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Chasing 'Monsters,' on a budget
Kristen Stewart detours from 'Twilight' to a different kind of drama in 'Welcome to the Rileys'
Garth Brooks to perform benefit concert
Mariah Carey confirms she is pregnant
Obama grilled during 'Daily Show' appearance
The Performance: Rupert Grint
New 'Mad Men' book
Actor Randy Quaid and his wife released from Canadian immigration custody
'Unstoppable' premiere: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson and pals roll into Westwood

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Gareth Edwards goes guerrilla to shoot a small-budget thriller. The distributor uses the same tactic.

Gareth Edwards goes guerrilla to shoot a small-budget thriller. The distributor uses the same tactic.

Kristen Stewart detours from 'Twilight' to a different kind of drama in 'Welcome to the Rileys'

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The media-shy actress talks about her new role as a teen runaway-turned-stripper in the movie that also stars James Gandolfini, but keeps her personal life mostly under wraps.

The media-shy actress talks about her new role as a teen runaway-turned-stripper in the movie that also stars James Gandolfini, but keeps her personal life mostly under wraps.

Garth Brooks to perform benefit concert

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 07:08 AM PDT

Country superstar Garth Brooks will ride to the rescue of victims of the flooding that devastated middle Tennessee in May with a benefit concert on Dec. 17 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.

Mariah Carey confirms she is pregnant

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 08:24 AM PDT

The singer confirmed the news in an interview with "Access Hollywood," part of which aired Thursday on the "Today" show. "Yes, we are pregnant, this is true," she said.

Obama grilled during 'Daily Show' appearance

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 04:51 PM PDT

Host Jon Stewart peppers the president with tough questions about 'timid legislation.' Obama says that in order to get things done, his administration 'basically worked with the process as opposed to transforming the process, and that frustrated folks. It frustrates me.'

An appearance on "The Daily Show" offered President Obama little comic relief from the serious midterm election campaign, as he was peppered with tough questions rooted in whether he has lived up to the promise of his 2008 campaign.

The Performance: Rupert Grint

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Ron Weasley kicks back after wrapping the 'Potter' series.

With the long-running " Harry Potter" franchise beginning to draw to a close, the three young actors who star in the epic fantasy films are finding themselves at the dawn of a new stage of their careers.

New 'Mad Men' book

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 07:46 AM PDT

Grove Press announced that it will release "Sterling's Gold: Wit & Wisdom of an Ad Man," a real book inspired by the autobiography that everyone's favorite silver fox wrote on "Mad Men."

Actor Randy Quaid and his wife released from Canadian immigration custody

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 08:03 PM PDT

Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi have been released from a Canadian detention facility after she was declared a Canadian citizen, Canadian border officials said Wednesday.