Written by Anthony Sargon

Its been quite some time since I’ve watched “Banlieue 13″ (or “B13″), but I remember enjoying it quite a bit. The story was pretty ludicrous, but what sold the movie were some of the most breathtaking stunts and action sequences I had seen on screen. “Brick Mansions,” which is also one of Paul Walker’s final movies, follows the original film’s story almost beat by beat, meaning that it’s still as preposterous as ever, but the film shines whenever David Belle pulls some incredible stunt that will make your jaw drop. The movie knows what it’s best at and doesn’t pretend otherwise, which makes this a tolerable and sometimes exhilarating ride, even though it’s overflowing with flaws. Plus, the chemistry between Walker and Belle certainly works, and it’s upsetting to know that we won’t get to see the pair work together again in the future.

Kate's dilemma: What to pack for a two-week trip, when your itinerary includes everything from state receptions and church services to toddler playdates and cricket games?

For the Duchess of Cambridge, who's rounding up her trip to Australia and New Zealand with husband Prince William and 8-month-old son George, there were additional sartorial challenges: Do royals take off their shoes at the beach? And what's the most ladylike way to climb into a fighter jet while in a pencil dress and high heels?

When Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees announced last month that he's gay, the bigger headline behind his revelation was that he is one of the few publicly out Mormons.

The reaction he got wasn't what he was expecting.

Pop legend Paul McCartney is set to return to Candlestick Park to offer a swan song to the San Francisco 49ers' former stadium.

McCartney's website posted a statement Thursday confirming that the former Beatle will perform on Aug. 14 at what is being billed as the last concert at Candlestick.

Joan Rivers refuses to apologize for comparing living in her daughter's guest room with the captivity of three women kidnapped in Cleveland.

Rivers and her daughter discussed their reality show Tuesday on NBC's "Today" show and she complained about her living arrangements, saying, "Those women in the basement in Cleveland had more space."

For Oscar-nominated British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, starring in a film about Nigeria's civil war "incredibly personal", as the conflict both affected close relatives and  determined the country where he was born.

His own grandfather had lived through the nightmare played out in "Half of a Yellow Sun", which premiers in Nigeria on Friday, and spent long hours years later recounting the painful memories to Ejiofor.

Al-Jadeed TV's Karma al-Khayat and al-Akhbar daily's Ibrahim al-Amin might be sentenced to seven years in jail and/or fined 100,000 Euros if the Special Tribunal for Lebanon finds them to be in contempt of the court, STL spokesperson Marten Youssef told Naharnet on Thursday.

Earlier in the day, the STL said the two have been summoned to appear before it on charges of “contempt and obstruction of justice.”

A U.S. judge postponed Chris Brown's assault trial Wednesday, saying the R&B singer should not be held in legal limbo and must return to California for a probationary hearing.

After his trial on misdemeanor charges was twice postponed, Brown is now due back in Washington for a status hearing on June 25.

Justin Bieber's trial in Miami for allegedly driving while under the influence has been delayed two months to July 7, a court source told Agence France Presse.

A preliminary hearing is now scheduled for June 25 before the July start date, according to the source, with the Miami Herald saying the 20-year-old singer's lawyers had asked for the delay while they try to reach a settlement out of court.

Two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster has married her girlfriend Alexandra Hedison, a spokeswoman for the veteran U.S. actress told Agence France Presse on Wednesday.

Foster, who made a speech at last year's Golden Globes widely seen as her official coming-out, tied the knot with photographer Hedison at the weekend, according to People magazine.