Kansas City Star: Entertainment - Wire http://www.kansascity.com/402/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2013Kansas City Star Entertainment - Wire 60 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:57:15 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) NYPD investigating actress Bynes allegations http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256541/nypd-investigating-actress-bynes.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256541/nypd-investigating-actress-bynes.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 18:52 CDT The New York Police Department is investigating allegations made by actress Amanda Bynes that she was sexually assaulted by officers arresting her for throwing a bong out of a window. Bill Clinton, other celebs at Vienna AIDS charity http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256496/bill-clinton-other-celebs-at-vienna.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256496/bill-clinton-other-celebs-at-vienna.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 18:12 CDT Cross-dressers, half-naked revelers, a famed fashion designer, entertainment icons and a former U.S. president shared the spotlight in the Austrian capital for the Life Ball, a night of hedonistic revelry for a good cause - the funding of AIDS research. Cannes: 'The Immigrant' stirs emotional response http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256351/cannes-the-immigrant-stirs-emotional.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256351/cannes-the-immigrant-stirs-emotional.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 16:46 CDT James Gray's sincere melodrama "The Immigrant" has divided the Cannes Film Festival not for its politics or its audaciousness, but for its sentimentality. Polanski laments leveling of sexes as 'idiotic' http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256135/polanski-laments-leveling-of-sexes.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256135/polanski-laments-leveling-of-sexes.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 14:41 CDT Roman Polanski says the birth control pill has had a "masculinizing" effect on women and that the leveling of the sexes is "idiotic" Cambodian film on Pol Pot rule wins Cannes prize http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255956/cambodian-film-on-pol-pot-rule.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255956/cambodian-film-on-pol-pot-rule.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 13:45 CDT An autobiographical French-Cambodian film, "The Missing Picture," which explores the bloody history of Pol Pot's dictatorship in late 1970s Cambodia, has won the "Un Certain Regard" prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Museum starts night tours of signs from Vegas past http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255935/museum-starts-night-tours-of-signs.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255935/museum-starts-night-tours-of-signs.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 13:10 CDT The junked signs that attracted throngs to old Las Vegas have for years gathered dust in a neon boneyard just a few miles from the sleek mega-casinos on the Strip. A controversial victory lap for Lewis at Cannes http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255924/a-controversial-victory-lap-for.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255924/a-controversial-victory-lap-for.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 12:50 CDT Jerry Lewis, so beloved in France, isn't quite overcome with emotion now that he's back at the Cannes Film Festival. Tilda Swinton brings erudite vampires to Cannes http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255877/tilda-swinton-brings-erudite-vampires.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255877/tilda-swinton-brings-erudite-vampires.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 12:05 CDT Tilda Swinton injects her own brand of otherworldly-cool into Jim Jarmusch's latest movie "Only Lovers Left Alive," an unusual comedy that puts a spin on the age-old vampire genre. Civil trial over Jackson's death focuses on AEG http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255806/civil-trial-over-jacksons-death.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255806/civil-trial-over-jacksons-death.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 10:45 CDT A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead: Katrina-damaged La. theater goes for 1927 glory http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255763/katrina-damaged-la-theater-goes.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255763/katrina-damaged-la-theater-goes.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 09:30 CDT With its grand arches, intricate plaster moldings, faux facades suggesting a centuries-old European villa and blue domed ceiling dotted by pinpoint lights, the Saenger Theatre was typical of the opulent movie palaces and playhouses built around the nation in the 1920s. A list of previous Palme d'Or winners at Cannes http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255661/a-list-of-previous-palme-dor-winners.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255661/a-list-of-previous-palme-dor-winners.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 07:30 CDT For 66 years, the Cannes Film Festival's highest prize, the Palme d'Or, has been one of the most prestigious in movies. Winners have ranged from classic American films (Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver," Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation") to European classics (Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita"). Iranian director facing jail appears in Cannes http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255656/iranian-director-facing-jail-appears.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255656/iranian-director-facing-jail-appears.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 07:20 CDT "Manuscripts Don't Burn" tells the story of an Iranian author secretly writing his memoirs and authorities' attempts to destroy the manuscript - a topic the director, Mohammad Rasoulof, knows quite a bit about. Palme d'Or race wide open at Cannes Film Festival http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255652/palme-dor-race-wide-open-at-cannes.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255652/palme-dor-race-wide-open-at-cannes.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 07:15 CDT After two weeks, 20 films and parade after parade down the red carpet, the Cannes Film Festival has not produced a clear-cut frontrunner for the Palme d'Or. Actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to Ohio schools http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255463/actor-tyler-perry-donates-100k.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255463/actor-tyler-perry-donates-100k.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50 CDT Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has surprised middle school students in Ohio by showing up at a musical concert and donating $100,000 to help student athletes in the city's South-Western schools. Calif. teen takes supermodel to prom http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4254955/calif-teen-takes-supermodel-to.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4254955/calif-teen-takes-supermodel-to.html#storylink=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 20:30 CDT A Southern California teen turned heads at his prom when he showed up with a Sports Illustrated model as his date. Stone Temple Pilots sue ex-frontman Scott Weiland http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4254831/stone-temple-pilots-sue-ex-frontman.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4254831/stone-temple-pilots-sue-ex-frontman.html#storylink=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 19:00 CDT The Stone Temple Pilots accuse former frontman Scott Weiland of misusing the band's name to further his solo career and want a judge to strip the rocker of his ability to use the group's name or songs. Fox reality chief Mike Darnell exiting the network http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4254512/fox-reality-chief-mike-darnell.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4254512/fox-reality-chief-mike-darnell.html#storylink=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 16:35 CDT Fox reality chief Mike Darnell said Friday that he's exiting the network after an 18-year stay, ending a reign that - depending on one's point of view - has made TV more exciting or more squalid. And great for Fox. Cannes: Dern a leading man again in 'Nebraska' http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4254254/cannes-dern-a-leading-man-again.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4254254/cannes-dern-a-leading-man-again.html#storylink=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 14:55 CDT For the aging, gruff patriarch of his father-son road trip "Nebraska," Alexander Payne tried to lure Gene Hackman out of retirement and considered the likes of Robert Duvall and Jack Nicholson. Bruce Dern calls them "the obvious guys." First lady to students: 'I have failed at things' http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4254070/first-lady-kerry-washington-visit.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4254070/first-lady-kerry-washington-visit.html#storylink=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55 CDT Failure is OK, but continuing to work hard is more important, Michelle Obama said Friday. Man charged with stalking Jennifer Lawrence's kin http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4254018/man-charged-with-stalking-jennifer.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4254018/man-charged-with-stalking-jennifer.html#storylink=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 13:45 CDT A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of Jennifer Lawrence after authorities say he repeatedly insisted that the man put him in touch with the Oscar-winning actress so he could protect her, according to court documents.