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It's a baby girl for Brangelina
(AP)
 AP - Thousands of miles from Hollywood but still within easy reach of celebrity hype, Angelina Jolie gave birth to Brad Pitt's daughter Saturday in Africa, Pitt's publicist announced.
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Jackson in 1st appearance since acquittal
(AP)
 AP - Michael Jackson made his first public appearance since being acquitted on child molestation charges, choking up as he thanked Japanese fans at an award ceremony Saturday.
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Town teed off by Trump golf course changes
(AP)
 AP - Officials in this Westchester County village are "teed off" over changes being made at Donald Trump's golf course.
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Latin American directors cause Cannes stir
(AP)
 AP - Two films from Latin America caused a last-minute stir at the Cannes Film Festival — one a riveting tale of escape from a secret Argentine prison and the other a terrifying, bloody fairy tale.
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American Opera bids farewell to Caldwell
(AP)
 AP - American Opera said goodbye to its first lady on Saturday, exalting Sarah Caldwell in prayer and song in a tribute fit for a musical giant.
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Guessing game on in Cannes film festival countdown
(Reuters)
Reuters - The guessing game will soon be over at
the Cannes film festival, with the award ceremony late on
Sunday finally confirming which out of 20 main competition
entries will walk away with the coveted "Palme d'Or."
Rocker Springsteen takes political tone on tour
(Reuters)
Reuters - Branching off from his
rock'n' roll roots, Bruce Springsteen kicked off his summer
U.S. tour on Saturday with songs made famous by folk musician
and activist Pete Seeger and strong political overtones.
Town teed off by Trump golf course changes
(AP)
AP - Officials in this Westchester County village are "teed off" over changes being made at Donald Trump's golf course.
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FBI probes hacking incident at Us Weekly
(AP)
AP - The FBI searched the home of a paparazzi agency's co-owner to determine whether someone tried to hack into the computers of the gossip magazine Us Weekly, it was reported Friday.
'The Pajama Game' Tony Nomtnee To Ready 'Cry-Baby' Musical in Reading
(Playbill)
Playbill - Megan Lawrence, a Tony Award nominee for her turn in The Pajama Game, will be part of an upcoming reading for the new musical Cry-Baby.
Guessing game on in Cannes film festival countdown
(Reuters)
Reuters - The guessing game will soon be over at
the Cannes film festival, with the award ceremony late on
Sunday finally confirming which out of 20 main competition
entries will walk away with the coveted "Palme d'Or."
It's a baby girl for Brangelina
(AP)
 AP - The baby has arrived — and no, they didn't name her Brangelina.
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Veteran film set designer Henry Bumstead dies
(Reuters)
Reuters - Academy Award-winning set
designer Henry Bumstead has died at age 91, the Los Angeles
Times reported on Saturday.
Cannes jurors weed through competition
(AP)
 AP - A culture-clash drama, a quirky portrait of strong women, a harrowing imprisonment story, an unnerving fairy tale and a saga of unheralded World War II heroes are contending for top honors at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Latin American directors cause Cannes stir
(AP)
AP - Two films from Latin America caused a last-minute stir at the Cannes Film Festival — one a riveting tale of escape from a secret Argentine prison and the other a terrifying, bloody fairy tale.
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Dictatorship films in Cannes, fantasy and fact
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Two directors bring very different tales
of dictatorship and state brutality to the screen in Cannes,
one with a fantasy set in Franco's Spain and the other with a
real-life tale of Argentina's military junta.
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Disney revs up for 'Cars' premiere
(AP)
 AP - The checkered flag met the red carpet. The roar of car engines moved from the black asphalt to the silver screen.
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France's African troops finally get some 'Glory'
(Reuters)
 Reuters - With strong visuals and even
stronger emotions, Rachid Bouchareb's "Days of Glory" makes a
powerful war film about a particularly unique subject.
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Cannes brings working-class heroes to screens
(Reuters)
Reuters - Two films at the Cannes film
festival portray how a lack of jobs, money and social
recognition in Europe can drive men to desperation.
Marie Antoinette's Mops is top dog in Cannes
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The coveted prize for movies at
Cannes may be the Palme d'Or, but for those films' canine
casts, the Palm Dog is the only award worth winning.
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Rocker Springsteen takes political tone on tour
(Reuters)
Reuters - Branching off from his
rock'n' roll roots, Bruce Springsteen kicked off his summer
U.S. tour on Saturday with songs made famous by folk musician
and activist Pete Seeger and strong political overtones.
American Opera bids farewell to Caldwell
(AP)
AP - American Opera said goodbye to its first lady on Saturday, exalting Sarah Caldwell in prayer and song in a tribute fit for a musical giant.
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Fifty ways to rock the right way
(Reuters)
Reuters - It may only be rock 'n' roll, the
music born of anti-establishment rebels, but conservatives can
like it too.
Jackson in 1st appearance since acquittal
(AP)
AP - Michael Jackson made his first public appearance since being acquitted on child molestation charges, choking up as he thanked Japanese fans at an award ceremony Saturday.
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Correction: May 26 Stefani baby story
(AP)
 AP - In a May 26 story about Gwen Stefani having a baby, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Stefani spokesman Dave Tomberlin said the child was born by Caesarean section. Tomberlin said Stefani had the baby but did not say how it was delivered; Us Weekly had reported that Stefani had a Caesarean birth. A corrected version of the story appears below:
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Correction: Stefani baby story
(AP)
AP - In a May 26 story about Gwen Stefani having a baby, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Stefani spokesman Dave Tomberlin said the child was born by Caesarean section. Tomberlin said Stefani had the baby but did not say how it was delivered; Us Weekly had reported that Stefani had a Caesarean birth.
Michael Jackson cheered in Tokyo in rare appearance
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Pop star Michael Jackson appeared in
public in Tokyo on Saturday for the first time since his
acquittal on sex-abuse charges last year, accepting a music
award and thanking "all the people who believed in me."
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Gainsbourg interest surges with tribute album
(Reuters)
Reuters - A huge star at home in France for more
than four decades, singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg never
enjoyed major sales overseas. But 15 years after his death, the
controversial French artist's work is the subject of renewed
international attention.
Hitmaker Don Omar a reggaeton 'King'
(Reuters)
Reuters - When it comes to hit efficiency, Puerto
Rican reggaeton star Don Omar gets a lot of mileage.
New Orleans comes to Harlem for fund-raising concert
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Jazz Foundation of America may
have started as a homespun organization to help elderly jazz
and blues musicians pay their rent and medical expenses, but
the New York-based group has blossomed into a major force in
the musical community's response to Hurricane Katrina's
devastation in New Orleans.
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