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Sunday, May 22, 2011

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News


Cannes Film Festival prize winners (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:40 PM PDT

AP - Awards presented at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, chosen by a jury headed by U.S. actor Robert De Niro.:

Songwriter Brooks apparently kills himself in NYC (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 07:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2009 file photo, Oscar-winning songwriter and director Joseph Brooks is shown in New York. Brooks was found dead Sunday, May 22, 2011, of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan apartment, police said. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)AP - Joseph Brooks, the Academy Award-winning songwriter of "You Light Up My Life" who was awaiting trial on charges of sexually assaulting more than a dozen women, was found dead Sunday of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan apartment, police said.


Malick's 'Tree of Life' wins top Cannes fest honor (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:17 PM PDT

President of the jury Robert De Niro, center, talks with Best Actress recipient Kirsten Dunst, left, and Best Actor recipient Jean Dujardin, right, during the awards ceremony at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)AP - American director Terrence Malick's expansive drama "The Tree of Life" won the top honor at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, while Kirsten Dunst took the best-actress prize for the apocalyptic saga "Melancholia."


2011 Billboard Music Awards (omg!)

Posted: 22 May 2011 06:35 PM PDT

omg! - Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Nicole Kidman, Joe Jonas and many more dazzle on the red carpet in Las Vegas

Celeb Birthdays: May 23 (omg!)

Posted: 22 May 2011 06:00 PM PDT

omg! - See which stars blow out candles May 23.

Parenthood Season 3: "Heartbreaking" Baby Drama Ahead for the Bravermans (omg!)

Posted: 22 May 2011 05:40 PM PDT

omg! -

Brace yourself, Parenthood fans. The Braverman clan is about to expand. Twice.

In the second season finale, Julia (Erika Christensen) and Joel (Sam Jaeger) set their sights on adoption just as Kristina (Monica Potter) and Adam (Peter Krause) got the surprising news about baby No. 3.

The two new additions are certainly cause for celebration, but after Julia and Joel tried unsuccessfully for months to have a child of their own, Kristina's unplanned pregnancy will be a tough pill to swallow. ...

"You Light Up My Life" Songwriter Joseph Brooks Dead of Apparent Suicide at 73 (omg!)

Posted: 22 May 2011 04:51 PM PDT

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Joseph Brooks, the Academy Award-winning songwriter of the '70s hit "You Light Up My Life," apparently committed suicide, CNN reports.

His death comes two years after Brooks was charged in the sexual assault of about a dozen women, and five months after his son, Christopher Brooks, was charged in the death of...

The Tree of Life Wins Best Film at Cannes (omg!)

Posted: 22 May 2011 04:39 PM PDT

omg! -

The director of the best film at Cannes wasn't there to collect his award. But it wasn't because Lars von Trier won. Instead, it was the famously publicity-shy Terrence Malick, whose The Tree of Life took the Palme d'Or.

The Associated Press reported that the producers of the winning movie, which stars...

Pirates Plunders $90 Million at the Box Office; Overseas Record Set (omg!)

Posted: 22 May 2011 04:29 PM PDT

omg! -

The fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film sailed to the top of the weekend box office, Box Office Mojo reports.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides brought in some major booty — an estimated $90.1 million — to become the top opening of 2011. However, the debut was notably lower than that of the...

Oscar-winning composer accused of rape found dead (omg!)

Posted: 22 May 2011 02:35 PM PDT

omg! - Reuters - Joseph Brooks, the Oscar-winning composer of the hit "You Light Up My Life" and who was awaiting trial on rape charges, was found dead in his New York apartment on Sunday having apparently killed himself, police said.

Rebooted 'Pirates' sets overseas box office record (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:14 AM PDT

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz poses during a photocall on the red carpet for the German premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, in southern Germany, on Monday, May 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)AP - The reengineered "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequel "On Stranger Tides" found its smoothest sailing overseas, where it took in a record $256.3 million at the international box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.


New Crichton novel, 'Micro,' coming in fall (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT

AP - A new, posthumous story of science gone wrong is coming in November from the late Michael Crichton, with help by Richard Preston.

Danish "The Killing" takes Bafta international honors (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 03:57 PM PDT

Reuters - Cult Danish crime drama "The Killing" triumphed over U.S. hits "Boardwalk Empire," "Mad Men" and "Glee" to win the international award at the British Academy International Television Awards Sunday night.

Songwriter Brooks apparently kills himself in NYC (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 07:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2009 file photo, Oscar-winning songwriter and director Joseph Brooks is shown in New York. Brooks was found dead Sunday, May 22, 2011, of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan apartment, police said. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)AP - Joseph Brooks, the Academy Award-winning songwriter of "You Light Up My Life" who was awaiting trial on charges of sexually assaulting more than a dozen women, was found dead Sunday of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan apartment, police said.


Songwriter Brooks apparently kills himself in NYC (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 07:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2009 file photo, Oscar-winning songwriter and director Joseph Brooks is shown in New York. Brooks was found dead Sunday, May 22, 2011, of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan apartment, police said. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)AP - Joseph Brooks, the Academy Award-winning songwriter of "You Light Up My Life" who was awaiting trial on charges of sexually assaulting more than a dozen women, was found dead Sunday of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan apartment, police said.


"Pirates" sails with overseas box office record (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 03:18 PM PDT

Cast member Johnny Depp poses as he arrives on the red carpet for the screening of the film Reuters - "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" weighed anchor with $346.4 million in ticket sales from its first week in worldwide release and set a record as the biggest film debut ever outside North America, according to studio estimates on Sunday.


Songwriter Brooks apparently kills himself in NYC (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 07:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2009 file photo, Oscar-winning songwriter and director Joseph Brooks is shown in New York. Brooks was found dead Sunday, May 22, 2011, of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan apartment, police said. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)AP - Joseph Brooks, the Academy Award-winning songwriter of "You Light Up My Life" who was awaiting trial on charges of sexually assaulting more than a dozen women, was found dead Sunday of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan apartment, police said.


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