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For those who thought movies couldn't possibly get any more moronic than "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days," there's "Date Movie." A send-up of dumb romance film conventions,...

While amassing songs for this major-label debut, confessional singer-songwriter Richard Julian said his goal was to "tell stories in freeze frame." Mission accomplished. From the zydeco shuffler "If A Heart...

Get centered this Valentine's Day with last-minute spa gifts from fill-r-up.com. They include the Yoga Zone Basket ($102, above), which comes with a power yoga DVD, yoga candle and headband....

When Blake Edwards' first "The Pink Panther" movie hit theaters in 1964, Time magazine put the animated cool cat on its cover, saying that the animated opening credits "were better...

Who's in it: Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Beyonce, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer What it's about: Creepy Paris police chief Dreyfus (Kline) chooses Inspector Clouseau (Martin) to investigate a soccer coach's...

The first day Danielle Burgio reported to the set of "John Carpenter's Vampires," 13 explosives were planted on her body and set off to simulate gunshots. A pneumatic device powered...

No pain, no gain is true of stunt work, and stuntwoman Danielle Burgio has had her share of injuries. She broke a rib while filming "Matrix Revolutions" and gashed her...

Beth Orton "COMFORT OF STRANGERS" RATING: 3 SOUND LEVELS Beth Orton has been a bit of a granola-muncher, even in collaboration with gritty guys such as the Chemical Brothers, Ryan...

Who's in it: Piper Perabo (below right), Lena Headey (below left), Matthew Goode What it's about: Rachel (Perabo) and her longtime beau Heck (Goode) are getting married when Rachel locks...

Who's in it: Emma Thompson (left), Colin Firth, Angela Lansbury What it's about: The Brown kids scare off their 17th nanny, so Nanny McPhee (Thompson) comes to the aid of...