BUSAN (AFP) -- A movie shot secretly in Myanmar is in the running for a major award at Asia’s top film festival this week with its director saying he wanted to portray the “real” state of life in the country. “It is about the truth of Burma,” said Myanmar-born director Midi Z of his first full-length feature, “Return To Burma.” “It is reality cinema.” The film is among 13 wildly diverse produc...

SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) -- This historic state capital and artistic enclave, long a favorite vacation and second home destination for celebrities, is expanding its star power this month with the opening of the world’s newest movie studio. But the development on 26 picturesque hectares southeast of town is more than a warehouse with a few sound stages. It’s also a sophisticated and uniquely San...

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Movie studio Universal Pictures and its new parent, cable TV giant Comcast Corp., will try giving film buffs a chance to watch a movie that’s still in theaters from the comfort of their living rooms. But the price tag for a single movie could have consumers spitting out their popcorn: $60. The test involves “Tower Heist,” a PG-13 rated comedy caper starring Eddie Murphy and Be...

TAIPEI (AFP) -- Widely acclaimed two-part epic “Seediq Bale” leads the nominations at Taiwan‘s annual Golden Horse Awards, also known as the “Chinese Oscars.” The latest offering from Taiwanese director Wei Te-sheng was nominated in 11 categories including best feature film, according to a statement from the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards committee. “Seediq Bale” was also nominate...

COPENHAGEN (AFP) ― Danish director Lars von Trier said Wednesday Danish police had questioned him on French charges relating to his controversial remarks at the Cannes Film Festival about Adolf Hitler. “I was today at 2:00 p.m. questioned by North Zealand police regarding a preliminary charge from the prosecutor in Grasse in France in August 2011, on a possible contravention of French law agains...

Celebrities took to Twitter to share their thoughts about Steve Jobs' death Wednesday. A sampling of posts: "Steve lived the California Dream every day of his life and he changed the world and inspired all of us. (hash)ThankYouSteve" — Arnold Schwarzenegger. "My heart weeps for all who worked with Steve and who loved him, especially my friend Laurene and their children." — Maria Shriver. "Rare...

BAGHDAD (AFP) ― The Baghdad International Film Festival, which runs all this week, is the latest effort by Iraqis to use an improving but precarious security situation to break their decades-long cultural isolation. The opening ceremony on Monday had all the glitz of a major film premiere. A huge crowd, mostly young, massed along a red carpet as ushers handed out glossy programs at the entrance...

WATFORD, United Kingdom (AFP) - Harry Potter fans mourning the end of the boy wizard movies will have their spirits lifted by a new British attraction offering “muggles” a peek at the magic behind the films. The cameras have stopped rolling in the cavernous Great Hall, at the Quidditch pitches and inside the Gryffindor dormitory of Hogwarts wizardry school after the eighth and final installment ...