Iron Man reigns as the standard-bearer of Hollywood superheroes with a US$175.3 million domestic opening weekend for his latest sequel and an overseas haul of a half-billion dollars in less than two weeks.

Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai has been given France's highest cultural honor.

The actors who play Pam, Jim, Dwight and other beloved characters from the popular NBC show “The Office” bade farewell on Saturday to the northeastern Pennsylvania city of Scranton that served as the TV setting for their fictional paper company.

Oscar voters will no longer be required to see certain nominated films in a theater to cast their ballots.

The prestigious TED gathering known for perspective-shifting presentations by the brilliant and famous is tailoring “ideas worth spreading” for a television audience.

Chinese film director Wong Kar Wai will join one of the art world's most exclusive clubs on Sunday when he is appointed a Commander of France's Order of Arts and Letters.

“Iron Man 3” is expected to launch America's summer blockbuster season with a bang this weekend, having already taken global box offices by storm, industry analysts say.

William Friedkin, the U.S. film director who scared up a fright with “The Exorcist” and set pulses racing with thriller “The French Connection” in the 1970s, will get a lifetime achievement award from the Venice Film Festival, organizers said on Thursday.

Steven Spielberg has his sights set on his next project, a movie about former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, who is considered to be the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history.

In the new translation of “Star Wars,” Darth Vader is Luke's bizhe'e.