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In theory, seeing Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson and Bill Nighy share the screen should be a delight. In reality, the seriocomic romp "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" merely has its moments, but more often feels heavy-handed, sappy and ...

A private memorial service was held Wednesday for Summer at Christ Presbyterian in Nashville, Tenn., where she had been a resident since 1995.

Among "The Avengers" impressive ensemble cast is Clark Gregg, returning from previous Marvel movies as Agent Coulson, Nick Fury's no-nonsense, right-hand man at S.H.I.E.L.D. In all his copious free time this week, Gregg was kind enough to choose his five ...

This is what would happen if fresh raspberries, key lime pie and cheesecake got together. A delicious gathering.

Even a poorly executed milkshake still is probably pretty good. But to elevate the classic cool treat to a higher level of indulgence, tips from a milkshake master can help.

He already has a Super Bowl ring, and now football star Donald Driver can add the "Dancing With the Stars" mirrorball trophy to his awards collection.

Smooth, sweet, cold and just the ticket for contracting a case of brain freeze on a sweltering summer day. Sure, strawberry, chocolate and vanilla make fine beverages for summer. But for an after-dinner twist just for the grownups, how about ...

A hot skillet might seem out of place in a recipe for an icy, creamy milkshake. But stay with me on this one, because it turns out to be an amazing way to add tons of flavor.

If you're flying this summer, be prepared to kiss your family goodbye at the gate. Even if they're on the same plane.

A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the international space station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday.

Whitney Houston’s final recording is being released. The song, “Celebrate,” is a duet with Jordin Sparks from Houston’s last movie, a remake of the film “Sparkle,” will be available on iTunes June 5.

Daredevil Nik Wallenda says he’s not happy about it but he’ll probably be tethered to the tightrope that he plans to walk over Niagara Falls next month

Robin Gibb, a founding member of the Bee Gees who helped propel the group to international stardom, has died. He was 62.

Jackie Chan is landing his last punch as an action star, but says he is stepping into retirement having made one of the most important films of his career. The Hong Kong actor told the AP on Friday that his ...

After all those little, yippy fellas last year — Uggie from "The Artist," the Pomeranian from "Young Adult," Arthur from "Beginners" — it's nice to see a REAL dog up on the big screen.

Are you man enough? May, it turns out, is a manly month, and a funny one at that.

If only "What to Expect When You're Expecting" had focused on the dads' group, and didn't just drop in on them a handful of times, we might have been onto something here.

"Battleship" is big, dumb fun that knows it's big, dumb fun and enthusiastically embraces its big, dumb, fun nature. Like Michael Bay's "Transformers" series, this is yet another action extravaganza inspired by a Hasbro product — with its epic set ...

In analyzing Sacha Baron Cohen and the array of offbeat characters he has created, it's clear that it's become a matter of diminishing returns.

In a basement in a quiet suburb 10 miles west of Manhattan, the characters of a bygone era in pop music are brought to life in mellifluous four-part harmony. Sherry is there, deciding whether or not to come out tonight. ...

A video featuring cancer-stricken children, their nurses, doctors and parents lip-synching and dancing to the popular Kelly Clarkson song “Stronger” has become an online sensation.

There was a time when Tim Burton was considered an exciting filmmaker, when his aesthetic seemed daring, inventive and unmistakably his own. While "Dark Shadows" feels like a visual and thematic recycling of Burton's previous work, it does give us ...

Superstar Barbra Streisand is coming home to Brooklyn. The Oscar- and Grammy-winning diva was born and raised in Brooklyn but has never performed publicly there — until now.

A Connecticut novelty company is selling a “tanorexic” action figure based on a deeply tanned New Jersey mother accused of causing skin burns to her young daughter in a tanning booth.

Maurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night Kitchen," died early Tuesday. He was 83.

George Lindsey, who spent nearly 30 years as the grinning Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw," has died. He was 83.

