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There was nothing desperate about this finale. ABC's "Desperate Housewives" concluded its rocky, racy and macabre eight-season run with a tidy, affectionate send-off. 

U.S. actor and director Kevin Spacey said he sees opportunity for expanding film making in Africa, Asia and Europe. Spacey spoke about his international outlook during a brief ... 

London fans had better watch out: Sacha Baron Cohen is unleashing his latest satirical incarnation on Leicester Square for the world premiere of "The Dictator." Cohen, who is ... 

In a basement in a quiet suburb 10 miles west of Manhattan, the characters of a bygone era in pop music are brought to life in mellifluous four-part harmony. Sherry is there, ... 

Jay-Z is in a Philadelphia State of Mind: The rapper announced a two-day music festival Monday in the City of Brotherly Love. The "Budweiser Made in America" festival will ... 

Brand-new mother Jessica Simpson is launching a line of clothing for moms-to-be. With it all still fresh in her mind, the 31-year-old singer-actress, who gave birth to ... 

Marie de Medici wore it at her coronation as Queen Consort of Henry IV in France in 1610, and now the Beau Sancy diamond is a lavish accessory owned by an anonymous bidder who ... 

PBS' fall schedule has a definite British accent, courtesy of the returning drama "Upstairs Downstairs" and newcomer "Call the Midwife." The prominence of dramas imported from ... 

There will apparently be back-to-back Cinderella stories on Broadway in the coming seasons. Producers announced Tuesday plans to bring a new musical based on the Drew ... 

The Columbia Journalism Review provides a useful look at the economics of political TV ads as it tries to answer an important, and deceptively complicated, question: Will much ... 

(Cannes) May 16, 2012 –– John Woo and Terence Chang’s Lion Rock Productions and Nikkatsu Corporation will co-produce DAY OF THE BEAST, a remake of Seijun Suzuki’s 1963 classic ... 

HanWay and BBC Films are partnering on Don Hemingway, a black comedy that will star Jude Law and Richard E. Grant. The Matador’s Richard Shepard is directing the London-set ... 

So cute! Lea totally reveals her sexy rainy date with bf Cory! Read on for more details. 

R-Patz & K-Stew were like Edward and Bella at the ‘SWATH’ after party — undeniably and hopelessly in love! Read on for more details. 

Khloe and Kris want Lamar to make the Olympic basketball team which is a long shot — just so they can shoot it for new episodes of ‘Khloe & Lamar’! And Lamar is more stressed ... 

After allllllll that, the PG-13 cut of Harvey Weinstein's shameless cause célèbre Bully grossed $534,000 over the weekend in expanded release to 158 theaters. That would ... 

They'll soon go from Mr. and Mrs. Smith to Mr. and Mrs. Pitt -- that's right, celebrity supercouple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are finally making it official. A rep for the ... 

This just in: Paramount and New Regency will release Darren Aronofsky's Biblical tale Noah on March 28, 2014. No filming date has been announced just yet, but that gives the ...