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Eschewing the extreme for the humanistic, the Cannes Film Festival jury headed by Nanni Moretti got it pretty right this year, distributing awards around to several of the deserving films and, by general consent, making the spot-on choice for the Palme d'Or with Michael Haneke 's Amour .

It's rare that you hear Janet Jackson speak about her family, especially her nieces and nephews.

The lead up to the Azerbaijan-hosted gala was clouded by human rights protests, but quirky acts took center stage in the world's most watched non-sporting event.

The Indomina Group has acquired U.S. distribution rights to French drama Holy Motors , which is part of the Competition of the Cannes Film Festival.

Dozens of people aspiring to break into the film and entertainment industry got to be part of the "Hollywood South" experience Saturday thanks to the South Hollywood Film Festival.

After acquiring one of Pettibone's dresses under a false name, Mark Zuckerberg's new wife Priscilla Chan is attracting attention to the designer's bridal work.

The indie distributor, founded by late Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch, picks up the Competition entry from the director of "Gomorrah." Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired U.S. rights to Matteo Garrone 's Reality , a dark comedy about a man who dreams of being a contestant on a reality show.

Other winners in this year's Directors' Fortnight section include Merzak Allouache 's El taaib and Noemie Lvovsky 's Camille redouble .

Avatar actor Joel David Moore also has joined the cast of Randall Miller and Jody Savin's feature film project revolving around the seminal New York rock club.

The head of the technology giant earned $378 million in compensation last year, making him the highest-paid CEO in Corporate America.

On the heels of the American Idol finale, Fox debuted the ninth cycle of So You Think You Can Dance on Thursday night.

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The folk-punk rocker will read from and sign his new memoir "Here Comes Everybody," which has received strong early reviews in England, at Hollywood's Lost and Found Shop on May 26.

Alec Baldwin and Harvey Weinstein have apparently buried the hatchet on a fight started by the short-fused 30 Rock actor at the Cannes Film Festival, the New York Post reports .

William Hurt might seem like an unlikely candidate for the leading role in a French movie, but he happens to have fathered a child with the director.

The European Film Agency Directors whose higher profile members include the British Film Institute, France's Centre National de la Cinematographie and Germany's federal film funding body the FFA, issued a statement after its annual meeting in Cannes condemning the EU proposals as unclear and "hugely problematic." The changes to EU's Cinema ... (more)

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With more than $9 billion up for grabs, the weeklong TV upfront presentations were dominated not by big creative swings and top drama producers but rather the promise of comedy.

For the first time in eight years a sports franchise will finish the season as the No.

Some of the words Ameri c an Idol champion Phillip Phillips used to describe his victory: "numb," "unreal," "crazy" and "overwhelming." "I never expected any of this," the 21-year-old Leesburg, Georgia looker told The Hollywood Reporter moments after he was named season 11 winner.