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Retrial set in NYC theft of Kirsten Dunst's bag

Prosecutors plan to retry a suspect on the most serious charges in the theft of Kirsten Dunst's $2,000 purse during a Manhattan movie shoot. But it's not clear whether the "Spider-Man" star will play a role. A judge Friday set a Dec. 3 date for the ret...

Report: Ingmar Bergman's Swedish island home sold

Swedish media says a Norwegian businessman has bought late filmmaker Ingmar Bergman's secluded island home for an undisclosed sum. Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter cites the director's daughter, Linn Ullman, as saying that Norwegian archaeologist...

'To Kill a Mockingbird' actress dies in NC

Actress Collin Wilcox-Paxton, who portrayed the false accuser in the movie classic "To Kill a Mockingbird," died of brain cancer just months after the diagnosis. She was 74. Her husband, Scott Paxton, confirmed Thursday that she died Oct. 14 in Highlan...

Meryl Streep promotes 'Julie & Julia' at Rome fest

Meryl Streep may have starred as chef-legend Julia Child, but in real life she says she is nothing more than an OK cook. The American actress says she watched all of the Julia Child cooking shows in preparing for "Julie & Julia," including earlier show...

Latest Coen brothers movie at Rome fest

The Coen brothers aren't sure whether their latest movie is a comedy or a tragedy _ that is for the viewers to figure out. "We don't even think about it in those terms," Ethan Coen said Thursday, as he and his brother Joel were presenting "A Serious Ma...

'Twilight' saga's vampires on red carpet in Rome

The Volturi have invaded the red carpet. The actors playing the vampire "royal class" in the highly anticipated second installment of the "Twilight" series were greeted Friday by a crowd of screaming fans at the Rome Film Festival, where scenes from "T...

`Toy Story' maker Lasseter earns producer prize

Animation pioneer and "Toy Story" creator John Lasseter is getting a career honor from the Producers Guild of America. Lasseter is receiving the David O. Selznick Achievement Award at the guild's awards show Jan. 24. He's the first producer of animated...

Besson and Sarandon win Stockholm film prizes

Organizers say French director Luc Besson and American actress Susan Sarandon will be honored at the Stockholm film festival. They say Sarandon will receive the festival's lifetime achievement award for her "reflection, seduction and rebellion" through...

'Pope Joan' with John Goodman hits German theaters

John Goodman has swapped his "Big Lebowski" sunglasses for the flowing royal blue and gold embroidered robes of 9th-century Pope Sergius, whom he plays in a newly released film "Pope Joan." The German-made film, based on Donna Woolfolk Cross' book of t...

Hollywood film recreates Russia-Georgia war

Tens of thousands of cheering people filled the streets in front of Georgia's parliament, but they came to make a movie, not stage one of the capital's frequent mass demonstrations. Tuesday night's crowd gathered for a scene in a new Hollywood film abo...

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