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Canet seeks gritty New York in 'Blood Ties'

Director Guillaume Canet, left, and actress Marion Cotillard leave following the screening of Blood Ties at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)CANNES, France (AP) — The problem with New York these days is there's just not enough litter.



Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:03 -0400

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Actor Damian Lewis poses for photographers during The Silent Storm portrait session at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)CANNES, France (AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.



Wed, 22 May 2013 05:41:12 -0400

Ryan Gosling breaks Cannes' heart, misses premiere

Cannes festival director Thierry Fremaux, right, reads a letter from actor Ryan Gosling explaining why he could not attend the festival, as director Nicolas Winding Refn, centre, and actress Kristen Scott Thomas listen during a press conference for the film Only God Forgives at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival is missing one of its biggest stars of this year's festival: Ryan Gosling.



Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:02 -0400

Redford swept away in shipwreck saga 'All is Lost'

Actor Robert Redford poses for photographers during a photo call for the film All Is Lost at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)CANNES, France (AP) — Robert Redford makes actions speak louder than words in shipwreck drama "All is Lost."



Wed, 22 May 2013 09:54:02 -0400

'GMA' host Roberts to write memoir about illness

Television journalist Robin Roberts poses with her Peabody at the 72nd Annual Peabody Awards at the Waldorf-Astoria on Monday, May 20, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Roberts will tell the story of her battle with a life-threatening illness in a new memoir.



Wed, 22 May 2013 09:35:18 -0400

Hosseini discusses new novel at NYC reading

This book cover image released by Riverhead Books shows "And the Mountains Echoed," by Khaled Hosseini. (AP Photo/Riverhead Books)NEW YORK (AP) — Khaled Hosseini, whose novels have sold more than 38 million copies worldwide, knows what a lucky man he is.



Wed, 22 May 2013 04:07:07 -0400

Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China

Artist Ai Weiwei speaks to journalists at his studio in Beijing, China, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Ai's music video accompanying his heavy metal single “Dumbass’’ released Wednesday depicts an insensitive, overbearing state power that tramples on individual rights. The video is meant to reconstruct his 81-day secret detention in 2011, which was part of the overall crackdown by Chinese authorities on dissent. Ai later was convicted of tax evasion, which his supporters saw as punishment for his activism.(AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)BEIJING (AP) — Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers — and even sits on the toilet — in the Chinese artist's new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking state power.



Wed, 22 May 2013 03:49:45 -0400

Aretha Franklin taking June off, postponing shows

FILE - This July 25, 2012 file photo shows Aretha Franklin performing at the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. Franklin is taking off the month of June. A spokesman for the 71-year-old singer says Franklin will reschedule two shows and resume her touring schedule in July. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aretha Franklin is taking off the month of June.



Wed, 22 May 2013 10:38:39 -0400

Monroe's photos for Prague exhibition stolen

A poster advertising an upcoming Marilyn Monroe exhibition is seen on a tram in, Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Alice Titzova of the PR agency 2media organizing the exhibition at the Prague Castle said some of the photographs of the star together with mannequins and display cases for the exhibition were stolen late Monday. There was no word Wednesday whether the exhibition will be delayed or canceled. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)PRAGUE (AP) — A publicist for an upcoming Marilyn Monroe exhibition in Prague says that photographs of the star have been stolen.



Wed, 22 May 2013 10:39:02 -0400

Singer Kellie Pickler named new 'Dancing' champ

This May 13, 2013 photo released by ABC shows country singer Kellie Pickler and her partner Derek Hough performing on the celebrity dance competition series "Dancing with the Stars," in Los Angeles. Pickler is one of four celebrities competing in the finals Monday, May 20. A winner will be announced on Tuesday. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Taylor)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first.



Tue, 21 May 2013 23:49:02 -0400

Germany celebrates composer Wagner's 200th

FILE - In this May 15, 2013 file photo German artist Stephan Balkenhol, right, stands besides a part of his Richard Wagner Monument during the installation in Leipzig, central Germany. The Wagner monument will be unveiled Wednesday, May 22, 2013, to celebrate the German composer's 200th birthday. It shows a young Wagner overshadowed by his older, famous self. Some of Wagner's works will be performed later in the day in Bayreuth, where the composer's descendants organize an annual music festival. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)BERLIN (AP) — Germany on Wednesday celebrated the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner, the 19th-century composer whose music has been hailed as sublime art at the height of Western culture even as he remains tainted by his visceral anti-Semitic views, which later found favor with the Nazis.



Wed, 22 May 2013 06:41:37 -0400

Nick Jonas, Giuliana Rancic to host Miss USA

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Donald Trump's Miss USA pageant will be hosted by a Jonas brother and an E! News personality.

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:50:58 -0400

Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break

This Monday, May 20, 2013 photo shows Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale, Ariz. After a particularly ugly TV experience, Amy's is fighting back and trying to raise awareness for cyber-bullying. They are doing this after they cursed out critics of their TV experience on their Facebook page. The restaurant temporarily closed down their Scottsdale restaurant after the “Kitchen Nightmares” episode aired. (AP Photo/Matt York)PHOENIX (AP) — It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet.



