Commercial director Noam Murro makes the leap to feature films with this drama concerning an aging professor-turned-bitter eccentric due to the death of his longtime wife. Ever since his wife passed away, Lawrence Wetherhold (Dennis Quaid) has become overly acerbic and self-absorbed. Continue Summary

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Thomas Haden Church has developed a reputation for flashing his genitals to male co-stars on the sets of his films. The actor admits he did it for laughs on the Sideways set and ruined Dennis Quaid's composure on the set of new film Smart People.

Church reveals he uses nude scenes to surprise his co-stars. In "Smart People," he's supposed to be lying naked on his belly but he rolled over for one hilarious take.

He says, "I did one that was frontally nude to Dennis. Dennis and the cameraman enjoyed that... Dennis whirled in disgust and left the set. I did the same thing in Sidewa...

Dennis Quaid quit smoking when his twin babies were born last year - and he's determined this time will be for good. The movie star admits he's tried to quit many times, without success, but so far his babies have kept his nicotine urges at bay.

He tells Outside magazine, "I quit smoking when the kids were born. I've gone over two months, and this is the one. I've quit a hundred times, but I've really quit this time because I want to be around for them."

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Dennis Quaid has threatened to sue staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles if they refuse to introduce a bar-code system to prevent medical mishaps.

The actor's twin babies had to fight for their lives there last year when they were mistakenly given a near-fatal overdose of blood thinner Heparin and Quaid insists the mishap could have been avoided if there was a better system of marking medicines.

California regulators have already fined hospital bosses $25,000 after concluding the failure of staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to follow their own procedures resulte...

Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly are set to scare TV viewers on Sunday night with terrifying statistics about America's medical mistakes. In a taped "60 Minutes" news special, the couple has spoken out about their twin babies' November health battle when they were accidentally given an overdose of blood-thinning drug Heparin by staff at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

But as well as talking about their own scare - which almost cost babies Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace their lives - Quaid and his wife have opened up about the medical mishaps that lead to senseless deaths.

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Will Ferrell comedy Semi-Pro has slam-dunked its way to the top of the box office, but with disappointing takings of just $15.3 million in its opening weekend.

The movie knocked Vantage Point into the number two spot, with the Dennis Quaid thriller scoring $13 million. In third place is The Spiderwick Chronicles with takings of $8.75 million, and The Other Boleyn Girl opened in fourth with sales of $8.3 million. Jumper fell from third to fifth with $7.6 million.

New release Penelope - starring Christina Ricci and Reese Witherspoon - landed at a disappointing eight, taking just $...

Assassination thriller Vantage Point is this year's Oscar weekend top film at the box office after making $24 million in its opening week.

The star-studded film, featuring Dennis Quaid, Sigourney Weaver and Forest Whitaker, toppled sci-fi movie Jumper, which grossed $12.6 million in its second week on release.

Family film The Spiderwick Chronicles dropped from two to three and Step Up 2 the Streets and Fool's Gold round out the new top five.

Jack Black comedy Be Kind Rewind was the only other top 10 debut, grossing $4.1 million in its opening weekend to come in seventh.

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Dennis Quaid used the weekend he spent golfing with U.S. President Bill Clinton as inspiration for his role as a secret service agent in new movie Vantage Point.

Quaid and his then-wife Meg Ryan joined Clinton for a short stay at The White House in 1999, and the actor was amazed by how the secret service launched into action when he joined the President for a round of golf.

He says, "It was a slow news weekend and Hillary (Clinton) was out of town and we played golf. We went in the presidential motorcade to play golf. It's amazing - you go outside The White House and you get in t...

Roy Orbison's son Alex is to wed tattoo artist Kat Von D. Heavily tattooed Kat, who fronts TV show L.A. Ink, accepted the Whitestarr drummer's proposal last month, and the couple made it official at Warner Music's post-Grammy Awards party on February 10.

"I haven't taken a vacation in 10 years. You've gotta work while it's hot." Outkast star Andre 3000 doesn't take time off.

