
Venezuela book fair offers more Chavez than books
Near the entrance to Venezuela's national book fair, an image of the late Hugo Chavez holding a can of paint in one hand and a brush in the other ...

Boom in quinoa demand stresses Bolivia highlands
The growing global demand for quinoa by health food enthusiasts isn't just raising prices for the Andean "super grain" and living standards among ...

'Les Miserables' musical is Broadway-bound
Someone is dreaming the dream: "Les Miserables" is coming back to Broadway. Producer Cameron Mackintosh said Tuesday that the national tour of the ...

Hathaway eyes more musicals after 'Les Miserables'
Anne Hathaway says she'd like to do more musicals after the Oscar-nominated "Les Miserables" — but don't expect her to launch into a singing career.

Rock pioneer Patti Smith receives Hepburn medal
Rock musician and writer Patti Smith was honored by Bryn Mawr College with a medal named after the late actress Katharine Hepburn. She received the ...

No director Oscar nod? No problem says Hooper
If director Tom Hooper, who won the best-director Academy Award in 2010 for "The King's Speech," is bothered by not getting a nomination this year for ...

New Notre Dame bells make harmonious history
The cathedral of Notre Dame — French for "our lady" — has finally got the prima donna worthy of its name. Weighing in at six and a half tons or 6,000 ...

Mayer's 'Rigoletto,' set in Vegas, opens at Met
For all the bright lights and razzle-dazzle of the Las Vegas locale, the most illuminating stretches in Michael Mayer's showy new production of ...

'Argo,' Lawrence, Day-Lewis win at SAG
The CIA thriller "Argo" continues to steamroll through awards season, winning the top honor for overall cast performance at the Screen Actors Guild ...

Sin City Duke: Met moves 'Rigoletto' to Las Vegas
Diana Damrau recalled when she learned the Metropolitan Opera's new production of "Rigoletto" would be set in the glitzy Rat Pack-era Las Vegas of ...

'Argo,' 'Les Mis' win at Golden Globes
Ben Affleck got some vindication and Jodie Foster made a revelation at the Golden Globe Awards. Affleck's "Argo" earned him best motion picture drama ...

'Argo,' 'Les Miserables' win best-pic Globes
"Argo" is in big with the Golden Globes, but not so much with the Academy Awards. "Lincoln" is sitting pretty with the Oscars but was mostly left out ...

Spielberg's in at Oscars, Bigelow, Affleck are out
Steven Spielberg had a great day at the Academy Awards nominations, where his Civil War saga "Lincoln" led with 12 nominations. It was not so great ...

'The Hobbit' stays atop box office for third week
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" continues to rule them all at the box office, staying on top for a third-straight week and capping a ...
Review: Hooper's 'Les Miserables' is relentless
Tom Hooper's extravaganza, big-screen telling of the beloved musical "Les Miserables" is as relentlessly driven as the ruthless Inspector Javert ...

With 'Les Miz,' a new kind of speech for Hooper
Tom Hooper, the director of intimate character studies like the Oscar-winning "The King's Speech," the HBO miniseries "John Adams" and the TV drama ...

'Les Miz' star has family ties to Victor Hugo
Helena Bonham Carter apparently shares more with Victor Hugo than just a role in the film based on his novel. A study by genealogy website Ancestry.

Globes go big with heavy lineup of studio films
A fairly predictable Golden Globes lineup has one thing that's become rarer in awards season: a solid presence of big studio favorites to balance the ...

'Lincoln,' 'Les Mis,' 'Playbook' lead SAG awards
The Civil War saga "Lincoln," the musical "Les Miserables" and the comic drama "Silver Linings Playbook" boosted their Academy Awards prospects ...

'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Lincoln' make AFI top-10 list
Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden thriller "Zero Dark Thirty," Steven Spielberg's Civil War epic "Lincoln" and Christopher Nolan's superhero tale "The ...

Stars out in London for 'Les Mis' premiere
Hollywood stars Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman have braved the London cold to walk the red carpet for the world premiere of "Les Miserables." Hathaway ...