Adult audiences drive 'Sully's' big $35.5 million landing
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Adult audiences turned out in droves to take the plunge with "Sully," director Clint Eastwood's dramatization of the Miracle on the Hudson. The film took flight with $35.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, surpassing expectations by around $10 million....

New Miss America to be crowned Sunday night in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- The sashes have been steamed, the shoes shown, the hair teased and the routines polished....

Parker, cast argue for 'Birth of a Nation' despite scandal
TORONTO (AP) -- In a carefully stage-managed press conference at the Toronto International Film Festival, Nate Parker and the cast of his Nat Turner slave revolt drama "The Birth of a Nation" argued passionately for focusing on their film and not on the years-old rape allegation against Parker that has enveloped the film in a scandal from the past....

Fey, Poehler share creative arts Emmy gold as 'SNL' hosts
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are sharing Emmy gold as "Saturday Night Live" hosts....

Dakota flute-maker, player earns nation's highest folk honor
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- There was a time when Bryan Akipa knew nothing of flutes. But that was long ago, before the budding artist stumbled across a wooden mallard-head flute in the studio of his mentor, sparking a fascination that led to a career in both making and playing the distinctive Dakota flutes....

Toronto sneak peak of 'Hidden Figures' moves Henson to tears
TORONTO (AP) -- "Hidden Figures," a drama about an African-American mathematician at NASA in the early 1960s, isn't finished yet, but a sneak peak of about 30 minutes of footage was enough to move one of its stars, Taraji P. Henson, to tears....

Alexander Wang partners with adidas Originals on new line
NEW YORK (AP) -- Designer Alexander Wang is, by his own description, a total sneakerhead. He once even designed a whole clothing collection around them, with dresses, tops and handbags emulating his favorite sneaks - like the classic white-and-green Adidas Stan Smith....

'The Woman Who Left' wins top prize at Venice Film Festival
VENICE, Italy (AP) -- The black-and-white revenge tale "The Woman Who Left" by Filipino director Lav Diaz won the Golden Lion prize for best picture Saturday at the Venice Film Festival....

Radio drama's tale of domestic abuse grips Britain
LONDON (AP) -- The trial of Helen Titchener, who stabbed her husband Rob after months of emotional and physical abuse, has gripped Britain, sparked a national debate about domestic violence and brought a flood of donations to women's shelters....

Prominent thinkers urge Turkey to end writers' 'witch hunt'
ISTANBUL (AP) -- About 40 prominent academics and authors from around the world are urging Turkey's government to end what they say is the persecution of the country's own writers and professors voicing a differing point of view....