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LEGO artist building bigger career

Who said LEGO is just child's play?

In pictures: The Screening Room in Oz

Kitsch is the magic ingredient in Australian comedy

"Hey, Hey It's Esther Blueburger" is the latest comic creation to emerge from the Australian film market.

Bozo actor dead at 83

Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83.

LEGO artist building bigger career

Who said LEGO is just child's play?

The man who makes Japan rock

Masahiro Hidaka is the man who makes Japan's hills come alive with the sound of music each year.

Brinkley: 'My life as I knew it had vanished'

A tearful Christie Brinkley testified at her divorce trial Thursday that she was devastated by her husband's affair with a teenager and his attempts to find other paramours through pornographic Web sites.

Man reveals all about Independence Day

Historian James Heintze can tick off colorful accounts of how the nation has celebrated the Fourth of July over the years: In the 19th century, canons fired, church bells sounded and fireworks exploded.

What kind of 'friends' are A-Rod and Madonna?

A-Rod and the Material Girl? That's a lot of hits.

Chocolate-chip cookies inspire singer's tour

Donna Summer says she approached her summer tour like a chocolate-chip cookie.

LEGO artist building bigger career

Who said LEGO is just child's play?

In pictures: The Screening Room in Oz

Kitsch is the magic ingredient in Australian comedy

"Hey, Hey It's Esther Blueburger" is the latest comic creation to emerge from the Australian film market.

Bozo actor dead at 83

Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83.

LEGO artist building bigger career

Who said LEGO is just child's play?

The man who makes Japan rock

Masahiro Hidaka is the man who makes Japan's hills come alive with the sound of music each year.

Brinkley: 'My life as I knew it had vanished'

A tearful Christie Brinkley testified at her divorce trial Thursday that she was devastated by her husband's affair with a teenager and his attempts to find other paramours through pornographic Web sites.

Man reveals all about Independence Day

Historian James Heintze can tick off colorful accounts of how the nation has celebrated the Fourth of July over the years: In the 19th century, canons fired, church bells sounded and fireworks exploded.

What kind of 'friends' are A-Rod and Madonna?

A-Rod and the Material Girl? That's a lot of hits.

Chocolate-chip cookies inspire singer's tour

Donna Summer says she approached her summer tour like a chocolate-chip cookie.

Cameras still rolling despite strike concerns

On-location movie shoots are on the rise in Los Angeles, California despite repeated warnings from Hollywood studios that the possibility of an actors strike had stalled moviemaking, a permitting group said Wednesday.

'Hello Dolly!' inspires 'Wall-E' romance

Jerry Herman, eyes welling with tears, could hardly believe what he was hearing as he watched the new animated blockbuster "Wall-E."

Surprising country star: Jessica Simpson

When Jessica Simpson announced plans to go country after her last pop album flopped, there was a collective eye roll in Nashville.

An opera to make you afraid, very afraid

Be afraid, be very afraid: David Cronenberg's 1986 horror flick, "The Fly," has undergone a bizarre metamorphosis. It's now an opera.

Pop princess Kylie receives royal award

Pop princess Kylie Minogue mingled with true royalty when she went to Buckingham Palace to receive an award from Prince Charles.

Brinkley spouse had sex with teen, paid her $300K

A $300,000 payoff to a teenage mistress. Thousands of dollars worth of online porn. Extramarital trysts in the office and his supermodel wife's Hamptons homes.

Could Heath Ledger really win an Oscar?

Jack Nicholson's Joker was a blast. Heath Ledger's Joker is as dark and anarchic a figure as Randle McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," the role that brought Nicholson his first Academy Award.

Doctor: Jolie twins may be weeks away

Angelina Jolie's doctor says her twins may take a few more weeks to arrive.

TMZ allowed to repost 'Mini Me' sex tape

The woman in a sex tape featuring Verne Troyer -- best known for his role in the "Austin Powers" movies -- says she allowed celebrity Web site TMZ to broadcast snippets of the tape.

Haysbert: '24' role may have helped Obama

Dennis Haysbert likes to believe his portrayal as the first African-American U.S. president on Fox's "24" may have helped pave the way for Barack Obama.

Tatum O'Neal pleads guilty to disorderly conduct

Tatum O'Neal has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in connection with her June cocaine possession arrest in lower Manhattan.

Boy George must cancel tour after visa denial

Boy George's plans for a North American tour have run into some bad karma.

