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  • Mexico's Michel Franco wins Cannes sidebar prize

    CANNES, France (AP) -- "After Lucia" by Mexican director Michel Franco has won the top prize in the Cannes Film Festival's sidebar competition, Un Certain Regard....

  • Country's George Jones released from hospital

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Country music star George Jones has been released from the hospital....

  • NC musician Doc Watson still in critical condition

    WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson remains in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery this week....

  • Eurovision set for battle of the oldies

    BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) -- Usually a jamboree of youthful exuberance - and questionable taste - this year's Eurovision Song Contest features a pair of elderly acts among its top contenders....

  • Tear-jerker 'Mud' ends Cannes competition lineup

    CANNES, France (AP) -- Director Jeff Nichols wraps up the competition lineup at Cannes wading deep in the Mississippi river, with "Mud," a heart-wrenching Mark Twain-inspired tale of a young boy searching to find life's meaning....

  • Matthew McConaughey pulls of Cannes double header

    CANNES, France (AP) -- To have one film competing at the Cannes Film Festival is a privilege. To have two, Matthew McConaughey says, is wonderful good fortune - and the reward for a spell of hard labor in the trenches of independent cinema....

  • Jenna Jameson arrested for suspected DUI in Calif.

    WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) -- Former adult film star Jenna Jameson has been arrested in Southern California for investigation of driving under the influence after she struck a light pole with her vehicle....

  • Morocco hosts world's artists, imprisons its own

    RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- Morocco's glittering Mawazine international music festival wraps up this weekend with performances by Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz, after nine days of showcasing the North African kingdom's cool factor - even as dissident Moroccan musicians are imprisoned for their anti-...

  • TV director-producer Robert Finkel dies at 94

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Emmy Award-winning TV director and producer Robert Finkel has died. He was 94....

  • Court orders woman to stay away from Jeff Goldblum

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A judge has granted Jeff Goldblum a temporary restraining order against a woman who has been repeatedly ordered to stay away from the actor for years....

  • AP Photos: 'Star Wars' celebrates 35th anniversary

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It was 35 years ago Friday that moviegoers were first transported to a galaxy far, far away....

  • AP Photos: 'Star Wars' celebrates 35th anniversary

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It was 35 years ago Friday that moviegoers were first transported to a galaxy far, far away....

  • TNA claims WWE tried to poach its wrestlers

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Two giants in the wrestling world are getting ready to rumble - in a courtroom....

  • Calif. activist guilty in Vietnamese singer attack

    SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- A California activist faces up to three years and eight months behind bars for spraying an irritant at a pop singer from Vietnam to protest communism....

  • Rai Bachchan ignores chatter about her appearance

    Cannes, France (AP) -- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is happy with herself and her weight - a rare combination in the world of celebrities....

  • Madonna in holy land to kick off world tour

    JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israelis are gearing up to get down at Madonna's show as the pop diva landed in the holy land ahead of her world tour which kicks off here next week....

  • Musician Doc Watson has surgery at NC hospital

    WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson is in critical condition but improving at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery....

  • 'Idol' moves toward lower payouts for runners-up

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Coming in second on "American Idol" may still be a path to superstardom, but it no longer offers guaranteed paychecks worthy of the next pop idol or rock star....

  • Protesters held in Azerbaijan before song contest

    BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) -- Dozens of anti-government protesters have been detained by police in this former Soviet nation as it prepares to host the finals of the Eurovision song contest....

  • Tom Wolfe film follows master satirist in Miami

    MIAMI (AP) -- Oscar Corral thought someone was yanking his chain the day the phone rang at The Miami Herald newsroom and a soft-spoken voice with just a hint of southern drawl said: "Oscar Corral, this is Tom Wolfe."...

  • Publicist: Actress Keira Knightley engaged

    LONDON (AP) -- The publicist for "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Keira Knightley says the actress is engaged to be married....

  • Al Gordon, Jack Benny comedy-writer, dies at 89

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An Emmy Award-winning comedy writer who spent much of his career working for legendary comic Jack Benny has died in Los Angeles. Al Gordon was 89....

  • Nina Stemme triumphs in `Salome' at Carnegie

    NEW YORK (AP) -- Someone forgot to tell Nina Stemme that the opera season here is supposed to be over. Thank goodness!...

  • Canine stars compete for Cannes' Palm Dog

    CANNES, France (AP) -- Move over, Brad Pitt and Nicole Kidman. The Cannes Film Festival's four-legged stars are in the spotlight with the contest for the event's best canine performance....

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