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Sheen and Estevez memoir explores father-son bond
"Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son" (Free Press), by Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez with Hope Edelman: First see their movie, then read their book. Their movie is "The Way," a crowd-pleasing indie production starring actor
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Today In History
Today is Tuesday, May 29, the 150th day of 2012. There are 216 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1453 - Turks capture Constantinople, capital of Byzantine Empire. Some historians list date as end of
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Theme parks opening new attractions, coasters
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The first phases of a reimagined Fantasyland at Florida's Walt Disney World, a Disneyland attraction in California based on the "Cars" movies, and Universal Studios Hollywood's new Transformers ride top the list of new attractions at theme
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Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies after long cancer battle
LONDON (AP) With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees short for the Brothers Gibb they created dance floor
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'Avengers' sinks 'Battleship" to remain No. 1
LOS ANGELES (AP) "The Avengers" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival "Battleship" and other new releases. With $55.1 million domestically, Disney's superhero sensation remained No. 1 for a third-straight weekend and took
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Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62
LONDON (AP) With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees short for the Brothers Gibb they created dance floor
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Feminist group protest at Cannes premiere
CANNES, France (AP) A French feminist group upset about the lack of female directors at this year's Cannes Film Festival is protesting on the red carpet. Five women from La Barbe stood wearing fake beards in the torrential rain on
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Action! New film incentives in Colorado become law
AURORA, Colo. (AP) It took many flops, but the eighth installment of a proposal from Colorado lawmakers to boost film incentives finally became a blockbuster. Republican Rep. Tom Massey, a "film buff forever," directed many of the past attempts and
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APNewsBreak: Loretta Lynn married at 15, not 13
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," documents obtained by
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Jennifer Aniston to make movie in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) A company producing a new Jennifer Aniston movie has opened offices in Wilmington. The StarNews of Wilmington reports (http://bit.ly/JPI16B ) that EUE/Screen Gems Studios has opened the production office and that the film has been scouting locations
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David McCullough talks up 'The Great Bridge'
NEW YORK (AP) Walking briskly across the Brooklyn Bridge, smiling under a splendid morning sky, David McCullough is in the mood for telling stories, like the time he had a chat with James Cagney. "I asked him if he ever
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In 'Moonrise Kingdom,' Wes Anderson relocates
CANNES, France (AP) In Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom," the famously meticulous director takes his fastidiously fashioned world and flings it into the woods. Even a relatively loose Anderson film is more ornately composed than most dollhouses, so no one should
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Disco Queen Donna Summer endured after era faded
Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty the Queen of Disco. Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn't comfortable embracing. "I
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Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63
Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty the Queen of Disco. Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn't comfortable embracing. "I
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Men redefining 'manly' _ and not just for laughs
NEW YORK (AP) May, it turns out, is a manly month, and a funny one at that. The Mother's Day flowers are barely wilted and already there's a heavy male energy in the air of the wry, ironical, comedy variety
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Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dies at 63
NEW YORK (AP) Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as "Last Dance," ''Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls" became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was
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Hollywood builds tales on famous brands
LOS ANGELES (AP) Hollywood is known for snatching up best-selling books and turning them into big-screen blockbusters: "Twilight," ''Harry Potter," ''The Hunger Games," ''The Help" and countless others. But the adaptations hitting theaters this week didn't need a novel's characters
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Got story? Hollywood builds tales on famous brands
LOS ANGELES (AP) Hollywood is known for snatching up best-selling books and turning them into big-screen blockbusters: "Twilight," ''Harry Potter," ''The Hunger Games," ''The Help" and countless others. But the adaptations hitting theaters this week didn't need a novel's characters
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AP Weekly News Calendar
Thursday, May 17: THE HAGUE, Netherlands Prosecutors wrap up their opening statement in Ratko Mladic's genocide trial, outlining their case on the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. KIEV, Ukraine Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe report on their
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Chuck Brown, pioneer of 'go-go' funk music, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go music in the nation's capital, has died after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75. Brown, widely acclaimed as the "Godfather of
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Cannes' female-free directors line-up criticized
CANNES, France (AP) At this year's Cannes Film Festival, there are directors in their 30s and their 80s, directors from Europe and North America, directors from Asia and the Middle East but no women. Not, at least, among the 22
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Ellen DeGeneres wins top US humor prize in
WASHINGTON (AP) Ellen DeGeneres, who broke ground in 1997 as the first lead character on prime-time TV to reveal she was gay, is winning the nation's top humor prize. The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday that DeGeneres
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6 movies to watch at the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) In a Cannes lineup packed with veteran auteurs Michael Haneke, Abbas Kiarostami, Alain Resnais and relative newcomers like Lee Daniels and Andrew Dominik, here are six films to watch out for among the 22 contenders for the
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Will Smith backs Obama's gay marriage stance
BERLIN (AP) Will Smith says he supports U.S. President Barack Obama's position on gay marriage. The Hollywood actor says the question of whether gay people should be allowed to legally marry is "about semantics." He told reporters in Berlin on
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Capsule reviews of new movie releases
"Dark Shadows" Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are snuggled warmly in their comfort zone in this chilly horror-comedy, their eighth collaboration as director and star, respectively, and their weakest by far. You don't need to know a thing about the
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