A Chilean feel-good movie about aging, a picture made in secret by Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi and a drama about Romania's new rich were the odds-on favorites for prizes Saturday at the Berlin film festival.

In what critics called a fair-to-middling competition at the Berlinale, now in its 63rd year, women of a certain age were the breakout stars, with views from around the world of how middle age can be just the time for a fresh start.

The makers of the new DreamWorks 3-D animated movie "The Croods", including stars Nicolas Cage and Emma Stone, said Friday they're ready to turn it into the studio's next sequels juggernaut.

Following monster-hit series like "Shrek", "Madagascar" and "Kung Fu Panda", DreamWorks made "The Croods", a prehistoric romp directed by Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders that had its world premiere at the 63rd Berlinale.

Kim Kardashian's divorce case returns to court on Friday with an attorney for the reality star urging a speedy end to her marriage to National Basketball Association player Kris Humphries.

Attorneys for the former couple disagree over a timetable for a trial to end the marriage, which Humphries wants annulled.

The late River Phoenix made a haunting reappearance on the big screen Thursday as the last movie to feature the acclaimed star, who died of a drug overdose at 23, was presented at the Berlin film festival two decades after he made the picture.

The contemporary Western "Dark Blood" shows what is believed to be the last footage of Phoenix, who died 10 days before he was meant to finish the shoot.

Ben Affleck will join the presenting cast for next week's Oscars, organizers said Thursday, despite the perceived snub that saw him miss the best director nominees' shortlist.

"Hunger Games" star Jennifer Lawrence, nominated for best actress for romcom "Silver Linings Playbook," and Jessica Chastain, frontrunner for her role in Osama bin Laden manhunt film "Zero Dark Thirty," will also present awards.

Hollywood superstars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may be heading to Australia if the government is successful in bringing "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo" Down Under, it emerged Friday.

Pitt, one half of the power couple dubbed "Brangelina", is being sought for the lead role of Ned Land and Sydney's Daily Telegraph said industry sources indicated he would bring his family with him to shoot in Australia.

Alec Baldwin and his wife are expecting their first child together.

Publicist Matthew Hiltzik confirmed this week that Hilaria Baldwin is due late this summer.

Best actress Oscar winners Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon will be among the presenters at next week's 85th Academy Awards, organizers said Wednesday.

The four are the latest addition to the presenting cast at the February 24 show, which already includes former honorees Meryl Streep and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Lady Gaga has canceled the rest of her "Born This Way Ball" tour due to a hip problem that requires surgery, Live Nation Global Touring said Wednesday.

In a statement, the tour operator said the superstar singer has a labral tear of the right hip.

The sole surviving member of the Bee Gees on Thursday revealed he and his brothers could easily have turned to crime rather than music as he unveiled a statue in their honor in Australia.

Barry Gibb, with brothers Robin and Maurice, grew up in Redcliffe in Queensland state, where the band was formed and they performed as the Bee Gees for the first time.