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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....
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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....
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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....
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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....
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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-...
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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....
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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....
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Katie Finneran to join cast of Broadway's 'Annie'
NEW YORK (AP) -- Katie Finneran is about to get evil - playing Miss Hannigan in the new production of "Annie" on Brodway....
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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....
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After NYC beer museum tour, hop on over to its bar
NEW YORK (AP) -- Beer was hip in New York long before hipsters were into craft brews, according to a new exhibit at the New-York Historical Society that traces the history of beer all the way back to drunken Colonial times....
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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....
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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....
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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....
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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....
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'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....
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Broadway stars prepare to welcome President Obama
NEW YORK (AP) -- President Barack Obama heads to Broadway next month as part of a double bill with former President Bill Clinton - and the stars will be out to welcome them....
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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....
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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....
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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....
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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!...
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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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Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis" mirrors troubled times
CANNES, France (AP) -- In the movie "Cosmopolis," director David Cronenberg goes on a visceral day-trip inside the limousine of a tycoon - who cares little for bloody, populist riots taking place outside his car....
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Breeze of Arab Spring felt on Cannes red carpet
CANNES, France (AP) -- The ripples of the Arab Spring are being felt in summery Cannes, where films from Egypt and Syria, as well as a documentary about the overthrow of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, are being screened alongside the latest features from the world's heavyweight directors....
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Born this way? Lady Gaga meets Thai 'lady boys'
BANGKOK (AP) -- Lady Gaga has met Thailand's premier "lady boys" at a Bangkok drag show featuring busty dancers who were not born that way...
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This is pop? A look at wacky Eurovision contenders
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) -- A memorable melody. Distinctive stage presence. Some horse-trading of votes....
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