Penélope Cruz: 'I Can Fly and Go Far'

The latest from Woody Allen, Gus Van Sant, Pedro Almodóvar, and more

(NEWSER) - Cannes kicks off on Wednesday, and the Daily Beast rounds up 10 of the most buzzed-about movies featured at the 64th annual film festival:

• The Tree of Life: From filmmaker Terrence Malick, the story of a Texas boy (played in adulthood by Sean Penn) torn between the worldviews of his father, played by Brad Pitt, and his mother, played by newcomer Jessica Chastain.
• Melancholia: Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier's version of an Armageddon story, which centers around two sisters (played by Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg) who are drifting apart.

Couple welcomed first child yesterday, according to reports

(NEWSER) - Famously private celebrity couple Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz welcomed their first child yesterday, according to reports. A Spanish newspaper and magazine report the baby boy was born at LA’s Cedars Sinai Hospital, Us reports. No other details were available. Cruz and Bardem married in secret in July. More»

Her rep confirms rampant rumors

(NEWSER) - Finally validating months of rumors , Penelope Cruz's rep confirms she is pregnant. Four and a half months pregnant, to be exact, Entertainment Tonight reports. Cruz and one-time co-star Javier Bardem, famously private about their relationship, married in July. For more on the celebrity couple, click here or here . More»

Famously private couple married in Bahamas

(NEWSER) - Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem have kept their relationship famously private , but now Cruz’s rep confirms the two were married earlier this month. The ceremony, at a friend’s Bahamas house, was attended only by family members, she tells the AP . Cruz and Bardem, who have two Oscars between them, appeared together in Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona in 2008. More»

Or, in Joey Lawrence's case, are about to become strippers

(NEWSER) - It's no secret that heartthrob Channing Tatum used to be a stripper , but he's not the only one in Hollywood with that particular vocation on his résumé. The Frisky unveils seven more:

• Javier Bardem: He claims his stint as a stripper lasted just 10 minutes, and that his mother was in the audience. He was a struggling actor at the time, and looking for cash.
• Mark Consuelos: The soap star and husband to Kelly Ripa stripped while a student at the University of South Florida.