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Known simply as Katoucha, the former top model for Yves Saint Laurent and other top designers was found Thursday near the Garigliano bridge in Paris, judicial police in Paris said.

Singer was investigated for conspiring to help jailed husband.

Actress and humanitarian activist Angelina Jolie said Thursday that the reinforcement of U.S. troops in Iraq has created an opportunity for humanitarian programs to boost assistance for Iraqi refugees.

Media giant Time Warner Inc. said Thursday its Warner Bros. Entertainment studio would absorb its New Line Cinema unit, an independent studio that redistributed quirky films like “Reefer Madness” and went on to make blockbusters like “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.

The trailer for Universal's upcoming movie "Wanted" features many of the hallmarks of a studio summer movie: Quick cuts, effects-heavy action, Angelina Jolie on the hood of a vintage red Viper.

"Semi-Pro" looks as if it could be a full-on hit.

Belgian director Sam Garbarski assembles an international cast for this thought-provoking drama. Iconic singer and actress Marianne Faithfull stars as Maggie, a middle-aged woman whose desire to pay for her sick grandson’s operation takes her down a path she never would have imagined. When she responds to an ad for a “hostess,” Maggie soon realizes that she’ll be working to fulfill men’s physical desires and takes on the appropriate name “Irina Palm.” Emir Kusturica favorite Miki Manojlovic costars in this film that played at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Uncovering a lost piece of American history, this documentary examines the often frenzied U.S. response to the launch of the Soviet Union’s Sputnik satellite in 1957. Recently declassified information and rare interviews add new layers to this Cold War story that shows how the space race helped fuel the nuclear arms race.

This documentary proves that legendary singer Meat Loaf’s experiences on tour are just as epic as his classic sound. MEAT LOAF: IN SEARCH OF PARADISE follows the musician as he tours for a year and a half for BAT OUT OF HELL III, encountering obstacles from exhaustion to media controversy to sinus drip. Thanks to Meat Loaf’s larger-than-life persona both on and off stage, this documentary promises to be fascinating viewing for his many fans.

According to Marlene Dietrich, chanteuse Edith Piaf’s voice was “the soul of Paris.” This French drama explores the often troubled life of the singer as her fame took her from the City of Lights to America to the South of France. Abandoned by her mother, Piaf grew up in her grandmother’s brothel and her father’s circus, which is hardly the fun one might imagine. While singing on the streets of Paris as a teen, Piaf (played as an adult by Marion Cotillard, A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT) is discovered by club owner Louis Leplée (Gérard Depardieu), and this chance encounter changes the woman’s life. Her powerful voice takes her all over the globe, but it can’t guard her from the pain and suffering she can’t avoid. <br><br>As Piaf, Cotillard is mesmerizing. She fully inhabits the singer’s ivory skin, crafting a character that never descends into caricature or camp. She lip syncs to Piaf’s legendary voice, but the performance is seamless. Like WALK THE LINE and RAY, this biopic creates a fascinating picture of an artist whose songs only begin to reflect the singer’s painful life. But director-writer Olivier Dahan (LA VIE PROMISE) doesn’t take the traditional biopic route with LA VIE EN ROSE. Instead, the film jumps between various moments in the singer’s life, with little concern for linear narrative. Cotillard is just as adept at playing the teenage Piaf as she is the songbird on her deathbed at the age of 47, and it’s her amazing performance that makes LA VIE EN ROSE worth seeing.