An Arkansas business student who once kicked so high she gave herself a black eye was crowned Miss America 2017 late Sunday.

Savvy Shields, 21, wore an elegant strapless black evening gown as she accepted the crown from the 2016 winner, Betty Cantrell of Georgia.

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman warned Sunday that Hollywood was facing new challenges in the era of online streaming, and needed festivals more than ever to get films noticed.

"I don't think there is a Hollywood anymore," the Aussie star told a press conference in Toronto following the world premiere of "Lion" by director Garth Davis.

"Little Men", a drama about the friendship between two boys in New York, was awarded the Grand Prize at France's Deauville American Film Festival.

Kanye West brought his "Saint Pablo Tour" to the small stage at a New York Fashion Week party, where he performed under smoky, dark lights, and ended his set with some outspoken words, per usual.

West hit the stage Friday night at The Plaza Hotel, where the audience — a bit sweaty and cramped and made of up fashion and entertainment industry insiders — hung on to the rapper's every move as he performed new and old songs, even jumping into the audience to rap with the crowd.

As a documentary on the Syrian conflict, "The War Show" is highly personal, capturing the lives of a group of youngsters from the uprising's exhilarating first protests to the unspeakable horrors that followed.

Heartthrob Michael Fassbender admitted Thursday that love "made me get my shit together" as he debuted his latest film with co-star and girlfriend Alicia Vikander -- a weepie which has Venice reaching for the kleenex.

Heartfelt performances from the real-life couple in "The Light Between Oceans", a suspenseful melodrama, had critics at the Venice film festival in tears, despite some grumbles that the plot was far-fetched and the emotion piled on too thick.

An attorney for Chris Brown said Wednesday that the singer has been released from custody, following a bizarre standoff at his home with police after a woman alleged that he pointed a gun at her.

Police arrested Brown on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, after an hours-long standoff on Tuesday. 

The news of Hollywood legend Gene Wilder's death Monday was greeted with shock by his legion of fans and fellow stars, who took to social media to voice their sorrow.

Hollywood star Gene Wilder, who delighted audiences with his comic turns in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" and several Mel Brooks classics including "Blazing Saddles" and "The Producers," died Monday at age 83, Variety magazine reported.

Beyonce on Sunday dominated the MTV Video Music Awards as she won a near-record award haul and awed the audience with a fiery dance medley with an unstated political message.