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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Barney Rosset was a publisher, not an author, and struggled for decades to write the story of his brave and wild life. But few over the past 60 years had so profound an impact on the way we read today.

Taylor Kitsch steps into his first leading feature film role in the upcoming sci-fi action adventure movie, "John Carter," a project he called "an incredible journey," - but one that took its toll on his body.

"Wanderlust" — This would provide an intriguing double feature with "Martha Marcy May Marlene." Both are about people who search for their true selves in woodsy communes, get sucked into the brainwashing and insularity by a charismatic leader and eventually struggle to escape. One of these films contains poop jokes. Guess …

REDDING, Conn. - Down a quiet country road in rural Connecticut, in a home with a stone wall out front and glittery pinecones on the coffee table, lives Michael Ian Black.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - A new musical bringing together Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein and rock icon Cyndi Lauper will put its best foot forward in Chicago this fall.

PHILADELPHIA - Martin Scorsese's movie "Hugo," nominated for 11 Academy Awards this weekend, has sparked the latest wave of interest in the automated offspring of a real-life 19th-century clockmaker.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Spirit Awards celebrate the best in low-budget filmmaking. But within those honours, the John Cassavetes Award goes to films with even lower budgets: those made for under $500,000.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Associated Press movie writers David Germain and Christy Lemire are boringly in lockstep on their picks for this season's top Academy Awards categories, depriving them of their usual snide debate over who's going to win.

MONTREAL - Evelyne de la Cheneliere laughs when asked if she ever considered becoming a teacher like one of her best known creations, Bashir Lazhar.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If Rooney Mara wins an Oscar for her role as a troubled waif in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," it's unlikely she'll thank Paul Holehouse from the stage. Maybe she should. The film, produced by Sony Pictures, might never have been made without Holehouse giving his approval. Holehouse, the senior …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At 10 years old, Uggie has a long show business resume. But it wasn't until the lively Jack Russell terrier landed the role of sidekick to actor Jean Dujardin in silent film "The Artist" that he hit the big time. The scene-stealing star of Hollywood's awards season talked with Reuters (via one of …

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Kim Dotcom, the founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload, was released on bail Wednesday after a New Zealand judge determined that authorities have seized any funds he could have used to flee the country.

Lindsay Lohan wants her fans to know she's focused and she's back.

WASHINGTON - Navy SEALs never expected the film "Act of Valor," starring real, active-duty Navy SEALs, to be this big.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Big films. Big stars. Big Fashion. When the red carpet rolls out for the Oscars Sunday night, it won't only be the biggest night in Hollywood, it will be a major night for celebrity designers. The long parade of women in glamorous gowns and expensive jewelry that starts in January at the Critics …