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Headline writers, we get it already: He'll be back.

The daily gossip: Arnold Schwarzenegger will return to the Terminator franchise, and more

5 top pieces of celebrity gossip — from Steven Tyler's defense of Beyonce to the alleged name of Adele's baby

 
Mad Men returns on April 7, the first of only 26 episodes left in the critically acclaimed series.

Mad Men season 6: Everything we know so far

AMC has revealed that the critically beloved drama will return with a two-hour premiere on April 7. And that's not all...

 
A bad case of food poisoning is responsible for one of the coolest scenes in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

5 classic movie moments that weren't in the script

From The Jazz Singer to Casablanca to Raiders of the Lost Ark, here are five films with unscripted scenes that became essential to movie history

 
After Tiller: The abortion documentary is so controversial that Sundance ticket holders had to go through metal detectors upon entry.

Sundance film festival: 6 films you should know about

Get an early glimpse at some of the year's buzziest movies with our comprehensive guide to the first half of Sundance

 
Girls: Still not quite grown up.

Girls recap: 'I Get Ideas'

In the latest episode of the HBO dramedy, Lena Dunham proves she can take criticism — and stages one of the most awkward breakups in TV history

 
You'll never guess whose early cinematic work stared a tormented boy named Vincent who dreamt of turning his dog into a zombie slave.

12 early short films by famous Hollywood directors

Where did Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and Christopher Nolan get their starts? Watch the early work of some of the best directors in show business

 
James Franco wearing cornrows and a gold grill, enough said.

WATCH: The hedonistic Spring Breakers trailer

The edgy new sex-and-crime thriller stars Disney Channel alums Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens

 
"Confusing depiction with endorsement is the first step toward chilling any American artist's ability and right to shine a light on dark deeds," writes director Kathryn Bigelow.

Kathryn Bigelow's eloquent defense of Zero Dark Thirty's torture scenes

In an essay for the Los Angeles Times, the embattled director stands up for an artist's rights to depict "inhumane practices" without endorsing them

 
Princess Leia + Les Miserables = Leia Miserables

#StarWarsRemakes: The 29 best ideas

Who wouldn't want to see Cool Hand Luke Skywalker or Leia Miserables?

 
Jennifer Lawrence: Winningly cast, after all?

WATCH: Jennifer Lawrence sets the record straight on Meryl Streep

The young Hunger Games star caused a minor brouhaha when she seemed to diss veteran actress Meryl Streep at the Golden Globes

 
"You aren't the real Buzz Lightyear! You're — you're an action figure!"

WATCH: A full-length remake of Toy Story — filmed with real toys

Super-fans Jesse Perrotta and Jonason Pauley spent more than two years on their obsessively detailed shot-for-shot remake

 
Imagine... Yoda wielding some serious Japanese steel.

7 classic films that could inspire a new Star Wars movie

Rumors are swirling that a new Star Wars film based on Akira Kurosawa's 1954 classic Seven Samurai is on the horizon. And that got us thinking...

 
Britney Spears and (former) fiance Jason Trawick in September: Yeah, we saw this split coming, too.

The daily gossip: Britney Spears and Jason Trawick call it quits, and more

5 top pieces of celebrity gossip — from Ann Romney's aborted Dancing with the Stars gig to Jennifer Lawrence's misunderstood "dig" at Meryl Streep

 
I'd like to run backstage now, Pat.

6 hilarious Wheel of Fortune fails

Someone else's public humiliation is your personal entertainment

 
Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler killed it during what little airtime they were given during Sunday's Golden Globes telecast.

WATCH: 7 memorable moments from the 70th annual Golden Globes

From Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's wickedly funny opening monologue to Jodie Foster's weird and wonderful acceptance speech

 
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