NEW YORK (AP) — "Surrogates" is itself a surrogate, a kind of stand-in for many of the sci-fi movies of the recent past: In it, you'll recognize the ideas of "Blade Runner,"

As a child, I was first introduced to the original "Star Trek" television series and movies by my babysitter, who watched them on TV with me.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An affable Hugh Jackman talks about hosting Sunday's Academy Awards, and veteran actor James Cromwell has some advice for Oscar nominee Josh Brolin.

Happy Birthday to English rapper Tricky (1968), Faith No More signer Mike Patton (1968), X-Men actor Alan Cumming (1965), actress Bridget Fonda (1964), Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers (1957), actress and former Mrs. Cruise Mimi Rogers (1956),

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Thousands of protesters are angry about California's ban on gay marriage — and so are the stars.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - James Cromwell approached the role of President George H.W. Bush in Oliver Stone's "W." with one certainty: He would avoid the sort of caricature Dana Carvey embodied years ago when he did Bush on NBC's "Saturday Night Live."

All he wanted to do was watch baseball and drink beer all day. Sounds like a reasonable request. Instead, George W. Bush ended up being chosen as leader of the free world. Twice.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Once Josh Brolin found a fresh source of income outside Hollywood, his acting career took off.

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Actors Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright, along with members of a crew filming an Oliver Stone movie, were arrested during a bar fight Saturday morning, police said.