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Amid glamor of Cannes, Sean Penn tries to turn focus to Haiti

Amid glamor of Cannes, Sean Penn tries to turn focus to Haiti
CANNES, France - Sean Penn tried to turn the conversation at the Cannes Film Festival to Haiti, hosting a fundraiser for the earthquake-ravaged and poverty-stricken country. It was the first time the festival has used its glitzy, global spotlight to attract attention for a cause not connected with a movie. Penn, director Paul Haggis and model Petra Nemcova brought their individual charities together for a black-tie dinner Friday evening to benefit their organizations and renew attention to the Caribbean country. Designer Giorgio Armani co-hosted the gala. "A film festival is not simply about films, ever," Penn said. "This isn't a film, what we're doing now. It's not a film when we stand outside and we take pictures for magazines. What it all has to do…
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Jackie Chan punches his way out of action movies, says he's giving up fighting on screen

Jackie Chan punches his way out of action movies, says he's giving up fighting on screen
CANNES, France - Jackie Chan is landing his last punch as an action star, but says he is stepping into retirement having made one of the most important films of his career. The Hong Kong actor told the AP on Friday that his latest film…
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3rd part of animated trilogy about gang of zoo animals brings Stiller and Rock to Cannes

3rd part of animated trilogy about gang of zoo animals brings Stiller and Rock to Cannes
CANNES, France - It's taken an animated trilogy about a gang of zoo animals to bring Ben Stiller and Chris Rock together. Two of the most influential comedians over the last two decades, they have seemingly always orbited in the same world — both New…
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With Brooklyn Decker in two films this week, a look at five top models-turned-actors

With Brooklyn Decker in two films this week, a look at five top models-turned-actors
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Everyone in Hollywood wants to be a multi-hyphenate, right? Everyone wants to show they can do it all. A key figure in that tradition is the model-turned-actor. Maybe they wanted to act but had to take modeling gigs first; maybe they…
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Jackie Chan says he's giving up fighting on screen; 'Chinese Zodiac' to be last action role

Jackie Chan says he's giving up fighting on screen; 'Chinese Zodiac' to be last action role
CANNES, France - Jackie Chan says he is landing his last punch. The Hong Kong actor told the AP on Friday that his latest film "Chinese Zodiac" will be his last action movie. Chan, launching the film in Cannes with co-stars Kwone Sang Woo, Yao…
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