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AP Interview: Soderbergh on quitting movies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Steven Soderbergh is working on a new currency....
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Audra McDonald returns with new, personal CD
NEW YORK (AP) -- If either her husband or daughter is calling, Audra McDonald knows without looking at her phone....
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Japan's 'Shield of Straw' an action pic in Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) -- Director Takashi Miike says shooting an action movie in Japan is a lot harder than it looks....
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Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) -- Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:...
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Amalric plays a Frenchman in America in 'Jimmy P'
CANNES, France (AP) -- Playing a Freudian analyst helped Mathieu Amalric overcome his fear and loathing of psychotherapy....
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'Apple of my Eye' star turns to first love: music
HONG KONG (AP) -- Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music....
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'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations....
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Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards
Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards....
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OJ Simpson lawyers say he is closer to freedom
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The latest high-stakes court hearing for O.J. Simpson in the glitzy capital of big gambles has come to a close with the former football star's defense team feeling confident that their client is closer to getting out of prison....
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Leader of Toots and the Maytals injured at concert
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Officials say the leader of the reggae band Toots and the Maytals was injured when a 19-year-old man threw a bottle and hit the singer during a concert in Richmond....
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Ron Chernow receives biography award
NEW YORK (AP) -- Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow was honored by his peers this weekend and in turn shared a few tips about his craft....
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Old rules don't mean much to broadcasters
NEW YORK (AP) -- The most striking thing about the broadcast TV networks announcing their new fall schedules this past week was how little that actually meant....
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Dior presents cruise fashions amid stars in Monaco
MONACO (AP) -- The glittering star power of Cannes migrated up the coast to Monaco for front-row seats at Dior's colorful, sexy cruise fashion show....
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Cannes helps actors Bejo and Rahim cross borders
CANNES, France (AP) -- The magic and glamour of Cannes can be hard to spot on a day when rain is lashing the palm trees, roiling the gray Mediterranean and pooling in puddles along the Croisette....
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Edward Furlong arrested in West Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Los Angeles sheriff's spokesman says `Terminator 2' star Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend....
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Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest
MALMO, Sweden (AP) -- Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine....
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'Catching Fire' dampened but not drowned at Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) -- Little could lessen the fever-pitched excitement for "Hunger Games: Catching Fire," but heavy rain nevertheless dampened the film's lavish Cannes party....
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Jury gets first glimpse of defense in Jackson case
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead:...
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Documentary is an ode to NYC playground basketball
NEW YORK (AP) -- Half-moon hoops, double rims, chain-linked fences for out-of-bounds lines and no net that anyone can recall....
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A Native American tale with international pedigree
CANNES, France (AP) -- It took an international production starring a Puerto Rican and a Frenchman to bring the Native American tale "Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian" to the big screen....
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