A celebration of specialness, Joss Whedon's slick blockbuster "The Avengers" presents what may be the ultimate team: half a dozen Marvel Comics superheroes for the price of one.
According to the "Guinness Book of World Records," Sherlock Holmes is the most popular role in the movies.
It appears Robert Downey Jr. doesn't have an iron will when it comes to keeping a secret.
The actor and wife Susan are expecting their first child together early next year
Robert Downey Jr., Drew Barrymore, Keith Urban and others reveal how checking into the Betty Ford Center changed their lives
The actress's new hubby brought his own share of star power to celebrate the couple's nuptials
Robert Downey Jr., Hugh Laurie, Alan Rickman and Jeff Bridges fit the bill for the role of Haymitch Abernathy
The director and model Jacqui Ainsely are expecting their first child together, his rep confirms
Kunis cracks up, Christian Bale chokes up, and other memorable tidbits from the show
Or would group therapy be better? The actor's manager says this is what's best
You will not hear Ricky Gervais apologize for any of his jokes at Sunday's Golden Globe show.
In his first interview after hosting the Golden Globes, Ricky Gervais defends his performance to CNN's Piers Morgan.
No A-Lister was safe during the host's monologue
He's a level-headed top Hollywood agent who loves The Godfather and is ready to settle down
The actress will star with Clooney in a new adventure called Gravity, a report says
The Swedish actress, who says her 7-year-old son wanted her famous Mohawk, talks about the fun she's having in London now
In the climactic scene of "Frat House," a 1998 documentary exploring the dark underbelly of college fraternity life, a man is down on all fours inside a dog cage. He chuckles as the frat brothers cover him in beer and Hershey's syrup, shouting profanities. However, the laughs soon turn to tears as the brothers douse the man with lighter fluid, spraying a flame dangerously close to their cowering victim, and instructing the man: "Move your left hand out! He needs an ashtray." That man was Todd Phillips, who today is the top comedy director in Hollywood.
Robert Downey Jr. and Zack Galifinakis talk about their 'road trip' in 'Due Date' and answer YOUR iReport questions.
"I think I will be wrist-deep in doo-doo within 18 months," the actor predicts
The Oscar winner is reportedly in talks to play an astronaut in the upcoming Warner Bros. movie Gravity
There are plenty of reasons to be excited about the fall. We've got pumpkins, colorful leaves, Halloween, and whatnot. But the hands-down best thing about fall is that this is the season when the "good" movies come out.
As jails go, the one in Pitkin County, Colorado, seems pretty comfortable.
From Robert Downey Jr. to Jake Gyllenhaal ... vote on the summer's sexiest leading man!
The first "Iron Man" boasted a not-so-secret weapon in Robert Downey Jr. reveling in his bad-boy rep as the maverick inventor-industrialist Tony Stark. A combination of Bill Gates, Howard Hughes and Hugh Hefner, Stark had more than his share of character flaws for a superhero. Unlike Bruce Wayne, he couldn't keep his heroics to himself, and unlike Clark Kent, he knew how to party ...
The cast of "Iron Man 2" talks about the next installment and answers your iReport questions.
"Despite what she said on set, she still thinks about it," he jokes of their on-screen romance
The First Lady will deliver a message about her "Let's Move" exercise campaign
This Saturday's slime-fest will be a star-studded affair
Hollywood agent Jim Toth has appeal as well as a thing for surfing and Sonny Crocket
Whatever happened to the he-men?
Susan Downey says her husband often does better when he improvises a bit
It's Sherlock Holmes, but not as we know him.
Hollywood gave itself one heck of a Christmas present this year: the single best day in the history of the box office.
From Penélope Cruz in Nine to Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes, which star will get your $10?
Maybe it's just elementary. There's something about the character of Sherlock Holmes that makes the pipe-smoking detective irresistible on the silver screen.
Director Guy Ritchie says he was determined to make Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, the two male leads in his new movie, "Sherlock Holmes," off-screen pals to ensure the success of his film.
Daniel Day-Lewis, Morgan Freeman and others react to receiving Globe nods as award season officially kicks off
There's something for everyone at the movies this holiday season, from a musical with Daniel Day-Lewis to James Cameron's first feature since "Titanic."
The Inglourious Basterds star will go from R-rating to G as a cartoon character
The actor talks about his on-screen romance with costar Jude Law
Give Robert Downey Jr. a glass of scotch and a suit made of metal, and lines will form around the block. But cast him as a newspaper columnist who befriends a cello-playing homeless man, and these days the only crowds gathering will be for the movie playing next door.
