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Commentary: Sequel summer steams on

The summer movie season has already brought moviegoers "Iron Man 3" and "Star Trek Into Darkness," the 12th film in that series. Still to come are second installments of "Grown Ups," "Despicable Me," "The Smurfs," "RED," "Kick-Ass," "300" and "Percy Jackson." There's also "Wolverine," a continuation... 2 hours ago

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Sorrentino serves up a cinema banquet at Cannes

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

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MUSIC

Cliburn's friends, colleagues on what his passing means for competition

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MOVIE NEWS & REVIEWS

A black-and-white film about a heart of gold

Noah Baumbach's playful, effervescent comedy "Frances Ha" is the story of a young woman's quest to find an apartment in New York. That's an arduous task for most ordinary, gainfully employed people. But Frances (Greta Gerwig) is neither ordinary nor employed. She's a relentless optimist who always...
MOVIE NEWS & REVIEWS

Even stone-cold criminals have moms

Kang-do (Lee Jung-jin), the blank-faced protagonist of "Pieta," is a collector for a loan shark who charges outrageous interest: Borrow $3,000, say, and you'll have to pay back $30,000 in three months. Since most of the clients, who live in an industrial slum in Cheonggyecheon, South Korea, can ...
CELEBRITIES

Darius Rucker rides 'Wagon Wheel' to top of charts

Darius Rucker is a fan of Old Crow Medicine Show, but says he didn't really get what was so infectious about the string band's signature hit "Wagon Wheel" at first.

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CELEBRITIES

Russian court denies Pussy Riot's Alekhina parole

A Russian court has denied parole to a member of the Pussy Riot punk group.
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MOVIE NEWS & REVIEWS

West Bank and romance prominent in 'Omar'

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.
MOVIE NEWS & REVIEWS

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
CELEBRITIES

Paul McCartney writes in support of Pussy Riot

Beatles frontman Paul McCartney has asked a Russian judge to release members of the Pussy Riot punk group from prison.