Facebook Profit Jumps As User Ranks Grow
Facebook on Wednesday reported that its quarterly profit leapt 71 percent from a year ago to $3.9 billion as it dished out money-making ads to its more than two billion users. Revenue in the...
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A Darling of Pop Culture, But Not Museums
Jean-Michel Basquiat enjoys a stratospheric following -- earlier this year, a 1982 oil painting by the late 20th century great became the most expensive work by a US artist ever sold at auction. But...
Leo and Kate Will Be Your Date, For the Right Price
Ever yearned to swap tales of the sea with "Titanic" stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet? Well strap on your life jacket, because the pair are auctioning off a private dinner in their exclusive...
China’s Sun Yang Beats Rival Mack Horton In 400m Freestyle World Title
China's Sun Yang awkwardly embraced arch nemesis Mack Horton on the podium after beating the Australian Olympian at the world championships on Sunday. Horton, 21, planted the seed for a rivalry for...
The ‘Sharknado’ Phenomenon
With its airborne sharks, over-the-top gore and endless cheesy cameos from fading stars it ought to have flopped -- but the viral "Sharknado" franchise shows no signs of losing its bite. A fifth film...
John Heard: Home Alone Actor Dies Aged 71
The actor John Heard, best known for his role in the Home Alone films, has died at the age of 71. Heard was found dead on Friday in his hotel room in Palo Alto, California, according to celebrity...
Spielberg Debuts ‘Ready Player One’ Footage At Comic-Con
Thousands of fans were treated to a first look at Steven Spielberg's hotly anticipated sci-fi adventure "Ready Player One" at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday. Starring Tye Sheridan, the movie is...
Ben Affleck Denies Being Dropped As Batman
Ben Affleck on Saturday dismissed speculation that he had filmed his last movie as Batman, telling fans he has the support of Warner Bros. to continue playing the Caped Crusader. Rumors have been...
Actor John Heard, the ‘Home Alone’ Dad, Dead At 72
Actor John Heard, best known for playing the father in the hit 90s-era "Home Alone" films, has died, according to US media. He was 72. Entertainment website TMZ said the actor was found dead in a...
David Lynch Is the Surreal Deal, Say ‘Twin Peaks’ Cast
The cast of David Lynch's "Twin Peaks" revival show gushed Friday about how much they loved working with the enigmatic filmmaker -- and revealed some secrets about his unique directing process. Kyle...
Model, Actress ‘hopeless Romantic’
The world's press are gathered at a news conference for Luc Besson's "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Suns" and Dane DeHaan is waxing lyrical about co-star Cara Delevingne. The pair spent six...
A Disney Man To Infinity and Beyond
When John Lasseter was at high school he borrowed a weighty hardback called "The Art of Animation" and was astonished to discover that people could actually make money from drawing. The revelation...
Master Director of the Lethal Female
Long before he was the auteur behind some of the most spectacular, extravagant action movies ever made, Luc Besson was a young boy in love with a comic book character. He first encountered Laureline,...
Praise For Making Sex Scenes In Movies Look Real – Tracy Boakye
Actress Tracy Boakye who has earned a heavy load of insults and criticisms for a sex scene in her movie Devil Between My Legs ever since it premiered in April this year believes she deserves praise...
Suspected Car Snatchers Grabbed In Swedru
A Circuit Court in Akim Swedru has remanded into Police custody, Louis Adomako, a 33-year-old phone repairer charged with robbery of taxi cabs from their drivers around villages near Akim Akoroso...
Netflix Says It Now Has 104 Million Subscribers Worldwide
Netflix says it now has 104 million subscribers worldwide Netflix shares surged on Monday after the firm said it now had about 104 million subscribers, a larger-than-expected number that boosted...
‘Apes’ Swings To Top of US Box Office
"War for the Planet of the Apes" won this weekend's battle of the box office in North America, riding on strong reviews and ever more natural-looking apes to take $56.3 million. The Fox/Chemin...
My Nude Pictures Are Advocating Against Plastic Surgery – Christabel Ekeh
Under fire actress Christabel Ekeh has explained her motive for displaying her nude pictures on social media, saying she took those photographs to push her campaign against plastic surgery. The...
Praise Us For the ‘realistic’ Sex Scenes Instead of Insults
Actress Tracy Boakye who has earned a heavy load of insults and criticisms for a sex scene in her movie Devil Between My Legs ever since it premiered in April this year believes she deserves praise...
Chinese Censors Can’t Bear Winnie the Pooh
Has Winnie the Pooh done something to anger China's censors? Some mentions of the lovable but dimwitted bear with a weakness for "hunny" have been blocked on Chinese social networks. Authorities did...