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Holiday Film Preview 2008: Vampires, Superstars & 007… Oh My!

Nixon’s back. So are Kate and Leo, Nicole and Baz, a herd of stranded zoo animals and a very vengeful James Bond.

Despite the harsh economy, Hollywood has been on a box-office roll the last month, and studios head into the year’s homestretch with a solid lineup of returns, reunions and promising newcomers that could uphold the old saw about movies as a recession-proof business.

Thousands Pay Respects To Comedy King Bernie Mac

As Cedric the Entertainer scanned the crowd of more than 6,000 gathered on Chicago’s South Side to remember Bernie Mac on Saturday, he cracked that the comedy king was “still the hottest ticket in town.”

Fans, friends and fellow celebrities descended on the House of Hope megachurch to bid their farewells to a man who never forgot his humble Chicago roots. Hundreds of mourners had never even met Mac — or had met him only long enough to shake his hand, get an autograph or thank him for representing his neighborhood.

Among Bernie Mac’s Last Roles: Lion

In one of his final roles, Bernie Mac roars.

In the upcoming “Madagascar” sequel, the comedian and actor voices the lion Zuba, father of Ben Stiller’s fey, city-loving lion Alex.

Friends & Colleagues Remember Bernie Mac

Friends and colleagues of late comedian Bernie Mac have expressed their sadness at the loss of the film and television star.

From his “Kings of Comedy” pals Cedric the Entertainer and D.L. Hughley, to his “Ocean’s Eleven” co-star George Clooney, Hollywood is mourning the loss of Mac’s talent — and especially — the man himself.

UPDATED: Comedian Bernie Mac Dies At 50

Comedian Bernie Mac has passed away at age 50, Access Hollywood has confirmed.

He died Saturday morning in a Chicago-area hospital from complications due to pneumonia, according to his publicist, Danica Smith.

Read on for all the latest details and reactions from Mac’s former co-stars including George Clooney and Niecy Nash.

Spokesperson: Bernie Mac Responding Well To Treatment

A spokeswoman for Bernie Mac says the actor is responding well to treatment for pneumonia and hopes to be released in the next few weeks. Publicist Danica Smith said Thursday in a statement that Mac’s condition is “stable.” Smith first announced on August 1st that Mac was hospitalized in Chicago.

Smith has said the pneumonia isn’t related to an inflammatory lung disease Mac also has. That condition has been in remission since 2005.

Report: Bernie Mac ‘Expected To Make A Full Recovery’

Hospitalized comedian Bernie Mac is getting better, despite rumors to the contrary. 

“Bernie Mac is still alive and being treated in a Chicago hospital for pneumonia and is expected to make a full recovery,” his rep told People on Saturday.

Bernie Mac Hospitalized With Pneumonia

Bernie Mac has been hospitalized for pneumonia, according to reports.

Mac, a star of “Ocean’s Thirteen” alongside George Clooney and Brad Pitt, was hospitalized in Chicago, a rep for the star told Reuters.

Guy Candy: Josh, Tyrese & Shia! The Men of ‘Transformers’

As the guys blushed, Access probed further. Who is the hottest on screen?

MovieMantz Review: ‘Ocean’s Thirteen’

Another big summer weekend, another big summer sequel — or, in this case, threequel, which arrives in theaters just a few days after last month's gigantic Hollywood blockbuster, “Spider-Shrek of the Caribbean 3,” broke all sorts of box office records around the world.