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A whirr of music emerges from the clubs of Austin
Review: 'Bounty Hunter' runs out of gas
Movie Projector: No 'Bounty Hunter,' 'Repo Men' or 'Wimpy Kid' can upstage 'Alice'
Carl Icahn launches hostile takeover bid for Lions Gate
Bill O'Reilly's indie instincts
Digging up a piece of Hollywood history
Ex-boyfriend files $30M lawsuit against Lady Gaga
Review: 'The Runaways' spends too much time with the wrong character
Man arrested in Nevada on New York warrant alleging he used Internet to stalk Ivanka Trump
Jesse James apologizes to Sandra Bullock and his kids

A whirr of music emerges from the clubs of Austin

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

In the clubs of Austin, cellphones chime as everyone chases the nebulous next thing.

SXSW: Cellphones chime as everyone chases the nebulous next thing.

Review: 'Bounty Hunter' runs out of gas

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Jennifer Aniston has great hair and Gerard Butler has roguish charm, but it's not enough for the action-comedy.

"The Bounty Hunter," the new action caper starring Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler as dueling exes, plays to everything that turned one of the "Friends" six-pack into a lip-gloss superstar. First to be exploited is Aniston's perk power. When that fails, the second line of defense is a close-up of that really great hair, which doesn't so much make for a movie as a running photo op.

Movie Projector: No 'Bounty Hunter,' 'Repo Men' or 'Wimpy Kid' can upstage 'Alice'

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 04:18 PM PDT

Walt Disney Studios' 3-D blockbuster "Alice" is sure to top the box-office charts for the third consecutive weekend.

Carl Icahn launches hostile takeover bid for Lions Gate

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 07:37 AM PDT

One week after Lions Gate Entertainment rejected his holdings in the studio, investor Carl Icahn is launching a hostile takeover bid for the entire company.

Bill O'Reilly's indie instincts

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

In a time of political turmoil, can the Fox News commentator be seen as a moderate?

In a no-frills studio in Fox News' Manhattan headquarters, Bill O'Reilly was wrangling with a guest, as usual.

Digging up a piece of Hollywood history

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:02 PM PDT

Cecil B. DeMille's massive movie set, built in 1923 for 'The Ten Commandments,' lies buried on California's Central Coast. One man's quest to unearth the lost city has lasted nearly 30 years.

Strong winds scour the dunes, which hide a curious history. Nails and fragments of concrete are scattered everywhere. Steel cables, carved pieces of wood and slabs of painted plaster poke out of the ground, ghosts rising from the grave.

Ex-boyfriend files $30M lawsuit against Lady Gaga

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 02:46 PM PDT

It appears that a bad romance between Lady Gaga and an ex-beau has brought forth a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the pop star.

Review: 'The Runaways' spends too much time with the wrong character

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The biopic about the '70s punk girl group spends too much time with the wrong character.

Instead of training the lens on rocker Joan Jett, the movie focuses on the one who actually ran away, Cherie Currie.