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Downey Jr. calms boy upset at not seeing Iron Man

Jun 14

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This April 30, 2013 photo, Actor Robert Downey Jr. visits the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange before ringing the opening bell. While filming his new movie "The Judge" in Sunderland, Mass., Downey Jr. said hello to Heather Denno and her 1½-year-old son Jaxson. Heather Denno told Jaxson that Downey was "Iron Man." Confused because of the lack of the trademark metallic red and gold suit, Jaxson burst into tears. The actor put a comforting hand on the boy and calmed him. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

SUNDERLAND, Mass. (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. may not be a real superhero, but he sure acted like one for a little Massachusetts boy.

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Doc walks backup singers ’20 Feet’ into spotlight

Jun 14

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This Jan. 21, 2013 file photo shows singers, from left, Judith Hill, Merry Clayton, Darlene Love, Tata Vega and Lisa Fischer from the film "20 Feet from Stardom" at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival at the Fender Music Lodge in Park City, Utah. The documentary about backup singers also features Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen, Bette Midler and Stevie Wonder. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP, file)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer and Darlene Love, fame and fortune were just a shot away.

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Tom Sizemore honest about long-lasting drug battle

Jun 14

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This April 18, 2013 photo shows actor Tom Sizemore in New York. With acclaimed performances in movies like “Saving Private Ryan,” and “Black Hawk Down” Sizemore faded into oblivion, trading his work in front of the camera for the haze of heroin and crystal meth. Sizemore's memoir, "By Some Miracle I Made it Out of There," is a no-holds barred portrayal of the actor's struggle. (AP Photo/John Carucci)

NEW YORK (AP) — The road to recovery has been long and harrowing for Tom Sizemore, but now the actor feels he’s finally back on track. He’s got a slew of movies coming out, had a recurring role on “Hawaii Five-0″ and has released a new memoir.

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Filmmaker takes center stage in surveillance story

Jun 14

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In this Sept. 20, 2012 file photo originally provided by the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Laura Poitras, a documentary filmmaker and recipient of the MacArthur Foundation genius grants, is shown in Berlin. Poitras' role as the first point-person for disclosures about U.S. surveillance programs has drawn attention to the independent filmmaker who, abruptly, has pushed documentaries deeper into the realm of journalistic immediacy. For peers and backers of Poitras, the 2012 recipient of a $500,000 "genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation, it's unsurprising that she has seized a story worth telling. However, her crucial involvement with a confidential source and two newspapers breaking elements of the same big exclusive is extraordinary. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Sean Gallup)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Laura Poitras’ skill and boldness as a documentary filmmaker have gained her Oscar and Emmy nominations, Sundance Film Festival honors and a public TV showcase, even if her work fell short of making a “Super Size Me” splash.

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‘Tapia’ film on late NM boxer set to premiere

Jun 13

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A documentary on the rise and fall of Albuquerque-born, multiple-time world champion boxer Johnny Tapia premieres this weekend.

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