100, a list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The issue features seven different covers for the first time ever, including two showcasing entertainers: hip-hop artist Jay-Z and actress Jennifer Lawrence.

Editors selected guest contributors to write about the honorees. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg said of the hip-hop star: "He's never forgotten his roots—'Empire State of Mind' was a love song to our city—and as a co-owner of the NBA Nets, he helped bring a major league sports team back to Brooklyn, not far from his old neighborhood.

Bloomberg added, "In nearly every...

A man suspected of stealing Bryan Cranston's script from the upcoming final season of hit TV show "Breaking Bad" has been arrested by police in New Mexico.

Cranston plays plays chemistry teacher Walther White, who begins producing and selling methamphetamine to make money after he is diagnosed with cancer on the hit AMC series. A thief broke into his car and stole a bag that contained the actor's iPad and script.

The show is filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Cranston reported the crime to local police, who arrested Xavier McAfee over the weekend.

Authorities received a break in the ...

While everyone was buzzing around Hollywood preparing for the Oscars on Sunday, a fun and edgy Independent Spirit Awards was happening down by the Santa Monica beaches on a beautiful sunny Saturday. Starpulse had the opportunity to hit The Official Presenter Gift Lounge backstage to do a bit of celeb spotting.

I walked in at the same time as 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis who has been the hit of the awards show circuit this season with her performance in Beasts of the Southern Wild. She was pretty in pink and she seemed to enjoy Mattel Games' movie-guessing game, Pass the Popcorn. I imagine ...

Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston will be reunited with his former onscreen wife in the hit show's final series after producers signed up his Malcolm In The Middle co-star Jane Kaczmarek.

The pair played boy genius Malcolm's parents Lois and Hal in the hit sitcom from 2000 to 2006, and now they will reteam in a much darker setting for the last run of Cranston's critically acclaimed drama.

Breaking Bad star Dean Norris uploaded a snap of Cranston and Kaczmarek last week, sparking speculation the actress had agreed to appear alongside her former TV partner.

Now, she has confirmed her ca...

Bryan Cranston is stepping behind the camera to direct an episode of hit TV comedy The Office.

The Breaking Bad star will take time out of performing to take charge of the American version of the popular series, which is now in its ninth season.

The Office star Rainn Wilson took to his Twitter.com page to reveal the new addition to the show by posting a photo of Cranston on set.

In the accompanying caption, Wilson made reference to Cranston's drug-dealing Breaking Bad character, writing, "Free meth for The Office! (look who's directing...)".

Cranston plays a former chemistry teacher...

There is a real-life Walter White, one of Tuscaloosa, Alabama’s “Most Wanted” men. White is being accused of manufacturing meth just like his Breaking Bad namesake.

In the hit TV show, White, played by Bryan Cranston, is a high school chemistry teacher who turns to cooking meth to help support his family after he’s diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Ironically a real-life Walter White, this one 55, is now on the “most wanted” list in Tuscaloosa, accused of violating his probation in a methamphetamine manufacturing case.

He was arrested in 2008 on charges of trafficking meth, unlawful ma...

Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston has revealed that he lost his virginity to a Dutch hooker when he was 16-years-old.

The actor, who stars with Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel in the remake of Total Recall; which opens this Friday; admits to Rolling Stone magazine that he's got no regrets over the way he entered manhood.

He also has no regrets that he even got his parents to (unknowingly) foot the bill!

Cranston was a foreign exchange student at the time and he unabashedly reflects on the good times he had.

"Beer is a nickel, and the hookers are cheap - it was 24 guilder...

Breaking Bad co-stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul are celebrating after picking up trophies at the 2012 Saturn Awards on Thursday.

The hit drama was voted best syndicated/cable TV series at the prestigious ceremony, which recognizes achievement in genres such as sci-fi and horror. Cranston was named best actor on TV while his partner in crime Paul picked up a best supporting actor trophy, paving the way for success at the upcoming Emmy Awards, where they are both nominated for top prizes.

In the movie categories, Rise of the Planet of the Apes was the big winner, taking home honors fo...

Actor Bryan Cranston was once so desperate for cash, he became an ordained minister to earn $150 by officiating at a wedding ceremony.

The Breaking Bad star was working odd jobs on California's Santa Catalina Island in the 1970s when he was asked to marry a couple - and the pay was so good, he couldn't refuse.

He tells Rolling Stone writer Peter Travers, "It was a big scam, it was a hell of a scam. During the summers of '75 and '76... I spent my summers on Catalina Island, making money, meeting girls, I was young, it was a great time. We befriended a guy named Reverend Bob, he was about 4...

Early this morning Jimmy Kimmell and Kerry Washington announced the nominees for the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards. Multiple nominees include "Mad Men," "Downton Abbey" and "30 Rock."

Battling it out for the Outstanding Drama Series award will be "Mad Men," "Homeland," "Downton Abbey," "Dexter," "Breaking Bad," and "Boardwalk Empire."

Outstanding Comedy Series nods go to "30 Rock," "Girls," "Modern Family," "The Big Bang Theory," "Veep," and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Notable nominees include Zooey Deschanel from fledging series "New Girl," Julia Louis-Dreyfus from HBO's "Veep," Claire Danes f...

