Film director Woody Allen on Friday again denied molesting his daughter and launched a furious attack on his ex-partner Mia Farrow, blaming her for the abuse allegations.

In a nearly 2,000-word op-ed in The New York Times, Allen castigated his former partner over shocking allegations detailed by their daughter Dylan in the paper last week.

The creator of the mini-skirt, British designer Mary Quant, turns 80 on Tuesday still brimming with enthusiasm for fashion and women's rights.

She admits a certain nostalgia for the "high excitement and innovation" of 1960s "Swinging London", but told Agence France Presse it was "wonderful to be a woman and alive right now".

The stars of crime caper "American Hustle" Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper said Friday that their director's "raw" atmosphere on set and risk-taking were behind its 10 Oscar nominations.

Promoting the picture at the Berlin film festival, Bale and Cooper said director and screenwriter David O. Russell's remarkable haul of Hollywood honors were down to the fact that he was an actors' filmmaker.

Friends and relatives of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman gathered in New York for his private funeral Friday, five days after he was found dead of a suspected overdose.

The mass was closed to the public and press at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola on Park Avenue, which also held the 1994 funeral of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the wife of assassinated U.S. president John F. Kennedy.

Written by Anthony Sargon

When I think of recent Hollywood movies based on toys, atrocities like “Transformers” and “G.I.Joe” come to mind. Leave it to Phil Lord and Christopher Miller – the guys behind “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” and “21 Jump Street” – to come to the rescue with “The Lego Movie.” Not only is it a brilliant animated film, but it’s vibrant, energetic, and tons of fun. It’s also the best movie of 2014 so far.

Celebrities have burst onto New York Fashion Week, donning couture red dresses made by some of America's top designers and strutting the catwalk to raise money for heart disease.

Actresses, TV personalities, sports celebrities and musicians were dressed in custom-made red evening gowns to raise money for what is the number one killer of women in the United States.

Jay Leno has said goodbye to "The Tonight Show" before, but not like this. The comedian became tearful and choked up Thursday as he concluded what he called the "greatest 22 years of my life."

"I am the luckiest guy in the world. This is tricky," said the emotional Leno, stepping down for the second and presumably last time as host of TV's venerable late-night program. Jimmy Fallon takes over "Tonight" in New York on Feb. 17.

Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators have presented evidence to prosecutors for a possible felony vandalism case against Justin Bieber.

The pop star has been under investigation since eggs were thrown at his neighbor's home last month, resulting in thousands of dollars in damage.

While filmmaker Woody Allen deals with a scandal in New York, fans are celebrating him in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

"We love Woody so much" is a new exhibit of paintings, drawings, photos and videos that celebrate Allen's comedic talent and tormented characters.

Legendary Swedish pop band ABBA on Thursday were among the 12 first artists to join the Swedish Music Hall of Fame, which celebrates the country's rich pop tradition.

"I think it's a nice thing to do, to create a Swedish Music Hall of Fame," 67-year-old former ABBA member Benny Andersson told Agence France Presse.