New video-streaming apps turn TV stars into phone friends
NEW YORK (AP) — “Scandal” star Joshua Malina has a brand-new video gig. So do “Today” weathercaster Al Roker, “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt and CNN media correspondent Brian Stelter.
KWN TRENDING
Beijing Film Festival opens with aim to raise profile
BEIJING (AP) — The fifth Beijing International Festival opened Thursday in China’s capital city, where the local government and national film authorities are hoping to raise the event’s profile by hiring a veteran European festival chief.
Posthumous book by Charlie Hebdo chief slams 'Islamophobia'
PARIS (AP) — The late former editor of French weekly Charlie Hebdo condemns “Islamophobia” as thinly disguised racism in a posthumously published book that was completed two days before he was killed in France’s worst terror attack in years.
Cannes line-up showcases Asia, Australia talent
The organisers of the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday unveiled a line-up this year that confirms the burgeoning talent from Asia and Australia, while throwing in a couple of crowd-pleasing big-budget pictures alongside a slew of arthouse offerings. The selection for the official sections — including those vying for Cannes’s Palme d’Or top prize — heralded a wide range: from intimate, auteur movies right up to action-driven spectaculars. The list
Musical about 'Amazing Grace' coming to Broadway this summer
NEW YORK (AP) — How sweet it is: A new musical about the composer of the hymn “Amazing Grace” is coming to Broadway.
