
By Peter Suderman - Special to The Washington Times
“Men in Black 3” is an exercise in competence — amiable, enjoyable, and entirely forgettable. Published May 24, 2012 Comments

By Sonny Bunch - Special to The Washington Times
Sacha Baron Cohen — aka Borat, aka Bruno, aka the Dictator — might just be over and done with. His shtick is wearing thin, and he’s starting to let his politics overpower his laughs. Published May 24, 2012 Comments

By Mike Riggs - Special to The Washington Times
Actor Steve Martin is the best thing to happen to bluegrass music since Dolly Parton and Nickel Creek teamed up in 2001 to cover Collective Soul’s “Shine.” Published May 24, 2012 Comments

By Joseph Szadkowski - The Washington Times
A futuristic upgrade of a title original to Sony’s PS3 arrives to deliver a third-person multiplayer shooter mixing elements of tower defense with vehicular combat in the air and on the ground. Published May 25, 2012 Comments

By Associated Press
The publicist for “Pirates of the Caribbean” star Keira Knightley says the actress is engaged to be married. Published May 25, 2012 Comments

By Associated Press
Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson is in critical condition but improving at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery. Published May 25, 2012 Comments

By Chris Talbott - Associated Press
Gregg Allman is getting married for the seventh time. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member has told several interviewers this week that he’s engaged to his 24-year-old girlfriend, Shannon Williams, and Allman’s publicist and manager confirmed the news Friday morning. Published May 25, 2012 Comments
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By THOMAS ADAMSON - Associated Press
The Cannes film festival on Saturday wrapped up the movies in competition wading deep in the Mississippi river with "Mud," a heart-wrenching, Mark Twain-influenced tale of a teenage boy searching for the meaning of life in a harsh world and starring Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon.
By PETER LEONARD - Associated Press
Usually a jamboree of youthful exuberance _ and questionable taste _ this year's Eurovision Song Contest features a pair of elderly acts among its top contenders.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Former adult film star Jenna Jameson has been arrested in Southern California for investigation of driving under the influence after she struck a light pole with her vehicle.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Organizers of a classical music festival in Zimbabwe say authorities arrested a prominent British music personality at a concert in the second city of Bulawayo.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Officials say Berlin's Staatsoper opera house will not reopen until 2015 after a new problem arose at the building site in the German capital.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson remains in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery this week.
By PAUL SCHEMM - Associated Press
Morocco's glittering Mawazine international music festival wraps up this weekend with performances by Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz, after nine days of showcasing the North African kingdom's cool factor _ even as dissident Moroccan musicians are imprisoned for their anti-establishment lyrics.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Katie Finneran is about to get evil _ playing Miss Hannigan in the new production of "Annie" on Brodway.
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
To have one film competing at the Cannes Film Festival is a privilege. To have two, Matthew McConaughey says, is wonderful good fortune _ and the reward for a spell of hard labor in the trenches of independent cinema.
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Kristen Stewart understands the lure of the open road. So do her "On The Road" co-stars, Garrett Hedlund and Sam Riley.
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
The ripples of the Arab Spring are being felt in summery Cannes, where films from Egypt and Syria, as well as a passionate documentary about the overthrow of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, are being screened alongside the latest features from the world's heavyweight directors.
By STACEY PLAISANCE - Associated Press
Country singer Jerrod Niemann says he'll have a horn section in tow when he heads to south Louisiana this weekend for Bayou Country Superfest, a two-day festival with a lineup that includes Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean, Sara Evans and others.
By STACEY PLAISANCE - Associated Press
A horn section backs up country singer Jerrod Niemann this weekend in south Louisiana's Bayou Country Superfest, a two-day festival that includes Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean, Sara Evans and others.
By PETER LEONARD - Associated Press
A memorable melody. Distinctive stage presence. Some horse-trading of votes.