
'Blue is the Warmest Color' is Cannes' Palme d'Or
The tender, sensual lesbian romance "Blue is the Warmest Color: The Life of Adele" won the hearts of the 66th Cannes Film Festival, taking its top ...

Palme d'Or race wide open at Cannes Film Festival
After two weeks, 20 films and parade after parade down the red carpet, the Cannes Film Festival has not produced a clear-cut frontrunner for the Palme ...

Weinstein showcases Grace Kelly, Mandela flicks
The Weinstein Company's fall slate of awards contenders will feature a glamorous Grace Kelly, a brawny Nelson Mandela and a mysterious J.D. Salinger.

Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes
Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: YOUNG STARS SUAREZ, IRVINE GET HONORED FOR PROMISE: The Cannes ...

DiCaprio, Spielberg open a stormy Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival got off to a blockbuster, if stormy start, as Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" opened on a soggy French Riviera. Amid heavy ...

Oscar rivals Spielberg, Lee reunited at Cannes
Asked about their recent history as Oscar rivals, Steven Spielberg and Ang Lee look at each other hesitantly before Spielberg graciously offers, ...

Cannes festival chief talks sex and Spielberg
It's the big Cannes question — what will catch Steven Spielberg's eye? The king of Hollywood heads the jury that will decide who wins the Palme d'Or ...

Director Ang Lee touts diligence as key to success
Academy award-winning director Ang Lee says modesty and diligence have been the keys to his success in penetrating the foreign cultures that were part ...

Nicole Kidman and Ang Lee join starry Cannes jury
The Cannes Film Festival announced its most Hollywood-heavy jury lineup in years Wednesday, with a list that includes Oscar winners Nicole Kidman, ...

Life of Pi star says blessing to work with Ang Lee
"Life of Pi" actor Suraj Sharma credits director Ang Lee with setting him on a path to continue with a career in movies. Sharma told The Times of ...
FX network to start a younger-skewing channel, FXX
FX is spinning off a new cable network aimed at young adult viewers. Launching Sept. 2, FXX will join big brother FX along with the movie-oriented FXM

Michelle Yeoh honored at Asian Film Awards
Michelle Yeoh is happy to be honored with the "Excellence in Asian Cinema Award" but says she hopes there's no hidden message. She asked, "I hope it's ...

Leon Lai happy as ambassador for HK entertainment
Leon Lai says he's delighted to be the ambassador for Entertainment Expo Hong Kong. The veteran entertainer says he wanted to do something and Hong ...

Ang Lee's win for 'Life of Pi' thrills Taiwanese
A second Academy Award for best director has thrust Taiwan native Ang Lee into the top ranks of world filmmakers and made him a national hero on this ...

'Argo' wins best picture on scattered Oscar night
Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the ...

SHOW BITS: A bump in the night for Kim K.
Show Bits brings you the 85th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where ...

Affleck's 'Argo' wins best-picture Oscar
Ben Affleck's "Argo," a film about a fake movie, has earned a very real prize: best picture at the Academy Awards. In share-the-wealth mode, Oscar ...

List of 85th annual Academy Award winners
List of the 85th annual Academy Award winners announced Sunday in Los Angeles: 1. Best Picture: "Argo." 2. Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln." 3.

Ang Lee wins best director Oscar for 'Life of Pi'
Ang Lee has won the Academy Award for best director for his "Life of Pi." It's the second Oscar for Lee, who won in 2005 for "Brokeback Mountain." He ...

Film fans in Asia want light fun, make Oscars wait
Lights, camera, laughs. Tens of millions of film fanatics are entering theaters around Asia during the long Lunar New Year holiday, but Hollywood ...
The Hollywood Reporter's best of the week
The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week: OSCARS: WHY BEN AFFLECK'S SNUB LEAVES A TWO-MAN RACE FOR BEST DIRECTOR While ...

'Argo,' Lawrence, Day-Lewis win at SAG
The CIA thriller "Argo" continues to steamroll through awards season, winning the top honor for overall cast performance at the Screen Actors Guild ...
Chastain films take top 2 spots at box office
Jessica Chastain easily outmuscled Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mark Wahlberg over the weekend, topping the box office with both her supernatural horror ...

Sundance is a bit much, even for founder Redford
Everybody wants a piece of Robert Redford. Young filmmakers talking him up for advice on the street. The stewardess on an airplane who mentions her ...