Reuters - No one does preoccupied better than Bill Nighy -- best known Stateside for roles in such films as "Love Actually" and "The Constant Gardener" -- and playing to his strength as a serenely detached public relations guru just about saves "Gideon's Daughter," a ponderous story of family alienation.

The American Film Institute has been teaching government scientists how to write convincing screenplays in the hopes of recruiting young people to the science field. The reviews are in, and a box office guru assesses their chance for success. By Erin Biba from Wired magazine.

Reuters - Sri Lanka should ditch a plan to permanently turn its clocks back 30 minutes in April because the move could push up the island's energy bill and ward off investors, resident science fiction guru Arthur C. Clarke has warned.

AFP/File - British science fiction guru Arthur C. Clarke urged his adopted nation Sri Lanka to reconsider plans to put the clock back after a 10-year experiment on daylight saving.

AFP - Prince Charles led the Commonwealth Day celebrations in Britain with a colourful ceremony in central London and a visit to a Sikh temple.