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For Star Trek Into Darkness, the series' second film prequel, Zachary Quinto, left, and Chris Pine reprise their respective roles as Spock and Captain Kirk.

'Star Trek Into Darkness' could stand to be lighter

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Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:

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Gunshot scare at Cannes involves 'Django' actor Christoph Waltz

An incident apparently involving a gun briefly interrupted a French television interview with actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday and sent nearby pedestrians scurrying for safety.
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Brief panic as blanks fired during Cannes TV show

A live outdoor television broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival was briefly interrupted Friday when what sounded like gunshots sent crew and spectators scurrying for cover.
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Jordan finally front and center in 'Fruitvale'

Before "Fruitvale Station," Michael B. Jordan was glimpsed sporadically in supporting roles on TV shows like "The Wire" and "Friday Night Lights," and in films like "Chronicle" and "Red Tails."
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Iran's Farhadi and China's Jia make Cannes splash

Two directors from countries with tough film censorship brought bold and probing movies to the Cannes Film Festival on Friday - one exploring China's social problems, the other delving into the mysteries of the human heart.
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Jordan finally front and center in 'Fruitvale'

Before "Fruitvale Station," Michael B. Jordan was glimpsed sporadically in supporting roles on TV shows like "The Wire" and "Friday Night Lights," and in films like "Chronicle" and "Red Tails."
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$1 million in jewelry stolen near Cannes film fest

Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry, in a brazen late-night burglary just hours after the screening of a film about break-ins at the homes of Hollywood celebrities, French officials said Friday.
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Sarah Polley reveals her family's intimate history in 'Stories We Tell'

ORLANDO, Fla. - Few personal documentaries can boast of the sort of notices the Canadian actress / director Sarah Polley has earned for her film "Stories We Tell." This dissection of her family history - her actor father, the actress / casting director mother who died when Sarah was 11, the secret...
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Michael Shannon finds stardom in lost souls

MINNEAPOLIS - Michael Shannon has quietly become one of the most interesting and original actors of his era. Climbing a ladder of indie gems, he's established himself as the natural heir to Christopher Walken, but with a jolt of broad-shouldered menace. He can take your head off in roles as diverse...
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TV, movie shoots get inside track at Irwindale Speedway

IRWINDALE, Calif. - A loud screeching sound echoed across the oval racetrack as a driver burned rubber, revving the engine of a silver Mercedes-Benz and spinning the vehicle a full 360 degrees while kicking up a cloud of dust and smoke.