Review: 'Hancock' turns into a train wreck

Train wrecks are intrinsically spectacular, and Will Smith's new movie offers a doozy. Two of them, in fact.

"Mamma Mia!" Photos from the red carpet

24-hour help for gay youth

The transgendered woman on the other end of the line was threatening to kill herself by jumping off of a parking structure. The Trevor Helpline counselor who answered the phone worked to get the 24-year-old calm and immediately called police for help.

The latest movie clips from Down Under

Here are a selection of clips from some of the latest movies to come out of Australia -- a country set to become a global over-achiever in the movie-making field.

New TV 'stars' are regular folks

The prime-time "stars" of this summer are regular folks willing to humiliate themselves on national television.

Will Smith: 'I was scared' of flying

Will Smith may have beaten up aliens in "Independence Day," taken a punch in "Ali" and even suffered at the hands of love in "Hitch," but he draws the line at flying.

Report: Jolie in hospital to give birth

Brangelina's twins aren't here yet, but the big day is drawing closer.

Teen heartthrob shows adult side

When you grow up as a child actor and become a teen heartthrob as a singer, it can be hard to get people to stop looking at you as a kid, even when your driver's license proves otherwise.

Commentary: Whither Winehouse?

It all had been going so well. Amy Winehouse had made it to her gig at the Glastonbury Festival (a feat, given her history of no-shows) and she actually looked pulled together in her sequined minidress and sky-high Louboutin heels.

Magazine innovator Clay Felker dies at 82

Clay Felker, the magazine mogul who revolutionized the city magazine genre as founding editor of New York, died Tuesday. He was 82.

Review: What children say about children's books

Ask an adult what makes a children's book appealing, and she might talk about the colorful artwork, the clever storytelling or the lessons imparted.

Commentary: I admit it -- I love 'Family Guy'!

All 13-year-old boys are on board with "Family Guy." They love this show and no wonder. It's silly, subversive and caters to a 13-year-old boy's endless craving for humor about bodily emissions.

Actors guild: Members, continue working

The Screen Actors Guild told its 122,000 members to stay on the job even as the union failed to reach a deal with film and television studios before their contract expired early Tuesday.

Lost Beatles interview to air after 44 years

The British Broadcasting Corp. will air a long-lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership.

Former 'SNL' star Kattan weds

Mango got married.

SAG president: Stop that strike talk

The Screen Actors Guild has told its 122,000 members to stay on the job even if the union fails to reach a deal with film and television studios before their contract expires at midnight Monday.

Free to be Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder is fidgeting with his camera phone, embarrassed because he can't get it to work right.

Carlin remembered with 'a lot of laughter'

He was the comedian who actually said the seven words you can never say on television, but close friends and family members remembered George Carlin as a man who, when he was off stage, had only a kind word for everyone he met.

Jakob Dylan leaves Wallflowers behind, for now

At 38 years old and the father of four, Jakob Dylan won't be taking any backpacking trips through Europe. A musician's equivalent of that, however, inspired the first solo album of his career.

'Wall-E' outguns Jolie at box office

A lonely little robot made millions of friends during the weekend -- and even outgunned Angelina Jolie.

Luhrmann brings down Red Curtain with new epic

Baz Luhrmann is the type of director for whom the word innovative was invented.

SAG president: Stop that strike talk

The head of the Screen Actors Guild doesn't want to hear the s-word as a deadline for contract expiration looms.

Aerosmith's Tyler: Rehab was for meds

Steven Tyler sought the "safe environment" of rehab last month to recover from more than just surgery -- the Aerosmith frontman now says was fighting a dependency on pain and sleep medication.

Australia's Stolen Generation finds its voice

It may lack the prestige of Cannes, but this year's Sydney Film Festival was an equally glitzy and glamorous affair, attracting some Hollywood heavyweights.

Winehouse 'punches fan' at festival

Amy Winehouse's first full U.K. show in seven months has been overshadowed by an incident in which she appeared to throw a punch at a fan in the front row.

A first look at 'The Dark Knight'

The buzz over Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker in "The Dark Knight" for the last several months was justified. With his final full film role, Ledger delivers what may be remembered as the finest performance of his career.

'Idol' winner Ruben Studdard marries

Former "American Idol" Ruben Studdard has married Surata Zuri McCants at a church in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama.

