Bidding for the “oil on oil on canvas” started at $74,000
Free Birds: A Thanksgiving Turkey, Neither Rare Nor Well-Done
Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson provide the voices of two time travelers to the first Thanksgiving
Dallas Buyers Club: He Hated Gays, Got AIDS and Saved Lives
Matthew McConaughey punished himself to give a grittily truthful performance as a down-home tragic hero
Tina Fey Is Doing a New NBC Comedy Show
It’s a straight-to-series show about a woman who escapes a doomsday cult and tries to make it in the Big Apple.
Avril Lavigne Talks Her New Album—And Being Called “Chavril”
Her self-titled album is out Nov. 5
Federico Fellini: 5 Reasons He Still Matters
Even 20 years after his death, the famed Italian director exerts an influence on current cinema
About Time: Richard Curtis’ Love, Repeatedly
Everyone is loving and lovable in a romantic comedy that challenges an audience’s tolerance for glucose
The Old-Fashioned Self-Help Book That Got a Teen a Movie Deal
Advice from the ’50s made one girl a success story, but don’t be too jealous
The Ender’s Game Plotline That’s Left Out of the Movie
It’s an intriguing subplot that could be introduced if the movie spawns any sequels
The Hunger Games Sequel Goes Way Over Budget — Studio Not Worried
Project’s original $78 million budget now exceeds $130 million
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Please Do Not Make a How I Met Your Mother Spinoff
Cloning the show–reportedly, in the form of “How I Met Your Father”–would be exactly the opposite of what made HIMYM special: doing something new.
James Blake Wins Mercury Prize at London Ceremony
The young musician beat out old favorites like David Bowie and the Arctic Monkeys
Watch The New Downton Abbey Teaser Trailer
PBS throws desperate American fans a bone with 30-second clip