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Stars out in London for 'Les Mis' premiere
Hollywood stars Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman have braved the London cold to walk the red carpet for the world premiere of "Les Miserables." Hathaway ...
Review: Murray stars as FDR in bland 'Hyde Park'
Bill Murray as FDR? The casting might sound weird at first. But Murray's subtly charming presence ends up being one of the stronger elements of the ...
Keaton honored at Women in Entertainment breakfast
When Diane Keaton learned she would receive the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, the 66-year-old actress immediately began panicking about her speech.
NBR Awards name 'Zero Dark Thirty' best film
Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" continued to gather awards momentum as the National Board of Review named the Osama bin Laden hunt docudrama the ...
Review: 'Playing for Keeps' one of year's worst
This is supposed to be the time of year when high-quality movies come out, whether they're potential Oscar contenders or crowd-pleasing family fare.
Michael Palin gives evidence in 'Spamalot' suit
Michael Palin has rejected a movie producer's claim that the producer was the unofficial seventh member of the Monty Python comedy troupe and is ...
Sundance Channel is 'Restless' with new miniseries
Sundance Channel, best known for its documentaries and other unscripted fare, is about to present a deliciously suspenseful spy thriller that signals ...
Reese Witherspoon honored by March of Dimes
New mom Reese Witherspoon is being honored by March of Dimes for being a model celebrity parent. The 36-year-old Oscar winner and mother of three will ...
Netflix outbids Starz for rights to Disney movies
Netflix's Internet video service has landed the U.S. rights to show Disney movies shortly after they leave theaters, a coup that could turn into a ...
George Takei beams into Archie's Riverdale
Mr. Sulu in Riverdale? Oh my! Actor and equal rights advocate George Takei, whose portrayal of the Star Trek character in television and film has made ...
Regulators clear Disney purchase of Lucasfilm
Federal antitrust regulators have cleared Disney's $4 billion deal to buy Lucasfilm, the filmmaking empire behind the "Star Wars" franchise.
Review: 'Cheerful Weather' a spot-on period piece
A sustained balancing act between dry upper-crust cynicism and pent-up passions, Donald Rice's "Cheerful Weather for the Wedding" maintains its uneasy ...
Comedian Katt Williams arrested in Seattle
Stand-up comedian and actor Katt Williams said he was ordered to leave a Seattle hotel late Monday, hours after he was released from jail following ...
Additional copies of 'Lincoln' headed to theaters
"Lincoln" is marching to more movie theaters. Disney, which distributed the DreamWorks film, is making additional prints of director Steven ...
'Bully,' 'Chasing Ice' are among Oscar contenders
The anti-bullying film "Bully," the climate-change study "Chasing Ice" and the AIDS chronicle "How to Survive a Plague" are among 15 features on the ...
'Twilight' wins weekend, 'Skyfall' trails closely
Holdover films remained tops at the weekend box office as the "Twilight" finale finished at No. 1 again with $17.4 million and the James Bond tale ...
Kutcher is Jobs, Seyfried is Lovelace at Sundance
Ashton Kutcher as Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Amanda Seyfried as porn star Linda Lovelace are among the highlights at January's Sundance Film ...
NY Film Critics name 'Zero Dark Thirty' best film
The New York Film Critics Circle named Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" the best film of 2012, voicing its strong support for the grimly ...
'Guardians,' 'Ralph,' 'Brave' lead Annie Awards
"Rise of the Guardians," ''Wreck-It Ralph," ''Brave" and "Frankenweenie" are among the nominees for best animated feature at the 40th annual Annie ...
Book traces odd journey of Cohen's song
It's hard to think of any song that has taken a stranger journey through popular culture than Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." Recorded in 1984, it was ...
Letterman, Hoffman, Zeppelin honored by Obama
David Letterman's "stupid human tricks" and Top 10 lists vaulted into the ranks of cultural acclaim Sunday night as the late-night comedian received ...
Bon Jovi talks charity, tour, daughter's struggle
Jon Bon Jovi has been with his band for more than 30 years, so he could be considered something of an expert when it comes to the durability of rock ...
'Twilight,' 'Skyfall' remain top picks for fans
The "Twilight" finale and "Skyfall" continued to dominate the box office on a typically slow post-Thanksgiving weekend that brought big business for ...
Katzenberg, Spielberg attend Governors Awards
Tom Hanks. Quincy Jones. Kristen Stewart. Warren Beatty. Quentin Tarantino. George Lucas. Steven Spielberg. Kirk Douglas. Amy Adams. Richard Gere.
Review: 'Zero Dark Thirty' is massive, meticulous
Until the very end, she is described as "The Girl." Even after a relentless, decade-long pursuit that leads to the daring midnight raid of Osama bin ...