Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) kicks off tonight, bringing three weeks of screenings to theaters across the city. But of the almost 450 films, some are more locally-oriented than others. Like Daniel Torok's powerful documentary, "The Otherside," which explores Seattle's burgeoning hip-hop scene.
Angelina Jolie arrives at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday Jan. 29, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Angelina Jolie's mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer - strong evidence of an inherited, genetic risk that led the actress to have both of her healthy breasts removed to try to avoid the same fate, her doctor said Wednesday.
This undated publicity photo released by Fox shows, Candice Glover, left, and Kree Harrison from "American Idol: The Final 2." (AP Photo/Fox, Michael Becker)
Randy Jackson isn't sure which budding diva will take the crown on "American Idol.
From left, actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and director Baz Luhrmann pose for photographers during a photo call for the film The Great Gatsby at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
Brad Pitt says it was important for his partner, Angelina Jolie, to share her story about having her breasts removed to avoid cancer "and that others would understand it doesn't have to be a scary thing."
The word "hipster" is certainly not new (see Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" for an example of its use in 1955), but in the last five years or so, it's been used to describe an all-new group of individuals who, apparently, no one likes. Or at least, they don't really care about.
In this Saturday, May 4, 2013 file photo, Zoe Saldana poses for a portrait session at the Corinthia Hotel in London. (Photo by Richard Chambury/Invision/AP)
Her casting drew criticism from some, who argued that Saldana bears little resemblance to the singer, who died in 2003 aged 70.