"I wanna shock the world. People can say whatever they want about me as an actor, but I want them to see the growth." Sean 'Diddy' Combs is determined to continuously improve as an actor as he prepares for cri...

"We have a long running hate relationship on the golf course. And it's always me against him. And it's always down to who makes the last putt wins the tournament." Rocker Alice Cooper on his golf nemesis, jazz saxophonist Kenny G.

"This is like when Thriller came out - the anticipation is ridiculous." Moviemaker Brett Ratner on Mariah Carey's new video "Touch My Body," which he directs.

"I just don't think that would be appropriate." Priscilla Presley insists she won't be jiving to any of her late ex-husband Elvis Presley's hits as she competes on the new season of hit celebrity r...

Dennis Quaid is considering joining Victoria Principal on Virgin Galactic's first trip into space - so he can fulfill a childhood dream. The movie star has been flying high ever since he played an astronaut in The Right Stuff; the film inspired him to become a qualified jet pilot.

Currently without his own plane, Quaid admits he has a new dream.

He explains, "The ultimate would be to fly into space. What's the price down to on the Virgin Atlantic space shuttle? Like, $200,000 or something like that? It's almost getting to be reasonable. They should have at least two orbits with a...

Forest Whitaker, Dennis Quaid, William Hurt, and Matthew Fox star in director Pete Travis' Rashomon-style thriller in which an assassination attempt on the President of the United States is detailed from five unique perspectives. As the president arrives in Madrid, gunshots ring out. An American tourist (Whitaker) has captured footage of the... Continue Summary

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Dennis Quaid is determined to turn his baby twins' medical nightmare into a positive by warning other parents about the dangers of hospitals on a new TV news special.

The actor's twins, Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace, were left fighting for their lives when they were mistakenly given 1,000 times the normal 10-unit dose of blood-thinning drug Heparin by staff at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center shortly after they were born to a surrogate mother in November.

Quaid and his wife Kimberly spent days fearing their babies were in peril, but both are now healthy - and the actor wants...

Dennis Quaid is giving up the chance to spend a romantic St. Valentine's Day at home with his wife Kimberly - because he's flying out to the set of G.I. Joe in Berlin. The star will spend much of Thursday flying to Germany, where filming on the new action movie has already started.

And Quaid admits he's happy to give up St. Valentine's Day with his wife because he's very excited about the film.

He says, "I remember it when I was a kid. The character General Hawk is gonna be fun to do because he's the leader of the Joes. I think he's a cross between Chuck Yeager, Sgt. Rock (from ...

I'm a fan of previews. There are few joys in this world to 20 minutes of sitting back, relaxing, and forgetting what movie you actually came in to see.

Previews have become something of a mini movie festival, featuring loud music and explosions, two-second snippets of sex, and great one-liners. Most importantly, this festival is instrumental in deciding what movies most people will see for the next month.

Here's the million dollar question: why isn't anyone reviewing these previews? Look no further, here is your one-stop shop for preview reviews. This month we're looking at Str...

Dennis Quaid is helping to bring action figure G.I. Joe to life in a much-anticipated new war movie. The actor has signed on to join Sienna Miller, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Rachel Nichols and Joseph Gordon-Levitt on the star-studded blockbuster, which is set to hit cinemas in 2009.

The Mummy filmmaker Stephen Sommers will direct the film, based on the popular action figure and TV series.

Quaid will portray General Hawk in the movie, while Miller will play femme fatale Baroness.

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This is a bittersweet time of year for all football fans - the season is over, and the Super Bowl peaks over the horizon. Then comes the pain of football withdrawal. What will we do on Sunday afternoons and Monday nights? We've compiled a list of movies that we hope will ease the misery.

Some football films have rousing, rough-and-tumble-scream-at-the-TV football action. This is the "Football Factor." They're just like watching a game with two great defenses. Others have an interesting football story. This is the "Heart Factor." Often there are a lot of both factors in each movie. Her...