Report: 'Kill Bill' star Uma Thurman engaged

Uma Thurman, star of the "Kill Bill" thrillers and "My Super Ex-Girlfriend," will marry financier Arpad "Arki" Busson, according to a report Friday in the New York Daily News.

TMZ removes Verne Troyer sex tape from site

A 25-second snippet of video showing actor Verne Troyer and a former girlfriend having sex, available online over the past couple of days, is all the world will see of the tape -- for now.

MTV: Sure, we'd have Britney on VMAs again

MTV isn't ruling out giving viewers more Britney Spears at this year's Video Music Awards.

The struggles of Amy Winehouse

Even for Amy Winehouse, it was a dramatic chain of events: After fainting and being rushed to a hospital, Winehouse's father said her crack and cigarette smoking had so damaged her lungs, she was risking emphysema and death if she didn't clean up.

The Screening Room's Top 10 horrific movie moments

Demons, ghouls and buckets of blood: For decades, filmmakers have delighted in terrorizing their audiences -- and we love them for it.

Commentary: This 'Unwritten' can't be erased

Natasha Bedingfield strutted onto the Irving Plaza Stage in Manhattan earlier this week, sporting an elaborate faux hawk, black shorts and a fierce pair of thigh-high boots. She delivered tracks from her latest album, "A Pocket Full of Sunshine," and during her hourlong set, the UK-bred artist sang about love and loss.

'Toy Story' studio keeps raising the bar

Pixar's new film, "Wall-E," concerns a robot collecting garbage on an abandoned earth. One of its characters is a cockroach. And -- oh, yeah -- it has no dialogue for its first 30 minutes.

Review: 'Wall-E' is a classic

The most consistent production unit in Hollywood just hit another home run.

Aussie director delivers with Tasmanian horror

Cannibalism, Tasmanian tigers and a good dose of Australian humor: These are the ingredients of the latest film from down under, the intriguingly titled "Dying Breed."

Welcome to Aussiewood

When it comes to making movies, Australia would appear to have it all.

Clooney to actors: Can't we all get along?

George Clooney just wants actors to get along instead of choosing between sparring unions.

Goldblum replacing Noth on 'L&O: Criminal Intent'

Mr. Big is out, and Mr. Goldblum is in.

'Dark Knight' adds tribute to Ledger

Heath Ledger is getting a fond tribute from his collaborators on "The Dark Knight."

'Greatest musicians' finally get honor

They played with Frank Sinatra, the Beach Boys, the Mamas and the Papas, the Monkees, and countless others on chart-topping and Grammy-winning hits. But for all their success, the Wrecking Crew may have well been the invisible people.

Judge finalizes Bill Murray divorce

Bill Murray and his wife of nearly 11 years are divorced.

What happened to Stephen Colbert's face?

With a bruised forehead, Stephen Colbert has found a new cause célèbre: fighting the glamorization of "face violence."

Nicole Richie to guest star on NBC's 'Chuck'

As Paris Hilton's sidekick on "The Simple Life," Nicole Richie showed a flair for comedy -- and an impish glee at cracking jokes at others' expense.

One-time angry young man now 'all romantic'

Isn't this the same guy they once called an angry young man, America's Elvis Costello?

Actors unions differ as deadline nears

The Screen Actors Guild on Wednesday accused major Hollywood studios of offering the union a contract deal worth less than an agreement already approved by the leaders of a smaller actors union.

Country star McGraw is his own security

If Tim McGraw isn't looking for trouble, it must've been looking for him.

'Toy Story' studio keeps raising the bar

Pixar's new film, "Wall-E," concerns a robot collecting garbage on an abandoned earth. One of its characters is a cockroach. And -- oh, yeah -- it has no dialogue for its first 30 minutes.

TV mobster's threads go for $187K at charity auction

One used, black and beige short-sleeve polo shirt, a tank top and black pants: $43,750.

Jerry Springer, Melanie Brown to co-host Miss Universe pageant

Jerry Springer and Melanie Brown will co-host the 2008 Miss Universe pageant, which will air live from Nha Trang, Vietnam, on July 13.

'Steal everything,' Kid Rock jokingly urges fans

Kid Rock wants fans to know it's OK to illegally download his music.

Jolie, Pitt donate $1 million to kids affected by Iraq war

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's love for children is by no means limited to their own: The couple has donated $1 million to help kids affected by the war in Iraq, the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict announced Wednesday.

