Pamuk, Fuentes and Vargas Llosa to headline international book fair in Guadalajara, Mexico

Pamuk, Fuentes and Vargas Llosa headline book fair

Coen brothers promote “A Serious Man” at Rome Film Festival

ROME — The Coen brothers aren’t sure whether their latest movie is a comedy or a tragedy — that is for the viewers to figure out.

Actress Susan Sarandon and French director Luc Besson win Stockholm film festival awards

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Organizers say French director Luc Besson and American actress Susan Sarandon will be honored at the Stockholm film festival.

Pundits, comics, artists, writers and actors pontificate at 10th annual New Yorker fest

NEW YORK — The journalism industry may be in precarious shape, but you wouldn’t have known it at the annual New Yorker Festival, where star worship of the magazine’s most famous writers seemed to be in full force.

Director to donate film’s profits to Japan town now famous for annual dolphin hunt

NARITA, Japan — The director of a secretly filmed documentary that shows the annual dolphin hunt of a Japanese town said Tuesday he’ll give the town the profits from screenings in Japan — if they end the hunt.

‘Babel’ director Inarritu heads Tokyo film festival jury

TOKYO — “Babel” director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is back in Japan, a nation he says has long fascinated him — this time, as head of the jury of the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Tokyo film festival opens with ‘green’ carpet made of recycled bottles

TOKYO — The Tokyo International Film Festival opened with stars including Hollywood actress Sigourney Weaver strolling a “green” carpet made of recycled plastic bottles.

George Clooney promoting ‘Up in the Air’ at Rome Film Festival, movie in competition

ROME — George Clooney says there is a lot he can relate to in his new movie “Up in the Air,” a comic drama about a man who travels across the United States to lay off people amid the financial crisis.

E-books gaining more traction in the print world at Germany’s Frankfurt Book Fair

FRANKFURT — While paper books still outnumber texts that can be read online or on dedicated readers like the Kindle or eBook, use of the electronic versions is growing.

Richard Gere says he “cried like a baby” when he read script of movie on Japanese tale

ROME — Richard Gere said Friday that he “cried like a baby” when he read the script of his new movie — a remake based on a cherished Japanese story about a faithful dog that died at a train station waiting for its owner.

Key winners at Cannes, Berlin festivals compete for foreign-language honors at Oscars

Key winners at Cannes, Berlin compete for Oscars

Stellaaahhh!!! Clarksdale festival focuses on Miss. city’s role in Tennessee Williams plays

CLARKSDALE, Miss. — Fans of the playwright Tennessee Williams will be shouting for Stella this weekend in Clarksdale, Miss.

Tanovic’s “Triage” starring Colin Farrell opens this year’s Rome Film Fest

ROME — Oscar-winning director Danis Tanovic’s “Triage,” a movie about the horrors of war and the scars it leaves on survivors, opened the Rome Film Festival on Thursday.

George Clooney laments decline in media standards, dodges personal questions in London

LONDON — George Clooney thinks something has gone wrong when the media prints celebrity rumor and innuendo as fact.

Google to launch new Google Editions platform to sell books accessible anywhere

FRANKFURT — An executive with Google says the company will launch a new platform next year that lets readers buy books that can be accessed from anywhere, be it a personal computer, cell phone or other platform.

George Clooney, Bill Murray on red carpet as ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ opens London Film Fest

LONDON — Like the London Film Festival, Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” is a mix of British grit and American glamor.

German book fair head defends choice of China, says country’s selection should help freedom

FRANKFURT — The director of the world’s largest book fair said Wednesday that the selection of China as the event’s special guest should help the country move closer to the West and away from censorship and restrictions on dissent.

George Clooney, Meryl Streep due on red carpet as ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ opens London Film Fest

Clooney, Streep in London for film festival gala

Daughter of Ahmadinejad adviser seeks asylum in Germany after attending film festival

BERLIN — The daughter of a top adviser to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has applied for asylum in Germany, organizers of a film festival that she was attending said Tuesday.

Frankfurt book fair highlights China, organizers hope for cultural dialogue

BERLIN — Organizers of the Frankfurt Book Fair worked for 15 years to secure China as the guest of honor at their five-day showcase of global trends and best sellers that opens to industry delegates Wednesday.

Josh Hartnett charms Asian festival with fellow heartthrobs from South Korea, Japan

BUSAN, South Korea — Josh Hartnett charmed one of Asia’s top film festivals on Friday with his knowledge of Korean food.

Pusan festival opens with lighthearted look at South Korean presidency

BUSAN, South Korea — One of Asia’s top film festivals opened Thursday by taking a lighthearted look at the South Korean presidency.

Voodoo Experience returns to New Orleans Halloween weekend

NEW ORLEANS — The Voodoo Experience alternative music festival returns to New Orleans for the three-day Halloween weekend with a diverse lineup that includes Eminem, Kiss, Jane’s Addiction and Widespread Panic.

Moviemakers Lucas and Spielberg set to showcase their Norman Rockwell art collections in DC

WASHINGTON — Filmmakers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are joining forces with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, combining their collections of Norman Rockwell’s art in a Washington exhibit next year.