AP - Ticket sales at the box office was brisk over the weekend, as moviegoers turned out for the opening of "Angels & Demons," which wrestled top film honors from "Star Trek."

Reuters - A treat for romantics and those who take their poetry seriously, New Zealand director Jane Campion's gorgeously filmed "Bright Star," a competition entry at the Cannes Film Festival, may not be a joy forever, but it will do until the next joy comes along.

E! Online - Mel Gibson has one less headache to deal with now.

Reuters - Director Wim Wenders' next project is "Pina," a collaboration with avant-garde choreographer Pina Bausch on what is being called the first 3-D dance feature.

AP - Actor Alec Baldwin's joke about getting a Filipino mail-order bride provoked a sharp response in the Philippines, with one senator saying Monday that the "30 Rock" star faces violence if he ever visits.

AP - "Angels & Demons" took the box office from "Star Trek" by earning $48 million in its first weekend of release.

AP - Don't ask Lars von Trier why he made "Antichrist," the grim and gory tale of a trip to the woods that goes badly wrong, and a film that has left audiences at Cannes shaken, stirred — and sharply divided.

AP - Jim Carrey has multiple personalities in his next movie.

Reuters - Light on A-list stars, extravagant parties and celebrity stunts, this year's Cannes film festival has not escaped the global economic downturn.

AP - Woody Allen agreed Monday to a $5 million settlement in his lawsuit accusing American Apparel of using an image parodying him as a rabbi without his permission.