Her character outwits Sherlock Holmes in a scene from the film, out in December
Her thriller Obsessed debuts with $28.5 million in ticket sales
A journalist -- Steve Lopez of the Los Angeles Times -- meets a homeless guy on the street playing Beethoven on the last two strings on a fiddle.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin, Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal are just a few who came out Saturday
The seventh and concluding film in the series will open July 15, 2011
Receiving an Academy Award nomination is an honor most actors dream of. For several of this year's Oscar nominees, it still feels like a dream.
"Doubt" star Amy Adams talks about her second Oscar nomination with CNN's Brooke Anderson.
When it comes to the Academy Awards, Hollywood has some biases.
PHOTOS: The couple spend time in the hills with the Iron Man star and his wife
"This nomination is not lost on those of us who continue to miss him," his dad, Kim Ledger, tells PEOPLE
"Guy was in great form" with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, says a source
Money is the reported cause of a sidekick swap in the upcoming Robert Downey Jr. sequel
Truly, it's been a summer for jokers -- and I'm not just talking about "The Dark Knight."
Representatives for the developmentally disabled protest at the premiere of "Tropic Thunder." Kareen Wynter reports.
Tropic Thunder premiere brings out Tom & Katie, Ben & Christine and the rest of the star-studded cast
Tropic Thunder is pushing the envelope too far for groups representing the mentally disabled
'Tropic Thunder'
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Actor Brandon T. Jackson talks about his new movie, also starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.
There's no question "Tropic Thunder" takes chances.
"He played a black dude better than anybody," says African-American actor Brandon T. Jackson
The Iron Man star and the filmmaker will revisit the British super sleuth
Ellen Page, Will Smith, Zac Efron & Adam Sandler also win golden popcorn honors
Jack Black, Anne Hathaway and Steve Carell will also hand out golden popcorns
The new Wachowski brothers movie revs up for a vibrantly virtual ride
JD Cargill talks to CNN.com's Reggie Aqui about the new movie "Iron Man".
You might attribute it to 9/11, or simply blame director Joel Schumacher, whose camp take on "Batman" derailed that franchise for several years. But, lately, Hollywood superhero movies have taken themselves awfully seriously.
This new, big, smart, kid-friendly epic is as wonderfully American as 'Batman' and apple pie
On Friday, Marvel Entertainment releases "Iron Man," the saga of Tony Stark, a hard-drinking, amoral war-profiteer who redeems himself by donning high-tech armor and trouncing bad guys. Marvel is in the midst of a similar redemption.
The Iron Man star opens up about his struggle to get clean
The Robert Downey Jr. we've all been waiting for is here
• Reese Witherspoon and Jake
Gyllenhaal, sharing an early breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien in Brentwood,
Calif. Walking in with their arms around each other, the casually dressed
pair shared a table for two in the back, ordering coffee, an omelette and fruit. The pair talked and traded sections of the Los Angeles Times at the table. Later that night, the couple was spotted again – this time at West Hollywood's Chateau Marmont where they celebrated Robert Downey Jr.'s 43rd birthday with Cameron Diaz, Gerard Butler, Ben Stiller and more.
In a Fandango poll, Heath's Joker and the Jones adventure rate high
Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Downey Jr. and Jeff Bridges are a fierce foursome in the newest promo shot released for the upcoming Iron Man movie.
Matthew McConaughey will replace Owen Wilson in the film comedy Tropic Thunder, Variety reports.
The alleged suicide attempt by the actor, known for his happy-go-lucky characters, shocks the movie industry
At Comic-Con, 120,000 geeks are being entertained by everyone from an old English monster to a young Mr. Spock
Paris freed
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Paris freed
On October 18, 1963, Chuck Berry -- rock 'n' roll founding father, guitar hero, "Johnny B. Goode" composer -- walked out of the Federal Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, where he had served about 18 months on morals charges. He was met by three people: his wife, his brother and his father.
Now that Isaiah Washington has been fired from Grey's Anatomy, he wants to set the record straight about his so-called trip to rehab.
There are many theories as to why John Hughes-penned films remain the zenith of teen cinema -- and you'll hear most of them on the "Pretty in Pink: Everything's Duckie Edition," the ultimate high school love triangle between poor-but-fashionable Andie (Molly Ringwald), her devoted, delusional best friend Duckie (Jon Cryer), and the rich-but-allegedly-soulful Blane (Andrew McCarthy).
Moses, mobsters, and eight other things we recommend this week:
Sandra Bullock and Robert Downey Jr. will receive this year's Hasty Pudding awards at Harvard University.
It might be hard to remember, but there actually was news before the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11. For this edition of the Hype Index, we've torn ourselves away from the disaster coverage...