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What Eddie Murphy has is plenty of cash. What he needs, however, is a comeback.

The daily gossip: Eddie Murphy is Hollywood's most overpaid actor, and more

5 top pieces of celebrity gossip — from the shocking news that The Hills was staged to Nick Lachey's ejection from an NFL game

 
Daniel Day-Lewis' Honest Abe walks through the White House in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln — a near lock for several Oscar nods.

Oscar watch: The 10 movies most likely to score Best Picture nominations

Get an early leg up on your Oscar pool with this comprehensive guide

 
Seinfeld went off the air nearly 15 years ago, but fans insist the show is still master of the sitcom domain.

Is Seinfeld the funniest sitcom of all time?

In a new poll, the NBC classic edges out The Honeymooners, Friends, and Arrested Development

 
The Hobbit: One moviegoer said the film's advanced cinematography technique left him with a migraine.

Why is The Hobbit making some moviegoers sick?

The effects in Peter Jackson's new film are dizzying, according to some audience members. And not in a good way

 
So, the question on everyone's mind is: Will Hannah and Adam get back together?

HBO's Girls season 2: Watch the new trailer

Lena Dunham's acclaimed series is on track for another brilliant, painfully awkward season

 
Is Brad Pitt's star power enough to steal moviegoers away from vampires, computer-animated tigers, and 007?

Is the box office too crowded for Killing Them Softly?

The new Brad Pitt thriller faces stiff competition from blockbusters like Skyfall and Oscar hopefuls like Lincoln

 
Nooooo! That evil guy from that horror movie no one saw returns Friday in The Collection.

8 movie sequels no one asked for

The Collection — a sequel to 2009's little-loved horror flick The Collector — hits theaters, carrying on a proud tradition of sequels audiences never really wanted

 
NBC's Animal Practice is closing shop after six little-watched episodes, which means Crystal the Monkey is out of a job.

The 7 biggest cancelations of the 2012 TV season: A guide [Updated]

From The CW's medical dramedy Emily Owens, M.D. to NBC's wacky comedy Animal Practice, the fall TV season produced plenty of high-profile duds

 
The crew of the Enterprise is back, but Paramount isn't sharing many details about the upcoming sequel.

Star Trek Into Darkness: 5 theories on what the official plot synopsis really means

Trekkies are reading a lot into the seemingly spare plot summary of the new Star Trek sequel — foreseeing the deaths of major characters and the return of an old villain

 
Daniel Craig demonstrates his muscular offerings in Skyfall.

Is Daniel Craig's James Bond too buff?

Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen laments the rippling muscles of the newest Bond... and opens himself to ridicule

 
Joseph Gordon-Levitt could reportedly take his Dark Knight Rises character into a rumored Justice League film. 

Should Joseph Gordon-Levitt be Justice League's new Batman?

The actor reportedly retired from future Batman films after this summer's The Dark Knight Rises, but a new rumor claims he'll soon play Batman himself

 
A giant sculpture of Gollum, a character from The Hobbit, welcomes visitors at the Wellington Airport in New Zealand.

New Zealand's Hobbit mania, and 4 other Hollywood-inspired tourist traps

Die-hard fans of popular film and TV series can haunt their filming locations in places like Forks, Washington and Albuquerque, New Mexico

 
Lindsay Lohan portrays Elizabeth Taylor "as a childish brat, like a teenager playing dress-up in her mother's furs and jewels," says Jill O'Rourke at Crushable.

6 scathing reviews of Lindsay Lohan's Liz & Dick

Lifetime's Elizabeth Taylor biopic is inspiring some of the most effusive critical takedowns of 2012

 
Amateur filmmakers recreate The Avengers trailer, including their version of Capital America's uniform.

The 6 best fan-made trailer reshoots on YouTube

A few amateur filmmakers have created an impressive shot-for-shot remake of the Iron Man 3 trailer, adding to a list that includes The Hobbit, Inception, and more

 
In Home for the Holidays, the family laughs after Robert Downey Jr.'s character sends the remains of the turkey flying into a guest's lap.

The 8 most awkward Thanksgiving dinner scenes in movie history

From romantic rivals to fist fights, Hollywood isn't afraid to show Thanksgiving at its darkest and funniest

 
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