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ACTION star Donnie Yen says he signed on to play an ancient Chinese secret service agent in his new film - even though it was another kung fu epic - because he wanted to tackle the role of a villain who discovers his humanity.

In music and comedy, timing is everything. Few would know that as well as late-night bandleader Paul Shaffer, whose charmed career took him from synagogue performances as a kid in northern Ontario to TV gigs backing comedy and musical greats including Bob Dylan, Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Ray Charles and David Letterman.

James Cameron knows his way around a blockbuster and a bloated budget. The ambitious auteur of "Titanic," a $200 million gamble that paid off as the highest-grossing picture ever, will finally release his long-awaited, 3-D fantasy "Avatar" on Dec.

Though it would seem that he has yet to receive the mainstream attention he deserves , Darren Aronofsky is one of the most talented directors working today.

Caption: Mickey Rourke shares an intimate moment with a friend Los Angeles, California .... MICKEY ROURKE is not letting his Oscars disappointment get him down - he's determined to land a Best Actor award before he retires from Hollywood.

UK Film Council estimates actor's value based on factors including her salary as well as her films' effect on British tourism and UK-based film production Golden touch a Kate Winslet with her best actress Oscar for The Reader at this year's Academy Awards ceremony.

Thanks to Bloggery Readers Ina and Kaitlin for the heads up, sadly I didn't get your emails in time to head over to Harvard Square this weekend to see the filming of Friday Night Lights.

In a storied career that has included roles as aliens, transvestite football players and presidents, John Lithgow finds himself in a part he especially relishes: psychopathic murderer.

Michael J. Fox, who used the fame he gained as an actor to take a starring role in the fight against Parkinson's disease, has been named the most influential Canadian expatriate.

Asia Pacific News.Net Thursday 5th November, 2009 Hollywood star Brad Pitt is turning a promotional trip to Japan into a shopping expedition.

BRITISH actor Tom Hardy is expected to step into Mel Gibson's lead role in the new Mad Max film.

Roland Emmerich professes to be tired of blowing up the world. It's an ironic thought here, in the shadow of the Grand Tetons, the outer reaches of the Yellowstone Park super-volcano that some day will erupt in an extinction-level event.

The brother of a top Hollywood director is charged with planning an escape from Chicago's federal prison.

Actors Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman were among the 10 registered bidders at Australia's most exclusive auction this week, when Sydney's poshest residence went under the hammer.

There was an overblown tabloid piece a few weeks ago about stars being banned from tweeting from the sets of their movies, because, duh, non-disclosure agreements.

Jim Carrey says his latest film, 'A Christmas Carol', mirrors his own journey out of depression.

Hollywood actor Ioan Gruffudd practised his lines for his latest television role on his new daughter Ella Betsi, he said today.

Rodney King says boxing is helping him stay sober. King, whose 1991 beating by Los Angeles police was captured on videotape and helped spark riots a year later, is among a group of D-list celebrities appearing around the country as part of the Celebrity Boxing Federation.

Hide your couches. Rumor has it that Tom Cruise is moving to San Francisco . A home in San Francisco's famed Sea Cliff neighborhood is rumored to have been purchased by the "Mission Impossible" star.

The brother of the director of "The Dark Knight" was apparently planning his own Batman-style escape from the Metropolitan Correctional Center.