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If "chic" isn't the word that comes to mind when thinking about hospital gowns, sisters Liza Coleman and Ashley Levi have just the thing: Medgowns, a personalized hospital-gown service that...

While making "Memoirs of a Geisha," Rob Marshall was afraid of it becoming "Lost in Translation II." "I had five of my eight principals making their English-language debut," says the...

Smoking in films has risen to a level not seen since 1950, according to a study released Monday, reportedly leading nearly 400,000 adolescents to light up each year. Published in...

Who's in it: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Platt What it's about: Charlie Arglist (Cusack) and his partner Vic (Thornton) embezzle $2 million from a crime boss...

Smoking in films has risen to a level not seen since 1950, according to a study released this week, reportedly leading nearly 400,000 adolescents to light up each year. Published...

Who's in it: Usher (far left), Emmanuelle Chriqui (left), Robert Costanzo, Chazz Palminteri What it's about: Darrell (Usher) is a New York club DJ who accidentally saves the life of...

Who's in it: Dennis Quaid (left), Rene Russo, Linda Hunt and 18 kids What it's about: Buttoned-down widower Frank Beardsley (Quaid) and free-spirited widow Helen North (Russo) rekindle their high...

Who's in it: John Cusack (far left), Billy Bob Thornton (left), Connie Nielsen, Oliver Platt, Randy Quaid What it's about: Charlie Arglist (Cusack) and his partner Vic (Thornton) embezzle $2...

When it comes to innovative affordable-housing programs, Los Angeles doesn't stand out from the crowd, according to a report. The city was one of eight municipalities that failed to rate...

It's often interesting to see how wrong preseason perceptions turn out to be in late November. For example, who predicted Central Florida, 0-11 last year, would go 6-3 and be...