Happy Birthday to supermodel/reality star Adrianne Curry (1982), actress Melissa George (1976), Spice Girl Geri Halliwell (1972), film director M. Night Shyamalan (1970), singer/songwriter Elliot Smith (1969; d. 2003),

In 'Obsessed', Derek Charles (Idris Elba) sparks a relationship with his smoking hot new co-worker Lisa Sheridan (Ali Larter). One little problem… Derek already put a ring on Sharon Charles (Beyonce).

Happy Birthday to supermodel/reality star Adrianne Curry (1982), actress Melissa George (1976), Spice Girl Geri Halliwell (1972), film director M. Night Shyamalan (1970), singer/songwriter Elliot Smith (1969; d. 2003)

Shirley MacLaine once outraged a party hostess by mistaking cocaine for sugar - and putting white powder worth $1,000 in her cup of coffee. The star insists she has led a drug-free existence, with the exception of smoking marijuana one time and eating some cannabis-laced "bang brownies" late actor Robert Mitchum gave her on another occasion.

Matt Damon had big shoes to fill, literally, when he left his footprint in the cement outside Hollywood's famous Chinese Theater this summer after pal George Clooney advised him to upgrade his footwear.

Happy Birthday to supermodel/reality star Adrianne Curry (1982), actress Melissa George (1976), Spice Girl Geri Halliwell (1972), film director M. Night Shyamalan (1970), singer/songwriter Elliot Smith (1969; d. 2003), NBA star "The Admiral" David Robinson (1965), "Memoirs of a Geisha" actress Michelle Yeoh (1962), "7th Heaven" actress Catherine Hicks (1951), actor Paul Bartel (1938; d. 2000), English actress Barbara Windsor (1937), jazz singer Abbey Lincoln (1930), pop art pioneer Andy Warhol (1928; d. 1987), actress Ella Raines (1921), "Cape Fear" actor Robert Mitchum (1917; d. 1997), prolific comedienne Lucille Ball (1911; d. 1989), silent film star Clara Bow (1905; d. 1965), and English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809; d. 1892).

As the sun rises on another St Patrick's Day, it's time to honor the Emerald Isle and all things Irish by looking back at the classic movies of Ireland. From leprechauns and colourful characters to political dramas and violence, Hollywood has had a long and varied history with Ireland.

Happy Birthday to supermodel/reality star Adrianne Curry (1982), actress Melissa George (1976), Spice Girl Geri Halliwell (1972), film director M. Night Shyamalan (1970), singer/songwriter Elliot Smith (1969; d. 2003), NBA star "The Admiral" David Robinson (1965), "Memoirs of a Geisha" actress Michelle Yeoh (1962), "7th Heaven" actress Catherine Hicks (1951), actor Paul Bartel (1938; d. 2000), English actress Barbara Windsor (1937), jazz singer Abbey Lincoln (1930), pop art pioneer Andy Warhol (1928; d. 1987), actress Ella Raines (1921), "Cape Fear" actor Robert Mitchum (1917; d. 1997), prolific comedienne Lucille Ball (1911; d. 1989), silent film star Clara Bow (1905; d. 1965), and English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809; d. 1892).

Michael Madsen has hit out at contemporary Hollywood filmmaking, insisting movies have become dull and mindless. The star is sick of the formulaic plots he sees at cinemas and is calling for a return to a golden age of great acting and carefully crafted scripts.