Transgender issues have taken center stage at the Venice Film Festival this year, with Italian director Emanuele Crialese even using the platform to reveal he was born a woman as he presented his new film starring Penelope Cruz. 

Russia hit Hollywood stars Ben Stiller and Sean Penn with sanctions on Monday in response to their public criticism of Moscow's war on Ukraine.

Bandung-based collective Liga Musik Nasional talks about its humble beginnings, crowd surfing with ‘ghosts’ and familial bond.

Canadian pop singer The Weeknd cut short a concert in California on Saturday after he lost his voice mid-performance.

Lee You-mi won the accolade for guest drama actress at the Creative Arts Emmys for playing Ji Young, a young woman forced to compete in a risky quest for riches after she is freed from prison in the dystopian Netflix Inc series. 

With more than 88 million online views and 316,000 followers across social media platforms, GHOSTY'S COMIC is the little satirical engine that could.

The art world landed in Seoul this week for the inaugural edition of Frieze in Asia, as the vibrant South Korean capital looks to position itself as the region's next art hub.

United States actress and activist Jane Fonda announced Friday that she has cancer, and has begun chemotherapy in her battle against the disease.

With this flagship production that started streaming Friday, Prime Video aims to counter the lure of HBO and its prequel to the hit series "Game of Thrones", "House of the Dragon", which began airing on August 21. 

Yogyakarta experimental duo Senyawa had 45 tightly-scheduled performances across 20 countries in Europe within the span of two months.

Nirvana has won the dismissal of a lawsuit by a man who claimed his depiction as a naked four-month-old baby on the cover of the band's seminal 1991 album "Nevermind" was child pornography.

The former two-term US president had already won a pair of Grammy Awards -- for audio versions of his memoirs "The Audacity of Hope" and "Dreams from My Father" -- so he now only needs an Oscar and a Tony to complete the estimable EGOT.

Fast becoming the defining Gen Z film star, Timothee Chalamet is testing the stomachs of his fans with a bone-crunching "cannibal romance" that premiered in Venice on Friday. 

Director Andibachtiar Yusuf has been dropped from Paragon Pictures and the Indonesian directors association after an alleged victim of his violent behavior spoke up online.

British supermodel Kate Moss on Thursday launched a website selling her own beauty and lifestyle products called Cosmoss, becoming the latest star to venture into branded e-commerce.

Netflix’s hit K-drama about a high-functioning autistic lawyer is prompting soul-searching in South Korea, where some on the spectrum say they can feel invisible.

Chinese gaming giant Tencent had bought a minority stake in Japanese game developer FromSoftware, the Tokyo-based developer of the smash-hit fantasy title Elden Ring said on Wednesday.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, out Friday globally on Prime Video, aims to tap into the huge and enduring appeal of works still regularly voted the world's best-loved novels of all time.

A hit Netflix K-drama about a high-functioning autistic lawyer is prompting soul-searching in South Korea, where some on the spectrum say they can feel invisible.

Bollywood may be broken, and it has itself to blame.

Chinese gaming giant Tencent has bought a minority stake in Japanese game developer FromSoftware, maker of the smash-hit fantasy title Elden Ring.

The Venice Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday with Adam Driver starring in a topical opening film about a deadly health crisis, misinformation and prescription drugs.

From croons of loneliness to the reveal of his HIV status, The xx’s Oliver Sim opens the drapes to his soul in a “joyful” solo debut album.

An Istanbul court Monday moved one of Turkey's biggest pop stars from jail to house arrest pending trial on charges of "inciting hatred" by making a joke about religious schools.

The pop duo's debut album Together We Are OKAAY is a call for dance and joy despite life's continued struggles and pandemic-related blues.

Famed Bollywood artists are coming to Jakarta for a big concert on Sept. 3. 

The heist flick, starring Iqbaal Ramadhan, Angga Yunanda and Rachel Amanda, could have become a landmark moment the Indonesian film industry desperately needs. Unfortunately, its director's less-compelling cinematic habit still lingers.

Timothee Chalamet as a love-sick cannibal, Harry Styles in his first leading role, Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe: A new generation of stars steps into the spotlight when the Venice Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday.

The late actress Nichelle Nichols, best known as Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek, will become the latest member of the 1960s television series to be memorialized by having some of her earthly remains flown into space.

Electronic duo Gabber Modus Operandi suspends activities and hires mediator to process the investigations following sexual violence allegations against its member.