Wed, 22 May 2013 09:46:53 -0400

Harry Potter book with author notes sold for $228K

Sotheby's director of the department of printed books and manuscripts Dr Philip Errington poses for photographers by holding a first edition copy of the first Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" containing annotations and illustrations by author J.K. Rowling on top of a stack of other annotated first edition books featuring at auction, during a photocall organized for the media at the auction house's premises in London, Monday, May 20, 2013. The books will be offered for sale as part of the "First Editions, Second Thoughts" auction on May 21, for which there are no price estimates available in advance as it is a charity sale. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)LONDON (AP) — For fans of the boy wizard, this could be the most coveted copy of all the "Harry Potter" books in the world.



Tue, 21 May 2013 17:24:30 -0400

Gosling misses Cannes premiere, sends his regrets

Cannes festival director Thierry Fremaux, right, reads a letter from actor Ryan Gosling explaining why he could not attend the festival, as director Nicolas Winding Refn, centre, and actress Kristen Scott Thomas listen during a press conference for the film Only God Forgives at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival is missing one of its biggest stars of this year's festival: Ryan Gosling.



Wed, 22 May 2013 07:04:57 -0400

Library honors Carole King with US pop music prize

Singer-songwriter Carole King, performs during an event to honor her with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, at the Library of Congress, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON (AP) — Carole King isn't done with music — not yet anyway.



Tue, 21 May 2013 21:36:19 -0400

Toback, Baldwin eye Cannes movie-making underbelly

Actor Alec Baldwin, left, speaks with director James Toback during a photo call for the film Seduced and Abandoned at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)CANNES, France (AP) — A phrase you will hear often at Cannes is: "Let me run the numbers."



Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:56 -0400

Rapper Chief Keef arrested at hotel near Atlanta

DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) — Police in suburban Atlanta say rapper Chief Keef, whose name is Keith Cozart, has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:50 -0400

Lawyer: No background check done on Jackson doctor

FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson announces several concerts at the London O2 Arena in July, at a press conference at the London O2 Arena. An AEG Live accounting executive testified Monday, May 20, 2013, in a Los Angeles courtroom that the company spent $24 million on preparations for Jackson’s ill-fated “This Is It” shows, however never paid the singer’s personal doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter because a fully-signed agreement was never obtained. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)LOS ANGELES (AP) — AEG Live LLC did not conduct any background checks or supervise the doctor who was later convicted of killing Michael Jackson, a corporate attorney testified Tuesday in a lawsuit claiming the concert promoter was negligent in hiring the physician.



Tue, 21 May 2013 19:45:20 -0400

A diversion in the air for 'Today'

Storm clouds build in the distance beyond tornado-ravaged homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)NEW YORK (AP) — Two charter airplanes carrying the "Today" show anchor team and their crew from Hawaii to Yellowstone National Park were diverted in the air to Oklahoma for coverage Tuesday of the catastrophic tornado outside of Oklahoma City.



Tue, 21 May 2013 19:43:04 -0400

ESPN cutting workforce, 'smartly managing costs'

NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff.

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:25:21 -0400

Man pleads guilty in Picasso vandalism case

In this Oct. 23, 2012 photo, James Perez, owner of Cueto James Art Gallery, poses between pieces titled "Ego", left, and "Legalize Drugs", right, that will be in the show titled "Uriel Landeros: Houston We Have a Problem" in Houston. Landeros, accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting at the museum, was ordered jailed on bonds totaling $500,000 Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 after a Houston judge said he is a flight risk. Landeros fled Texas after spray painting the Picasso, an act caught on cellphone video, and surrendered to authorities last week at the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Melissa Phillip, File) MANDATORY CREDITHOUSTON (AP) — A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in a Houston museum — an act that was caught on cellphone video — agreed Tuesday to a two-year prison term as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.



Tue, 21 May 2013 18:25:45 -0400

Sorrentino, Bruni Tedeschi bring Italy to Cannes

Director Valeria Bruni Tedeschi is carried by actor Filippo Timi during a photo call for the film Un Chateau en Italie at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)CANNES, France (AP) — La dolce vita came to Cannes on Tuesday, thanks to a pair of films set in Italy exploring lives of affluent ennui.



Tue, 21 May 2013 16:20:06 -0400

Muppets creator Henson's items head to NYC museum

FILE -In this Nov. 12, 2011 file photo, Miss Piggy arrives at the premiere of The Muppets at the El Capitan Theater, in Los Angeles. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Bert and Ernie of "Sesame Street" fame, the stars of "Fraggle Rock" and other puppets, costumes and items from throughout Muppets creator Jim Henson's career have been donated to the Museum of the Moving Image, which is building a new gallery to house them, the institution announced Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Katy Winn, File)NEW YORK (AP) — The Muppets may have taken Manhattan, but they're getting a spiffy new home in Queens.



