Cannes 2013: Alexander Payne's 'Nebraska' draws strong notices

Alexander Payne’s new movie, “Nebraska,” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to largely favorable yet occasionally qualified...

Cannes 2013: Leonardo DiCaprio space flight goes for $1.5 million

A guest at a charity auction at Cannes has paid 1.2 million euros ($1.5 million) for a trip into space with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Cannes 2013: Jerry Lewis' awkward press conference

CANNES, France — Jerry Lewis is premiering his new film — his first in 18 years — in Cannes on Thursday night, as the Daniel Noah-...

'The Bling Ring' comes full circle for Alexis Neiers

"Can you give mommy a cue? Are you hungry?" 21-year-old Alexis Neiers cooed to her crying newborn in the middle of a faux-upscale Calabasas restaurant...

James Gray brings a film to Cannes five years after being booed

CANNES, France — For the better part of two decades, director James Gray has been making textured dramas about people, often immigrants and...

Cannes 2013: Alexander Payne's 'Nebraska' draws strong notices

Cannes 2013: Leonardo DiCaprio space flight goes for $1.5 million

Cannes 2013: Jerry Lewis' awkward press conference

'The Bling Ring' comes full circle for Alexis Neiers

James Gray brings a film to Cannes five years after being booed

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Former MTV, WB exec David Janollari signs deal with Universal TV

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Microsoft's Xbox One reflects game change in home entertainment

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Cannes 2013: For 'Nebraska's' Bruce Dern, redemption in geezerhood

CANNES, France -- Older actors have been playing crotchety geezers since the days of radio. But very few have done it with the gusto and honesty of...

Cannes Film Festival: J.C. Chandor's 'All Is Lost' is unusual survival tale

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Emmys 2013 Buzzmeter: Pundit's picks

From "Breaking Bad" to "Modern Family," our pundits predict who they think will be nominated for the 2013 Emmy Awards in nine key categories.

Emmys 2013: Raising a sitcom -- Creators look back

Emmy campaigning is more competitive than ever

'Arrested Development's' return a Bluth saga in itself

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Neil Patrick Harris to host Tony Awards show, his fourth

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Alexander Payne feels at home with 'Nebraska'

CANNES, France — Writer-director Alexander Payne has been nominated for three screenplay Oscars and has won two. So what did the man responsible for films including "Election," "Sideways" and "The Descendants" feel about working with someone else's script for the first time?