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CHARLOTTESVILLE - Lamenting the death of burlesque, cult artist and filmmaker John Waters announced from the stage, "This is not a lecture.

There aren't that many former Versace models that can say their acting careers really managed to take off, but after fifteen years in the business James Marsden is finally starting to gain notice.

John Waters , Barry Levinson and David Simon aren't just appearing on stage for the first time together for the Maryland Film Festival benefit on Nov.

Hollywood revels in remaking classics. This ranges from the thrillers such as The Hitcher and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to musicals such as Annie and Hairspray.

James Marsden has it all going for him. Not only is he one of the coolest cats in show business, he also one of the nicest and most humble of actors who doesn't take his success for granted.

In the 1970s, John Waters was the bad boy of fringe filmmaking with his cult-classic, X-rated Pink Flamingos .

Caption: Ricki Lake The Children's Institute hosts 'Poker For A Cause' celebrity poker tournament at the Commerce Casino Commerce, California .... Actress and TV personality RICKI LAKE is nursing a broken heart after ending a recent relationship.

Amid the flurry of rumors about Oscar hosts yesterday, and the actual announcement that Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin had gotten the job, Entertainment Weekly actually got on the phone with Oscars producer Adam Shankman to talk about the madness.

Where does John Waters's poor taste leave off and his characters' poor taste begin? His deepest wade into the mainstream to date , this is sort of his personal American Graffiti, set in Baltimore in 1962.

The film is expected in early 2011 from Sony. While actors ranging from Dustin Hoffman to Robin Williams to Martin Short have dressed up as females on the big screen, the comedian joins a select group of men who have actually played women, including John Travolta and Tyler Perry .

By now you've probably heard the reports that Hugh Jackman has turned down an offer to repeat as next year's Academy Awards host .

To: Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman, producers of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards From: A Concerned Viewer So you're going to ask David Letterman to host, right? I mean, this is when everyone congratulates you on being chosen to produce the Oscars, the trickiest job in Hollywood, and then starts offering you suggestions on how to perk up those ...

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Actress, Emmy-nominated television personality and independent filmmaker Ricki Lake will be crowned "Queen of the Carnaval" at the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval set for Saturday, October 31, 2009 between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Santa Monica Boulevard between Doheny Drive and La Cienega Boulevard in West Hollywood.

We're continuing to hunt for the best way to get you interesting tidbits that don't merit an entire post of their own, and I am always in favor of a coffee theme, so let's consider this the semi-caffeinated morning report.

Film producer Bill Mechanic and director Adam Shankman have been hired by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as the producers for the 2010 Academy Awards show next March.

Actor Tobey Maguire and filmmaker Adam Shankman are teaming up to adapt Broadway musical Rock Of Ages for the big screen.

It's going to be awhile before John Travolta slips into a housecoat again. Hairspray director Adam Shankman tells me the sequel to his 2007 musical box office hit is far from being a done deal... "We are looking for a writer right now," he said.

The Atlantic Lyric Theatre has announced their 2009-2010 season. The productions will include RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA, THE ALL NIGHT STRUT!, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, A FUNNY THING...FORUM, and HAIRSPRAY.

"Hairspray" director Adam Shankman and former 20th Century Fox studio boss Bill Mechanic have been chosen to produce the next Academy Awards show.

Adam Shankman, who directed the movie musical version of John Waters' "Hairspray," is returning to the genre with "Rock of Ages," a rock-themed 80s love story set to the tunes of Journey, Twisted Sister, Joan Jett, Bon Jovi, and Pat Benatar, among others.