Carrie Underwood's carefully crafted persona doesn't come from "American Idol" media training, but rather from what she feels were cringe-worthy moments during her winning run on the show in 2005 that stereotyped her as a naive "country girl." Yet when ...

“Neighborhood Watch” will now be known as just “The Watch.” Fox says the name of the film starring Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn as suburban neighborhood watch volunteers who battle aliens was changed in light of the shooting of an ...

Part of The Wanted's excitement over its recent success in America comes from being initially dissed in its native United Kingdom.

A 6-year-old boy was suspended from his suburban Denver school for three days after school officials said he told a girl “I’m sexy and I know it,” a line from a popular song. D’Avonte Meadows, a first-grader at Sable Elementary ...

Hulk Hogan’s son, Nicholas Bollea, has been granted early release from a five-year probation sentence he received for a 2007 car accident that severely injured his friend John Graziano.

Demi Moore is no longer @mrskutcher, in real life or on Twitter.

The werewolf and vampire battles of "Twilight," Jason Bourne's super-agent skirmishes and the sword swinging of "Conan the Barbarian" were all just warm-ups for stunt master Jonathan Eusebio, who choreographed the superhero fight scenes in "The Avengers" with the passion ...

The hype has been building for years and it couldn't possibly be more deafening at this point.

So entirely immersive is Terence Davies' desire to recreate and analyze the ethos of post-World War II Britain that not only has he fulfilled his ambition to refashion Terence Rattigan's "The Deep Blue Sea," but he has created a theoretical ...

The problem that plagues so many Judd Apatow productions — the one that keeps good comedies from being great ones — unfortunately exists in "The Five-Year Engagement," too. It's a matter of knowing when to say when, of knowing which ...

Mick Jagger will test his comic chops later this month as host of the “Saturday Night Live” season finale. The Rolling Stones frontman has been a musical guest twice before on the long-running NBC show, and the network said Thursday ...

Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias and Wisin Y Yandel are touring together this summer. Tickets go on sale Friday.

Investigators were trying Wednesday to find the cause of a fire that ripped through a simulated streetscape at Tyler Perry’s Atlanta studios, sending flames soaring into the night sky. There were no reports of injuries from the blaze that began ...

An Australian billionaire said Monday he'll build a high-tech replica of the Titanic at a Chinese shipyard and its maiden voyage in late 2016 will be from England to New York, just like its namesake planned.

Don't let Jason Mraz's optimistic demeanor fool you: He can be dark, and he's got songs to prove it. The singer-songwriter, known for feel-good hits like "I'm Yours" and "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)," says he's recorded a ton of ...

The high court on Friday let stand a lower court ruling that could rekindle a push to add slot machines throughout the state.

A Cocoa Beach motel owner has a plan to save his investment. Next week, the Fawlty Towers Motel will become a nudist resort.

What would Edgar Allan Poe be doing if he were alive today? Clawing at the inside of his coffin, desperate to get at the people who used and abused his ingenious, diabolical tales as the basis for the pile of ...

Ah, chimps. They're so cute and cuddly and furry, so much like us that we want to take them home, assign human characteristics to them and turn them into our hairy babies and pals. Sometimes that relationship can serve as ...

In a case of life imitating art, two Cuban actors have gone missing en route to their film’s premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Javier Nunez Florian and Analin de la Rua de la Torre disappeared in Miami during a ...

Lindsay Lohan will portray Elizabeth Taylor in a Lifetime film about her love affair with actor Richard Burton.

Hong Kong pop singer Eason Chan has good reason to love London — he’s become the first Chinese performer to play the city’s O2 arena, starring in his sold-out DUO Concert.

For Cybill Shepherd, her role on "The Client List" is all about happy endings.

Everyone wants the happily-ever-after — that's why fairy tale movies are so popular. Currently, we have "Mirror Mirror," a cheeky take on "Snow White" from the perspective of the evil Queen, played by Julia Roberts. So here's a look at ...