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The director Terry Gilliam at the afterparty for the premiere of "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus." In this week's party roundup/big-girl shoes update: sex, food and surrealism.

I could not possibly make this up. Paste Magazine is reporting that singer-songwriter Tom Waits is possibly up for the lead in Peter Jackson's and Guillermo del Toro's recreation of The Hobbit.

Main American actor in full Jeffrey Leon Bridges born Dec. 4, 1949, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. American actor known for his good looks, laid-back personality, and versatility.

Tom Waits in a pensive mood. AP Photo Take it or leave it, this is the deal you get when you interview Tom Waits.

The first rule of stand-up comedy is that everything, even the most personal misfortune, can become material and inevitably does.

With the release of the movie Pirate Radio happening this week, and all of the crazy trailer footage of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Billy Nighy and Nick Frost as loose cannon radio personalities in the swingin' 60s, we got to thinking about our favorite fictitious DJs in movie history, and decided to make a little list of them all.

Richard LaGravenese has enjoyed an exemplary fast track screenwriting career in Hollywood.

THE BRIGHT lights of Hollywood could beckon for two special furry friends who are to feature in a new movie.

Dignified ... Christopher Plummer in the title role of Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

There have been several attempts on the part of studio executives to make Gilliam's hyperactive imagination a little more palatable to a mainstream audience over the years, while at the same time reining in his profligate excesses with time and budget that often spiral out of control - often it must be admitted through acts of God that are not ...

THE journey from conception to screen of Terry Gilliam's fantastical films is often perilous.

Robin Williams will be taking his newest solo show, Weapons of Self Destruction, to New York City's Town Hall this fall.

If this page is all about our city, then it's time we immersed ourselves in its marvellous history.

With classic films such as Brazil , The Fisher King , Twelve Monkeys and Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas to his name, Terry Gilliam is a fitting recipient of the Movie Legend prize at the Digital Spy Movie Awards .

Far from proving the curse of Gilliam, the release of Parnassus on 16 October demonstrates his unique brilliance.

'I'M A great tap dancer is what I am," laughs Terry Gilliam. Don't expect to see him hoofing across your screen on some naff reality TV show, however.

The White Stripes Light up the screen. There's always some musical component to TIFF.

Judging from World's Greatest Dad , which he wrote and directed, you might jump to the conclusion that Bobcat Goldthwait must be a very troubled individual.

Actor Robin Williams has shaved his body hair for a particular scene in his new film The Worlds Greatest Dad.

COMEDY star Robin Williams has taken drastic steps to shed his status as Hollywood's hairiest star.