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Kristen Stewart says she's feeling happy in her own skin

Fri, 05/20/2016 - 11:20am
CANNES, France (AP) — Kristen Stewart says she feels "pretty good" in her own skin, but that hasn't always been the case.

AIDS fundraiser emcee Kevin Spacey mocks Donald Trump

Fri, 05/20/2016 - 12:35am
CAP D'ANTIBES, France (AP) — Kevin Spacey bashed Donald Trump during an AIDS fundraiser, saying he would enjoy visiting a place with "so many casinos to bankrupt."

'Downton' author brings one of his favorite novelists to TV

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 8:11pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Respect is due Julian Fellowes, who as a prolific writer has conquered TV with Emmy-winning "Downton Abbey," film with "Gosford Park," which earned him an Oscar, and theater with "School of Rock — The Musical," a…

Utah defends busting theater for serving booze at 'Deadpool'

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 4:41pm
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah liquor authorities did not violate a movie theater's right to free speech when they filed a complaint against the business for serving drinks while showing "Deadpool," a film with nudity and simulated sex scenes,…

'Weiner' explores nuance in disgraced politician's scandal

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 12:55pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Directors Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg had always intended to try to elevate disgraced politician Anthony Weiner's story above the sensationalism of the sexting scandal that effectively ended his congressional career. What they didn't know, however,…

Review: 'Neighbors 2' is a funny but ill-conceived retread

Wed, 05/18/2016 - 5:00pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heaven help the next generation of American women if "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising" represents what Hollywood thinks of them. In Nicholas Stoller's sequel to his 2014 "Neighbors," even the with-it girls — the ones too freethinking…

'Captain Fantastic' is a Swiss Family Robinson for today

Wed, 05/18/2016 - 1:54pm
CANNES, France (AP) — In the film "Captain Fantastic," Viggo Mortensen plays one of the all-time great movie dads. In a teepee in remote Washington State, he's raising six children like a modern-day Swiss Family Robinson. The children, well-behaved and…

Cranston in the multifaceted role of LBJ goes 'All the Way'

Wed, 05/18/2016 - 7:47am
NEW YORK (AP) — For five seasons of "Breaking Bad," Bryan Cranston displayed his versatility through the dramatic evolution of his character, Walter White, from milquetoast schoolteacher to meth-marketing monster.

Lily-Rose Depp and Soko dance into Cannes with 'The Dancer'

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 10:39pm
CANNES, France (AP) — Lily-Rose Depp and Stephanie "Soko" Sokolinski have a turbulent relationship in their new film "The Dancer," but off camera, the two actresses are friends enjoying the Cannes Film Festival. Sokolinski even helped get Depp the job.

De Niro is back in the boxing ring, but the gloves are off

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 4:17pm
CANNES, France (AP) — The gloves have finally come off Robert De Niro.

Cannes red carpet protest: 'Brazil is not a democracy'

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 1:14pm
CANNES, France (AP) — The cast of the Brazilian film "Aquarius" held a protest at their Cannes Film Festival red carpet premiere on Tuesday, holding signs reading that Brazil is no longer a democracy.

Stewart's 'Personal Shopper' met with boos, bravas in Cannes

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 7:58am
CANNES, France (AP) — In a pair of films at the Cannes Film Festival, Kristen Stewart makes a plaything of her celebrity, giving a homes-of-the-stars Hollywood tour in Woody Allen's 1930s-era tale "Cafe Society" and playing a fashion assistant in…

Box Office Top 20: 'Captain America' adds $72.6 million

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 4:52pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Captain America: Civil War" continued to flex its muscles in its second weekend in theaters, earning a box office-topping $72.6 million, according to actual sales figures reported by the studios on Monday. The superhero showdown has…

'The Handmaiden' director defends sex scenes as necessary

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 10:43am
CANNES, France (AP) — Director Park Chan-wook is defending his use of elaborate lesbian sex scenes in his erotic thriller "The Handmaiden," saying that avoiding them would be like "a war film without battle scenes."

The tender biracial love story 'Loving' lands at Cannes

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 10:37am
CANNES, France (AP) — Jeff Nichols' quiet drama about the profound and simple love that toppled interracial marriage restrictions in the United States made its debut at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.

Fox's 2016-17 lineup includes 2 new fall dramas and a comedy

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 9:26am
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox's fall schedule will feel like a trip to the multiplex, with its two new dramas being remakes of the popular movies "Lethal Weapon" and "The Exorcist" and a one-time new version of "The Rocky Horror…

Though small in number, female directors the toast of Cannes

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 7:24am
CANNES, France (AP) — Flanked by her colorful cast, the British director Andrea Arnold danced down the Cannes Film Festival red carpet to the thump of the hip-hop that adorns her electric road movie, "American Honey."

Nintendo eyeing filmmaking for growth after Mariners sale

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 12:34am
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. is eyeing the movie business for growth.

Shia LaBeouf finds raves in Cannes, will play John McEnroe

Sun, 05/15/2016 - 9:09am
CANNES, France (AP) — In the last few years, Shia LaBeouf has recast himself as a conceptual artist, gravitated to more experimental filmmakers and repeatedly raised eyebrows for his antics, famously including wearing a paper bag over his head at…

Comic book artist Darwyn Cooke dies at 53

Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:17pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Darwyn Cooke, the comic book artist best known for his vibrantly imaginative work on DC superheroes and noir crime stories, has died. He was 53.

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