Lee Byung-Hun marries

Top South Korean movie star Lee Byung-Hun, one of the best known faces of the "Korean Wave" of popular culture, married actress Lee Min-Jung on Saturday.
apple case cracks open e books digital goods pricing

Apple case cracks open e-books, digital goods pricing

A ruling by an American judge that Apple illegally conspired to fix e-book prices could boost competition in the market for all kinds of digital goods, including music and movies, analysts say.
3d movie the lady assassin to hit australias cinemas

3D movie ‘The Lady Assassin’ to hit Australia's cinemas

Australia will be the next destination for Vietnamese movie My Nhan Ke (The Lady Assassin), directed by Nguyen Quang Dung and featuring celebrities such as Tang Thanh Ha, Thanh Hang, after being screened in the US.
yahoo buys startup behind smartphone movie app

Yahoo buys startup behind smartphone movie app

Yahoo on Tuesday announced it has bought a startup behind a smartphone movie application, extending a shopping spree launched after Marissa Mayer became chief of the Internet pioneer a year ago.
at cannes shock movie tests chinas boundaries

At Cannes, shock movie tests China's boundaries

Disgusted by corrupt local leaders, an angry miner picks up a shotgun. This tableau would not be out of place in a gritty European art-house movie, but at the Cannes Film Festival, it is featured in one of the boldest works to emerge from China in years.
mad men star hamm shooting new film in india

"Mad Men" star Hamm shooting new film in India

Hollywood actor Jon Hamm has begun shooting his new film in the home of Bollywood, according to those working on the movie.
new star wars movie to be filmed in britain

New "Star Wars" movie to be filmed in Britain

The next chapter in the wildly successful "Star Wars" movie franchise will be produced in Britain, Disney's Lucasfilm announced.
samsung announces 5g data breakthrough

Samsung announces 5G data breakthrough

Samsung Electronics said on Monday it had successfully tested super-fast 5G wireless technology that would eventually allow users to download an entire movie in one second.
footballs messi scores movie hat trick planned for 2014 world cup

Football's Messi scores movie hat-trick planned for 2014 World Cup

US filmmakers are planning a biopic about Argentinian football legend Lionel Messi, to be released around the time of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
ibm unveils worlds smallest movie using atoms

IBM unveils 'world's smallest movie' using atoms

IBM scientists Wednesday unveiled what they called "the world's smallest movie", which tracks the movement of atoms magnified 100 million times.
deadly blasts killing 10 caused by movie props

Deadly blasts, killing 10, caused by movie props?

Movie props are suspected in the twin blasts that destroyed three houses and killed 10 on a residential street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3 early this morning.
directors weigh in on movie explosives

Directors weigh in on movie explosives

In order to create fire or explosions in movies in Vietnam, many film producers often use real dynamite, like TNT, which is cheaper than chemicals that are much safer, many film directors said.