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Mexico's Michel Franco wins Cannes sidebar prize

Sat, 26 May 2012 14:31 EDT

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

Tear-jerker 'Mud' ends Cannes competition lineup

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:56 EDT

The Cannes film festival on Saturday wrapped up the movies in competition wading deep in the Mississippi river with "Mud," a heart-wrenching, Mark Twain-influenced tale of a teenage boy searching for the meaning of life in a harsh world and starring Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon.

Matthew McConaughey pulls off Cannes double header

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:36 EDT

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.

Court orders woman to stay away from Jeff Goldblum

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:21 EDT

A judge on Friday granted Jeff Goldblum a temporary restraining order against a woman who has been repeatedly ordered to stay away from the actor in recent years.

China has a dangerous liaison with a classic

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:11 EDT

Western directors have been looking east for years, remaking and borrowing from countries such as China and South Korea with Tarantino-esque abandon.

Movie Scores: How the critics rated the new movies

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:51 EDT

They protect Earth from the dastardly aliens who roam among us, but Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones can only manage mediocre reviews from critics in "Men in Black 3."

Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend freed from Pa. prison

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:05 EDT

An Italian ex-boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway has been released from a Pennsylvania federal prison following a real-estate scam.

'Chernobyl Diaries,' a huge meltdown

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:25 EDT

Other than the setting, there's little about "Chernobyl Diaries" to distinguish it from all of the other horror films where a group of good-looking people find themselves in a deadly situation and make silly decisions as they are picked off one by one. As with so many of these films, it's not the destination but the journey that either makes or breaks the movie.

India's Rai Bachchan ignores chatter about weight

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:20 EDT

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan says she's is happy with herself and her weight - a rare combination in the world of celebrities.

Jenna Jameson arrested for suspected DUI in Calif.

Sat, 26 May 2012 04:01 EDT

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.