Calling all amateur filmmakers across India: Here's your chance to capture a slice of your life that could end up on the big screen.
Google said Thursday it is teaming up with filmmakers Ridley Scott, Richie Mehta and Anurag Kashyap to create a full-length user-generated movie called "India in a Day."

There was wind, there was rain but all anyone really cared about was looking at the stars as filmmakers from Asia and beyond gathered in South Korea Thursday night for a Bollywood-flavored launch of the 20th Busan International Film Festival.
Fans donned plastic jackets and braved the final remnants of Typhoon Dujuan as they took up positions in the stands along the red carpet laid outside the Busan Cinema Center in the South Korean port city.

Iconic sixties fashion house Courreges made its comeback in Paris on Wednesday with a new vision of ready-to-wear, presenting a building-blocks collection of 15 designs in 15 different materials and colors.
The brand that made its mark with Andre Courreges's futuristic space-age designs went back to basics 13 years after its last runway show, under new creative directors Arnaud Vaillant and Sebastien Meyer.

Three more women, including a former Mrs America, came forward on Wednesday to accuse U.S. comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault.
The women spoke at a news conference in Los Angeles, tearfully recalling their encounter with the disgraced comedian and how he allegedly abused them.

Ralph Lauren is stepping down as chief executive of the quintessentially American fashion empire he has built up with its signature preppy look over nearly 50 years, the company announced Tuesday.
Lauren, 75, who has become an iconic figure in fashion from modest beginnings as a self-taught tie designer, will stay on as chief creative officer but hands over the top executive post in November, it said.

George Clooney joined the Coen brothers and stars Tim Blake Nelson and John Turturro at a special 15th anniversary screening of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" at the New York Film Festival.
Clooney remembered he had just left a successful television series when the opportunity came up.

Taj Jackson says his grandfather Joe Jackson is "doing a lot better" after having a stroke in late July while visiting Brazil.
"Prognosis is good," said Taj of the 87-year-old Jackson patriarch during an interview Tuesday at the family's Encino, Calif. estate.

American R&B singer Chris Brown has said he will raise awareness of domestic violence if he is granted a visa to tour Australia, after authorities indicated he could be banned from entering the country.
Brown, who was convicted of assaulting his then-partner pop star Rihanna in 2009, may be refused entry despite plans to bring his "One Hell of a Nite" tour to Australia in December.

The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opens Thursday with more than 300 movies -- including 94 world premieres -- on the screening schedule.
Here are five films that look set to stand out from the pack and generate a particular buzz at what has become Asia's most influential cinema showcase.

If you're planning to look up Usher, Luke Bryan or producer Armin van Buuren on the web, take heed.
Intel Security announced Tuesday that the musicians top its ninth annual list of the most dangerous celebrities online. Searches for those famous names are most likely to land users on websites that carry viruses or malware. The company used its own site ratings to compile the celebrity list.
