
Matthew Lillard picks top 5 moviegoing memories
Matthew Lillard's filmography runs the gamut, from playing a killer in the original "Scream" and the goofy Shaggy in the "Scooby-Doo" movies to ...

'Half the Sky' tells pain, hope of exploited women
It wasn't a juicy script that brought together a half-dozen Hollywood stars, including Meg Ryan, America Ferrera and Olivia Wilde. It was the chance ...

Presidential contest shifts focus to raising money
For a day, the presidential contest was almost all about money — money to wage the presidential contest, that is. Mitt Romney promised to help ...
Billy Crystal walks red carpet in N.O.
Actor Billy Crystal babysat for his granddaughters for five days, and from the experience, a movie was born. On Friday, Crystal walked the red carpet ...

Author Elmore Leonard wins prestigious book award
For a man who built his career on word economy, the title is pretty darned long — The National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution ...

Sans chairs, celebrities come to Charlotte for DNC
Celebrities are flocking to Charlotte for the Democratic convention, albeit without the prop furniture that made Clint Eastwood's appearance at last ...

Celebs and pols: When the star alliance misfires
In the aftermath of Clint Eastwood's perplexing and ridiculed "invisible Obama" monologue at the Republican National Convention, conservative blogger ...
Clooney aids Obama campaign with Geneva fundraiser
George Clooney headlined a fundraiser Monday that took in more than a half-million dollars for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, the ...

Celeb presence will be smaller this year for Dems
Four years ago, Ben Affleck was a familiar presence around the Democratic convention, packing produce for charity and even winning a poker tournament.
To Obama, campaign is barely ahead in 4th quarter
President Barack Obama sees the presidential contest as a clutch moment in his favorite sport — the fourth quarter of a taut basketball game.

Obama fundraises with help of his NBA buddies
President Barack Obama sees the presidential contest as a clutch moment in his favorite sporting moment — the fourth quarter of a taut basketball game

Obama dishes on friendship with George Clooney
President Barack Obama says actor George Clooney is a good friend and a good person who is sensitive about protecting that friendship. Obama says ...

Ryan honed conservative economic views at Miami U.
Growing up quickly after his father's unexpected death, a young Paul Ryan found direction for his life at Ohio's Miami University. His interest in ...