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Marlon Brando in 'The Godfather', one of Rabin's comfort film picks. We ask head writer Nathan Rabin from The Onion AV Club to tell us which films he'd cozy up to with some holiday cookies and cocoa.

THE MOST popular bargain to hit Elmhurst hasn't been around in years - and, technically, never actually existed.

On a recent overseas trip, I made the mistake of watching Eddie Murphy's latest comedy, "Imagine That," and almost threw myself into the Pacific.

When it was time for the duo to be paid, however, Paramount Studios claimed that there were no net profits.

In the 1980's, cool was still cool. In successive decades being uncool defined what was cool.

Veteran star James Earl Jones has defended his casting in a traditionally white role for a new West End version of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, insisting he can relate to his character as well as any other actor.

Dr. Dolittle this is not. It was announced recently that Eddie Murphy will be producing an R-rated animated film called The Misadventures of Fluffy .

There are two Eddie Murphys, the guy making the movies we want him to make-- Trading Places , Coming To America -- and the more recent guy who makes the kind of movies no one should make-- Norbit , Imagine That , etc.

Actor Arsenio Hall arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Black Dynamite' on October 13, 2009 in Hollywood, California.

Brooke Shields plays Jackie's mom, who's looking to smooth things over after her fling in Mexico; Kelso is hesitant about continuing police training.

Caption: Paula Abdul 2009 AFI Fest 'Precious' Hollywood premiere held at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre - Arrivals Los Angeles, California .... ABDUL REUNITES WITH EX? PAULA ABDUL has reportedly rekindled her romance with ex-boyfriend ARSENIO HALL - 20 years after they first dated.

Misunderstood Masterpieces 10.27.09: Vampire in Brooklyn Posted by Will Helm on 10.27.2009 ...or, Coming to America .

An American Werewolf In London and Animal House, two of director John Landisa TMs biggest hits, are re-released soon, and the man himself is back behind the cameras for a new Burke and Hare movie.

Nursing aide is Ugandan king After years working in obscurity in the US, Charles Wesley Mumbere is finally crowned king of his people.

Posted 3 hours, 48 minutes ago at 8:15 am. Dr. Wilbert Anthony Gordon Jr., a 1972 Dowagiac Union High School graduate who earned his doctorate in integrative behavioral neuroscience five years ago on Nov.

The day we've all been dreading has arrived, Bachelor fans. The wise folks over at ABC's hit fauxmance factory have seen fit to choose Jake, the exceptionally bland pilot from Dallas who defended Jillian's honor from Wes' cheatin' heart last season on The Bachelorette , as the new Bachelor.

Drake Drake Comeback Season Looks like a mixtape but sounds as good as an album.

In Bertolucci's The Last Emperor , the eunuchs study Pu Yi's poo every day to determine his diet.

We've all heard Whitney Houston singing "The Greatest Love of All," written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed, in which she reminds us that the "children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way." The song is a powerful one and was first sung by George Benson for the soundtrack for Muhammad Ali's movie "The Greatest," later made ...

Memorial services are pending for Alain Bernheim, a producer and literary agent who with humorist Art Buchwald sued Paramount Pictures for using their concept for the 1988 film "Coming to America." Bernheim, a Hollywood Hills resident, died Friday of complications during dialysis treatment at a hospital in Paris, his wife, Marjorie, told the Los ...