If you've ever wondered what happens when you mix a sentient gorilla with a helicopter, look no further! This and many other questions are answered during the course of Rupert Wyatt's compelling and invigorating "Rise of the Planet of the Apes."
The actor reveals the monkey business behind Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The actor is pictured in a sea of other students as he graduates from NYU Film School
• An artist himself, James Franco perused the work at Aaron Young's Built Tough opening at the Bortolami Gallery in New York City. The actor was athletically attired in a black baseball cap, black jacket and black jeans. He was in a fantastic mood, grinning from ear to ear as he walked right up to the exhibition. The affectionate actor also hugged various gallery attendees before studying the work upclose.
Odds bodkins, but this medieval romp is a strange and sorry beast, a one-eyed monster so starved of mirth it devours its own tail.
"I was God awful," says Letterman; "They didn't say you were stoned," counters Franco
Being a working mom and comedian isn't always funny, the 30 Rock star admits
We're born alone, we die alone, and we live through Oscar night alone -- because, let's face it, none of us can stay glued to the screen for all 18 hours, or however long it was, without missing something.
HLN's Brooke Anderson takes a look at the big winners at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.
Would you give the two new Oscar co-hosts the hook or ask them back next year?
Newbie hosts, a pregnant nominee, and Academy Award virgins should make for an interesting night
The Oscar-host and the Black Swan star win big at the independent film awards
The past, present and future of movies is a theme of Sunday's Academy Awards, hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway.
The past, present and future of the movies is to be the official theme of Sunday's Academy Awards show, presided over by bright young things James Franco and Anne Hathaway. But that's also the unofficial subtext in what has the potential to play out as one of the most vivid generational tussles in Oscar's 83-year history.
Oscar nominee and co-host James Franco isn't leaving any meat on the bone. "Showbiz Tonight's" Brooke Anderson reports.
"127 Hours" isn't just the name of James Franco's Oscar-nominated film, it also could describe the length of time he waits before delving into a new career.
Anne Hathaway, James Franco Grease Video
The co-hosts share some secrets from this year's ceremony - and vow not to pull a Ricky Gervais
The Oscar night presenters list just got sexier
The 127 Hours Best Actor nominee really lands between a rock and a hard place
Port Charles has an Oscar nominee in its midst! Well, sort of.
"Have fun!" the sexy Aussie (and past Oscar emcee) tells this year's hosts
The co-host of the Feb. 27 awards will have "the whole family" there to support him
The actor will welcome friends to a bar he's opening in L.A. - and he'll even give a singing performance
From fake teeth to slutty outfits, Claire Danes, James Franco and others reveal how far they've gone
Firth, meanwhile, celebrates his Oscar nomination by imbibing champagne
Who will get nods at this year's Academy Awards? Watch it live
The actor channels Suzanne Sommers for his doc Three's Company: The Drama
He's "going with the flow" as he and Anne Hathaway prepare for their hosting duties
Brad and Angelina, Sandra Bullock and Johnny Depp are expected to shine at Sunday's big event
"When I go to the doctor and they draw blood, I admit, I'm not good at that at all," he says
Leo, Justin, True Blood and more didn't get a nomination. Who do you think deserved one the most? Vote!
The King's Speech leads the pack with seven nods, followed by The Fighter and The Social Network with six
Plus, their films, 127 Hours and Black Swan, will compete for best feature film
"I could not even begin to fathom their thought process," the actress says of the show's producers
The two actors will serve as co-hosts for Hollywood's biggest night
She claims it "had nothing to do with the film," but isn't the first to get sick during the intense viewing
"Rolling Stone" movie critic Peter Travers says "127 Hours" is one of the best pictures of the year.
