AP - The "sexiest man alive" is available again. Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz "have decided to split," Cruz spokesman Robert Garlock told The Associated Press Friday. McConaughey's rep, Alan Nierob, confirmed the breakup, first reported by People magazine.

AP - The "sexiest man alive" is available again.

AP - Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise. Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas. Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. Penelope Cruz and Matthew McConaughey. Jen and Ben. Angelina and Brad.

AP - Movies by a favored Spanish veteran and three rising Latin American directors were among key contenders for prizes as the Cannes Film Festival prepared to wrap up Sunday.

- Penelope Cruz, following rave reviews for Pedro Almodovar's cross-generational drama 'Volver,' has confirmed that her India- film project will begin soon. However, a director has not been named for the English language film backed by her...

- Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodovar have a mutual respect for each other with was evident at a recent press conference for their new film "Volver." "I sound like a groupie," Cruz said after a 10-minute conve­rsation on how fabulous...

Reuters - While stars like Tom Hanks and Penelope Cruz grabbed the limelight on the red carpet at the Cannes film festival this week, deal-making for global movie rights proved fast and furious, industry players said.

Reuters - Veteran Spanish director Pedro Almodovar leads the early running in Cannes this year with his bitter-sweet comedy "Volver," as European cinema overshadows Hollywood at the world's biggest film festival.

Reuters - Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodovar love each other. That was evident from the love-fest they held at the recent press conference for their new film "Volver."

Reuters - Penelope Cruz, one of the few European actresses able to command major roles on both sides of the Atlantic, will always consider herself a Hollywood outsider.

AP - Pedro Almodovar's new movie "Volver" is a rare gift to actresses, with dream roles for three generations of women. That's one reason why Penelope Cruz swears devotion to him.

Reuters - Spanish director Pedro Almodovar said on Friday that Hollywood's "straitjacket&q­uot; production system held little attraction for him as a filmmaker when compared to the freedom he enjoys in Europe.

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily - Nigeria, West Africa - In the past, The United Nations World Food Program (UN WFP) has called upon Hollywood celebrities such as Penelope Cruz, Drew Barrymore and Colin Farrell to further its campaign against hunger in an attempt to reach its goal of reducing world hunger by 50 percent by 2015. So it was only a matter of time before the fashion flock answered the UN WFP's call to arms, as well.

AP - Pedro Almodovar returns to women, a subject he loves, in his latest movie, "Volver," starring Penelope Cruz.