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Building a better action hero
'The A-Team' rolls out the heavy equipment -- think Cooper, Biel, Neeson -- for its Hollywood premiere
'Killers' relies on weak chemistry between the lead actors and weaker jokes.
No second chance for 'Old Christine' -- but can other ditched shows live again?
Construction magnate Ron Tutor and troubled financier David Bergstein in exclusive talks for Miramax
Lakers take Game 1, ABC takes ratings
Chace Crawford of 'Gossip Girl' arrested on marijuana charge in Texas
Television review: 'Top Shot' on the History Channel
Sandra Bullock, Betty White, The Situation and Taylor Lautner headed for MTV Movie Awards
Lions Gate again urges shareholders to reject Carl Icahn's takeover bid

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 06:03 PM PDT

A big physique, a hint of craziness. Some things are sort of obvious. Others are more personality-based, less obvious. One thing's for certain: 'Prince of Persia' hasn't got 'em.

A big physique, a hint of craziness. Some things are sort of obvious. Others are more personality-based, less obvious. One thing's for certain: 'Prince of Persia' hasn't got 'em.

'The A-Team' rolls out the heavy equipment -- think Cooper, Biel, Neeson -- for its Hollywood premiere

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 05:22 PM PDT

Few things say "summer fun" like a tank cruising down Hollywood Boulevard.

'Killers' relies on weak chemistry between the lead actors and weaker jokes.

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The romantic comedy about a former CIA hitman relies on weak chemistry between the lead actors and weaker jokes.

Hoping for something swift and painless is one thing if you're the target of an assassination. It's a futile wish, though, when you're subjected to the death that is the Ashton Kutcher- Katherine Heigl vehicle "Killers."

No second chance for 'Old Christine' -- but can other ditched shows live again?

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 02:12 PM PDT

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "The Game," "Scrubs," "Medium," "Southland" and more switched networks and survived.

Construction magnate Ron Tutor and troubled financier David Bergstein in exclusive talks for Miramax

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 12:41 PM PDT

Los Angeles construction magnate Ron Tutor and his embattled film financier partner, David Bergstein, are entering into exclusive negotiations with Walt Disney Co. to acquire Miramax Films.

Los Angeles construction magnate Ron Tutor and his embattled film financier partner, David Bergstein, are entering into exclusive negotiations with Walt Disney Co. to acquire Miramax Films.

Lakers take Game 1, ABC takes ratings

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 02:59 PM PDT

The 14.1 million viewers is the biggest audience for an opening game since the 2004 finals, featuring the Lakers and Detroit Pistons.

Chace Crawford of 'Gossip Girl' arrested on marijuana charge in Texas

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 04:15 PM PDT

The actor was arrested early Friday morning in Plano, Texas, on suspicion of possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana.

Television review: 'Top Shot' on the History Channel

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT

This new reality series is pretty much like every other reality series, but at least the contestants know their specialty (firearms) and how to pursue it (stand very still).

One day, in the possibly not so far future, anything that you can do that I can do better, or that I can do that you can do better, or anyone can do better than somebody else, will have been made into a television show. Every profession, any pursuit — all you'll have to do is add "Top" or "Project" to it and you'll have created another reality competition: "Top Undertaker," "Project Unicycle," I could sit here all day making up these things. (Indeed, I believe that people do.) In some ways it's better than actually watching television.