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So, the annual jamboree that is the Cannes film festival is over. This year, apart from the usual spate of non-entities like Mallika Sherawat, Arjun Rampal, Sonam Kapoor and a Goodyear blimp resembling Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walking the red carpet, there was reason for Indian cinema to cheer, because there were four films in official selection .

PanARMENIAN.Net - The eleventh day was the last competition day of the 65th Cannes Film Festival .

"Castle" star Stana Katic has signed on to join the cast of "CGGB," a film about the legendary New York rock club, The Hollywood Reporter said.

Very Annoyed Matthews Rips 'Horse's Ass Right-Wingers' Who Cite 'Thrill Up My Leg,' Calls C-SPAN Host a 'Jackass' As they did last year, researchers at Fairleigh Dickinson University have issued a nationwide survey that "confirms" that Fox News Channel viewers are especially uninformed.

PanARMENIAN.Net - Korean sales group Finecut has racked up multiple deals for its Cannes Competition entry In Another Country , including the U.S., where Kino Lorber has taken all rights, The Hollywood Reporter said.

MANILA, Philippines Many deemed that Jessica Sanchez would bag the coveted "American Idol" crown, but could it be that she ruined her own chance with her choice of coronation song and potential first single? "AI" mentor and Interscope Records founder/chairman Jimmy Iovine admitted to The Hollywood Reporter, "It did bomb, didn't it? The song didn't ... (more)

Other debuts include Chernobyl Diaries , Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom and The Intouchables .

The Hollywood Reporter reports Bowler has won the coveted role ahead of A-list actors such as George Clooney, who Lohan previously expressed her desire to see in the role.

One of the stars of the History Channel miniseries and Showtime's "Shameless" tells THR's readers several little-known facts about himself.

The Hollywood Reporter says that Kidman spoke about filming some of the more personal scenes in the film and said she had no discomfort with them, including one where her character urinates on Zac Efron's character after he gets a jellyfish sting.

The film is an adaptation of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle's book American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in US Military History .

If "X Factor" producers are looking for drama from new judges Britney Spears and Demi Lovato , it appears that they may have gotten exactly what they hoped for.

Multiple news outlets, including this one , reported that the season 11 American Idol finale would feature a Donna Summer tribute, yet on Wednesday's show, there was no such homage to the queen of disco.

I am currently visiting the 65th edition of CANNES along with 35,000 film industry professionals and 4,000 journalists from more than 100 countries, and seeing lots of mobile activities not only from the event organizer but also from exhibitors and industry trade pubs.

A Fox News spokesperson has responded to the new survey from Farleigh Dickinson University which found that Fox News viewers are the worst-informed on domestic and international current events, while NPR listeners are the best-informed, slamming the school's "weak" academic reputation and "frivolous" polling.

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.

Alec Baldwin has laid into Harvey Weinstein during an angry tirade after the Hollywood producer refused to appear in the actor's documentary.

THR has the first look at the cable channel's new sizzle reel featuring its debuting and returning series starting this week.

Sony Pictures Television issues a talking-points memo in an effort to minimize media backlash over Harmon's exit as showrunner of the NBC series.

The Hollywood Reporter says Paramount Pictures yanked its sequel "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" from its June 29 release date and rescheduled the movie for March 29 next year.