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55 years later, 'On the Road' is finally a movie
Fifty-five years after its publication, Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" is finally burning on the big screen.
Markets swoon as anxiety about Europe takes hold
The threat of a financial crisis spreading from Europe shook markets on Wednesday. The euro dropped to a nearly two-year low against the dollar, oil prices sank to their lowest this year, and stocks took another fall.
Loach's whiskey expert brings Scotland to Cannes
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.
Young Hollywood stars strike out on own at Cannes
Vampires, Transformers, singing high-schoolers: They can all be tough to outrun.
Kylie Minogue at Cannes in bizarre 'Holy Motors'
Holy cow. The most rapturous audience reception at the Cannes Film Festival has gone to "Holy Motors," a disorienting, whirling dream of a movie by French director Leos Carax.
Brad Pitt: Brings 'Killing Them Softly' film to Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival got its biggest shot of celebrity adrenaline yet on Tuesday, even if it was only half the dose some were expecting.
Brandon Cronenberg is a chip off the bloody block
You wait years for a new Cronenberg movie at Cannes, and then two come along at once.
Brad Pitt brings 'Killing Them Softly' to Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival got its biggest shot of celebrity adrenaline yet on Tuesday, even if it was only half the dose some were expecting.
Auction claims it's selling vial with Reagan blood
A Channel Islands auction house says it's selling a vial that allegedly contains blood residue from Ronald Reagan _ a move denounced Tuesday by the late U.S. president's family and his foundation.
Loach in Cannes with spirited 'The Angels' Share'
Paul Brannigan, the untrained actor who stars in Ken Loach's latest movie, has gone from being unemployed in a rough Glasgow neighborhood to nude scenes with Scarlett Johansson.
Loach breaks out the kilts at Cannes
British director Ken Loach's new movie "The Angels' Share" is set in Scotland _ the perfect excuse to bring out the kilts in Cannes.
White House: Sanctions will move forward despite progress in talks with Iran
The White House said it would not immediately lift sanctions on Iran as a result of progress in talks to allow an investigation into Tehran's nuclear program.
Haneke, Loach among Cannes highlights thus far
The first half of the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival has completed a life cycle in films that range from the motivating spark of child birth to the despair of slow death in old age.
World Briefs: Gadhafi spy-chief indicted and jailed
The man who ran Libya's extensive spy network and was considered one of the closest confidants of dictator Moammar Gadhafi was indicted in Mauritania on Monday and transferred to a public jail, according to a justice official.
Obama: Confident Afghans can take security lead
President Obama and NATO leaders expressed confidence in Afghanistan's ability to take the lead for its own security next year, as nations with a stake in the deeply unpopular war huddled Monday for talks aimed at paving the way for its end.