NEW YORK (AP) - Actor Dennis Hopper has taken ill during a publicity trip to New York, according to his publicist.

PARIS (AP) - Dennis Hopper has been named a commander in France's National Order of Arts and Letters. The 72-year-old actor was visibly moved as he received France's most prestigious prize

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - U.S. movie director David Lynch says transcendental meditation is the cure for Rio de Janeiro's rampant violence.

Pulp Fiction has topped a new magazine poll to find the best film of the past 25 years. The Quentin Tarantino cult favorite beat the Lord of The Rings trilogy and Titanic to land at the top of Entertainment Weekly's New Classics list.

Dennis Hopper recreated his fearsome Blue Velvet villain for a skit at the Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony, when he initiated first-time host Rainn Wilson.