Hollywood stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey and Ralph Fiennes have paid moving tributes to Oscar-winning film director Anthony Minghella who died on Tuesday. The British filmmaker - who the won Best Director Oscar for his 1996 movie The English Patient - died from complications following surgery for cancer of the tonsils and neck, which he underwent last week at London's Charing Cross Hospital. He was 54-years-old.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Matt Damon's Jason Bourne seemingly never met a man whose neck he couldn't break. As the son of an academic specializing in nonviolent conflict resolution and the father of a year-old girl, Damon's selective about the sort of screen violence in which he'll participate, though.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Jude Law traveled and filmed in treacherous areas of eastern Afghanistan to help promote the United Nations' annual day of worldwide cease-fire and nonviolence in September.

Gwyneth Paltrow is staying away from Italy because something bad always happens to her when she visits the European nation. During a recent flight to Venice, Paltrow had a scare when the plane had some technical problems, leaving the shaken actress convinced that 'Italy didn't like her.'

Jude Law shunned snappers after a drunken night out with friends. The single star - who was described as "grumpy and confused" - was caught out after hitting the bottle at London's exclusive Groucho Club on Wednesday night. An onlooker told Mirror newspaper: "Jude had a great night with pals and sank a good few drinks - so he certainly wasn't ready for a Kodak moment when he left.

Sydney Pollack will receive the 2006 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Board of Governors Award, which is presented annually to an individual who has made significant and enduring contributions to advancing the art of filmmaking. He will be feted during the 20th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards ceremony on February 26, 2006, at the Century Plaza Hotel.