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With its stoic, kind-hearted heroine, bullied by ornery stepsisters, transformed by a Fairy Godmother and swept off her feet by a handsome prince, the story of Cinderella is not just the stuff of fairytale magic.

On TV this Friday: Banshee goes out with a bang, Five-0 's Danny plays matchmaker, kids prove they have bite on Shark Tank and Enlisted meets some funny army vets.

Three new USC School of Cinematic Arts endowed chairs have been established with the contribution of George Lucas through the George Lucas Family Foundation.

A new crowd-sourcing campaign for a proposed documentary all about iconic movie memorabilia item the ruby red slippers from THE WIZARD OF OZ titled WHO STOLE THE RUBY SLIPPERS? is now available to support according to a new Kickstarter listing.

Let's get one thing out of the way first: Princess Tiger Lily is not a real person.

The Cold Lands fits my category Movies That Should Play in Sag Harbor. Tom Gilroy's second feature, which he wrote and directed, opens Friday in New York at the IFC Center, and there is nothing else like it in the city.

Cuba Gooding Jr. gave one of the most memorable acceptance speeches of all time when he won Best Supporting Actor at the 69th Academy Awards for his role in "Jerry McGuire."

Dead-tree checks remain the preferred mode of payment for half of U.S. businesses, The Wall Street Journal reported this week.

Shaun Rice played the Skipper in "Gilligan's Island: The Musical" and he's playing Fester in "The Addams Family" musical arriving Friday at the McCallum Theatre.

The word "Felliniesque" is tossed around a too liberally. Films given that label often contain some of the fantastical elements of Italian director Federico Fellini's works but little of the quality.

In the 20-plus years since Ice Cube decided to focus on movies, he's taken on key roles in filmmaking - acting, writing, even directing.

Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Language Film. An official selection of the Cannes Film festival, Sundance Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival and New York Film Festival.

The third Smurfs film will be a wholly computer-animated affair that will take the popular cartoon characters in "a completely new fresh direction".

Tim Burton won't be coming back to direct the upcoming sequel to Alice in Wonderland , instead handing the reigns over to Muppets Most Wanted director James Bobin, but the same can't be said about his two most frequent actor collaborators.

You may not know the name of artist Mary Blair, but you know her work: the design elements of "Cinderella" "Alice in Wonderland" and "Peter Pan," which brought Disney animation into the modern era.

If you've seen the poster for "Bad Words," starring and directed by Jason Bateman, you'll see a sneer on Bateman's face.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Take it from Fabian, who once was a teen idol who had a half-dozen chart hits in a year: Don't be so hard on The Biebs.

Zac Efron may be up for doing a High School Musical reunion , but Bill Cosby isn't feeling the same way about The Cosby Show .

She delights millions of TV viewers every week - and now actress Pam Ferris has spread some cheer in Sheffield by becoming the newest patron of a city charity.

At its spring gala, the Roundabout Theatre Company honored Sam Mendes , prolific director of theater-his King Lear and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are both currently playing in London-and films, including Skyfall and American Beauty .