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Wow. I know I said Saturday Night Live brought out the big guns with last week's Justin Timberlake-hosted show, but that was nothing compared to what the show had in...

At 70, Francis Ford Coppola is not worried about ruining his career - because he no longer has one. He tells Xan Brooks why he's finally free to make the films he wantsIt rains overnight and the next day Cannes feels as though it's been out at sea. Everything is drenched and dripping; I half expect to see fish expiring on the steps of the Palais. On the rooftop terrace of an adjacent hotel, the plastic sheeting billows like a mainsail, and there in the corner sits Francis Ford Coppola, the ancient mariner of American cinema himself, blown back from obscurity. He says he needs a coffee to perk him up.Coppola first came to Cannes in 1969 - with a film called The Rain People, strangely enough - and remains one of the few directors to win the festival's top prize twice: for The Conversation in 1974, and for Apocalypse Now in 1979. Today, with his white beard and bright pink socks, he has the look of a tourist letting his hair down on a summer vacation. Where did the time go, he wonders. '

The new york Daily News reveals that Kristin Scott Thomas, the Olivier Award-winning star of Broadway's and the Royal Court Theatre's critically acclaimed production of Anton Chekhov's THE SEAGULL will star in a French production of Stephen Sondheim's 'A Little night music'.

The "Survivor: Tocantins" season finale began with three Jalapao tribe members remaining (JT, Stephen and Taj) and only one Timbira tribe member (Erinn) left in the competition. See who got the final immunity necklace, and which contestant became the sole "Survivor," winning $1 million. JT got immunity after the four contestants raced through a tarantula obstacle course and completed a web shaped puzzle. Though it looked like Erinn may win the challenge, JT's head start worked to his advantage. At the tribal council JT and Stephen turned against their team member Taj and decided to vote her off the island, thinking that Erinn was easiest to go up against in the end. "I lost focus in the game and that cost me the game," Taj said of her being voted off.

Tom Hanks' movie got it done. Jennifer Aniston's didn't. And Star Trek made things very interesting. Hanks' Angels & Demons managed to hold off a tenacious Trek for...

TVNZCongress's Second ChanceWall Street JournalThe electorate rewarded competent politicians of both major parties and rejected unqualified contenders, such as Bollywood stars. Regional parties that ran on caste or race issues, such as Kumari Mayawati's party in Uttar Pradesh, lost ground. ...Gandhi Dynasty Heir Carries Hopes Of Millions Sky NewsIndia's Elections Reveal New Trends BusinessWeekCongress wins 21 seats in Uttar Pradesh, stumps rivals Economic Timesall 1,650 news articles

Nhatky.inPrakash Mehra - creator of Bollywood's 'angry young man'Hindustan Times, IndiaHe was the brain behind popular Bollywood coinages like 'angry young man' and 'muqaddar ka sikandar', and gave Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan his biggest break in "Zanjeer". Prolific filmmaker Prakash Mehra, who died Sunday, will always be ...Filmmaker Prakash Mehra passes away Bollywood MantraBig B's top director Prakash Mehra dies NDTV.comPrakash Mehra passes away Times of IndiaThaindian.com - myPOPKORNall 46 news articles

A boyish 23-year-old violinist born in the Soviet Union won the Eurovision Song Contest for Norway,...

Two Obie Award-winning theater companies -- The Play Company and Ma-Yi Theater -- collaborate to present the new york premiere of Lloyd Suh's new play AMERICAN HWANGAP, previews began May 9, prior to an official press opening tonight, May 17 Off-Broadway at The Wild Project (195 East 3rd Street) in Manhattan. Trip Cullman directs an ensemble cast featuring some of the country's most accomplished Asian American actors, including James Saito (TV's 'Eli Stone' and Obie winner for DURANGO), Michi Barall (Charles Mee's QUEENS BOULEVARD), Mia Katigbak (DOGEATERS), Peter Kim (THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE), and Hoon Lee (YELLOWFACE).

The finale wasn't what we expected. What exactly went wrong with Season 7? Source: Vonda SinesPublished: May 17, 2009