BARRYMORE, THE FAMILY STYLE

LOS ANGELES – Drew Barrymore is being lauded for her impact on the world of Hollywood hair and makeup, becoming the first winner of an award named for her famous acting family.

The Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild said it created the Barrymore Award to honor an actress or actor whose body of work has had a "profound impact" on the artistry of hair and makeup in the entertainment industry.

The name was chosen because, "the Barrymore family is the most accomplished family of actors in the history of Hollywood," said Al Fama, chairman of the union's awards committee.

Barrymore debuted in movies at age 4. Now 26, she recently starred in "Charlie's Angels." (AP)

A HAIRY NIGHT AT THE HALL OF FAME

NEW YORK – Even Keith Richards didn't have an explanation for his unusual hairdo at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

The Rolling Stones' guitarist had what appeared to be several key chains dangling from his graying locks. When asked backstage what inspired the style, he joked: "I don't know. I think I should see a doctor."

Richards was at Monday's ceremony to honor Johnnie Johnson and James Burton, who were inducted as sidemen into the hall. Johnson was Chuck Berry's longtime piano player, and Burton played with everyone from Elvis Presley to Ricky Nelson.

At one point, the trio was asked whether they would do anything differently so they would be in the spotlight, instead of being overshadowed by those they played with earlier.

Richards had a quick retort: "You'd shoot the lead singer." (AP)

THE NEIGHBORHOOD STAR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Pop star Britney Spears stopped traffic while filming a movie in her home state. The crew of the film "What Are Friends For" partly blocked off an intersection while spectators gathered at a nearby service station to get a look at the Kentwood native.

"I have two younger brothers and they're both obsessed with her, but my parents wouldn't let me check them out of school to see her, so I came instead," spectator Molly Andrews said.

State tourism official Phillip Jones was equally thrilled to have Spears' movie filmed in Louisiana. The filming will likely bring between $2 million and $5 million to the state, he said. (AP)

CANCAN AT CANNES

PARIS – Cannes will rock to the sound of a cabaret cancan this year when Australian director Baz Luhrmann's "Moulin Rouge" opens the film festival on the Croisette.

The musical, set in the world-famous Montmartre cabaret in the hedonistic Paris of the 1890s, stars Nicole Kidman as a singer, Ewan McGregor of "Trainspotting" and "Star Wars" fame and John Leguizamo as the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

It will also be competing for the festival's Palme d'Or top prize.

"It's wonderful news because I have great memories of the presentation of my first film, 'Strictly Ballroom,' at the festival," Luhrmann said in a statement released Tuesday by the festival's organizers.

"Strictly Ballroom," a self-parodying take on the world of ballroom dancing, screened was in Cannes in 1992. Luhrmann also directed the 1996 hit "Romeo and Juliet," starring Leonardo di Caprio and Claire Danes.

"It is particularly gratifying that a film financed by the United States, almost entirely created in Australia and based on French history and culture should be received in Cannes," Luhrmann added.

Last year's festival opened with Roland Joffe's sumptuous "Vatel," set during the reign of Louis XIV.

"Moulin Rouge" will be screened May 9. The festival runs to May 21. (AP)

BOLD FILMS ROCK THE BOAT

MANILA, Philippines – President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said Tuesday she may fire the country's top censor as the Roman Catholic Church stepped up attacks on the release of steamy adult films.

Nicanor Tiongson, who reviews foreign and domestic films before their release in the Philippines, came under fire by the church most recently for the approval of "Live Show," a movie about live-sex performers.

In her weekly press conference, Arroyo simply said "yes" when asked if she was thinking about firing Tiongson, chairman of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.

Arroyo, a devout Catholic who talks regularly about prayer and the value of religion, said she has been trying to reach Tiongson for several days and hopes to talk to him "one of these days."

The adult-rated "Live Show," directed by Jose Javier Reyes, chairman of the Directors Guild of the Philippines, is part of a genre known locally as "bold films" that routinely show partial nudity.

The Church has regularly attacked the movie as "lewd" and has called for stricter classification and censorship of bold films. (AP)

BACHARACH STUMBLES ONTO A FORTUNE?

INDIANAPOLIS – Burt Bacharach has sued a company headed by Indiana Pacers owner Melvin Simon for $15 million, saying he needed shoulder-replacement surgery after stumbling in a darkened ballroom.

The lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court said the 71-year-old composer-conductor fell and injured his left shoulder at the Indiana Roof Ballroom during a sound check on April 5, 2000. Bacharach was scheduled to perform at the downtown venue.

Named as defendants are the ballroom's owner and operator, Melvin Simon and Associates, a private real-estate investment trust, and Claypool Holdings LLC. Melvin Simon and Associates is affiliated with Simon Property Group, a publicly traded, Indianapolis-based company that owns or manages 251 shopping centers.

Billie Scott, a spokeswoman for the Simon companies, said they do not comment on pending litigation.

Bacharach, composer of "That's What Friends Are For" and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," stumbled at a drop on the main floor of the ballroom, which was dark at the time, his complaint says. (AP)