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Edinburgh shows span Richter, reveal Caravaggio
By Ian MacKenzie EDINBURGH - A major exhibition of the works of Germany 's Gerhard Richter, regarded as one of the most influenti...

R.E.M. makes last Brazil gig an Obama celebration
SAO PAULO - R.E.M. turned the last concert of its Brazil tour into an "Obama-fest, " complete with giant images of U.S. President-elect...

Woman found dead near home of Paula Abdul
LOS ANGELES - A woman believed to have stalked "American Idol " judge Paula Abdul was found dead of an apparent suicide near the pop st...

Killers, Ludacris, Kanye albums move up a day
NEW YORK (Billboard) - New albums by the Killers, Ludacris and Kanye West will be released a day earlier than planned, on Monday November...

Bond racks up another big weekend at UK box office
LONDON - The new James Bond film "Quantum of Solace " enjoyed another big-grossing weekend in Britain, taking 9.2 million pounds ($14.2...

A French flavor for McInerney's "Good Life"
By Rebecca Leffler PARIS (Hollywood Reporter) - Jay McInerney 's "The Good Life " is getting a French makeover. Producer Y...

Kazakh comedy wins movie award
CANBERRA - A Kazakh comedy about a family coping with the harsh life of sheep and goat herding on a barren landscape took top honors at ...

A Raisinet recession at movie theaters
By Georg Szalai NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - It seems American moviegoers might be going with the large, rather than the jumbo,...

Rushdie and Mehta bringing it back home for movie
By Etan Vlessing TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Canadian director Deepa Mehta is collaborating with Salman Rushdie on a big-screen...

Concert souvenir sales vulnerable in recession
By Ray Waddell NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Even if recession-stung music fans continue to pay big bucks to see top touring acts, their...