Hollywood star Ryan Phillippe has denied his new film Stop-Loss is playing on the anti-war feeling among many U.S. citizens, insisting it is quite the opposite. The Crash actor plays an Iraq War veteran in the Kimberly Peirce-directed film, who struggles to adapt to life back home after a first tour of duty - before he is unexpectedly sent back to the Middle East against his will.

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.