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Cosby's Wife Finishes Deposition in Defamation Lawsuit

Bill Cosby's wife on Tuesday completed her deposition in a defamation lawsuit filed by seven women who contend the comedian branded them as liars after they went public with sexual assault allegations against him.

Camille Cosby answered questions under oath for about 5 1/2 hours, according to Joe Cammarata, a lawyer for the women. Cammarata wouldn't discuss specifics of questions he asked during the civil deposition in Boston.

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Review: Feminism Freezes over in 'Huntsman' Sequel

"The Huntsman: Winter's War" is one of the more bizarre sequels in recent memory. If modern movies are going to strip every side story out of every superhero universe and beyond, fairy tales should be fair game too. But, it's more than a little odd that the filmmakers here decided to follow up their feminist reimagining of the Snow White story with one focused on Eric the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) and the jilted, hysterical woman (Emily Blunt's Freya) who is trying to keep him apart from his true love (Jessica Chastain's Sara). If this is progress, count me out.

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'Everybody Loves Raymond' Star Doris Roberts Dies at 90

Tributes poured in Monday for Emmy-winning actress Doris Roberts, the star of U.S. sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond," who has died aged 90.

Roberts picked up best supporting actress four times in the early 2000s for her portrayal of Marie Barone, the mother of Ray Romano's sportswriter character in the show, which ran for nine seasons.

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Ronit Elkabetz, Ambassador of Israeli Cinema, Dies at 51

Israeli actress Ronit Elkabetz, who helped bring her country's films to the world and became a star in France, died on Tuesday aged 51 after battling cancer, her agent said.

A mother of two, the actress, screenwriter and director appeared in films including "The Girl on the Train" alongside Catherine Deneuve and "Ashes and Blood".

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'Hunger Games' Memorabilia to Go under the Hammer

Collectors with a good arm and a few thousand dollars to burn are being invited to bid for Jennifer Lawrence's iconic hunting bow in an auction of memorabilia from blockbuster film franchise "The Hunger Games."

The weapon -- expected to fetch up to $12,000 -- is among almost 500 costumes, props and other items up for grabs from the original film and its sequels "Catching Fire" and the two-part "Mockingjay."

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Surprises Galore including Bernie Sanders at Coachella Festival

The Coachella music festival is famous for its surprises, and the latest edition included one of the more uncommon -- an appearance, although remotely, of a presidential candidate.

Senator Bernie Sanders showed up late Saturday on the screen of the main stage in the California desert of the leading U.S. music festival, bringing cheers to the mostly young crowd -- the left-wing candidate's main support base.

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Hollywood Mogul Blasts Obama, Google over Piracy

Movie mogul Avi Lerner branded U.S. President Barack Obama "a coward" on Saturday, berating him for not taking on Google over piracy.

The 68-year-old American-Israeli producer told AFP that the White House's failure to force the search engine giant to improve its anti-piracy measures was costing Hollywood millions of dollars a year.

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Axl Rose, back with Guns N' Roses, to Front AC/DC

Axl Rose fired up a reunited Guns N' Roses at the Coachella festival on Saturday as he was announced as the new frontman of an even more veteran hard rock group -- AC/DC.

In one of rock's most long discussed reunions, Rose performed on the festival stage in the California desert with guitarist Slash, who until this month had not joined his former bandmate and on-off nemesis for more than two decades.

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Coy Putin Laughs Off Remarriage Question in Annual Phone-in

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday laughed off a question about Russia's next first lady during his annual phone-in with the nation, but hinted that "maybe" he will remarry one day.

In 2013, the Russian strongman and his wife Lyudmila, his partner of nearly 30 years with whom he has two daughters, stunned Russia by announcing their divorce on television after attending a ballet performance at the Kremlin.

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Cannes Film Festival Line-up

The organizers of the Cannes film festival unveiled Thursday the list of the 20 movies which will be shown in competition for the Palme d'Or next month.

Here are the films showing in and out of competition.

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