Emily Blunt heeds call of immigrant song
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NEW YORK  - Emily Blunt is in talks to star in "The Girl," a feature about immigration and maternal bonding, from the production banner behind "Maria Full of Grace" and "Half Nelson."
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Playbill - In the Heights, the kinetic slice of immigrant life that wowed a varied audience - the young, the old, the bilingual, the show-tune-loving - when it played Off-Broadway in 2007, makes the leap onto Broadway starting Feb. 14.
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âFalling Slowly,â a song from âOnce,â is ruled eligible for this yearâs Oscar for best song.
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Actress Claire Danes, who stars in her loftiest role yet, literally, in the new film "Stardust," says she has managed to stay grounded off-screen by following an unconventional Hollywood path.
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LOS ANGELES - While theaters will be alive with the sound of Julie Andrews in song again, the actress insists it falls short of all-out singing.
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Just as New York is rebuilding from  the World Trade Center attacks, so too is singer Suzanne Vega,  whose comeback album recalls the pain and resilience of the  city she calls home.
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The ride from Macedonia to the Hindu Kush was not quite as hard as I thought it would be. At least that was my sentiment by the time the crucial &quot;Battle for India&quot; took place in Alexander, an Oliver Stone film produced by Warner Bros.
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CLEVELAND (Billboard) - After a brief European holiday last month, "You're Beautiful" singer/songwriter James Blunt has emerged with a half-dozen or so new tracks and ideas for the follow-up release to his worldwide smash debut album "Back to Bedlam."
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Natasha Bedingfield may not universally known, but her song is.
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An Indonesian pop star hopes his anthems of tolerance can wean Muslims away from extremism. But some question his credibility to pronounce on matters of religion
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The music of director Saran's new film sounds good.
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Born and raised in England, and a  resident of London, Kate Winslet ought to have an easy time  playing a modern British woman. Right?
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The musical is finally coming to the land of Bollywood.
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The pop star swears by a free iTunes plug-in that can help create playlists centered on any song, but results are mixed. In Listening Post.
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Although it is hush-hush at the moment, there's news that Farhan Akhtar is to sing four songs in his acting debut Rock On which he is producing as well.
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A new-music group spreads its roots while keeping its indie-band identity.
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Will Smith tried his luck with Spanish while plugging the Mexico premiere of his new romantic comedy, "Hitch." Smith struggled at times, inventing words like "set-ay" when describing the movie's set, as he switched between Spanish and English during an appearance Tuesday on a morning news program. The Spanish word for set is "escenario."