Tue, 21 May 2013 17:06:24 -0400

In Coens' Cannes hit, Oscar Isaac gets his break

Actor Oscar Isaac poses for portraits at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent Emmanuel)CANNES, France (AP) — Joel and Ethan Coen had almost given up on casting the lead for their film "Inside Llewyn Davis." The part, a folk musician in early 1960s Greenwich Village, demanded the elusive combination of someone who could both carry a movie and perform the songs central to the film.



Tue, 21 May 2013 09:42:11 -0400

Carol Burnett to win top US humor prize in DC

FILE - In this March 19, 1978 black-and-white file photo, Carol Burnett shares a laugh with Tim Conway during taping of her final show , in Los Angeles. Burnett, who honed her humor on Broadway and landed her own comedy show on television in 1967, will win the nation’s top humor prize. The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday that Burnett will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Oct. 20 in Washington. A gala performance featuring top names in comedy will be taped and broadcast nationally Oct. 30 on PBS. (AP Photo/ George Brich, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Carol Burnett, who became famous for playing a variety of characters in sketch comedy routines on her namesake television show, was named the winner of the nation's top humor prize on Tuesday.



Tue, 21 May 2013 11:07:19 -0400

Muppets creator's items head to NYC museum

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2008 file photo, Muppets Fozzie Bear, left, a Whatnot, center, and Kermit the Frog make a television appearance in New York. Kermit, Miss Piggy, Bert and Ernie of "Sesame Street" fame, the stars of "Fraggle Rock" and other puppets, costumes and items from throughout Muppets creator Jim Henson's career have been donated to the Museum of the Moving Image, which is building a new gallery to house them, the institution announced Tuesday, May 21, 2013.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, FileNEW YORK (AP) — The Muppets are getting a new home in a Queens museum with a permanent exhibit the city hopes will persuade more tourists to venture beyond Manhattan.



Tue, 21 May 2013 17:35:36 -0400

Toby Keith says Okla. hometown is 'resilient'

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2012, file photo Toby Keith performs at the 60th Annual BMI Country Awards on in Nashville, Tenn. Keith, whose hometown was hit by a massive tornado on Monday, said Tuesday, May 21, 2013, the people of Moore, Okla., are resilient and he has fielded calls about putting together a benefit for tornado victims. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tornadoes are a part of life in Moore, Okla., something country star Toby Keith was reminded of when a deadly, devastating one leveled parts of his hometown on Monday.



Tue, 21 May 2013 14:16:48 -0400

Ari Folman animates Robin Wright in 'The Congress'

This publicity image provided on Tuesday May 21, 2013 by Wolf Consultants shows an animated Robin Wright in director Ari Folman's film 'The Congress.' The movie is playing in the Directors' Fortnight competition at the Cannes Film Festival. (AP Photo/Wolf Consultants)CANNES, France (AP) — Hollywood is hell.



Tue, 21 May 2013 08:06:25 -0400

Lawyer revises testimony on 'This Is It' contract

FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson announces several concerts at the London O2 Arena in July, at a press conference at the London O2 Arena. An AEG Live accounting executive testified Monday, May 20, 2013, in a Los Angeles courtroom that the company spent $24 million on preparations for Jackson’s ill-fated “This Is It” shows, however never paid the singer’s personal doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter because a fully-signed agreement was never obtained. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A corporate lawyer for concert giant AEG Live LLC on Tuesday revised his testimony and said the tour director of Michael Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" concerts had a signed contract.



Tue, 21 May 2013 14:04:04 -0400

Piers Morgan writing book about life at CNN

FILE - This May 7, 2013 file photo shows Piers Morgan at the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Los Angeles Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif. ” Morgan has a deal with Gallery Books for "Shooting Straight: Guns, Gays, God, and George Clooney." Gallery, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Wednesday, May 22, that the book is scheduled for October. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)NEW YORK (AP) — Piers Morgan is going behind the scenes.



Wed, 22 May 2013 10:46:34 -0400

Douglas, Damon dramatize a steamy show-biz affair

This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, left, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from "Behind the Candalabra," premiering Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT on HBO. (AP Photo/HBO, Claudette Barius)NEW YORK (AP) — The idea of Michael Douglas playing Liberace might seem nearly as outrageous as Liberace himself.



Wed, 22 May 2013 10:09:25 -0400

Bradley Manning sympathetic star of WikiLeaks doc

This film publicity image released by Focus World shows Julian Assange in a scene from the documentary, "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks." (AP Photo/Focus World)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julian Assange's reign as the star of the WikiLeaks story could be coming to an end.



Wed, 22 May 2013 09:15:32 -0400

Pop songwriters find excitement in stage musicals

FILE - This Nov. 5, 2012 file photo shows John Mellencamp performing during a campaign rally at the American Civil War Center at the Historic Tredegar Ironworks, in Richmond, Va. More and more singer-songwriters from the rock and pop world are turning to the stage. Mellencamp, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Edie Brickell, David Byrne, Fatboy Slim, Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello and The Flaming Lips are making musicals. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)NEW YORK (AP) — There was a time when most of the songs played on the radio came from Broadway. Now some popular hit makers like Cyndi Lauper and Sting are finding it still feels like home.



Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:03 -0400