Comic-Con finally returns to San Diego this week, where new "Lord of the Rings" and "Game of Thrones" TV series will compete before tens of thousands of cosplaying geeks and nerds at the world's most famous pop culture gathering.

Actor Ryan Gosling plays a skillful yet unwilling assassin in the new Netflix original by superstar directorial team Russo brothers.

A ghost town since a 2018 operation to flush out jihadists, Hajar al-Aswad has come back to life as the location of a Jackie Chan-produced action movie.

French scientists Maurice and Katia Krafft were brought together, and eventually killed, by their shared love of volcanoes.

Fresh off his highly publicized, controversial defamation suit, actor Johnny Depp sought to show his creative career was back on track on Friday, releasing an album with English rocker Jeff Beck.

Bandung heavy-metal-band Komunal talks about its upcoming fourth studio album and its fascination with ‘90s Tony Wong manhuas. 

Iranian director Jafar Panahi, renowned for his gritty social commentary which has drawn the ire of his country's rulers, was arrested on Monday — the third filmmaker to be held in less than a week.

Tashi Choden will not only be the first contestant to represent Bhutan at the Miss Universe competition – she is also the Himalayan country's only openly gay public figure. 

Three men have been criminally charged in Manhattan with possessing about 100 pages stolen from the singer Don Henley of handwritten notes and lyrics for the Eagles' blockbuster 1976 album Hotel California.

Jokowi, who made the time as Jakarta governor to attend a Metallica concert at the Bung Karno Sports Complex in August 2013, said the new generation of fans should celebrate the metal band’s music and that the new interest in "Master of Puppets" was proof that Metallica remained one of the best in the business.

British composer Monty Norman, best known for writing the iconic theme music for the James Bond films, died on Monday at the age of 94, his official website announced.

From Indian K-pop idols to Swedish songwriters, South Korea's music industry is now a hotbed of global talent -- a smart strategy as it aims for world domination, experts say.

British composer Monty Norman, best known for writing the iconic theme music for the James Bond films, died on Monday at the age of 94, his official website announced.

Marvel's latest superhero installment Thor: Love and Thunder enjoyed a summer blockbuster debut, topping this weekend's North American box office with a $143 million haul.

Iranian authorities have arrested a prominent reformist activist and two filmmakers on charges of acting against national security, local media said on Friday.

Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" pretty much flopped when it came out nearly 40 years ago. Today, it enjoys cult status and has been performed by everyone from Bob Dylan to Jeff Buckley and Bon Jovi.

The United States actor Tony Sirico, best known for portraying Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri in The Sopranos, has died aged 79, his family and a former cast member said on Friday.

Today, it enjoys cult status and has been performed by everyone from Bob Dylan to Jeff Buckley and Bon Jovi -- even appearing in animated hit "Shrek" -- in a unique evolution detailed in a new documentary film.

Actress and model Luna Maya talks healthy habits, hopes and fears.

Three Michael Jackson songs have been removed from streaming sites following longstanding claims that they were sung by someone else, Sony and the late singer's estate said Wednesday.

American actor James Caan, who starred as gangster Sonny Corleone in epic mafia film The Godfather, has died at age 82, his family said in a statement on Thursday.

Long relegated to an obscure corner of the collectibles market, VHS tapes have been fetching eye-popping prices at auctions in recent months, thanks to nostalgia and an appetite for new investment opportunities.

The Bandung pop-punk act is preparing to release a cathartic mini album.

The sci-fi horror following a group of teenagers in a fictional US town as they battle monsters from another dimension is one of Netflix's flagship and most-watched shows.

The man who shot dead Grammy-winning rapper Nipsey Hussle in broad daylight on a Los Angeles street in 2019 was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday.

Cassette tape revivalists Delpi Suhariyanto and Arno Zarror breathe new life into a forgotten medium.

The legendary 1960s singer Bob Tutupoly died of complications from a stroke on Tuesday at the age of 82.

The voice behind Melody's Echo Chamber talks to The Jakarta Post about her newest album and the colorful history of her career.

A surprise decision by South Korean boy band BTS to take a break from live shows has rekindled debate about mandatory military service in a country setting global pop-culture trends while facing a decades old Cold War threat.

They say you never forget your first love, and after pining for his stolen guitar for almost half a century, Canadian rock star Randy Bachman has finally been reunited with the instrument, which an eagle-eyed fan tracked down in Japan.