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Balloons to transform Hadrian's Wall into artwork
A group of American artists is using 450 balloons and thousands of light emitting diodes to turn the 2,000-year-old Hadrian's Wall into the world's ...
Review: Shepard gives a good chase in 'Hit & Run'
Dax Shepard puts his friends, fiance Kristen Bell, even his own vehicles to good use in "Hit & Run," a fun little car-chase comedy that's quite ...
Review: 'Sleepwalk' is crowd-pleasing comedy
Much of the best comedy derives from personal pain, and comic turned filmmaker Mike Birbiglia deftly transposes his stand-up routine to the big screen ...
Fox to distribute DreamWorks Animation movies
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the movie studio behind "Kung Fu Panda" and "Madagascar," said Monday that its films will be distributed by 20th ...
Hunt for answers in 'Top Gun' director's death
Director Tony Scott loved fast cars, riding fast motorcycles and creating some of the most memorable action sequences of the past quarter century.
Olympics viewer boost for 'Today' show short-lived
The audience boost that the London Olympics provided for NBC's "Today" show in its ratings battle with ABC's "Good Morning America" was short-lived.
Comedic actor William Windom dead at 88
William Windom, who won an Emmy Award for his turn in the 1969 TV comedy series "My World And Welcome To It" and went on to score guest appearances ...
Watchdog: More implied nudity on prime-time TV
A watchdog group says broadcast television is implying a lot more nudity in prime time than it used to. The Parents Television Council said Monday ...
Aid worker kidnapped by pirates has book deal
An American aid worker kidnapped by Somali pirates in 2011 and rescued by Navy Seal Team Six has a book deal. Atria Books announced Monday that it has ...
'Real Housewife' Caroline Manzo has book deal
"Real Housewife" Caroline Manzo wants to tell it straight. The brash star of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" has a deal for "Let Me Tell You ...
Soccer star Alex Morgan has book deal
Let the Olympics book deals begin. Alex Morgan, the gold medalist and key member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team, has signed with Simon & Schuster ...
Tony Scott: A man of action films, pure and simple
No one ever mistook Tony Scott for a great dramatist. He was a director critics loved to hate for his slick barrage of images at the expense of story.
'Expendables 2' brawls to No. 1 with $28.8M
Sylvester Stallone and his beefy buddies have muscled their way to the top of the weekend box office. Stallone's action hero roundup "The Expendables ...
For suburbs of NYC, challenge is to lure tourists
The Empire State Building casts a long shadow. Suburbs in the metropolitan area are stepping up efforts to attract tourist dollars, but they have to ...
Miss China Crowned Miss World 2012
China's Yu Wenxia has been crowned the 2012 Miss World. This is the second time Miss China has been awarded the title. The last time was in 2007 when ...
NBC says Al Roker quip wasn't about Ann Curry
The "Today" show says Al Roker and Matt Lauer have jokingly bantered about throwing someone "under the bus" at least 27 times over the past two years.
Movie riffs making comeback from theaters to clubs
Scenes of Tom Cruise filled the big screen, but the moviegoers packed inside a Missouri theater focused their attention on the action playing out away ...
As 'Twilight' fades, Pattinson tests himself
Robert Pattinson was nearing the end of shooting the last "Twilight" film, concluding a chapter of his life that had picked him out of near obscurity ...
'Avengers' sequel planned for May 2015
"The Avengers" are returning for a superhero sequel three years from now. Disney and its Marvel Studios unit announced Thursday that the follow-up to ...
Gene Simmons' A&E reality show gets kiss-off
The A&E Network is kissing Gene Simmons and his family goodbye. The network and the KISS guitarist said that the "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" reality ...
Indiana museum discovers glass Picasso piece
An Indiana museum plans to sell a work of glass art by Pablo Picasso that sat unnoticed in storage for nearly 50 years. The Evansville Museum says the ...
Johnson briefly lobbied to stay with Dolphins
Chad Johnson briefly lobbied in vain to keep his job when he was cut by Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin. The six-time Pro Bowl receiver failed to ...
'Price is Right' looking for the right male model
Men, do you have what it takes to be a model on "The Price is Right"? CBS said Wednesday that the game show known for its female models will add a ...
Irving Fein, who managed Burns, Benny, dies at 101
Irving Fein, a producer and manager who steered the careers of comedy greats George Burns and Jack Benny and named actress Lana Turner the "Sweater ...