The Movie Blog

A trapdoor spider species found along the coast of California last year is the new eight-legged tribute to Stephen Colbert.

Representatives for Elizabeth Taylor say she is in a hospital but is doing fine and expects to return home shortly.

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Actress visited the hospital but is expected to return home soon.

Actress visited the hospital but is expected to return home soon.

The cast of “Dancing With the Stars” hasn’t been announced yet, but one person who won’t be discoing up a storm is former veep Dan Quayle. He reportedly said no to the show.

Everybody is a collector, the way Joe Maddalena sees it, just not everybody wants to collect paintings by Andy Warhol or Roy Lichtenstein. Some would prefer to own a Spider-Man costume.

Police Chief William Bratton said Thursday the city has had fewer problems with paparazzi since Britney Spears “started wearing clothes” and other celebrities changed their partying ways.

The Force was with who?

He looks like Scott Rudin, talks a lot like the late Don Simpson and has a mean streak that would give Jon Peters a run for his money. Welcome to the amalgamated world of Les Grossman, the tyrannical executive producer expertly channeled by Tom Cruise in the new action comedy Tropic Thunder.