The celebrated British-Indian author of "Midnight's Children" and "The Satanic Verses" has been recognized with the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.

British actor Maureen Lipman has made headlines by asking if award-winning actor Helen Mirren was the right choice to play Golda Meir in an upcoming biopic on Israel's first female prime minister.

Only one female filmmaker, Kathryn Bigelow, has ever won that Oscar.

German playwright Rolf Hochhuth has been called a "courageous taboo-breaker" for his work addressing Pope Pius XII's indifference to Hitler's extermination of the Jews.

Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, James Dean in a Vietnam War epic, or Amy Winehouse touring as a hologram. But is it always a good idea to digitally resurrect dead celebrities?

The movie 'Wet Dog', set in a largely Muslim Berlin neighbourhood, looks into how religious identity can ruin friendships.

Star photographer Peter Lindbergh, who overturned the glossy standards of fashion photography, has died at the age of 74.

In his latest novel 'Quichotte', the author of 'The Satanic Verses' offers an outlandish take on today's trash TV, opioid crisis and racism inspired by Cervantes' 'Don Quixote'.

A new exhibition at Berlin's Museum for Communication celebrates the 150-year history of postcards. Here's how Germans enthusiastically adopted the medium to share important news – and the latest gossip.