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Whedon suits up to write, direct 'Avengers' sequel
Joss Whedon has been hired on again as boss of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and their superhero pals for a sequel to "The Avengers." The news came ...
'Chorus Line' composer Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68
Marvin Hamlisch was blessed with perfect pitch and an infallible ear. "I heard sounds that other children didn't hear," he wrote in his autobiography.
Anderson's 'The Master' to debut in Venice
The Venice Film Festival says U.S. director Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" will be the 18th film competing for its coveted Golden Lion award.
Review: 'The Campaign' is flimsy political satire
Considering he struck comedy gold with "Meet the Parents"/"Meet the Fockers" before successfully entering the cable political arena with "Recount" and ...
DreamWorks to make 'Kung Fu Panda 3' in China
DreamWorks Animation and Chinese partners announced plans Tuesday to co-produce the next "Kung Fu Panda" movie and develop an entertainment district ...
Actor Michael Clarke Duncan remains hospitalized
"The Green Mile" star Michael Clarke Duncan remains hospitalized in Los Angeles more than three weeks after suffering a heart attack. Publicist Joy ...
Romney trounces Obama in fundraising for 3rd month
Can President Barack Obama raise the money he needs to hold onto the White House? Money wasn't supposed to be a worry for the president's campaign, ...
Review: Quiet 'Hope Springs' has real punch
Here's how surprisingly effective "Hope Springs" is: It will make you want to go home and have sex with your spouse afterward. Or at least share a ...
'Dark Knight Rises' leads again with $35.7M
"The Dark Knight Rises" led the box office for the third-straight weekend, pulling in $35.7 million to raise its domestic total to $353.9 million.
In election year, a Ferrell-Galifianakis ticket
"The Campaign" is a broad comedy made from broad intentions: Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis simply wanted to make a movie together. In the film, ...
'Dark Knight' on top for third straight week
"The Dark Knight Rises" topped the box office for the third week in a row, making $36.4 million this past weekend. The finale in Christopher Nolan's ...
Nets? Never. Spike Lee will stick with the Knicks
He's New York's most prominent Knicks fan. But he's also a proud son of Brooklyn. So would Spike Lee ever consider switching teams and rooting for the ...
Arm's length: Does filming hold reality at bay?
Matthew Driller was holding a navy umbrella, blocking the view of spectators standing five deep and waiting to see the Olympic women's cycling road ...
Schwarzenegger says sports zeal landed him in brig
Arnold Schwarzenegger was so eager to start his bodybuilding career that he briefly ended up in an Austrian military brig, the actor and former ...
Ferrell 'saddened' by Stewart-Pattinson breakup
Kristen Stewart is a "trampire." So says comedian Will Ferrell, who broke down in (crocodile) tears over the breakup between Stewart and her ...
Charges dropped against actor Cuba Gooding Jr.
Misdemeanor battery charges related to a bar dust-up in New Orleans' French Quarter have been officially dropped against Academy Award-winning actor ...
Viacom 3Q profit down 7 pct on TV ad decline
Viacom Inc., the owner of Paramount Pictures, MTV and Nickelodeon, on Friday said that its net income fell 7 percent in the latest quarter as ...
After 50 years, Monroe remains strong celeb brand
There is a career after death, at least if while alive you wielded star power like Marilyn Monroe. The bombshell actress continues to be a successful ...
Answers sought in China's salvaging of British sub
A lifelong scuba diving obsession led Steven Schwankert to the tale of the HMS Poseidon and the startling discovery that the British submarine, which ...
Screen pals Caine, Freeman talk career longevity
Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman shared only fleeting screen time in the Batman trilogy now concluded. In a recent interview, the two Oscar-winning ...
Bollywood gets racy with 'Jism 2'
"Jism 2" stars a hard-core porn actress, and it does have that pesky title. But it's not a porn movie. Bollywood is certainly not ready for that.
Bartender not pursuing charges against Gooding Jr.
A bartender who claimed that Academy Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pushed her doesn't plan to pursue criminal charges against him, managers at ...
Tippi Hedren: Hitchcock ruined career, not life
Tippi Hedren said Wednesday she survived working with Alfred Hitchcock, but her career was another matter. Hedren's experience on the famed British ...
Larry David to write, star in movie for HBO
Larry David is coming back to HBO — but not in a new season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." The cable channel told the Television Critics Association on ...
'Vertigo' trumps 'Citizen Kane' in critics poll
Alfred Hitchcock has finally usurped Orson Welles. Hitchcock's "Vertigo" took the top spot in the 10 greatest-movies-ever list compiled by Sight & ...