U.S. billionaire philanthropist Warren Buffett is scheduled to sing and play guitar in a Chinese gala broadcast on the Internet to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Dragon, state press said Thursday.

The 81-year-old investment guru known as the "Oracle of Omaha" has already videotaped his performance, which is to be aired on the website of China's state television CCTV from January 23, the official Xinhua news agency said.

She's married into the royal family, and now the former Kate Middleton is moving to take on her new role by choosing the charities she will support.

St. James's Palace said Thursday that the Duchess of Cambridge has accepted honorary positions with charities that deal with a range of issues, including tackling drug addiction and helping young people.

Now that the Queen of Soul has found her king, she's focusing on the key details of her upcoming wedding, including the place, the entertainment and, most important, the dress.

"You know I am very hands-on. There is no way in the world anyone else could do my wedding other than myself, along with whomever I select to do various things," she told The Associated Press.

After seeing "The Mountaintop" on Broadway, Laurence Fishburne went backstage, stunned.

He was looking to toast his old friend, Angela Bassett. The two had costarred in the intense Tina Turner biopic "What's Love Got to Do With It?" but Fishburne had seen something special pour out of Bassett on this night.

A drama set around the French Revolution starring German-born Hollywood actress Diane Kruger as Marie Antoinette will open next month's Berlin film festival, organizers said Wednesday.

"Les Adieux a la reine" (Farewell My Queen) by French director Benoit Jacquot will kick off the 62nd edition of the Berlinale, as the event is known, on February 9, the festival said in a statement.

The Academy Award for visual effects is shaping up into a showdown among such heroes as Harry Potter, the X-Men, the Transformers and Captain America.

Oscar organizers Wednesday announced 10 finalists for the visual-effects prize.

Britain's film academy is honoring Martin Scorsese for his "outstanding and exceptional" contribution to cinema.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts said Wednesday that Scorsese will receive its highest honor, the Academy Fellowship, at a ceremony next month.

Meryl Streep, whose portrayal of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady" is tipped for an Oscar, takes to the red carpet Wednesday for the film's European premiere in London.

Streep's performance has earned her a a Golden Globe nomination, putting her in line to win the third Oscar of her career next month.

Even movie super-spy Jason Bourne needs help against the nightmarish traffic in the Philippine capital Manila, the city's administrator said on Wednesday.

Metro Manila chairman Francis Tolentino is taking steps to avoid chaos on the roads when the latest installment in the blockbuster series, "The Bourne Legacy", starts filming in this country later this month.

World-renowned Senegalese singer Youssou Ndour has announced he is running for president in a bid to unseat incumbent Abdoulaye Wade, whose plans for a third term have stoked tensions in one of Africa's most stable countries.

"I am a candidate" in the February 26 election, Senegal's most famous export declared late Monday on his privately-owned television station after weeks of speculation about his plans.