LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.

By Ronald Grover (Reuters) - Mel Brooks, whose long career in comedy includes writing and directing hilarious films like "The Producers" and "Young Frankenstein," will receive the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award on June 6. And if you ask him, it's about time. "They're finally recognizing that I'm a pretty good director," the 86-year-old former standup comedian said in a wide-ranging interview at his Culver City offices near Los Angeles. "They say, 'Comedy force, good writer, funny actor. Nobody ever, in the press or anywhere, said I was a good director. ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A film that weaves together stories of the anguish and desperation of American and Filipino soldiers during the notorious Bataan Death March could have been shot on location in a large-scale production.

By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If you haven't gotten enough Hillary Clinton from the Benghazi hearings, stay tuned for the new biopic, "Rodham." The feature film will focus on a younger Hillary, in 1974, when the 26-year-old worked as an attorney on the House impeachment inquiry staff. During Nixon's impeachment, the then-Rodham was dating Bill Clinton, then a law professor running for the House of Representatives in Arkansas. ...

By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - At $40 million, the headlines would have been "'Iron Man' Crushes 'Gatsby'." At $51 million, it was "'Gatsby' Dazzles, But Can't Catch 'Iron Man.'" In the world of summer box-office and blockbusters, $10 million normally doesn't mean that much. But it was huge for "The Great Gatsby," which opened this weekend at about that much over what analysts were projecting a week ago. At $51 million, "Gatsby" was seen as a hit - and the fallout from that should greatly help it over the next few weeks. The reality of the film doesn't change. ...

By Keith Coffman CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - A Colorado judge on Monday opened the door to accused movie theater gunman James Holmes pleading not guilty by reason of insanity to charges he murdered 12 filmgoers last year, in a case that could bring the death penalty if he is convicted. Arapahoe County District Judge Carlos Samour Jr. said he will give prosecutors and defense lawyers a chance to present further written arguments over ground rules for an insanity plea before allowing Holmes' lawyers to enter it, if they so choose, at his next court date on May 31. ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Iron Man 3" maintained its box office mettle with $72.5 million in its second weekend, while "The Great Gatsby" proved a strong runner-up with a $50.1 million debut.

By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday said a proposed free trade agreement between the European Union and United States should cover all sectors, drawing a contrast with France, which wants to leave out sensitive cultural industries. "To realize the huge benefits this deal could bring will take ambition and political will. That means everything on the table, even the difficult issues, and no exceptions," Cameron said at a White House news conference with President Barack Obama. ...

LONDON (AP) — J.J. Abrams is master of one universe — and he's about to try conquering another.

For even those most accustomed to the frenzy of celebrity, the Cannes Film Festival can be a disorienting experience.

LONDON (Reuters) - "Avatar" director James Cameron and Russian conductor Valery Gergiev will beam the world's first live 3D ballet broadcast to 50 countries from Russia's Mariinsky theatre in June. Cinema audiences across Europe, the United States, South America, Asia, Australia and elsewhere will be able to watch Ekaterina Kondaurova dance the role of Odette/Odile in Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" at the 19th century opera house on June 6, production company Omniverse Vision said in a statement. ...

By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - The 2013 Cannes film festival opens on Wednesday with Baz Luhrmann's 3D version of "The Great Gatsby", a lavish throwback to the "Roaring Twenties" that befits the glamour and excess of the world's biggest cinema showcase. The Australian director's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel starring Leonardo DiCaprio surprised some Hollywood insiders, because Cannes traditionally launches on the palm-lined French Riviera with a splashy world premiere. ...

(Reuters) - The 2013 Cannes film festival opens on Wednesday with Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" and ends on May 26 with the presentation of the coveted Palme D'Or award for best film. Hundreds of movies will be showcased at the world's biggest film festival held on the glamorous French Riviera, where stars walk the red carpet and film professionals buy and sell titles hoping to snare the next hit. ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gatsby looks almost as great as a superhero at the weekend box office.

By Lisa Richwine and Chris Michaud (Reuters) - Tony Stark's superpowers lifted blockbuster "Iron Man 3" back to the top of movie charts in the United States and Canada, beating out a strong debut over the weekend for lavish Jazz Age drama "The Great Gatsby." Coming off a gigantic opening a week earlier, "Iron Man 3" commanded $72.5 million in ticket sales from Friday through Sunday in its second weekend. "Gatsby," starring Leonardo DiCaprio as millionaire Jay Gatsby in the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald tale, earned a strong $51.1 million, according to studio estimates. ...

BEIJING (AP) — Quentin Tarantino's violent slave-revenge movie "Django Unchained" returned to Chinese theaters on Sunday, about a month after it was pulled on opening day for unspecified "technical reasons."

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Hollywood image of Tonto once had the Lone Ranger's sidekick wearing a thin headband and lots of dangling fringes. The latest Disney version has a shirtless Johnny Depp adorned with feathers, a face painted white with black stripes, and a stuffed crow on his head.

Kristen Wiig returned to the "Saturday Night Live" stage as host this weekend, her first time back since her exit last year.

"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" director Marc Webb has released the first photo of Paul Giamatti as Aleksei Sytsevich, aka The Rhino.

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