Entertainment Summary: Albert Finney dies at age of 82, BAFTA suspends Bryan and more

A new film about a father-daughter relationship in a world without women was shaped by Casey Affleck's own struggles with becoming a single parent, the Oscar-winning actor said at the Berlin Film Festival where "Light Of My Life" is premiering. In the movie, which Affleck directs, he plays a father who isolates his daughter from society in a desperate attempt to protect her from a pandemic that has wiped out most women. Ex Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham has heart surgery

Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham underwent emergency open heart surgery last week that damaged his vocal cords, his wife said on Friday. In a posting on the musician's Facebook page, Kristen Buckingham said the singer-songwriter was now recuperating at home. She also posted a photo of Buckingham, 69, in a hospital gown. His upcoming solo shows have been put on hold. British actor Albert Finney, the five-time Oscar nominee, dies aged 82

British actor Albert Finney, who rose to fame on a post-war wave of gritty, working-class dramas and became an Oscar-nominated international star, has died at the age of 82. Finney died after a short illness, the BBC reported on Friday. Louis-Dreyfus vows 'Veep' character true to self until the end

Don't expect Selina Meyer to hold anything back in the upcoming final season of "Veep," star Julia Louis-Dreyfus said on Friday. Meyer, the self-centred and foul-mouthed former president and vice president at the centre of the Emmy-winning HBO comedy, will be trying to work her way back into the White House when the show returns on March 31 for seven episodes. 'Lego Movie' sequel hopes to build on the first

The residents of Bricksburg return to the big screen this week in "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part", this time finding themselves in an apocalyptic world after the invasion of strange heart and star-shaped extraterrestrials. Chris Pratt and Elizabeth Banks once again voice Emmet and Wyldstyle in this new brick world, where the story of the plastic characters runs in parallel to that of young boy Finn who has built the Lego world and is getting frustrated with having to share his playtime with his younger sister Bianca. BAFTA suspends 'Bohemian Rhapsody' director Bryan Singer nomination

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has suspended "Bohemian Rhapsody" director Bryan Singer's nomination for Sunday's awards ceremony following allegations of sexual misconduct. The 53-year-old was listed alongside producer Graham King and screenwriter Anthony McCarten for the Queen biopic's nomination in the "Outstanding British Film" category. Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan attend armed forces charity awards

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle attended an awards ceremony on Thursday evening for the Endeavour Fund, which supports the physical and mental recovery of injured and sick servicemen and women. The fund was launched by the Royal Foundation of Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, along with Harry's elder brother William and his wife Kate, in 2012. It says it has since helped more than 5,000 people through 86 projects. 'We're happy with it,' say makers of big-budget 'Alita: Battle Angel'

Big-budget action film "Alita: Battle Angel" may have garnered lukewarm reviews, but the filmmakers behind the manga-inspired movie envisioned by James Cameron say they are delighted with how it has turned out. The movie from 21st Century Fox about a cyborg heroine in a post-apocalyptic world has been more than 15 years in the making with a budget of between $150 million and $200 million. Tales of power and injustice open a politically-charged Berlinale

The ability of the weak to hold their own against the powerful loomed over the first day of the Berlinale, in which "The Kindness of Strangers", an ostensibly apolitical film, explored themes of injustice and inequality amid great wealth. Danish director Lone Scherfig's film tells the story of a penniless mother (Zoe Kazan) fleeing with her children to New York to escape the clutches of her violent husband, a policeman who uses his connections to track her through her flight. Mongolian expanse inspires Berlinale meditation on mortality

Could humans go the way of the dinosaurs? Are humans too far from nature? The empty expanse of the Mongolian steppe caused Chinese director Wang Quan'an to meditate on such existential questions in Ondog, which premieres at the Berlinale on Friday. The first Mongolian work in the Berlin Film Festival's main competition section came from the desire of a citizen of the world's most populous country to test the limits of his creativity in one of the emptiest corners on Earth, Wang told reporters.