CULTURE

Mel Gibson, who directed and produced The Passion of the Christ, drew severe criticism, Friday, from Jewish leaders, for making a film about Judah Maccabee.

Chinese piano superstar Lang Lang wowed them, Wagnerian soprano Susan Bullock got a laugh as a British Brunnhilde, but the stars of the Last Night of the BBC Proms were standing in the middle of the Royal Albert Hall.

Singer Justin Timberlake took home two more Emmys on Saturday in his burgeoning career as a comedic actor, while Gwyneth Paltrow added a television honor to a life spent mostly in the movies.

Highbrow trumped Hollywood at the Venice film festival this year, with Russian director Alexander Sokurov's demanding German-language Faust taking top prize and Roman Polanski and George Clooney overlooked.

He may have looked like he was winning, but actor Charlie Sheen took it on the chin on Saturday night at a Comedy Central TV roast where his sex life, drug use and talent drew punches -- and punch lines.

Actor Cliff Robertson, who won an Oscar playing a mentally disabled janitor in Charly and worked in movies ranging from PT 109 to Spider-Man 3, died in New York Saturday, the day after his 88th birthday.

Emma Watson is so deeply in love with American boyfriend Johnny Simmons that she wasted no time in asking her boyfriend to shift Britain with her.

Miss U.S.A 2011 Alyssa Campanella, is the ultimate hope for all Americans who are desperately waiting to get the Miss Universe crown home, from past fourteen years.

Justin Bieber says, that he wants to get married and make babies in a few years.

American actor, Cliff Robertson who was best known for his Oscar-winning performance as Charly Gordon in the 1968 film Charly, died of natural causes a day after his 88th birthday on Saturday in Stony Brook, N.Y., Evelyn Christel, his longtime personal secretary said.

It seems like Lady Gaga is ready for a real 'monster' in her life.

Joseph Son, who appeared in the first ‘Austin Powers’ movie, has been sentenced to life in prison in the 1990 gang rape of a Southern California woman.

It was reported that the Miley Cyrus was seen dancing seductively for her boyfriend, Liam Hemsworth. The New York Post claims that on Sept. 7, Cyrus, Hemsworth, and her mother Tish, were at a launch party in Chicago. Liam was sitting down while Miley was dancing playfully and seductively, a witness claims. Nothing too over the top, though, as she was under the watchful eye of her mom. There was a very relaxed, good energy.

Lindsay Lohan, 25, an American actress, pop singer and model has come to the rescue of her 17-year-old sister by denying the rumors that she had plastic surgery.

Singer Amy Winehouse's father said that his daughter had the prescribed medication Librium in her system when she died of a seizure, caused by alcohol detoxification, said media reports on Friday.

Contestants were filmed rehearsing on stage for the Miss Universe competition to be held on Sept. 12. The contestants also took part in the Presentation Shows in evening gowns and swim suits on Thursday.

The Venice film festival ends on Saturday with the award of the coveted Golden Lion for best picture, but critics struggled to name their favorite in a year that had plenty of good films but few, if any, great ones.

The father of singer Amy Winehouse said that his daughter had the prescription medication Librium in her system when she died of a seizure in July, according to media reports on Friday.

But a rep forLindsay Lohan''s younger sister said Ali Lohan didn't have plastic surgery done.

Tatiana von Furstenberg and Francesca Gregorini may be first-time filmmakers telling a tale of growing up as privileged kids at boarding school, but their backgrounds suggest they know what they are talking about.

Musicians are likely to win longer copyright protection of their work in Europe next week, helping artists and record labels as music revenues decline, and bringing Europe closer into line with the United States.

Ashton Kutcher apparently went naked in a segment taped for the season premiere of DeGeneres' talk show on Monday.

This fall's TV schedule will be full of twenty-somethings looking for love, singers searching out fame and dinosaurs hunting down dinner -- and if that's not enough, there promises to be a heap of drama behind the scenes.

Ali Lohan, the 17-year-old sister of Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan, has dramatically changed her look after she signed a contract with famous agency models.

The incredible shrinking Johah Hill mugged for cameras at the Toronto International Film Festival with this Moneyball co-star -- and good buddy -- Brad Pitt.Moneyball gives the comedic actor a chance to show off his dramatic chops in a Steven Soderbergh adaptation of the book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. Hill plays a recent Yale grad who helps Brad Pitt's character -- a baseball coach -- build a winning team made up of players who don't command...

The Miss Universe 2011 swimsuit presentation took place on Thursday night, as the international beauties showed their stuff in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The 18-day uprising that ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is at the center of Tahrir 2011, a documentary named after the Cairo square that became a gathering point for protesters which premieres at the Venice film festival.

Mel Gibson is reportedly making a movie about Jewish warrior Judah Maccabee. The actor, who has been labeled an anti-Semite thanks to a number of hateful rants, will team with screenwriter Joe Eszterhas for the historical work

Michael Jackson fans were up in arms on Thursday over reports that promoters of a planned tribute concert had slashed ticket prices and apparently offered 2-for-1 ticket deals to the October event.