Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas cancer movie! Well, maybe not so merry ...

The 71st Oscars: 30 percent less abhorrent than last year.

A supposedly sophisticated shocker turns out like every other action thriller we've seen in the past three years -- only more annoying.

The director of the cult thriller "Breakdown," Jonathan Mostow, talks about making a mainstream splash with "U-571."

Slate's fun retrospective of the bikini takes you from ancient Greece to so-called "bathing machines" to Raquel Welch.

A French court ordered Closer to turn over all digital copies of Kate Middleton's sunbathing photos in 24 hours

Helen Mirren proves that winning an Oscar for playing a British monarch 20 years your senior doesn't mean you can't rock a two-piece suit.

An expert "face reader" tells us what McCain's jowls say about his drooping power base, how Palin's cheekbones explain her "polite" power style and why the Democrats are looking awfully good.

L.A. Unified says that M-16 automatic rifles are "essential life-saving items"

Scantily clad Aussies will storm the streets to protest a cleric's controversial remarks.

Think "It's a Wonderful Life" is a sentimental holiday film? It's darker than you remember and speaks to our times

Once mocked by foodies, Sandra Lee cooks the way real people eat

Both Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio originally said yes to playing Neo in "The Matrix," only to drop out

A new clip depicts an "Annie" that seems to be for mature audiences only