Happy Birthday to "The Unusuals" star Amber Tamblyn (1983), British singer/actress Martine McCutcheon (1976), "Lost In Translation" director Sofia Coppola (1971), "The Aviator" Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett (1969),

Michelle Williams has sparked rumors of a new romance with filmmaker Spike Jonze - six months after the death of her ex-fiancé Heath Ledger.

Happy Birthday to "Joan of Arcadia" star Amber Tamblyn (1983), British singer/actress Martine McCutcheon (1976), "Lost In Translation" director Sofia Coppola (1971),

Director Sophia Coppola has fallen victim to pickpockets in an up-market French department store. The Lost In Translation movie maker was shopping in Le Bon Marche in Paris when thieves struck, stealing her credit card and the contents of her handbag.

What do Brad Pitt, Jodie Foster, Gwyneth Paltrow and Leonardo DiCaprio have in common besides megawatt stardom, vast fortunes and acclaimed performances in hit movies? They've all starred in cheesy foreign commercials, pocketing major paychecks with every faltering stab at the phrasebook. And in the era of YouTube, they may be living to regret it.

Legendary American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has been honored by the French Legion after they promoted his rank from 'Chevalier' to 'Officer.' The Legion of Honour is the highest award given by the French Republic for outstanding service to France, regardless of the social status or nationality of the recipients.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Female directors are flooding today's theaters more than ever, with movies as diverse as the women themselves. Yet the struggle for equality, recognition and respect continues.

Rooney rocker Robert Schwartzman remains unfazed when people assume the band has only got as far as it has because of his family connections. Schwartzman's mother is actress Talia Shire; his brother is actor Jason Schwartzman; his uncle is director Francis Ford Coppola; his cousins include Nicolas Cage and Sofia Coppola; and his late grandfather was movie composer Carmine Coppola.

"Everybody says that I'm different on the days we're shooting the gore - that I'm just extra happy." Hostel director Eli Roth enjoys filming graphic scenes in his horror movies.