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'Men in Black 3' takes down 'Avengers' with $55M
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The suits have knocked off the superheroes at the box office.
Nicole Kidman praises her red carpet marriage
Nicole Kidman's red carpet date travelled for 35 hours to join her in Cannes.
Kidman dry-eyed at Cannes ovation as co-star criesAudrey Tautou grown up at Cannes finale
Actress Audrey Tautou, known for her sweet and light roles in such films as "Amelie," praised the late director Claude Miller as a "bright and passionate" filmmaker who helped her turn in a darker direction in his final film.
Lady Gaga cancels Indonesian show after threats
Lady Gaga canceled her sold-out show in Indonesia after Islamist hard-liners threatened violence, claiming her sexy clothes and provocative dance moves would corrupt the youth.
Lady Gaga cancels Indonesian show over securityNicole Kidman's red carpet marriage
Nicole Kidman's red carpet date travelled for 35 hours to join her in Cannes.
Nicole Kidman's red carpet marriageDe Niro talks to Bates grads, gets honorary degree
As he received an honorary doctorate Sunday, Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro told Bates College graduates that despite his own lack of formal education, he made out OK.
Haneke's 'Amour' wins top prize at Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival rewarded one of its favorite directors Sunday, as Michael Haneke won the top prize for a second time with his stark film about love and death, "Amour."
Haneke's 'Amour' wins top prize at CannesCorrection: Cannes-Mud story
In a May 26 story about the film "Mud," The Associated Press erroneously reported the first name of the film's director. His name is Jeff Nichols, not David Nichols.
Bountiful bikinis at Rio fashion week
Just how many variations can you spin off the marvel of simplicity that is the bikini?
Bountiful bikinis at Rio fashion weekPattinson leaves vampires behind in 'Cosmopolis'
Robert Pattinson has gone from playing a vampire to depicting another kind of bloodsucker - a billionaire financier whose world crumbles in the course of a nightmarish cross-town drive in "Cosmopolis."
NC musician Doc Watson still in critical condition
Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson remains in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery this week.
NC musician Doc Watson still in critical condition
Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson remains in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery this past week.
Morocco hosts world's artists, imprisons its own
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-establishment lyrics.
Michelle Obama, daughters attend Beyonce concert
Michelle Obama was with the single ladies this weekend, joining 5,500 fans at a Beyonce concert in Atlantic City.
Sweden's Loreen wins Eurovision song contest
Sweden's Loreen clinched the top spot at this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her dance hit "Euphoria," pushing aside competition from a sextet of Russian grannies and a Serbian balladeer.
Country's George Jones released from hospital
Country music star George Jones has been released from the hospital.
Reopening of Berlin Staatsoper faces new delay
Officials say Berlin's Staatsoper opera house will not reopen until 2015 after a new problem arose at the building site in the German capital.
Zimbabwe arrests British music presenter
Organizers of a classical music festival in Zimbabwe say authorities arrested a prominent British music personality at a concert in the second city of Bulawayo.
Mexico's Michel Franco wins Cannes sidebar prize
"After Lucia" by Mexican director Michel Franco has won the top prize in the Cannes Film Festival's sidebar competition, Un Certain Regard.
Matthew McConaughey pulls off Cannes double header
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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