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'Dark Knight' star Christian Bale asks for privacy over assault allegations
BARCELONA, Spain - "Dark Knight" star Christian Bale is asking for privacy in allegations he assaulted his mother and sister in a London hotel. In his first comments since the allegations were made...
Lucy Liu joins Samuel Jackson in 'Afro Samurai: Resurrection'
SAN DIEGO - Lucy Liu is set to embrace her inner warrior. The 39-year-old actress will lend her voice to "Afro Samurai: Resurrection," a two-hour sequel to the animated series starring Samuel Jacks...
Sony challenges Amazon, opens up e-book Reader to other booksellers
NEW YORK - With the market for electronic books still relatively sleepy, Sony Corp. is trying a new tack: untethering the latest model of its e-book reading device from its own online bookstore. On...
50 Cent sues Taco Bell, says it used name in 99 Cent ad without permission
NEW YORK - Rapper 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent. The rapper says in a...
Balthazar Getty says he's separated from his wife
NEW YORK - Balthazar Getty says he's separated from his wife and is embarrassed by recent photos of him kissing a topless Sienna Miller in Italy. "The breakdown of a marriage is a very difficult an...
Group of dissident actors challenges SAG leaders in election
LOS ANGELES - A group of actors dissatisfied with stalled contract talks plans to run for seats on the Screen Actors Guild's board of directors. The 31 actors are campaigning under the name Unite f...
2 eagles named by Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus to be set free
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. - Two 14-week-old American bald eagles named by Disney star Miley Cyrus and her country singer father, Billy Ray Cyrus, will be released into the wild Thursday at the foothills of ...
Christian Bale mum at 'Dark Knight' premiere in Barcelona, Spain
BARCELONA, Spain - Christian Bale swept into Barcelona on Wednesday night to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight," appearing calm as he greeted fans a day after reports surfaced t...
Christian Bale mum at 'Dark Knight' premiere in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain - Christian Bale swept into Barcelona on Wednesday night to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight," appearing calm as he greeted fans a day after reports surfaced t...
Ethan Hawke and wife welcome daughter Clementine
NEW YORK - Ethan Hawke and wife Ryan Shawhughes are the new parents of a baby girl. "Clementine Jane Hawke was born on Friday ... in New York City," Hawke's publicist Mara Buxbaum told The Associat...
Comics, film and figurine fans flock to Comic-Con in San Diego
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The most passionate Spider-Men, Storm Troopers, Harry Potters and other pop-culture fanatics are headed south for their annual pilgrimage. Comic-Con, the biggest comic-book convent...
Lingo Media showcases subsidiary Speak2Me on Chinese TV competition
TORONTO - A Canadian-owned company is about to take centre stage in China as part of a high-profile "American Idol"-inspired television show searching for the best English-speaking Chinese resident. ...
Broadway, soap opera star Larry Haines dies at 89; known for 'Search for Tomorrow'
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Larry Haines, a two-time Daytime Emmy winner for his 35-year role on the soap opera "Search for Tomorrow," has died. He was 89. Haines, who also had a successful career on Broa...
'At the Movies' saves its aisle seat, for now
CHICAGO - Richard Roeper, fresh off announcing that he was leaving the balcony of "At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper," may have put it best. Hours after word of his departure, he posted on his Twit...
Neil Young documents antiwar 'Freedom of Speech' tour in film
NEW YORK - Not every musician will make a film that features a fan facing him from a concert audience with two arms raised, middle fingers extended - more than one fan, in fact. Neil Young was sing...
New DVD releases include 'Shine a Light,' 'Never Back Down'
Selected home-video releases: "Shine a Light" It sounds like a match made in rock 'n'roll heaven: The Rolling Stones and Martin Scorsese, who blazed trails when he loaded his early film "Mea...
'Step Brothers' Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly reunite as duo
LOS ANGELES - Bob Hope and Bing Crosby might be on the road to nowhere if they tried to team up today the way they did in old Hollywood. Today's funny folks reunite now and then, like Will Ferrell ...
Jean-Claude Van Damme film included in TIFF midnight madness lineup
TORONTO - Action star Jean-Claude Van Damme's latest film "JCVD" will be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, organizers announced Wednesday. Van Damme plays himself in a story abou...
Everything's coming up Jay Baruchel as Montrealer set to star in slew of films
TORONTO - For years, he's been the go-to kid when filmmakers need to cast a rail-thin nerdy guy among the supporting players. But with a slew of new movies set for release this summer, Jay Baruchel...
Forbes: film star Vince Vaughn is best value for the money
NEW YORK - Vince Vaughn is the best star for the buck, says Forbes magazine. Vaughn raked in $14.73 of gross income for studios for every dollar he was paid for "The Break-up," "Wedding Crashers" a...
Robert Englund, a.k.a. Freddy Krueger, co-stars in Ottawa-shot horror-comedy
TORONTO - Horror film icon Robert Englund elicits chills, screams and apprehension as the burnt-faced dream demon Freddy Krueger in Wes Craven's spooky film series, "A Nightmare on Elm Street." In ...
Brigitte Bardot hails EU push to ban imports of products from seal hunts
PARIS - Former French movie star turned animal activist Brigitte Bardot is applauding the EU proposal for an import ban on products derived from seals killed in a cruel way. Bardot told The Associa...
Madame Tussauds in London unveils wax Amy Winehouse, complete with beehive
LONDON - Madame Tussauds unveiled a waxwork of Amy Winehouse on Wednesday complete with her signature beehive, black eyeliner and a bright yellow minidress. Winehouse's hair and five-inch black hee...
Canadian author to meet Queen for winning Commonwealth book award
TORONTO - Canadian author Lawrence Hill will have an audience with the Queen on Thursday as part of his award for winning the Commonwealth Writers'Prize for overall best book, and says it's ironic giv...
Rapper DMX indicted on felony charges in Arizona over hospital bill
PHOENIX - Rapper DMX has been indicted on felony charges by a grand jury in Arizona for allegedly trying to get out of paying a hospital bill. Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas says the 37-yea...
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