Heath Ledger's family paid a teary tribute to the late actor as they accepted a top Australian film industry award on his behalf. ...more

December 8, 2008

Apparently, cremation is a hot topic among seniors these days. After all, it was the choice of actors Paul Newman and Heath Ledger. Star Trek's James Doohan chose to be cremated, then beamed into outer space. ...more

October 7, 2008

Heath Ledger's 2-year-old daughter, Matilda Rose, is to inherit the late actor's entire $16.3 million estate, Heath's dad, Kim Ledger, has confirmed. Ledger, who died from an accidental prescription drug overdose in January at the age of 28, wrote a will before his daughter's birth leaving everything to his parents and three sisters. ...more

September 30, 2008

Times may be tough in the real world. Not in Hollywood. As it usually does during economic downturns, the movie business has come on strong, expected to set a summer revenue record of about $4.2 billion from the first weekend in May through Labor Day, according to box-office tracker Media By Numbers. ...more

September 5, 2008

Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized in serious condition Monday after the car he was driving left a rural road in the Mississippi Delta and flipped several times. ...more

August 5, 2008

LOS ANGELES - A Warner Bros. executive says the Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" has taken in $155.34 million to top "Spider-Man 3" for best opening weekend ever at the box office. ...more

July 20, 2008

FIRST SUNDAY David E. Talbert takes a page from the Tyler Perry guidebook to crossover ka-ching with this inspirational comedy. Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan are best buddies with money problems, which they decide to solve by robbing a church. When their slapstick shenanigans lead to a hostage situation, you can bet that there is plenty of redemption waiting in the wings. ...more

May 8, 2008

Theory Lacks Facts In the pro-evolution article "Discovering Darwin" (Nation/World, Feb. 11), Darwinism is presented as scientific fact. However, one must ask, is Darwinism proven? ...more

February 20, 2008

Paul McCartney and Heather Mills' weeklong divorce hearing ended Monday without a deal, and a judge will now impose a settlement on the warring couple. ...more

February 19, 2008

Heath Ledger's untimely, tragic death is off the front and the back pages of the newspapers, but Heath is just one of the many young people who come from the hinterlands to make their fame and fortune in Hollywood. ...more

February 12, 2008