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Dancers perform on the red carpet ahead of the opening ceremony and the screening of The Great Gatsby at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: Will a switched-at-birth Japanese drama tug on Steven Spielberg's heart strings? The Cannes Film Festival was wondering that Saturday, when Kore-eda Hirokazu's elegant and emotional "Like Father, Like Son" premiered. It quickly emerged as an early contender for ...

File - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, US singer Michael Jackson announces at a press conference that he is set to play ten live concerts at the London O2 Arena in July 2009. Jurors hearing Katherine Jackson’s lawsuit against AEG Live heard from a pair of defense witnesses who gave varying assessments of Jackson’s health as he rehearsed for the “This Is It” show. The testimony in a Los Angeles courtroom by choreographers Stacy Walker and Travis Payne on May 13-14, 2013, was the only evidence in the trial’s third week that focused on the pop superstar. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

Jury gets first glimpse of defense in Jackson case

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: THE CASE Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter ...

Actress Berenice Bejo poses for portraits at during the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent Emmanuel)

Cannes helps actors Bejo and Rahim cross borders

The magic and glamour of Cannes can be hard to spot on a day when rain is lashing the palm trees, roiling the gray Mediterranean and pooling in puddles along the Croisette. But the world's leading film festival can transform careers — something no one knows that better than actors ...

Joe Mantegna, 'Fat Tony' From 'The Simpsons,' On How He Got The Role

Tony Award-winning actor Joe Mantegna of "Criminal Minds" sits down with us to discuss his work as 'Fat Tony' on "The Simpsons."

Pizza Guy, Not Coppola, Told Joe Mantegna He Landed 'Godfather 3' Role

Tony Award-winning actor Joe Mantegna of "Criminal Minds" sits down with us to discuss how he found out he was in the third 'Godfather' film.

Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles Goes Solo, Drafts Rick Rubin

Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles is releasing a solo album. Nettles says Friday in a news release that she is working with Rick Rubin and will release the album in the fall.

'Last Vegas' Trailer: It's 'The Hangover' For Old People

What if "The Hangover" was about four 60-something friends heading to Las Vegas for a bachelor party weekend? It would probably look something like "Last Vegas," a new film that brings Oscar winners Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Kevin Kline and Morgan Freeman together onscreen for the first time.