"Nine," "Avatar," Clooney, Streep among nominated

The author of "Bad Behavior" picks her five favorite short stories.

He gets heated after an interview about his arrest, and raises the question: Why were we so easy on Charlie Sheen?

He transformed before us from a Caravaggio-like dancing teen to a love-handled bad guy. While Chris Penn has never received the attention of his older brother, he's deserved it -- and oh, so much more.

Hey, remember the mid-'90s, when every young filmmaker wanted to make pulpy, pop-culture-driven, Tarantino-style black comedies? Nope, me neither.

Rising star Samantha Morton shines in this charming, finely crafted film from Woody Allen.

Nods for Jennifer Jason Leigh, Maggie Smith, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are good news for all women in Hollywood

Spears denies marital breakup, defends parenting style, gets sued by paparazzo. Plus: Naomi Campbell's anger explained?

The golf legend's harem of Hooters beauties and porn stars is a metaphor for our quick-and-dirty times

Ricky Gervais, the comic whiz behind "The Office," aims his nervy, discomfiting humor at the stand-up stage and movie stardom.

Things that people do all day! Burly ice road truckers, rugged oil drillers and hip lesbian club promoters work it as the cameras roll.

Lame jokes, the Coens' hidden dynamic, a few big surprises -- and an insult delivered to an entire continent.

Though different in tone and execution, "High Maintenance" and "Mary + Jane" depict the ordinariness of pot use

Will the Academy go for real talent this year -- or just follow the "Glee" bandwagon?

In this excerpt from a controversial new book, a Hollywood bartender recalls his nights of passion with the star