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Director helmed Top Gun

Director helmed Top Gun

Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood hits as Top Gun, Days of Thunder and Beverly Hills Cop II, died Sunday after jumping from a towering suspension bridge spanning Los Angeles harbour and leaving behind several notes to loved ones, authorities sai

Asia films the Island

Chinese, Korean crews bring their audiences views of our pristine shores

Ripa to announce new TV co-host

More than nine months after Regis Philbin retired from ABC's weekday talk show Live!, Kelly Ripa finally has a new co-host, the network announced Monday. But don't get too excited just yet: Viewers will have to wait until Sept.

Expendables tops weekend movies

Sylvester Stallone and his beefy buddies have muscled their way to the top of the weekend box office. Stallone's action hero roundup The Expendables 2 debuted at No. 1 with $28.8 million. That's down from the $34.
Flowers singer dies at 73

Flowers singer dies at 73

Singer Scott McKenzie, who performed San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair - which became a hit in 1967 during the city's "Summer of Love" - has died.

Diller paved way for female comics

First lady of standup comedy dies at 95

O'Donnell recovers from heart attack

Rosie O'Donnell says she suffered a heart attack last week and is "lucky to be here.

Pattinson, Stewart ditch Twihards

The blow-up between Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart is bringing more bad news for Twihards. The former on-and off-screen couple will not attend the final four Twilight conventions, according to Creation Entertainment.

Gross waves goodbye to film partner

Actor-filmmaker Paul Gross plans to leave Whizbang Films, the production company he co-founded, by the end of this month. The writer, director and star of Passchendaele says he wants to concentrate his "energies on a few select projects.

Director left legacy of action-packed films

When director Tony Scott jumped to his death on Sunday, from a suspension bridge over Los Angeles harbour, it brought to a close one of the most admirable careers in the modern-day movie business.