36 Stories on Mickey Rourke
The Oscar Nominee - and former boxer - gets the best of wrestler Chris Jericho
Hollywood should apologize to Iran for "insults and accusations against the Iranian nation," a top aide to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a visiting Hollywood delegation Sunday.
Graham Flanagan's Top 5 Oscar Moments of 2009
Kate Winslet, Sean Penn take top honors; Heath Ledger, Penélope Cruz also win
The Wrestler star and Penelope Cruz both take home acting trophies
Greg Cannom. Remember that name.
As the clock ticks down to the 81st Academy Awards Sunday, audiences could be forgiven for losing interest. On the face of it, apart from Hugh Jackman hosting, this year's Oscars doesn't look like it will offer many thrills.
An actor who played a steroids dealer in the critically acclaimed movie "The Wrestler" has been arrested -- on charges he was dealing steroids.
Slumdog, Rourke and Winslet and favored, but there is a spoiler
The actor says his dogs were his savior during his "self-destructive" period
The Oscar Nominee - and former boxer - gets the best of wrestler Chris Jericho
Hollywood should apologize to Iran for "insults and accusations against the Iranian nation," a top aide to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a visiting Hollywood delegation Sunday.
Graham Flanagan's Top 5 Oscar Moments of 2009
Kate Winslet, Sean Penn take top honors; Heath Ledger, Penélope Cruz also win
The Wrestler star and Penelope Cruz both take home acting trophies
Greg Cannom. Remember that name.
As the clock ticks down to the 81st Academy Awards Sunday, audiences could be forgiven for losing interest. On the face of it, apart from Hugh Jackman hosting, this year's Oscars doesn't look like it will offer many thrills.
An actor who played a steroids dealer in the critically acclaimed movie "The Wrestler" has been arrested -- on charges he was dealing steroids.
Slumdog, Rourke and Winslet and favored, but there is a spoiler
The actor says his dogs were his savior during his "self-destructive" period
The first round of voting is over, and the nominations are in. But in this election, there will be no debating between the nominees, and campaigning will be restricted to photo spreads, red-carpet interviews and the Hollywood cocktail party circuit.
The rocker even cracks up the Benjamin Button star at London's BAFTA Awards
Despite the rain, "Slumdog Millionaire" shone brightly at the British Academy Awards Sunday, scooping a clutch of honors.
The Wrestler star claims he hasn't thought ahead to the award show, but doubts he'll give more kudos to his dogs
PEOPLE's film critic predicts a big night for Slumdog, Mickey Rourke and Meryl Streep
When it comes to the Academy Awards, Hollywood has some biases.
Mickey Rourke says there is only one person he blames for the spectacular implosion of his career the first time round -- himself.
The Golden Globe winner and his Chihuahua, Jaws, star in a new spay and neuter campaign
The Mad Men actress will participate in a Feb. 1 dive in Bimini
It was a night for underdogs at the Golden Globes -- and a particularly rich one for the biggest underdog of them all, "Slumdog Millionaire."
Plus: Heath Ledger, Mickey Rourke, Colin Farrell and more take home top awards
From Kate Winslet to Heath Ledger and Alec Baldwin, see who nabbed the night's trophies
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.
There was a time when action heroes didn't contemplate. They defeated the bad guy and let their bodies do the talking for them. How times have changed.
From an animated documentary detailing one man's efforts to regain his memories of being a young soldier in "Waltz with Bashir" to Christopher Nolan's box office behemoth "The Dark Knight," movies in 2008 have been notable for their creativity, diversity and international flavor.
The actress says her new feline friend is "the only man in my life right now"
Despite Internet reports, the actress claims she and her Wrestler costar are just "friends"
When director Darren Aronofsky approached Mickey Rourke about starring in "The Wrestler," Rourke was understandably apprehensive.
After a slow start, the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival kicked into life about 6:20 p.m. Sunday when a little Indian boy took a deep breath and plunged into an outdoor cesspit to secure the autograph of his favorite movie star.
His bravura performance may win an Oscar but can't save this cliche-battered movie
Actor Mickey Rourke was arrested on DUI charges in Miami Beach early Thursday morning on his Vespa, reports the Palm Beach Post.
Special Oscar snub edition: These 10 entries received zero nominations in categories in which they should have been shoo-ins -- "Walk the Line" gets actor and actress, but no picture? -- but they're winners to us.
German director Wim Wenders and American actor/playwright Sam Shepard screened their neo-Western "Don't Come Knocking" in competition at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday.
Proms, parking lots and eight other things Entertainment Weekly recommends this week:
If you enjoy the thrill of a good car chase, you might want to step behind the wheel of "Driv3r," the latest installment in the top-selling and award-winning "Driver" series of 3-D adventure games.
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