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Banned Iranian director Rasoulof coming to Cannes

CANNES, France (AP) -- Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, whose movies are banned in his country and who has been sentenced to jail by the Islamic regime there, is coming to Cannes for a screening of his latest film, publicists for the movie said Thursday....

Payne back on the road with 'Nebraska' at Cannes

CANNES, France (AP) -- Shooting the Midwest in monochrome came naturally for Alexander Payne in his father-son road trip "Nebraska."...

Rolling Stones exhibit opening in Cleveland

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Over the years, curators at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum have occasionally had trouble coaxing reluctant stars to help put together major exhibitions. Not so with members of The Rolling Stones, who made time in their packed anniversary schedule to help....

Lea Michele has book scheduled for 2014 release

NEW YORK (AP) -- Lea Michele has stories to share about the many auditions she has passed....

Singer Nick Carter to release memoir Sept. 24

NEW YORK (AP) -- Nick Carter isn't only writing songs - he's written a book....

Sorrentino serves up a cinema banquet at Cannes

CANNES, France (AP) -- Paolo Sorrentino has a thing about food - appropriately enough, for the director of a sumptuous feast of a film, "The Great Beauty."...

West Bank and romance prominent in 'Omar'

CANNES, France (AP) -- One of the more buzzed-about films at the Cannes Film Festival, "Omar," is set in the West Bank, and the Palestinian conflict is a key part of the plot....

Brown hounded for calling Manila `gates of hell'

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital....

Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitous

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Google Inc.'s new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers....

Photographer and forester Wayne Miller dies at 94

ORINDA, Calif. (AP) -- Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite Navy unit that produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II, died Wednesday. He was 94....

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