Sports movies generally come in one of two flavors: comedic efforts featuring a ragtag group of players coming together to achieve success or dramatic situations revolving around a semi-tragic or extremely difficult obstacle

Happy Birthday to "Malcolm in the Middle" actor Justin Berfield (1986), "Lord of the Rings" actor Sean Astin (1971), "Fun with Dick & Jane" star Tea Leoni (1966), WWE star Ric Flair (1949), Beatles guitarist George Harrison (1943; d. 2001),

"I've been promised a scarf." Harrison Ford is looking forward to his winter treat from Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull co-star Karen Allen, who runs a knitwear business in Massachusetts when she isn't acting.

Many filmmakers are taking on the challenge of turning classic novels into feature films. It's a challenge because many people have fallen in love with the books

Happy Birthday to "Malcolm in the Middle" actor Justin Berfield (1986), "Lord of the Rings" actor Sean Astin (1971), "Fun with Dick & Jane" star Tea Leoni (1966), WWE star Ric Flair (1949), Beatles guitarist George Harrison (1943; d. 2001), "Little House on the Prairie" mom Karen Grassle (1942), actress Diane Baker (1938),

Movie wookie Chewbacca has topped a new internet poll created to find the ultimate Celebrity Sideman. The Star Wars character, portrayed by Peter Mayhew, beat Burt Reynolds' sidekick Victor Prinzim (Dom DeLuise) in The Cannonball Run to land the title in Maxim.com new list.

Happy Birthday to "Malcolm in the Middle" actor Justin Berfield (1986), "Lord of the Rings" actor Sean Astin (1971), "Fun with Dick & Jane" star Tea Leoni (1966), WWE star Ric Flair (1949), Beatles guitarist George Harrison (1943; d. 2001), "Little House on the Prairie" mom Karen Grassle (1942), actress Diane Baker (1938), "Gilligan's Island" millionaire Jim Backus (1913; d. 1989), Marx Brother Zeppo Marx (1901; d. 1979), and French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841; d. 1919).

Monk, USA's critically-acclaimed original series starring Tony Shalhoub, returns in its fifth season with all-new episodes and a roster of top-tier guest stars on Friday, Jan. 19, 2007, at 9pm/8 central. The show remains one of the highest-rated original scripted series in basic cable history.

Acclaimed British physicist Stephen Hawking is to narrate a star-studded new TV series based loosely on the Twilight Zone. Hawking will introduce a string of beloved science-fiction short stories, which have been turned into episodes starring the likes of Anne Heche, Sean Astin, Brian Dennehy, John Hurt and James Denton, among others.