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'Avengers' sinks 'Battleship" to remain No. 1

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"The Avengers" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival "Battleship" and other new releases.

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Rocker Pete Doherty plays decadent dandy in Cannes

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British rocker Pete Doherty, whose cocaine-snorting and carousing have landed him in jail, on Sunday appeared in his first film role in Cannes as a debauched young man in 19th-century France.

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Katie Couric urges UVa grads to persevere

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Television journalist Katie Couric has urged University of Virginia graduates to take risks and persevere.

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Cronenberg junior shrugs off dad's shadow in Cannes

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Brandon Cronenberg fought the film bug for a long time before deciding to walk in his father's footsteps, the Canadian told AFP as he made a keenly-awaited big screen debut in Cannes.

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Weekend 'Today' anchor Robach jumps to ABC

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Weekend "Today" show anchor Amy Robach is jumping from NBC News to ABC.

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Lady Gaga to go on in Philippines despite rallies

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Lady Gaga's Philippine concerts will go ahead as planned, organisers said Sunday, despite a series of protests from Christian groups and calls for the controversial singer to be banned.

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Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies after long cancer battle

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With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees — short for the Brothers Gibb — they created dance floor classics like "Stayin Alive," ''Jive Talkin'," and "Night Fever" that can still get crowds onto a dance floor.

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English town made infamous by Ali G changes name

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The town made infamous by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G character has changed its name.

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Bogart's son to help Ohio farm where parents wed

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The oldest child of actors Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall is helping to raise money to renovate part of the Ohio farm where the pair married in 1945.

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Iran's Kiarostami goes to Japan for latest film

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Abbas Kiarostami has found inspiration far from home.

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Love and rain dominate as Cannes hits half-way mark

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A Romanian nunnery tale, a killer whale of a drama and whimsical pre-teen love jostled for Cannes glory Monday as the world's top cinema showcase hit the half-way mark.

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Iranian director Farhadi claims EU prize at Cannes

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Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who won this year's foreign-language picture Academy Award, claimed a prize at Cannes Sunday to help fund his next film, with fellow Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard.

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Kristen Wiig gets an emotional sendoff from 'SNL'

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Kristen Wiig got a musical sendoff on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" as the popular and versatile cast member made her exit after seven years.

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Late Bee Gee Robin Gibb hailed in native Britain

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One day after he succumbed to cancer, Bee Gee Robin Gibb was hailed in his native Britain Monday as a master musician whose interests went far beyond the recording studio.

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Theme parks opening new attractions, coasters

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The first phases of a reimagined Fantasyland at Florida's Walt Disney World, the new Cars Land at California's Disneyland based on the "Cars" movies, and Universal Studios Hollywood's new Transformers ride top the list of new attractions at theme parks across the country in 2012.

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In the shadows of art, Cannes' market flourishes

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The movie market at Cannes is such a dramatic sideshow that this year it's getting its own film.

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Tim McGraw looks to rev up career with Big Machine

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Tim McGraw has chosen a new record label run by an old friend.

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Visceral performances bring stardom for Tom Hardy

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The allure of movie stardom is becoming evident to Tom Hardy.

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Late Bee Gee Robin Gibb hailed in Britain

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One day after he succumbed to cancer, Bee Gee Robin Gibb was hailed in his native Britain Monday as a master musician whose interests went far beyond the recording studio.

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Jackson raises money for quake-damaged Va. county

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Country singer Alan Jackson has raised more than $150,000 to help a Virginia county rebuild schools damaged by last year's earthquake.

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