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Ring targeted celebrities including Audrina Patridge, Lindsay Lohan and Orlando Bloom. Full story »

Directed by John Ford, "The Searchers" has been called the "greatest Western of all time." Full story »

LOS ANGELES — As Hollywood closed specialty divisions that aimed for quality and personal stories, as studios focus more and more on superhero sagas and action blockbusters, cinema fans have rightly wondered, who's left to make great American movies? For one, the makers of "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," who assembled some of the unlikeliest ingredients... Full story »

The film includes "4-D" elements such shaking seats. Full story »

JACKSON, Mississippi — Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger, according to court records posted Thursday. Terms of the settlement were not released. Demaris Meyer filed a federal lawsuit against the Academy Award-winning actor in February, claiming Freeman had been drinking the night of the accident last... Full story »

     MOBILE, Ala. -- It might be a first-time event, but this weekend’s South Alabama Film Festival certainly doesn’t look like a trial run.     In fact, it looks like a destination event, with nine feature-length films and numerous short works being screened in a trio of first-class venues: The Crescent Theater, Bernheim Hall in the renovated Ben May... Full story »

He trashed his favorite bike recently while trying to escape overzealous photographers. Full story »

NEW ORLEANS — Actor Tom Hanks says viewers are in for a realistic "wartime experience" when the new film he produced, "Beyond All Boundaries," opens at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Friday. The film will be shown exclusively at the museum's new Victory Theater, which includes "4-D" elements such as props, simulated winds and... Full story »

TOKYO — Brad Pitt says he is in the market for a new motorcycle. The actor, in Tokyo to promote his latest movie, "Inglourious Basterds," said he trashed his favorite bike recently while trying to escape overzealous photographers. "I had a little mishap," he said. "No injuries, except my ego. I was trying to get away from some paparazzi... Full story »

Nicholas Cage, Stephen Baldwin and a few others who may surprise you. Full story »

LOS ANGELES — Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will co-host the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says the two Hollywood veterans will share hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony. Telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman said in a statement the two actors are "the perfect pair of hosts for the Oscars." Martin... Full story »

A Tom Hanks classic, "Forrest Gump" (Paramount, 1994, $39.99); a knockout of a set, "Rocky: The Undisputed Collection" (MGM, 1976-2006, $99.98); and a pair of holiday favorites, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (Warner Brothers, 1989, $39.92) and "It's a Wonderful Life" (Paramount, 1946, $29.99) top this week's sparkling lineup of new Blu-ray titles. Hanks won an Oscar for his performance... Full story »

WASHINGTON — The White House is enlisting "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker, Forest Whitaker and others from Hollywood and beyond to help push President Barack Obama's arts initiatives. On Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden will install 25 new members of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. Parker and Whitaker are among the most... Full story »

GENEVA — Roman Polanski has re-appealed to the Swiss courts to be released from prison on bail, officials said Tuesday, the latest step in the director's protracted legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States. The Swiss Criminal Court declined to comment on the contents of the appeal, but the Justice Ministry said it was an offer that... Full story »