The cast makes an appearance at Comic-Con and says that the show will end up in Germany this season.

Breaking Bad made an appearance at Comic-Con last night, and made quite an entrance. Stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul suited up in hazmat suits and gas masks for the long-awaited panel.

“I think it’s awesome,” Paul said to the LA Times. “This is where our fans are. Sure, it’s nice to have a posh Hollywood premiere, but this is incredible.”

Show creator Vince Gilligan also showed up, and gave some hints on the new, and final, season of the AMC show.

“You’re going to read more subtitles...

The directors of cult TV drama Breaking Bad shoot scenes of methamphetamine production out of sequence to stop wannabe drug dealers from using episodes as a 'how-to' guide.

In the show Bryan Cranston plays a chemistry teacher who becomes a crystal-meth expert but the Emmy Award winner insists no one will be able to copy his character's recipes and techniques.

In a The Hollywood Reporter roundtable interview with fellow 2012 Emmy nominees Kelsey Grammer, Kiefer Sutherland, Peter Krause and Damian Lewis, Cranston is asked by former 24 star Sutherland how directors avoid real-life copycat ...

The thrilling true story of the Tuskegee Airmen buzzes to the big screen in "Red Tails," an epic war adventure from executive producer George Lucas and first-time feature director Anthony Hemingway on May 22.

In the fire and chaos of World War II, the U.S. military recruits a fearless group of African-American fighter pilots to help reclaim the skies over Europe.

Discriminated against both as citizens and as soldiers, the Tuskegee Airmen take flight in planes distinguished by distinctive red tails, and fight to defeat the tyranny of the Axis powers.

As a result of their bravery, th...

A fake movie trailer stole the spotlight from the Academy Awards last night, thanks to Jimmy Kimmel's ability to line up a cavalcade of stars.

In the fake teaser, Edward Norton (playing the world's greatest spy) gets married to the President of the United States (Josh Brolin) in a ceremony ordained by Antonio Banderas.

Colin Farrell is a SWAT officer that has to defuse a bomb with the help of a field goal-kicking canine. Tom Hanks is a robotic lawyer that takes on ornery judge Charlize Theron. Bryan Cranston is a hot dog vendor that seems to always be near an explosion.

Jeff Goldblum i...

Actress Lynn Collins struggled to hold back while filming fight scenes for new Disney epic "John Carter" because her childhood karate training made it a "real challenge" not to "hurt people."

The star's parents were keen martial artists and they regularly enrolled the young Collins into fight training classes in Japan while she was growing up.

She was able to draw on her karate skills for her role as Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Helium, in the upcoming sci-fi adventure - but the actress admits her years of karate became more of a burden then a blessing on set.

She tells WENN, "I...

Wow!!! What a red carpet this year! Did I mention I walked right by Madonna .... yes, freaking MADONNA! And here as promised is my vlog - you will for sure get a feel for the mayhem that is the Globes. The most intense people are the fans in the bleachers - they will yell at you over and over for being in their shot ... total riot!

So here's a quick roundup of my personal red carpet run-ins:

- Natalie Portman = stunning

- George Clooney is the nicest person ever

- Michelle Williams needs to loose the headband

- Channing Tatum is HOTTTTTT

- Heidi Klum needed a...

The Help has been tipped for glory at the 2012 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards after receiving four nominations.

The movie will compete for the coveted Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture prize, alongside The Artist, Bridesmaids, The Descendants and Midnight in Paris.

The film also earned nods in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role category for Viola Davis, as well as Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role thanks to Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer.

Trailing with three nominations was silent film The Artist and...

Actor Bryan Cranston has defended movie bosses' decision to remake Total Recall, insisting the new film will be much "better" than the 1990 original.

Cranston stars alongside Irish actor Colin Farrell, who takes over the role made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger, in the new adaptation of Philip K. Dick story's We Can Remember It for You Wholesale.

The Breaking Bad star insists the new script is better than the 1990 film and he is more confident in lead actor Farrell.

He tells New York Magazine, "I don't think there is much of a challenge at all. I think the script is better. We certai...

Bryan Cranston and his brother were once suspects in a murder case.

The "Breaking Bad" star and his older brother Kyle grew up working odd jobs to make a living while trying to realize their acting dreams.

But after wishing their nasty boss would meet a grisly end, Daytona Beach cops investigating his subsequent murder were keen to question the pair over their links to his disappearance.

He explains, "We were down in Florida, for the winter, making as much money as we can in Daytona Beach and we worked at this place called Hawaiian Inn. And at the Hawaiian Inn there was a guy, he was the...

“Drive” is a point blank shotgun blast to your dome. This is not a metaphor. About a half hour into “Drive”, the audience (and myself) started questioning what exactly Director Nicolas Winding Refn was attempting to accomplish by putting all this pesky exposition in an action movie. Then second act of the movie kicks in with a literal point-blank shotgun blast to the dome, and does not let up. It's jarring how unexpectedly graphically violent this film is. The blood and violence arrives quickly and doesn't stop flowing until the credits. Once Ryan Gosling's character is in the sh*t, he's i...

