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• 'Iron Man 2' soars with $134 million opening
• Don Cheadle aims to fire on all cylinders as War Machine in 'Iron Man 2'
• Short films can be a shortcut to Hollywood success
• The Sunday Conversation: James and Scott Caan
• Matt Reeves to genre fans: 'Let Me In'
• A Second Look: Fritz Lang's 'M'
• New on DVD: 'Legion'
• Beyond Hefner's bedroom, a look at his legacy
• Live review: Peter Gabriel at the Hollywood Bowl

'Iron Man 2' soars with $134 million opening Posted: 09 May 2010 09:09 AM PDT Box office: The superhero film scores the fifth-highest opening weekend of all time, not accounting for ticket-price inflation.

Don Cheadle aims to fire on all cylinders as War Machine in 'Iron Man 2' Posted: 08 May 2010 05:57 PM PDT There's plenty of high-tech warfare in this film, but the most interesting conflicts seem to happen behind the eyes of Cheadle's less-aloof version of Rhodey.

Short films can be a shortcut to Hollywood success Posted: 09 May 2010 12:00 AM PDT More and more, big-name directors and producers are thinking small. When Barbara and Andres Muschietti, two television-commercial veterans with little movie-making experience, decided on a lark to make a short horror film last year, they didn't exactly have a larger plan in mind. "We didn't even have an outline," says Barbara Muschietti. "We just wanted to do something scary."

The Sunday Conversation: James and Scott Caan Posted: 09 May 2010 12:00 AM PDT The father and son discuss working together on 'Mercy' and the unique bond they share. "Mercy" is a new romantic drama that stars Scott Caan, who also wrote and produced it. He plays a novelist and swaggering Lothario who finally ditches his womanizing ways for the right woman — until she's gone. His father, James Caan, appears in the film as his character's father, a professor burned out on love. James, 70, and Scott, 33, recently discussed their on-screen and off-screen relationship over lunch at the Chateau Marmont.

Matt Reeves to genre fans: 'Let Me In' Posted: 09 May 2010 12:00 AM PDT He's probably best known as director of 'Cloverfield.' That has some fans worried he'll go flashy on a remake of 'Let the Right One In.' He makes the case for giving him a chance. It's an uncomfortable position for any filmmaker to be in — having to defend your new movie against angry attacks while you're still making it.

A Second Look: Fritz Lang's 'M' Posted: 09 May 2010 12:00 AM PDT The German filmmaker's chilling 1931 look at a serial child killer set high standards for a genre.

New on DVD: 'Legion' Posted: 09 May 2010 12:00 AM PDT Angels strike in 'Legion'; vampires overrun the planet in 'Daybreakers'; Mel Gibson stars in 'Edge of Darkness'; 'Daria' is still sarcastic; Ralph Macchio pops up on 'Karate Kid' double set. Also; "Daybreakers," "Edge of Darkness," "Daria" and "The Karate Kid I & II"

Beyond Hefner's bedroom, a look at his legacy Posted: 08 May 2010 12:00 AM PDT The tale of the Playboy founder's gift to help save land by the Hollywood sign is but one of many stories of his life chronicled in 2,000 scrapbooks. Before I explain how I happened to be in Hugh Hefner's bedroom last week, let me start at the beginning.

Live review: Peter Gabriel at the Hollywood Bowl Posted: 08 May 2010 11:59 AM PDT It's all too easy in the age of "American Idol" to forget just how profoundly powerful music can be in the hands of an absolute master like Peter Gabriel.

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