George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and other red-carpet veterans joined some Hollywood newcomers in the Southern California desert this weekend to kick off the two-month-long movie award season at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
"When you're of age: drink," Clooney noted to the newcomers at Saturday night's gala awards ceremony. "That's good advice to pretty much anybody."
Full StoryThe Duchess of Cambridge will celebrate her 30th birthday on Monday with a "low-key and private" event, an official at St James's Palace says.
Catherine has reached the milestone after a tumultuous year that has seen her marry Prince William, embark on her first official overseas tour and take on several commitments to voluntary work.
Full StoryThe newly-released horror flick "The Devil Inside" topped the North American box office at the weekend, according to estimates published Sunday by the film industry group Exhibitor Relations.
The dark tale about a girl trying to lead an exorcism on her mother took $34.5 million in ticket sales in the United States and Canada, and knocked Tom Cruise's "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol," off the top spot.
Full StoryU.S. pop diva Beyonce has given birth to a girl named Ivy Blue Carter, media reports said. The baby and mother are doing well.
The New York Daily News reports the singer checked into Lenox Hill Hospital on Manhattan's upper East Side on Friday night under the name "Ingrid Jackson."
Full StoryAn actress who filed an anonymous lawsuit against Amazon.com and its Internet Movie Database for revealing her age identified herself in a federal court filing Friday.
Huong Hoang of Texas, may be better known by her stage name, Junie Hoang. She has appeared in such films as "Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver" and "Hoodrats 2: Hoodrat Warriors."
Full StoryBetty White says her plans for her upcoming 90th birthday might include "a little vodka on the rocks."
The tireless actress's big day on January 17 seems to be exciting others more than her. NBC is airing a birthday special for White the day before and has picked up a "Candid Camera"-like prank show featuring senior citizens called "Betty White's Off Their Rockers."
Full StoryHollywood actor Joel Edgerton confirmed on Saturday he is in talks to lead a stellar cast in a film about the killing of Osama bin Laden to be directed by Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow.
The 37-year-old Australian, who starred alongside Tom Hardy in martial arts blockbuster Warrior, said he has been in contact with Bigelow's team over a possible lead role although a deal is yet to be struck.
Full StoryIt's quiet time on Palestinian Sesame Street.
The iconic children's program, known as "Sharaa Simsim" in Arabic, has been put on hold for the 2012 season because of a funding freeze by the U.S. Congress.
Full StoryThey'll be playing arenas when they tour next month, but on Thursday night, a regrouped Van Halen provided thrills in a tiny club where a VIP crowd stood elbow to elbow as the storied band played some of their greatest hits including "Jump" and "Panama."
"Welcome to Occupy Van Halen, ladies and gentleman!" frontman David Lee Roth yelled just before the band launched into "You Really Got Me," the first in an approximately hour-long, high energy set.
Full StoryGrammy-winning soul legend Etta James, famous for her hit "At Last," left hospital Thursday in California, where she has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, her agent said.
"Etta James was released from the hospital this afternoon. She is home with her husband and family by her side. Her condition remains stable," her agent Lupe de Leon told AFP.
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