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A reality check for TV series producers
Stephanopoulos joins ABC's morning crew
Review: 'The Lovely Bones'
Gene Barry dies at 90; star of 'Bat Masterson' and co-star of 'La Cage aux Folles'
'2012' takes China's filmgoers by storm
James Cameron biographer says the 'Avatar' director is half scientist, half artist
'Survivor': Has Russell secured his spot in the final two?
Frank talk with Lady Gaga
'Jersey Shore' fans: Help me shed my Chihuahua shame
No more 'business time' for 'Flight of the Conchords'

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Questionable behavior of some wannabe stars has the reality TV industry rethinking its vetting processes.

Michaele and Tareq Salahi were a reality TV producer's dream. Until they became a nightmare.

Stephanopoulos joins ABC's morning crew

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

The former Clinton administration official is moving from 'This Week' to 'Good Morning America.'

The former Clinton administration official is moving from 'This Week' to 'Good Morning America.'

Review: 'The Lovely Bones'

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Peter Jackson's adaptation has the elements of Alice Sebold's novel, but the translation to screen is hit-and-miss.

Peter Jackson's adaptation has the elements of Alice Sebold's novel, but the translation to screen is hit-and-miss.

Gene Barry dies at 90; star of 'Bat Masterson' and co-star of 'La Cage aux Folles'

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

The actor was known for his roles as debonair leading men on TV. His other key series were 'Burke's Law' and 'The Name of the Game.'

Gene Barry, the ruggedly handsome actor who made a career of playing dapper and debonair lead characters on television beginning with the western series "Bat Masterson" in the late 1950s and later on "Burke's Law" and "The Name of the Game," has died. He was 90.

'2012' takes China's filmgoers by storm

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

The film's positive depiction of the country has it poised to become the biggest U.S. movie ever there. But some think it's all part of auteur Roland Emmerich's courting of a huge emerging market.

"Welcome to the People's Republic of China," declares an officer of the People's Liberation Army as he crisply salutes an American novelist (played by John Cusack) who has just fled the United States, which -- like much of the world -- has been destroyed by an environmental catastrophe.

James Cameron biographer says the 'Avatar' director is half scientist, half artist

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 08:47 AM PST

Providing some insight into the man behind the high-tech, 3-D camera gizmo, Rebecca Keegan's "The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron" is an honest, fascinating glimpse into the mind and history of Cameron.

'Survivor': Has Russell secured his spot in the final two?

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 08:40 AM PST

Even if everyone decided to team up against him, he still has the hidden immunity idol to play.

Frank talk with Lady Gaga

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

The pop sensation's bold stances on feminism, sexuality, fame and so much more have helped elevate her music to its own art form.

The pop sensation's bold stances on feminism, sexuality, fame and so much more have helped elevate her music to its own art form.