Kevin James bumbles and stumbles to take down the bad guys, but his "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" had no trouble nabbing the top spot at the box office this weekend. ...more

January 18, 2009

Welcome to Washington, soon to be "Mr. President." I know you've been here before for a short time as senator, but this is different. This is The Big Time, the world stage and you are the leading man. ...more

January 17, 2009

It may have taken 75 minutes to apply his make-up for the first dress rehearsal of Beauty and the Beast at Highlands Little Theatre, but actor Larry McCandless wants the audience to see past the greasepaint. ...more

October 28, 2008

Paul Newman couldn't have existed today - at least, not the way we came to know him. Sure, the talent would have been there, the classic good looks, the magnetism, the easy charm. But the privacy he demanded (and won), which helped establish and solidify his mystique as a bona fide movie star, never would have been afforded him in our tabloid-driven, celebrity-obsessed culture. ...more

September 28, 2008

Pop singer Aaron Carter was arrested for investigation of marijuana possession Thursday after he was pulled over for speeding in Texas, authorities said. ...more

February 23, 2008

DEFINITELY, MAYBE *** Surely it's not too early to feel nostalgic for 1992. After all, it was 16 whole years ago. No iPods yet - and those clunky cell phones! Kurt Cobain was still alive and Bill Clinton hadn't even met Monica Lewinsky, much less have sexual relations with that woman. ...more

February 14, 2008

Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, naked in bed with prescription sleeping pills nearby, police said. The Australian-born actor was 28. ...more

January 23, 2008

It feels like an actual scene from HBO's "Extras." Ricky Gervais, the writer-director-star of the critically acclaimed show-biz lampoon, is sitting on the set of "Ghost Town," a 2008 release and his first feature film as a leading man. A few feet away, a group of real-world extras is stationed on the other side of a flimsy retractable rope line. ...more

December 10, 2007

A priest accused of stalking Conan O'Brien was found fit to stand trial Friday, although his lawyer acknowledged he has been treated for psychological problems. ...more

November 10, 2007