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Lauren Bacall, 2 Others Receive Early Oscars

Without the burden of a live worldwide broadcast, members of the film academy threw themselves a lively yet relaxed dinner party to honor the first Oscar winners of the season.

Lauren Bacall, Roger Corman To Get Early Oscars

The Academy Awards won’t be presented until March, but the first Oscar statuettes of the season are set to be handed out Saturday night at a private, black-tie dinner in Hollywood.

Tom Hanks: All About The ‘Single Ladies’

Tom Hanks is down with the single ladies.

Hanks first racked his brain when asked for his favorite tune of 2009 while backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary concert Thursday.

Tom Hanks Recalls Ohio Theater Roots

Tom Hanks says he still has fond memories of his first acting job, which kept him working into the early morning changing sets on a high school stage.

Hanks was in Cleveland on Monday to raise money for a new home for the Ohio theater troupe that gave him that early break.

Actress Tawny Kitaen Arrested In Calif. For DUI

Police in California say former actress Tawny Kitaen has been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence.

Newport Beach police Sgt. Shontel Sherwood says Kitaen was arrested at about 3 p.m. Saturday when officers suspected she had been driving her Range Rover under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Kitaen was released after posting $2,500 bail.

Author Dan Brown Returns After 6 Year Wait With ‘Lost Symbol’

The mind of Dan Brown may be a cluster of codes, but in person he appears no more mysterious than your average tennis partner. He is that smiling, sandy-haired man with the dimpled chin you know from the jacket flap of “The Da Vinci Code,” the sporty looking fellow in blazer and slacks.

Vampires, Werewolves, Liars Lead Fall Film Cast

Hollywood might be telling its own life story this fall, presenting a lineup of liars, phonies, smooth talkers, bloodsuckers and greedy old men.

Gwyneth Paltrow & John Mayer Among Conan’s Debut Week Guests

Conan O’Brien will kick off the first two weeks as host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” with a slew of Hollywood’s hottest stars and music’s biggest acts.

Conan will begin his run on “The Tonight Show” on June 1 with “Land of the Lost” star Will Ferrell – who was his last guest on “Late Night” – and grunge icons Pearl Jam.

‘Angels & Demons’ Wins Box Office From ‘Star Trek’

“Angels & Demons” took the box office from “Star Trek” by earning $48 million in its first weekend of release.

The haul was far less than the earlier Dan Brown adaptation “The Da Vinci Code” — which earned $77.1 million when in opened in 2006 — but still enough to narrowly topple the popular “Star Trek.”

‘Angels & Demons’ Actor: Dan Brown A ‘Terribly Bad Writer’

Actor Stellan Skarsgard says he’s not a big fan of Dan Brown’s writing and accepted a role in “Angels & Demons” only after reading the script based on Brown’s book.

“I think Dan Brown is a terribly bad writer, but he has cliffhangers after every chapter which makes you continue reading,” Skarsgard told Swedish broadcaster SVT.

MovieMantz Review: ‘Angels & Demons’

Three years after Harvard Professor Robert Langdon ruffled the feathers of the Catholic Church by cracking “The Da Vinci Code,” everybody’s favorite symbologist is back on the big screen to save that very same Church from annihilation in “Angels & Demons.”

Tom Hanks On Why There Are No Love Scenes In ‘Angels & Demons’

Tom Hanks returns to the big screen this weekend with “Angels & Demons,” the follow up to big screen blockbuster “The Da Vinci Code.” And while the movie amps up the action, mystery and adventure, one thing theaters goers won’t find is any on-screen romantic trysts.