Dir En Grey's band members opted to write songs independently before beginning the recording process for Uroboros . The result is a creatively diverse collection of songs which sounds unlike their previous releases. The music is grounded in metal, but

Highly Recommended THE FILMKeira Knightley extravagantly bewigged and tightly corseted is not a sight unfamiliar to the screen. That said, "The Duchess" is a costume melodrama not concerned with familiarity, only passion and how it shaped a momentous moment in

Rent It Continuing their Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Archive Series, Shout! Factory has released The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979, which features a return to Nashville for the country star's annual filmed Christmas special (after the failed

Highly Recommended The Product: Love him or loathe him, but Jerry Lewis has made one great film amongst his often uneven creative output. Riffing on the classic horror tale Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde, his reimagining offered up mild mannered

DVD Talk Collector Series The Collection:Douglas Fairbanks was one of the biggest movie stars of the silent era. His movies filled theaters around the world. The premiers of hisfilms were huge social events. But he wasn't just a big star;

Recommended The Product:When you think of Chinese cinema, a certain set of brothers typically come to mind. While foreign film has seen many significant offerings from the mainland and Hong Kong, it's the manic martial artistry of the siblings Shaw

Highly Recommended The Series:Things take a surprising turn as new characters are introduced and someimportant people take their bow in the seventh volume of Death Note. This is one series that keeps viewers on their toes and this installmentis no

Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of Übermensch and its relation to the modern superhero.

In a delightfully belligerent red carpet interview, an intrepid reporter gets some good info about coming comic book movies from the President of Warner Bros, Alan Horn.

Canucks may see Hugh Jackman and company trolling around Vancouver in mid-January. X-Men Origins: Wolverine will be re-shooting some scenes there on the 12th...

SIX STUDENTS from the NAFC Marine centre in Scalloway were presented with awards at the college's annual prize giving ceremony, yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon.

THE big Icelandic fish carrier and cold store company Eimskip has issued a profits warning resulting from the collapse of the XL holiday and airline business in Britain last September.

LONDON - Prenuptial agreements are not binding in Britain, a court has ruled, but agreements made by a couple after their wedding can be enforced.

SEOUL, South Korea - Brawling South Korean lawmakers tried to sledgehammer their way into a parliamentary meeting room barricaded by the ruling party as the National Assembly descended into chaos Thursday over a free trade agreement with the United States.

BAGHDAD - A spokesman for Iraq's prime minister says the journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush has asked for a pardon.

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea claimed Thursday that it has arrested a South Korean-hired agent it strongly suggested was tasked with assassinating the country's absolute leader, Kim Jong Il.

JERUSALEM - A U.N. report says nearly half of all Gazans are unemployed and is calling Israel's stringent closure of the Palestinian territory a ''profound human dignity crisis.''

A French court has ordered a firm to pay $56,200 in damages for distributing bags bearing a nude image of France's first lady.

CINCINNATI - A Christmas pageant actor who fell about 25 feet during the show's opening night performance has died, a spokeswoman at a Cincinnati mega-church said.