Most of us ladies know Ryan Gosling as the sweet, sensitive and sexy Noah Calhoun from The Notebook, and most guys know him as that guy they can never live up to their girlfriends. But after Ryan’s new movie Drive, there may be a turn in the table resulting in a few more man crushes in this world. This highly anticipated movie may change Ryan’s career and send him to the top of the Hollywood Food Chain.

Love him or hate him, we all know the guy can act - Half Nelson, Lars and the Real Girl and Blue Valentine proves that. But Drive shows that intense, edgy side of Gosling that makes him sex...

Two Jews on Film - By Joan Alperin Schwartz: An international traveler reaches into the snack bowl at an airport bar before passing her credit card to a waiter. A business meeting begins with a round of handshakes. A man coughs on a crowded bus.

One contact. One instant. And a lethal virus is transmitted.

Great premise. Great beginning. But unfortunately, that's not enough to make a great film.

'Contagion' directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Z Burns (The Informant) succeeds in showing us how fast a virus can spread. It also makes you think that becoming an agoraphobi...

The end of the year is always the most exciting time for true movie lovers as the studios release the films they hope to compete in the race for the many awards shows that will happen early next year. This September will have some decent films to choose from (namely "Contagion" and "Drive"), but with a greater amount of less-than-impressive fare than is normally seen. Either way, this first month in the awards season will have moviegoers flocking to the cinema nearly every weekend.

September 2

Apollo 18

This horror/thriller has been called “The Blair Witch Project” set in space, and the ...

Day dull and you want a little cool and confident McConaughey to brighten things up? Then look no further then the now out on DVD release of "The Lincoln Lawyer" from Lionsgate to keep your courtroom antics alive – see the verdict below!

Title: "The Lincoln Lawyer"

Grade: 4

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillippe, William H. Macy

Director: Brad Furman

Rating: R

Runtime: 119 minutes

Release Company: Lionsgate

Website: www.thelincolnlawyermovie.com

The Flick: Films that dare to dabble in legal matters must have a good script to rise above the fray – "The Lincoln Lawy...

When last we left Breaking Bad's Marie Schrader, she had seen her husband, DEA agent Hank Schrader (Dean Norris), shot four times. Accusing his colleagues of not doing enough to protect him, she found help in the person of her sister, Skyler White (Deadwood's Anna Gunn), who offered to pay for Hank's medical expenses...with money that Marie believes came from illegal card counting. Oh, if she only knew. Now as season four of Breaking Bad arrives next week, I sat down with actress Betsy Brandt to discuss Marie's continuing journey and what it's been like to live in her skin for this ...

Actor Bryan Cranston and his wife went to marriage counseling sessions before they wed.

The Breaking Bad star is currently celebrating his 22nd wedding anniversary with actress Robin Dearden, and Cranston insists their pre-marriage chats with a therapist have been the secret to their successful partnership.

He explains, "I do believe in marriage counseling. In fact, my wife and I started going to a marriage counselor when we were still dating.

"Men and women think so differently, and, instead of assuming what you're partner is saying, or letting it fester or something, you just let it ou...

By Joan Alperin Schwartz: Once upon a time, a Hollywood actor named Tom Hanks decided to write a film about a middle aged average guy who loses his job, goes to college, makes some new friends, joins a motor scooter gang, gets a makeover, and has his house foreclosed on...and...in case I forgot to mention... He meets an alcholic college Professor who looks very much like Julia Roberts. They of course fall in love and live happily ever after.

Don't worry...I'm not spoiling anything. You know that's going to happen the minute Tom walks into Julia's class.

Not only did Tom Hanks write t...

The strange thing about the engaging work by filmmaker Nicholas Winding Refn (“Bronson” and the “Pusher” trilogy!) is that his movies always seem to relish having an distinctively uneven tone and it’s both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand it’s a unique way of shaking up the traditions of the modern day motion picture, but on the other it’s a discombobulating device that almost ensures the work will never be five-star stuff – a cinematic conundrum indeed. Unfortunately the problem is even more glaring and severe in the case of Refn’s latest outing "Drive" due to the filmmaker abando...

Kate Beckinsale is reportedly fighting Jessica Biel for the leading lady role in her husband Len Wiseman's Total Recall remake.

Website CinemaBlend.com reports the two all-action actresses are in talks to join Colin Farrell, Bryan Cranston and Ethan Hawke in the futuristic film.

Irishman Farrell will star in the film, taking over the Douglas Quaid role Arnold Schwarzenegger played in the 1990 film.

If Beckinsale lands a lead in the remake, it won't be the first time she has been directed by her husband - she teamed up with Wiseman for the first two Underworld movies.

Last month it was r...

"Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston is in talks to do battle with Colin Farrell in the upcoming remake of Arnold Schwarzenegger's action epic "Total Recall."

"Underworld" director Len Wiseman is taking charge of the reboot, and he wants Cranston to take on a key role as villain Vilos Cohaagen, reports Daily Variety.

Irish actor Farrell is set to step into Schwarzenegger's shoes to portray freedom fighter Douglas Quaid in the new project.

Production is expected to start in Toronto, Canada in May.