Wes Anderson's Cannes opening-night film is a highly idiosyncratic, impeccably made portrait of young love.

UPDATED: The actor, dressed in character, almost tumbles off the animal during a promotional photo-op for his movie "The Dictator"; earlier, he was spotted on a yacht in the Cannes harbor pretending to throw Elisabetta Canalis overboard in a body bag.

Some who called the $4.3 billion purchase too rich now say Iger underpaid.

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - John Woo, the Hong Kong action maestro, will bring his stylistic flare to a remake of "Day of the Beast." Woo will direct the English-language update of Seijun Suzuki's 1963 Japanese film, as well as co-produce. "Day of the Beast" centers on a turf war involving Cold War Russian gangsters and …

WINNER OF THE WEEK: Mother's Day. We're not comfortable generalizing about mothers' musical tastes – this writer's wife, who is a mother, favors George Jones, Parliament and the Sex Pistols – but stereotypical mom-oriented albums got a boost on the Billboard charts this week. Carrie Underwood's Blown Away sticks to Number …

The politically-themed film, which will be released in June, stars Jason Biggs, Joel David Moore and Cedric the Entertainer.

CANNES, France - If Nanni Moretti had his way, what happened in Cannes would stay in Cannes.

The actor and director plan to conduct interviews during the festival about what it takes to raise the money to make a movie.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jennifer Lopez has topped the annual Forbes list of the 100 most powerful celebrities in the world, taking over from fellow pop singer Lady Gaga and beating out media mogul Oprah Winfrey. The 42-year-old singer, actress and dancer, who rose up through the entertainment world ranks from her humble birthplace …

CANNES, France - The sunbaked Cannes Film Festival got under way with Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom," whose carefully composed whimsy stood in stark contrast to the zoo-like atmosphere at the annual French Riviera extravaganza.

CANNES, France - The sunbaked Cannes Film Festival got under way with Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom," whose carefully composed whimsy stood in stark contrast to the zoo-like atmosphere at the annual French Riviera extravaganza.

In the new issue of The Hollywood Reporter, the elusive director sits for his first profile, reveals anger over James Cameron's "Aliens" and gives new details from the spectacular sci-fi odyssey that may become the biggest hit of his career.

UPDATED: The actor, dressed in character, almost tumbles off the animal during a promotional photo-op for his movie "The Dictator"; earlier, he was spotted on a yacht in the Cannes harbor pretending to throw Elisabetta Canalis overboard in a body bag.

One of Hollywood’s greatest (and most elusive) directors, Ridley Scott breaks his silence on his complex 3d space odyssey "Prometheus," revealing never-seen footage — and a rarely seen candor.

CANNES, France (Reuters) - The absence of female directors from the 22-strong competition in Cannes this year is a "great pity", but reflects a global problem rather than sexism specific to the world's biggest film festival, jury member Andrea Arnold said on Wednesday. The British film maker, who has won acclaim in Cannes …

CANNES, France (Reuters) - It took no less than a live camel strolling the promenade in Cannes to steal the show on the film festival's opening day, a feat that comedian Sacha Baron Cohen pulled off with chutzpah on Wednesday. The British satirist, star of "Borat" and "Bruno," used the novel public relations stunt to draw …

CANNES, France (Reuters) - The Cannes film festival kicked off on Wednesday with quirky U.S. comedy "Moonrise Kingdom", Wes Anderson's exploration of childhood and young love centered around two 12-year-olds who fall in love and run away together. The touching tale, set in 1965 on an island off the coast of New England, …

The distributor also handled the director's previous film, the Oscar-nominated "In a Better World."