Entertainment News: General

By Mike Collett-White
CANNES, France (Reuters) - The Weinstein Company will produce Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist" in a big-budget adaptation directed by Hollywood star Laurence Fishburne, Harvey Weinstein announced in Cannes on Sunday.

By James Mackenzie
CANNES, France (Reuters) - A hard-hitting film based on an Italian bestseller made its debut on Sunday, depicting the brutal world of the Camorra, the Naples crime network whose tentacles extend from drugs and waste disposal to haute couture.

By Brigitte Malho
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Hollywood executives are out in force again at the world's biggest film festival but with the dollar near to record lows against the euro, they are not spending as freely at the boutiques along the Cannes shoreline.

By Bob Tourtellotte
CANNES, France (Reuters) - His new movie "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" deals with women, men and multiple lovers, but when it comes to real-life romance, director Woody Allen, 72, says more than a single sex partner is far too many these days.

By Paul Majendie
LONDON (Reuters) - La La La. Boom Bang-A-Bang. Ding-A-Dong. It's that time again.

(Corrects Allen's age in first paragraph to 72)
By Bob Tourtellotte

Washington, May 18 (ANI): Are your husbands reluctant to do house work? Well, then you might want to shut your television sets forever, for researchers at the University of New Hampshire have shown that men, in particular, are influenced by TV commercials that more often portray them in a career environment than doing domestic duties.

Wellington, May 18 (ANI): People aged over 65, who are still working are more happier than those who have retired, according to kiwi researchers.

After the success of offbeat films Iqbal and Dor, Nagesk Kuknoor is coming with yet another flick, Aashayein. The film portrays the life of a compulsive gambler and is being produced by Percept Picture Company.

Washington, May 18 (ANI): Teenagers who feel good about themselves and are comfortable with their peers can also be socially successful without being popular in the traditional sense, says a new study.

Washington, May 18 (ANI): For a lonely soul, online dating is a god sent 'cupid', for you can find the partner of your dreams courtesy the Internet world.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second movie in the "Chronicles of Narnia" movie series took a commanding early lead at the weekend box office in North America, but will likely fall short of industry expectations, according to preliminary data issued on Saturday.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Singer Ashlee Simpson on Saturday married her fiance, rocker Pete Wentz, People magazine reported.

By Mike Collett-White
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Whip-wielding archaeologist Indiana Jones rides into Cannes on Sunday, with star Harrison Ford, director Steven Spielberg and creator George Lucas hoping to avoid a critical lashing.

May 18 (Reuters) - Hollywood director Steven Spielberg, 61, is at the Cannes film festival on Sunday with "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull".

By James Mackenzie
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Heavyweight Mike Tyson, one of the most fearsome and notorious fighters in boxing's history, said on Saturday it was a miracle he was still alive after the drugs and violence of his past.

By Peter Graff
LONDON (Reuters) - It had all the ingredients of a proper British royal wedding: romance, tradition, rain, and a gossip magazine feud.

By Mike Collett-White
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Harrison Ford reprises his most famous film role in the new Indiana Jones adventure, and there will be no hiding the fact that he is nearly 20 years older than his last outing as the whip-wielding archaeologist.

By James Mackenzie
PARIS (Reuters) - Award-winning director Jia Zhangke took his vision of the upheavals of modern China to the Cannes film festival on Saturday with a study of a state-owned factory shut down to make way for a luxury apartment complex.