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'Spider-Man' film team is squashed
'House M.D.': The scheming is contagious
ACE Eddie Award noms announced
Peter Biskind on Warren Beatty: Was his theme song 'You're So Vain' or 'Just a Gigolo'?
Critic's Notebook: MOCA's complicated choice of a new director
Album review: Ringo Starr's 'Y Not'
Palin signs on as Fox News Channel commentator
Robert Downey Jr. won't be a cowboy
Album review: OK Go's 'Of the Blue Colour of the Sky'
Having Jack Bauer smile felt 'awkward,' says star Kiefer Sutherland

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST

Sony parts ways with director Sam Raimi and stars Tobey Maguire in Kirsten Dunst, the tandem that helped the first three movies earn $2.5 billion in worldwide box office. 'Spider-Man 4' is delayed but

Sony parts ways with director Sam Raimi and stars Tobey Maguire in Kirsten Dunst, the tandem that helped the first three movies earn $2.5 billion in worldwide box office. 'Spider-Man 4' is delayed but

'House M.D.': The scheming is contagious

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 09:07 AM PST

The doc returned Monday night with some slightly more lighthearted fare.

ACE Eddie Award noms announced

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 08:46 AM PST

Sci-fi continues its strong showing with noms for "Avatar" and "Star Trek."

Peter Biskind on Warren Beatty: Was his theme song 'You're So Vain' or 'Just a Gigolo'?

Posted: 11 Jan 2010 06:44 PM PST

Of all the many spellbindingly jaw-droppingly dishy anecdotes in Peter Biskind's new Warren Beatty biography, "Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America," I was found myself especially astounded--in a "what would a therapist make of this" kind of way--by the saga of Beatty's on-again, off-again early '60s affair with Natalie Wood.

Critic's Notebook: MOCA's complicated choice of a new director

Posted: 11 Jan 2010 06:37 PM PST

Why does the Museum of Contemporary Art's board of trustees dislike art museums?

Album review: Ringo Starr's 'Y Not'

Posted: 11 Jan 2010 06:09 PM PST

Even though John Lennon and George Harrison snagged most of the public attention over the years with their efforts promoting peace and love, Starr has consistently reiterated those themes in his solo work coming up on 40 years since the group disbanded.

Palin signs on as Fox News Channel commentator

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST

The former Republican vice presidential nominee will appear regularly as a contributor and one of the hosts of a series on everyday Americans coping with challenges.

When Sarah Palin abruptly stepped down as Alaska governor in July before the end of her first term, many questioned how she could maintain a national presence without the platform of elected office.

Robert Downey Jr. won't be a cowboy

Posted: 11 Jan 2010 04:23 PM PST

The actor, who had been poised to reunite with "Iron Man" director Jon Favreau for the science-fiction western "Cowboys & Aliens," won't star in the film.

Album review: OK Go's 'Of the Blue Colour of the Sky'

Posted: 11 Jan 2010 05:57 PM PST

OK Go became famous for videos in which the band's members were seen dancing, so it's natural that its new album "Of the Blue Colour of the Sky" comes straight from the hips.