Film

Dark comedy "Birdman" and stylish crime caper "The Grand Budapest Hotel" topped the Oscars nominations list Jan. 15 with nine each, firing the starting gun on the home stretch of Hollywood's awards race.
      

Oscar-winning filmmaker Woody Allen is going back to his TV roots in a deal with online giant Amazon to write and direct his own series that will premiere next year.
      

Bulgarian cinema celebrates its 100th anniversary on Tuesday, its birthday being the showing of the movie "Balgaran e galant" ("The Bulgarian Is Gallant") in 1915.

The comedy is the first Bulgarian black-and-white silent movie, which depicts the random meeting between Balgaran and a young lady.

BELGRADE - "No One's Child", a debut movie by Vuk Rsumovic, received the award titled "New Voices/New Visions" at 26th Palm Springs International Film Festival that took place from January 2 to 12.

BELGRADE - Dance artist Aleksandar Josipovic, the only Serb that performed at the Moulin Rouge, decided to stop dancing actively after 25 years of successful career.

The eight-time national champion, Josipovic achieved some of the highest attainments at global level, received a number of recognitions in the country and abroad where he successfully performed for a decade and a half.

Legendary Swedish actress Anita Ekberg, immortalised by her performance in Federico Fellini's 1960 film "La Dolce Vita", died Jan. 11 near Rome, media reports said. She was 83.
      
The voluptuous film star, a longtime resident of Italy, died in a hospital outside the Italian capital, according to the website of the daily La Repubblica.

Legendary Swedish actress Anita Ekberg, immortalised by her performance in Federico Fellini's 1960 film "La Dolce Vita", died Jan. 11 near Rome, media reports said. She was 83.
      
The voluptuous film star, a longtime resident of Italy, died in a hospital outside the Italian capital, according to the website of the daily La Repubblica.

Hollywood is holding its breath ahead of Sunday's Golden Globes, with dark comedy "Birdman" leading the race for awards glory ahead of next month's all-important Oscars.
      

Crown Prince Charles and Prince William of Great Britain, as well as Australian actor Russell Crowe, are scheduled to attend the centennial of the Battle of Gallipoli in Çanakkale in late April.

Robert Downey Jr. and Jennifer Lawrence emerged the biggest movie star winners at the People's Choice awards Jan. 7, while on the small screen "The Big Bang Theory" won the coveted top TV show.