High fuel prices put brakes on indie band tours

Steven Garcia pulled into a Houston gas station recently to fill up the old Dodge van his punk band uses on summer tours.

Kanye West: I'm 'most offended I've ever been'

Kanye West defended himself from criticism over his delayed performance at Bonnaroo, saying on his blog that the flak he's taken has left him "the most offended I've ever been."

Israelis flattered by 'Zohan'

In Zohan Dvir, Israelis have a Hollywood hero -- no matter that the soldier-turned-hairstylist played by Adam Sandler represents some of their country's worst stereotypes.

You may now call him 'Sir Salman'

Queen Elizabeth II conferred a knighthood on "The Satanic Verses" author Salman Rushdie on Wednesday, a year after the announcement of the knighthood provoked protests from the Muslim world.

My Morning Jacket enjoys slow rise

The change in My Morning Jacket from their last studio album, the breakthrough "Z," to their latest, "Evil Urges," is not drastic: It's not as if they brought in Timbaland to overhaul their sound or abandoned their scruffy look for more fashionable duds.

What's America watching? Games (and 'Camp Rock')

Broadcast networks are the place to be for prime-time competitions -- if little else.

T-Pain, Lil Wayne among winners at BET Awards

T-Pain transformed the BET Awards into a circus Tuesday with a multi-artist medley that showed the rapper and singer's wide-ranging influence on urban music, while best-selling rapper Lil Wayne and songstress Alicia Keys gave rousing performances of their own.

Former 'American Idol' to marry

He won the affection of millions of people on "American Idol," but this weekend, Ruben Studdard is giving his heart to one woman.

American TV not crazy, just Japanese

A grown man wearing a diaper is spun around until he can barely stand, then is made to try an obstacle course carrying pitchers of milk without spilling any.

Seinfeld: Carlin was 'the total package'

George Carlin was "the total package of what a comedian's skills could be," Jerry Seinfeld said Monday in a "Larry King Live" tribute to the comedian.

No emphysema for Winehouse, spokeswoman says

A discrepancy regarding the health of Amy Winehouse arose Monday after the Grammy-winning singer's father said she had early stage emphysema brought on by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes.

'Mary Hartman,' 'Grease' star Goodman dies at 93

Dody Goodman, the delightfully daffy comedian known for her television appearances on Jack Paar's late-night talk show and as the mother on the soap-opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," has died at 93.

Singer Winehouse has damaged lungs, says dad

Singer Amy Winehouse has lung damage and an irregular heartbeat, says her father.

Larry King: Carlin was one of the best and brightest

CNN: When did you first meet George Carlin?

Award-winning comedian George Carlin dies

George Carlin, the influential comedian whose routines used profanity, scatology and absurdity to point out the silliness and hypocrisy of human life, has died. He was 71.

CNN.com readers recall kind, talented Carlin

Comedian George Carlin, known for pushing the envelope with his use of profanity and for pointing out the silliness and hypocrisy of human life, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71.

Carlin to Larry King: Court made 'category of filth for me'

George Carlin, 71, the award-winning comic, known for his often profane, memorable monologues and routines, died Sunday of heart failure.

Stars, relatives honor special-effects wizard

Friends, relatives and show-business colleagues gathered Sunday to remember Oscar-winning special-effects maestro Stan Winston, the man responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and other notable movie creatures to life.

McConaughey photographer claims assault by surfers

A paparazzo trying to photograph Matthew McConaughey at the beach told police he was attacked by a mob of surfers who threw his camera in the ocean.

Anna Nicole's ex bids on her lingerie for Dannielynn

They're not traditional family heirlooms, but Larry Birkhead's is not a traditional family.

Award-winning comedian George Carlin dies

A publicist for George Carlin says the legendary comedian has died of heart failure at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif.

Gas prices thwart indie band tours

Steven Garcia pulled into a Houston gas station recently to fill up the old Dodge van his punk band uses on summer tours.

'Get Smart' debuts at No. 1 at box office

Audiences still get Maxwell Smart.

Rare Monroe-Gable footage auctioned

Candid footage of Marilyn Monroe on the set of her last completed film brought in $60,000 at an auction of movie memorabilia Saturday.

Ellen DeGeneres wins fourth straight Daytime Emmy

Ellen DeGeneres has no plans to stop with her fourth consecutive Daytime Emmy for talk show host.

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