The new "Star Wars" sequel has an official timeline and one confirmed returning character: robot R2-D2.

Director J.J. Abrams will begin shooting in May on "Star Wars: Episode VII," which is set three decades after 1983's "Return of the Jedi," Disney CEO Bob Iger said Tuesday.

Fans are increasingly willing to pay for digital music through subscription streaming services rather than downloading it illegally for free, according to an upbeat report published on Tuesday.

Revenues from services such as Spotify or Deezer rose 51 percent in 2013, breaking through the symbolic $1 billion barrier for the first time, according to music industry group IFPI's annual digital music report.

The Rolling Stones on Tuesday postponed indefinitely their tour of Australia and New Zealand with frontman Mick Jagger plunged into grief over the suicide of girlfriend L'Wren Scott.

Jagger, who was expected to head to New York, said he was "struggling to understand" Scott's death as it emerged her fashion design business was grappling with multi-million-dollar debts.

The studio that produced "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games" is at it again: "Divergent" is the latest teen adventure saga with a fearless female heroine battling the odds in a post-apocalyptic future.

All eyes in Hollywood are on the box office fortunes of the movie, which hits theaters in the United States on Friday.

Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet was honored with a star on the storied Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday -- hours after an earthquake jolted Tinseltown awake.

The "Titanic" star joked that the pre-dawn 4.4 magnitude quake, which was felt strongly across the Los Angeles area, occurred just as she was getting ready with a breast pump for her three-month old son.

Kanye West pleaded no contest Monday to misdemeanor battery against a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport in a special plea in which he maintains his innocence.

West entered the plea through his attorney and did not attend the court hearing. He was sentenced to two years of probation, 24 anger management therapy sessions and 250 hours of community service.

The One World Romania international human rights documentary film festival which opened in Bucharest on Monday reviews the struggles of eastern Europe since the collapse of communism 25 years ago.

A quarter century after the fall of the Iron Curtain, "we still have to fight against corruption and prejudices but we are free," the Czech ambassador to Romania Jiri Sitler said at the opening ceremony.

L'Wren Scott, American fashion designer to the stars and long-time girlfriend of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, was found dead at her New York apartment on Monday.

Jagger was "completely shocked and devastated" by the death of the 49-year-old Scott, a spokesman for the rocker said. According to U.S. media, the former model was found hanged.

Written by Anthony Sargon

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” is a marvelous film. Perhaps Wes Anderson’s most Wes Anderson-y film yet, it’s funny, surprisingly melancholic, and a gorgeous feast for the eyes. If you’re not a fan of Anderson’s fast-talking, offbeat style, then there may not be enough here to change your mind, but that’s a big shame given that this is an incredibly rich and layered film. It cements the fact that Anderson is one of the most talented and consistent American filmmakers working today. Oh, and Ralph Fiennes should do more comedy. He’s brilliant.

Written by Anthony Sargon

On the surface, “Dog Days” is the story of struggling street food vendors trying to work through tricky and detrimental legislation that forces them to sell the same, generic products…products that can’t compete with the burgeoning food truck industry. If you look a bit closer, though, it becomes apparent that “Dog Days” is actually a story about perseverance. It’s a beautiful homage to individuals who work harder than most of us, yet earn only a fraction of what they deserve and need. It’s the story of people going against all odds in order to survive, but to also help one another.