PARIS, June 3 (UPI) -- Former movie star Brigitte Bardot, a well-known animal rights activist, has been fined $23,000 by a French court for inciting racial hatred.

HOLLYWOOD, April 18 (UPI) -- "What Just Happened?," U.S. director Barry Levinson's account of an embattled Hollywood producer, was selected to close this year's Cannes film festival.

SYDNEY, June 1 (UPI) -- Italian movie icon Sophia Loren had strong words for director Quentin Tarantino over his recent claim that Italian cinema was dead.

ROME, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Sophia Loren was offended by not being invited to the first Rome Film Festival, which got under way in the Eternal City last weekend, her sister says. "We sat at home and ate chocolates," said Maria Scicolone. Festival officials belatedly realized their g

CANNES, France, March 21 (UPI) -- Sofia Coppola's "Marie-Antoinette" starring Kirsten Dunst has been selected to compete in the Cannes Film Festival, it was reported Tuesday.

CANNES, France, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The presidency of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival jury was awarded Wednesday to Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai.

PARIS, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Brigitte Bardot is downplaying her 70th birthday Tuesday.

PARIS, June 10 (UPI) -- A Paris court Thursday fined French actress Brigitte Bardot about $6,000 for racial slurs appearing in her latest book.

PARIS, May 7 (UPI) -- Film legend Brigitte Bardot apologized in a Paris court where she faced charges of inciting racial hatred with her book "A Cry in the Silence."

PARIS, May 20 (UPI) --