Belleville News Democrat: Entertainment http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2012 Belleville News Democrat Entertainment 60 Sat, 26 May 2012 16:19:46 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com Mexico's Michel Franco wins Cannes sidebar prize http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189601/mexicos-michel-franco-wins-cannes.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189601/mexicos-michel-franco-wins-cannes.html Sat, 26 May 2012 13:30 CDT "After Lucia" by Mexican director Michel Franco has won the top prize in the Cannes Film Festival's sidebar competition, Un Certain Regard. Country's George Jones released from hospital http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189547/countrys-george-jones-released.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189547/countrys-george-jones-released.html Sat, 26 May 2012 12:05 CDT Country music star George Jones has been released from the hospital. NC musician Doc Watson still in critical condition http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189531/nc-musician-doc-watson-still-in.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189531/nc-musician-doc-watson-still-in.html Sat, 26 May 2012 11:40 CDT Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson remains in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery this week. NC musician Doc Watson still in critical condition http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189496/nc-musician-doc-watson-still-in.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189496/nc-musician-doc-watson-still-in.html Sat, 26 May 2012 10:45 CDT Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson remains in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery this week. Zimbabwe arrests British music presenter http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189434/zimbabwe-arrests-british-music.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189434/zimbabwe-arrests-british-music.html Sat, 26 May 2012 08:45 CDT 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. Eurovision set for battle of the oldies http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189402/eurovision-set-for-battle-of-the.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189402/eurovision-set-for-battle-of-the.html Sat, 26 May 2012 11:50 CDT 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. Tear-jerker 'Mud' ends Cannes competition lineup http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189396/tear-jerker-mud-ends-cannes-competition.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189396/tear-jerker-mud-ends-cannes-competition.html Sat, 26 May 2012 10:45 CDT 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. Matthew McConaughey pulls off Cannes double header http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189389/matthew-mcconaughey-pulls-of-cannes.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189389/matthew-mcconaughey-pulls-of-cannes.html Sat, 26 May 2012 11:10 CDT 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. Reopening of Berlin Staatsoper faces new delay http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189365/reopening-of-berlin-staatsoper.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189365/reopening-of-berlin-staatsoper.html Sat, 26 May 2012 04:30 CDT 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. Morocco hosts world's artists, imprisons its own http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189313/morocco-hosts-worlds-artists-imprisons.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/26/2189313/morocco-hosts-worlds-artists-imprisons.html Sat, 26 May 2012 02:25 CDT 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. Wildfire blows heavy smoke near Disney World http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2189116/wildfire-blows-heavy-smoke-near.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2189116/wildfire-blows-heavy-smoke-near.html Fri, 25 May 2012 20:30 CDT A wildfire that is burning in Orlando blew heavy smoke near the busy hotel and attractions district of Walt Disney World at the start of the busy Memorial Day weekend. TV director-producer Robert Finkel dies at 94 http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2189099/tv-director-producer-robert-finkel.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2189099/tv-director-producer-robert-finkel.html Fri, 25 May 2012 19:40 CDT Emmy Award-winning TV director and producer Robert Finkel has died. He was 94. Court orders woman to stay away from Jeff Goldblum http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2189086/court-orders-woman-to-stay-away.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2189086/court-orders-woman-to-stay-away.html Fri, 25 May 2012 19:40 CDT A judge on Friday granted Jeff Goldblum a temporary restraining order against a woman who has been repeatedly ordered to stay away from the actor in recent years. Katie Finneran to join cast of Broadway's 'Annie' http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2189077/katie-finneran-to-join-cast-of.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2189077/katie-finneran-to-join-cast-of.html Sat, 26 May 2012 10:05 CDT Katie Finneran is about to get evil - playing Miss Hannigan in the new production of "Annie" on Broadway. Britney Spears debuts on 'X Factor' show http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188924/britney-spears-debuts-on-x-factor.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188924/britney-spears-debuts-on-x-factor.html Sat, 26 May 2012 06:06 CDT Britney Spears has been on the job just two days and she's already proving to be a popular judge on "The X Factor." Movie Scores: How the critics rated the new movies http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188901/movie-scores-how-the-critics-rated.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188901/movie-scores-how-the-critics-rated.html Fri, 25 May 2012 16:50 CDT They protect Earth from the dastardly aliens who roam among us, but Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones can only manage mediocre reviews from critics in "Men in Black 3." Facebook ads less than lucrative for many businesses http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188753/facebook-ads-less-than-lucrative.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188753/facebook-ads-less-than-lucrative.html Fri, 25 May 2012 14:29 CDT As the public joined the frenzy around Facebook Inc.'s Wall Street debut, well-connected institutional investors were hearing a more sobering message: The social network's main business, advertising, was sputtering. TNA claims WWE tried to poach its wrestlers http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188752/tna-claims-wwe-tried-to-poach.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188752/tna-claims-wwe-tried-to-poach.html Fri, 25 May 2012 14:49 CDT Two giants in the wrestling world are getting ready to rumble - in a courtroom. Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend freed from Pa. prison http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188735/anne-hathaways-ex-boyfriend-freed.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188735/anne-hathaways-ex-boyfriend-freed.html Fri, 25 May 2012 16:10 CDT An Italian ex-boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway has been released from a Pennsylvania federal prison following a real-estate scam. Calif. activist guilty in Vietnamese singer attack http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188730/calif-activist-guilty-in-vietnamese.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188730/calif-activist-guilty-in-vietnamese.html Fri, 25 May 2012 14:03 CDT A California activist faces up to three years and eight months behind bars for spraying an irritant at a pop singer from Vietnam to protest communism. India's Rai Bachchan ignores chatter about weight http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188682/rai-bachchan-ignores-chatter-about.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188682/rai-bachchan-ignores-chatter-about.html Fri, 25 May 2012 14:29 CDT Aishwarya Rai Bachchan says she's is happy with herself and her weight - a rare combination in the world of celebrities. Madonna in holy land to kick off world tour http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188671/madonna-in-holy-land-to-kick-off.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188671/madonna-in-holy-land-to-kick-off.html Fri, 25 May 2012 13:29 CDT Israelis are gearing up to get down at Madonna's show as the pop diva landed in the holy land ahead of her world tour which kicks off here next week. Records: Winans' license suspended when carjacked http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188648/records-winans-license-suspended.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188648/records-winans-license-suspended.html Fri, 25 May 2012 12:44 CDT Records show Detroit pastor and gospel singing icon Marvin Winans' driver's license was suspended and there was a warrant out for his arrest when he was carjacked last week. Gregg Allman engaged to 24-year-old girlfriend http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188635/gregg-allman-engaged-to-24-year.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188635/gregg-allman-engaged-to-24-year.html Fri, 25 May 2012 12:29 CDT Gregg Allman is getting married for the seventh time. New Spoleto season opens in Charleston http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188627/new-spoleto-season-opens-in-charleston.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188627/new-spoleto-season-opens-in-charleston.html Fri, 25 May 2012 12:13 CDT The 36th edition of the Spoleto Festival USA is open in Charleston.