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Sorrentino serves up a cinema banquet at Cannes

By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press | May 23 at 9:03 a.m.

Paolo Sorrentino has a thing about food - appropriately enough, for the director of a sumptuous feast of a film, "The Great Beauty."

Brown hounded for calling Manila 'gates of hell'

The Associated Press | May 23 at 10:24 p.m.

Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.

Emails show concern for Jackson deterioration

By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent | May 23 at 9:23 p.m.

A stage manager working on Michael Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" concert warned an AEG executive days before the star's death that he was in a physical and mental decline and needed help, according to an email shown to jurors Thursday in court.

87-year-old woman loses to Trump in civil case

By MICHAEL TARM, Associated Press | May 23 at 8:23 p.m.

An 87-year-old grandmother took on billionaire Donald Trump. And on Thursday, she lost.

Soderbergh shines light on Liberace's secret life

By CHUCK BARNEY, Contra Costa Times | May 23 at 11:13 a.m.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - If you're going to make a movie that invites viewers into the outrageous world of flamboyant showman Liberace, you had better be ready to amp up the glamour and bring the bling.

Henry Winkler's 'Arrested Development'

By ELLEN GRAY, Philadelphia Daily News | May 23 at 9:28 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Henry Winkler's living the kind of happy days Arthur Fonzarelli never could have dreamed of.

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

The Associated Press | May 23 at 12:24 p.m.

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

Celeb birthdays for the week of May 26-June 1

The Associated Press | May 23 at 12:09 a.m.

May 26: Sportscaster Brent Musburger is 74. Steel guitar player Gates Nichols of Confederate Railroad is 69. Drummer Garry Peterson of The Guess Who is 68. Singer Stevie Nicks is 65. Actor Philip Michael Thomas ("Miami Vice") is 64. Actress Pam Grier is 64. Country singer Hank Williams Jr. is 64. Actress Margaret Colin is 56. Singer Dave Robbins (BlackHawk) is 54. Actress Genie Francis ("General Hospital") is 51. Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait is 51. Singer Lenny Kravitz is 49. Actress Helena Bonham Carter is 47. Drummer Phillip Rhodes of The Gin Blossoms is 45. Actor Joseph Fiennes ("Shakespeare in Love") is 43. Singer Joey Kibble of Take 6 is 42. "South Park" co-creator Matt Stone is 42. Bassist Nathan Cochran of MercyMe is 35. Actress Elisabeth Harnois ("CSI") is 34. Actor Hrach Titizian ("Homeland") is 34.

CBS up, 'Idol' down as traditional TV season ends

By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer | May 23 at 7:53 p.m.

CBS strengthened its dominance over the television industry this year at the same time that the unprecedented reign of "American Idol" came to a close.

Edward Hopper painting of NY island sells for $19M

The Associated Press | May 23 at 1:28 p.m.

An Edward Hopper painting of New York City's Roosevelt Island has sold for just over $19 million at auction.

Newly found Pearl S. Buck book is to be published

The Associated Press | May 23 at 12:08 p.m.

A newly discovered novel by the late Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck is to be released this fall.

Robert Taylor: arresting as TV lawman 'Longmire'

By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer | May 23 at 5:54 p.m.

You may not recognize Robert Taylor as anyone other than the title character he plays on the crime drama "Longmire." But he's no newcomer.

Paul McCartney writes in support of Pussy Riot

The Associated Press | May 23 at 4:09 a.m.

Beatles frontman Paul McCartney has asked a Russian judge to release members of the Pussy Riot punk group from prison.

WikiLeaks leaks `We Steal Secrets' doc transcript

The Associated Press | May 23 at 9:23 p.m.

WikiLeaks characterizes the new documentary, "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," as biased and accuses its director, Alex Gibney of "errors and sleight of hand."

Jerry Lewis repeats his distaste for female comics

By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer | May 23 at 3:08 p.m.

Ladies? Don't make him laugh.

'Arrested Development' returns via Netflix

By RICK BENTLEY, The Fresno Bee | May 23 at 11:58 a.m.

PASADENA, Calif. - It's been seven years since Fox canceled the Emmy-winning comedy series "Arrested Development."

La Scala scales back on productions due to crisis

By COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press | May 23 at 11:49 a.m.

La Scala has reduced the number of operas it will stage during the 2013-14 season due to Italy's economic crisis, the theater's general manager said Thursday.

West Bank and romance prominent in 'Omar'

By SIAN WATSON, Associated Press | May 23 at 6:53 p.m.

One of the more buzzed-about films at the Cannes Film Festival, "Omar," is set in the West Bank, and the Palestinian conflict is a key part of the plot.

Michael Douglas impresses at Cannes with HBO Liberace pic

By MICHAEL PHILLIPS, Chicago Tribune | May 23 at 2:09 a.m.

Michael Douglas's faaaaabulous portrayal of Liberace won't be eligible for an Oscar, since the droll Steven Soderbergh-directed biopic "Behind the Candelabra" debuts Sunday on HBO before playing theatrically (and talk about theatrically!) overseas.

WWII historian taking on American Revolution

The Associated Press | May 23 at 5:24 p.m.

An award-winning and best-selling World War II historian is turning to an older conflict for his next project: the American Revolution.

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