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Froth, frocks and film at an anxiety-tinged Cannes
May. 28, 2012 5:27 AM ET (AP)
There was Brad Pitt and Nicole Kidman, red carpet glamour and a crop of new Academy Award contenders _ but this was also the year the global financial crisis exploded onto movie screens at Cannes.
"La...
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Tom Wolfe film follows master satirist in Miami
May. 25, 2012 3:13 PM ET (AP)
Oscar Corral thought someone was yanking his chain the day the phone rang at The Miami Herald newsroom and a soft-spoken voice with just a hint of southern drawl said: "Oscar Corral, this is Tom...
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'MiB' co-star Brolin rejuvenates Jones' Agent K
May. 24, 2012 10:48 AM ET (AP)
Josh Brolin thought he was just being goofy when he launched into a Tommy Lee Jones impersonation on a night out with the Coen brothers and their pal Barry Sonnenfeld. Turns out, Brolin was on an...
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Archery hits pop culture's bull's-eye with movie
May. 23, 2012 2:37 PM ET (AP)
Two-time Olympian Jennifer Nichols' eyes light up with she talks about her sport finally climbing out of the shadows.
"The Hunger Games" has shined a bright light on the ancient sport of archery and...
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Loach's whiskey expert brings Scotland to Cannes
May. 23, 2012 10:08 AM ET (AP)
Charles MacLean is out of his element in Cannes, a town consumed by cinema and celebrity. His element is Scotch whisky _ "uisge beatha," he says, giving it its Gaelic name. The water of life.
MacLean...