James Caan, Keir Gilchrist to topline “The Waiting” thriller

James Caan, Keir Gilchrist to topline “The Waiting” thriller

May 12, 2015 - 11:52 AMT  07:52 GMT
In the film, two high school filmmakers decide to create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor.
Laura Dern in talks to join Michael Keaton in McDonald's mogul bio

Laura Dern in talks to join Michael Keaton in McDonald's mogul bio

May 12, 2015 - 11:48 AMT  07:48 GMT
Dern received an Oscar nomination for her work opposite Reese Witherspoon in Jean-Marc Vallee’s “Wild.”
Another powerful quake hits Nepal, no immediate report of damage

Another powerful quake hits Nepal, no immediate report of damage

May 12, 2015 - 11:46 AMT  07:46 GMT
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 7.4 and struck 68 km west of the town of Namche Bazar.
NY’s Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center buys Baroque masterwork

NY’s Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center buys Baroque masterwork

May 12, 2015 - 11:18 AMT  07:18 GMT
Jacopo Vignali was among a group of key 17th century artists who provided church and palace decorations to Tuscan noble families.
Milan hosts “Arts and Foods: Rituals since 1851” expo

Milan hosts “Arts and Foods: Rituals since 1851” expo

May 12, 2015 - 11:07 AMT  07:07 GMT
The show, designed by the architect Italo Rota, has an encyclopaedic scope, which has always been a key element of Universal Exhibitions in the past.
Shell Arctic drilling program clears major bureaucratic hurdle

Shell Arctic drilling program clears major bureaucratic hurdle

May 12, 2015 - 11:02 AMT  07:02 GMT
Shell spokesman Curtis Smith said the approval “is an important milestone and signals the confidence regulators have in our plan.”
Toledo Museum of Art acquires 19th-century French still life

Toledo Museum of Art acquires 19th-century French still life

May 12, 2015 - 10:58 AMT  06:58 GMT
French artist Antoine Berjon was the leading still life painter in the city of Lyon during the first half of the 19th century.
Picasso's “Women of Algiers” breaks all-time auction record

Picasso's “Women of Algiers” breaks all-time auction record

May 12, 2015 - 10:53 AMT  06:53 GMT
The previous world record for a painting sold at auction was $142.4m, for British painter Francis Bacon's “Three Studies of Lucian Freud.”
“X-Files” star Mitch Pileggi to join indie thriller “Girl in Photographs”

“X-Files” star Mitch Pileggi to join indie thriller “Girl in Photographs”

May 12, 2015 - 10:46 AMT  06:46 GMT
Horror legend Wes Craven (“Scream”) is executive producing the film, which is being directed by his protégé Nick Simon.
Edinburgh Film Fest to close with Scott Graham’s drama “Iona”

Edinburgh Film Fest to close with Scott Graham’s drama “Iona”

May 12, 2015 - 10:38 AMT  06:38 GMT
The film follows Iona (Ruth Negga) as she returns to her hometown with her teenage son, Bull, to escape trouble in Glasgow.
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