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It could be a scene from a film noir: Michel Legrand is sitting in the suffused elegance of the St Regis hotel sipping tea, while a downpour lashes the streets.

Disaster movie "2012" wreaked even more havoc at the box-office than expected, Columbia Pictures said on Monday, taking in $230.4 million worldwide on its opening weekend.

Filmmakers trying to satisfy a U.S. movie rating aimed at mostly teenagers often complain that they're forced to cut violent scenes, and those edits compromise the director's vision.

Spanish-language media company Univision Communications Inc said on Monday it has reached an agreement to feature short and full-length programs on Google Inc's online video site YouTube.

Disaster swept the world during the weekend as the apocalyptic movie "2012" registered the biggest opening for a non-franchise movie.

Moviegoers worldwide welcomed the apocalypse a little early as the disaster movie "2012" swept through theaters during the weekend with one of the best openings of the year.

Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day
weekend beginning on Nov. 13, led by the new release "2012," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.

President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded U.S. actor and director Clint Eastwood one of France's top honours on Friday, hailing him as a cinema legend and a symbol of the type of America that the French adored.

Combative Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has a new enemy: as her popularity falls, top television celebrities turned on her this week for not dealing with crime and street protests.

A plant that converts cow dung into energy for homes opened in the Netherlands on Friday.
Manure from cows at a nearby dairy farm will be fermented along with grass and food industry residues, and the biogas released during the process will be used as fuel for the thermal plant's gas turbines.

Taylor Swift's clean sweep of the Country Music Assn. Awards helped the broadcast reach its biggest audience in four years, according to preliminary figures released on Thursday.

Oscar organizers on Wednesday said a record 20 animated films have been submitted for Academy Awards, from studio hits like "Up" and "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" to independently made "Mary and Max."

CNN host Lou Dobbs, whose outspoken views on U.S. immigration have made him one of the most controversial figures on television, said on Wednesday he is leaving the 24-hour cable news network immediately because he wants a freer platform to state his opinion.

Good news for fans of Michael Jackson, the Beatles and other veteran artists.
The compilers of the Billboard 200, the benchmark pop albums chart in the United States, said on Wednesday they would dramatically overhaul the listing later this month to include catalog recordings as well as current releases.

Jennifer Lopez's first husband accused the actress on Tuesday of interfering in his life by going to court to block a movie he has made, which she claims shows video of their honeymoon and their sex life.

After more than 30-years, murder mystery writer Agatha Christie's fictional Belgian detective Hercule Poirot will return to the United States next week.

She may have been Googles most searched-for Indian celebrity and one of Bollywoods top actors, but Katrina Kaif said the constant media glare on her personal life still rankled her.

Who wants to become the new singer for Aerosmith?
The lead guitarist with one of America's most successful rock groups said on Monday that he and his bandmates were "positively looking for a new singer to work with," following a rift with energetic frontman Steven Tyler.

The popular blood-thinner Plavix prevents heart attacks and strokes in both women and men, but the benefits differ slightly by gender, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Its characters may feel like a bunch of unloved high-school misfits, but the quirky musical TV comedy "Glee" is putting smiles on the faces of music industry executives searching for new revenue in an era of plunging album sales.