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Ben Affleck to receive honorary doctorate
PROVIDENCE, R.I., April 25 (UPI) -- "Argo" actor-director-producer Ben Affleck will receive an honorary doctorate from Rhode Island's Brown University, the Ivy League school said.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 25 (UPI) -- AMC Entertainment Inc. is selling advance "Iron Man 3" tickets again after settling with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on how to split U.S. ticket income.
SAINT-TROPEZ, France, April 25 (UPI) -- Former movie star Brigitte Bardot says she is thrilled to be reunited with her lost cat, which had been missing for almost a month.
CANNES, France, April 24 (UPI) -- This year's Cannes International Film Festival jury features Academy Award winners Nicole Kidman, Christoph Waltz and Ang Lee, the organization said Wednesday.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson set for abdominal surgery
LOS ANGELES, April 23 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announced via Twitter he is scheduled to undergo surgery next week to repair an abdominal tear.
Ben Affleck to live on $1.50 for a day
LOS ANGELES, April 23 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor-filmmaker Ben Affleck says he will take the Live Below the Line challenge next week and spend no more than $1.50 on food and drink in a day.
Actor Matthew McConaughey starts clothing line
NEW YORK, April 22 (UPI) -- Actor Matthew McConaughey says he is working with Canada's Grand National Apparel on a clothing collection inspired by his active lifestyle.
Actress Reese Witherspoon and husband Jim Toth arrested in Atlanta
ATLANTA, April 22 (UPI) -- Film star Reese Witherspoon was charged with disorderly conduct after her husband was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence in Atlanta, police say.
LOS ANGELES, April 21 (UPI) -- "Oblivion," starring Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman, took the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office with $38.152 million in gross receipts.
BEIJING, April 21 (UPI) -- The Walt Disney Co. pledged $1 million in aid to China where an earthquake left more than 180 dead, LucasFilm president Kathleen Kennedy said.
LONDON, April 20 (UPI) -- British movie star Jude Law has written the World Trade Organization asking the body to uphold a ban on trade in seal skins, an animal rights group says.
LONDON, April 20 (UPI) -- A former BBC official says British schools should teach filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock as well as Shakespeare because film is the "major means of communication."
Quentin Tarantino: Christoph Waltz just comes out of my pen
NEW YORK, April 19 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino says after working with Christoph Waltz on 2009's "Inglourious Basterds," he found himself writing a role specifically for Austrian actor in "Django Unchained."
Tom Hanks extends Broadway run in 'Lucky Guy'
NEW YORK, April 19 (UPI) -- Two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks has extended his run in the Broadway play "Lucky Guy" through July 3, producers announced.
Sandra Bullock's new movie 'The Heat' to be screened for Boston police
BOSTON, April 19 (UPI) -- "The Heat" director Paul Feig said he is setting up a Boston screening -- for the city's first-responders -- of the Sandra Bullock-Melissa McCarthy FBI comedy.
Harrison Ford calls Chewbacca a 'sack of [expletive]' on 'Kimmel'
LOS ANGELES, April 19 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Harrison Ford jokingly called Chewbacca a "Wookie sack of [expletive]" and suggested his one-time "Star Wars" co-star slept with his ex-wife.
Report: Edward Norton and Shauna Robertson secretly married in 2012
LOS ANGELES, April 19 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Edward Norton and Canadian film producer Shauna Robertson secretly married in 2012, a source told Us Weekly.
Works by Soderbergh, the Coen brothers among Cannes film fest lineup
CANNES, France, April 18 (UPI) -- Movies by Steven Soderbergh, Roman Polanski and Alexander Payne will be competing at France's Cannes Film Festival next month, organizers said.
Police standoff ends at 'American Pie' actor Eddie Kaye Thomas' home
LOS ANGELES, April 18 (UPI) -- Los Angeles police say they arrested an alleged knife-wielding woman who refused to leave the home of "American Pie" actor Eddie Kaye Thomas.
Corey Feldman wants his $100,000 'Dream a Little Dream' jacket back
LOS ANGELES, April 18 (UPI) -- Actor Corey Feldman says he wants to buy back his stolen leather jacket from a man who found it at a Massachusetts flea market, TMZ reported.
George Lucas to marry Mellody Hobson in Chicago this June
LOS ANGELES, April 18 (UPI) -- "Star Wars" creator George Lucas plans to marry his longtime girlfriend Mellody Hobson at the Chicago Peninsula Hotel in June, The Hollywood Reporter said.
David Geffen Foundation donates $25M to Academy Museum
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., April 17 (UPI) -- The David Geffen Foundation has donated $25 million to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Beverly Hills, Calif., it was announced.
'Star Wars' actor Richard LeParmentier dead at 66
AUSTIN, Texas, April 17 (UPI) -- "Star Wars" actor Richard LeParmentier has died in Austin, Texas, his family said. He was 66.
Wachowskis start shooting 'Jupiter Ascending' in England
BURBANK, Calif., April 16 (UPI) -- Sibling filmmakers Lana and Andy Wachowski have begun shooting their science-fiction epic "Jupiter Ascending" at England's Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.
Harvey Weinstein becomes a dad again at 61
NEW YORK, April 16 (UPI) -- Designer Georgina Chapman, wife of film producer Harvey Weinstein, confirmed she has given birth to their second child, a son, in New York.
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A trader wears a DOW 15,000 hat on the floor of the NYSE before the closing bell on Wall Street In New York City on May 7, 2013. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15,000 for the first time in history. UPI/John Angelillo