Cold Mountain News

Grammy-winning producer, musician and songwriter T Bone Burnett is venturing into television.

Child actors are notorious for fizzling out once their prepubescent charms disappear during adolescence, or once they discover the various vices of the adult world, and it seems to be the rare case when a young starlet can overcome these hurdles and transition successfully into a career of grownup roles.

When it comes to Hollywood stars, Britain's prime minister can't tell a Reese from a Renee.

Oscar-winning film director Anthony Minghella died today at the age of 54. He suffered complications following surgery last week for cancer of the tonsils and neck, his agent said.

George Clooney Remember when George Clooney had a poodle-haired mullet? You don't? That's just the way People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive likes it.

Never heard of Sacred Harp singing? The musical tradition is a part of a larger history, often referred to as shape-note singing.

Cedar Rapids' pristine, intimate CSPS concert venue has hosted many extraordinary acts over the years, but on Friday night, they're presenting BeauSoleil Avec Michael Doucet in the kind of up-close-and-personal setting that the renowned Cajun megastars rarely even attempt to shoehorn themselves into anymore, and at a bargain price considerably less ...

PICTURES: In the mood for cold? Here's our COLD TOP TEN list. OK, the weather is going to be a little bit colder all too soon, but how cold can you go? Here's our version of the Top 10 cold things.

Like a lot of women, I have a love-hate relationship with Barbie. In her current incarnation, she is a stripper image of femininity that, in addition to being a bad role model for girls, is just, well, tasteless.

Robert Pattinson, it has just been announced, will be joined by none other than Cold Mountain and Australia beauty Nicole Kidman for his upcoming film Bel Ami .

Inferno Film Productions will be offering distribution rights to 23 movies at the American Film Market featuring names like Jackson Rathbone, Sofia Vassilieva, Christopher Atkins, Tina Krause, Melora Walters, Martin Kove, and Bruce Campbell.

Hollywood movie star Temuera Morrison is pumping up for his next action movie. He admits it has been a tough 12 months with the film industry suffering from the worldwide economic decline and the recent death of his uncle, Sir Howard Morrison.

OSCAR winner Jennifer Hudson is returning to her childhood home for the first time since burying her murdered mum.

But his latest film has only sold US$344,000-worth of tickets and received a dreaded release in February, usually the time of year for fat-suit comedies and horror films.

British actor Jude Law received mixed reviews on Wednesday for his role as "Hamlet" on Broadway with one review declaring his performance "electrifying" and another describing it as "highly disappointing." New York's Daily News gave the production, which comes to the Great White Way from a successful run in London last year, four and a half stars ...

The British actor Jude Law has become a father for the fourth time, just two months after acknowledging that a model he had briefly dated was pregnant with his child.

RINGGOLD - In an earthy, rich melding of tenor, bass, treble and alto voices, 45 men and women lustily rendered this Victorian morality story.

Renee Zellweger sits in a Manhattan hotel room, wrapped in a tight, gray, off-the-shoulder sheath that stops just inches from her sand-colored stilettos.

Charlie Hunnam's memories of The Village Idiot bar aren't exactly fond. After the English actor, 29, grabs a soft drink from the barkeep at this L.A.-based English pub, he lowers his voice.

BILL GRAY/HERRICK ENTERTAINMENTRenee Zellweger plays a mom who travels with her two sons .