By TERRY MORROWFriday, November 21, 2008After making his signature years ago playing a nice guy in prime time, Neil Patrick Harris loves his chance at being a weasel. He just...

By RUTHE STEINFriday, November 21, 2008The description "holiday movie" usually just means it comes out around Thanksgiving or Christmas. Some films, however, take that designation literally. This season there is...

By G. ALLEN JOHNSONFriday, November 21, 2008After a week of missed connections, Jean-Claude Van Damme is calling from Bangkok, Thailand, apologizing for the early hour in his instantly recognizable French-Belgian...

By RUTHE STEINFriday, November 21, 2008On his first try, Sam Mendes won a Best Director Oscar for 1999's "American Beauty," which also was awarded Best Picture. He recalls thinking, "I...

By JERRY FINKFriday, November 21, 2008Keeping up is hard to do with 69-year-old songwriting genius Neil Sedaka. He's now churning out not only pop hits but symphonies, a children's album...

By JAMIE SATTERFIELDFriday, November 21, 2008Actor David Keith is suing an Alabama man he says promised to finance his movie but pulled out after Keith had worked on the project...

By DELFIN VIGILFriday, November 21, 2008As far as Paul Rudd is concerned, there is only one way a comic actor can spell relief. W-O-R-K. Even though the 39-year-old actor has...

By PETER HARTLAUBFriday, November 21, 2008It takes a certain kind of actor to look right on a motorcycle. Over the years, the majority of TV and movie stars have looked...

By PETER HARTLAUBFriday, November 21, 2008Ron Perlman and Katey Sagal are compelling as the leads of the television motorcycle-club drama "Sons of Anarchy." But fans of biker cinema had to...

By PATRICIA SHERIDANFriday, November 21, 2008Award-winning actress Chandra Wilson, 39, of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," trades in her stethoscope as Dr. Miranda Bailey for life on the streets as a homeless...