It's really not much of a contest for Aaron Tveit, who's worked with both actors
Clint Eastwood gets metaphysical, Nicole Kidman and Winona Ryder shine (again), and there's humor to be found in self-amputation
"Some things you see once and remember forever." According to the series of sponsors' messages that preceded each and every screening at North America's biggest annual movie showcase, the Toronto International Film Festival, these unforgettable moments include Janet Leigh in the shower, the robotic skeleton lurking beneath Arnold Schwarzenegger's skin and Sharon Stone uncrossing her legs ... selections that strip cinema right down to its roots in the peep show.
"That's what people think, but it's not true," says the actor, who's also no stoner
Their films are ones to watch - some as Oscar contenders, some for shock value
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.
Julia Roberts stars in Eat, Pray, Love and Chace Crawford is a drug dealer in Twelve - have you read the books?
"I love the cast, writers, directors and producers," says James Franco, who appeared on the soap last fall
It's not easy being a mother, caring so much about these delicate little dumplings that hold half of your DNA and keep putting themselves in danger.
The Pineapple Express star is studying filmmaking in NYU and has been accepted to a Ph.D. program at Yale
Yes, yes, James Franco is going to Yale, the third stop on his tour of schools in the tri-state area -- before graduating from Columbia and going all Ivy League business, Franco had a brief fling with New York University. Amongst those precious days he spent at the latter, I was fortunate enough to share an elevator with him on the way to one of my classes.
The Devil Wears Prada star is set to receive the Hasty Pudding Award
Daytime dramas have helped launched the careers of many a star: David Hasselhoff, John Stamos, Julianne Moore and Meg Ryan, to name just a few.
The Milk Oscar nominee is also slated to guest star on 30 Rock
The Pineapple Express actor will play, duh, "a mysterious character"
Emma Watson may have wanted to just blend in when she started her freshman year recently at Brown University, but it seems not everyone has the same idea.
"I'm very excited," says Carrey, 47, whose daughter Jane is expecting her first child
The actor plans to shoot a film and help boost the economy in L'Aquila, Italy
The That's So Raven star "is not pregnant nor did she give birth," says her rep
"It was a tremendous relief to hear Laura's voice," she says of the call she received late Tuesday
Two months into his fight against Hodgkin's disease, the Survivor star goes to find out how he's responding to chemo
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invites stars to join its ranks
The guest speaker sends his regrets - he's got a movie to do
The Wrestler star and Penelope Cruz both take home acting trophies
The Milk actor is named the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
Here's a little fact of life that took me by surprise: Roughly 23 million women in this country are 40 to 49 years of age and about 6,000 of us turn 50 every single day.
Looking back, I find I've written more than 350 film reviews over the past 12 months. That's a lot of time sitting in the dark, especially when you're challenged to whittle them all down to the best 20 hours or so for the annual top 10 list.
Box office bombs
updated: Mon Jan 05 2009 10:33:00
CNN's Brooke Anderson takes a look at some of the box office bombs of 2008.
Two affable stoners get caught in an action movie
Producer Judd Apatow continues his popular assault on common decency in "Pineapple Express," an R-rated celebration of recreational drugs, anti-authoritarianism and mindless violence.
Ellen Page, Will Smith, Zac Efron & Adam Sandler also win golden popcorn honors
Highlights from the 2008 MTV movie awards, where "Transformers" took home the golden popcorn for movie of the year.
It scored her a big hit in 2007. Now R&B singer Fergie is bidding adieu to catchphrase "Fergalicious" for the New Year.
Two years ago, rising young actress Scout Taylor-Compton, who starred in films including 13 Going on 30 and Sleepover, disappeared for two weeks. She was a 16-year-old runaway.
It's taken Martin Lawrence six years to resurrect Hattie Mae Pierce, the zaftig alter ego of FBI agent Malcolm Turner, who again goes undercover -- this time as a nanny spying on Tom Fuller ("Desperate Housewives' " Mark Moses), a father of three who's created a computer worm that could threaten homeland security.
One of my colleagues dropped by recently and asked me if I'd heard the news about "Friends."
"Spider-Man 2" joins "Shrek 2" as a 2004 blockbuster sequel that's every bit as good -- if not better -- than the original.
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