Actor Dennis Quaid finds it tough to watch the climax of his new movie Smart People because it reminds him of his newborn twins who nearly died after a drugs overdose.

At the end of the film the star, who plays an English professor struggling to get over the death of his wife, is seen cradling baby twins. And the star admits it is hard to watch the footage now after the near-death experience of his own children.

He says, "It actually really gets me when I see this. I'm a little verklempt. Kimberly (Quaid's wife) and I weren't even pregnant when we shot (the movie). We'd been try...

Religious actor Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly are convinced their newborn twins survived a shocking drugs overdose because a "miracle" took place.

Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace were left fighting for their lives when they were mistakenly given 1,000 times the normal 10-unit dose of blood-thinning drug Heparin by staff at Los Angeles' Cedar's Sinai Medical Center shortly after they were born to a surrogate mother last month. The twins have now been discharged after doctors gave them the all-clear, and they are back home with their parents.

The Quaids' lawyer Susan E. Loggins te...

Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly are suing a healthcare company for manufacturing a drug they claim left they twin babies critically ill. Newborns Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace were left fighting for their lives when they were mistakenly given 1,000 times the normal 10-unit dose of blood-thinning drug Heparin by staff at Los Angeles' Cedar's Sinai Medical Center.

In a lawsuit filed by the Quaids in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, the couple names Baxter Healthcare Corp. as the defendant, claiming the company failed to properly label vials of its product - the 10 units-per-milliliter...

Actor Dennis Quaid's newborn twins have been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital's intensive care unit after they were accidentally given a drug overdose. Quaid and his wife Kimberly welcomed Thomas Boone Quaid and Zoe Grace Quaid into the world on November 8th but the tots are now fighting for their lives at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Sources claim the babies were given 10,000 unit doses of anti-coagulant Heparin by mistake on Sunday morning and again that evening - newborns usually get just 10 units, according to website TMZ.com.

The twins - who were carried by an unidentifie...

Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly are celebrating after becoming parents to twins. Thomas Boone Quaid and Zoe Grace Quaid were born two minutes apart at a Santa Monica, California hospital on Thursday.

Thomas and Zoe weighed six pounds 12 ounces and five pounds nine ounces respectively.

The babies were carried by a surrogate mother, whose identity is unknown. A statement from the Quaids reads: "God has definitely blessed us."

Quaid, 53, already has a 17-year-old son with his ex-wife Meg Ryan.

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Morgan Freeman is following in Samuel L. Jackson's golfing footsteps in an effort to pass the time between movie roles. The Seven star admits he's been playing for just under a year - but he fears he'll never be as good as Jackson, who along with Alice Cooper and Dennis Quaid, is considered one of the best celebrity golfers in the world.

Freeman says, "My official handicap has been reduced from 35 to 26 and I'm trying to get it back up to 35. I love it periodically - when you manage to make contact with the ball and it goes somewhere near where you wanted it to go, it is just a fantast...

Dennis Quaid turned into a sobbing wreck at a charity golf tournament last year when he was reunited with the girl he saved from a Honduras hospital. The actor admits it takes a lot to make him cry but when he realized who the "bubbly teenager" was standing next to him he broke down.

Quaid first met Elka when she was just a 14-month-old baby fighting for life without an oesophagus in a filthy Honduras hospital crib. Through his charity, the International Hospital For Children, the actor brought the child back to New Orleans, Louisiana, where an oesophagus was created out of part of El...

Meg Ryan and Matthew Perry are reportedly enjoying a secret romance. Ryan, the 45-year-old former wife of Dennis Quaid, and Friends star Perry, 37, turned friendship into romance five months ago, according to Us Weekly.

An insider tells the publication, "Neither knows where it's going, but they love being together and are having fun."

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Hollywood star Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly will welcome baby boy and girl twins later this year. The couple, who are expecting twins through a surrogate mother, are delighted with the news and Quaid can't wait till they are born.

He says, "We finally know the sexes of these sweet little children coming into the world - we've seen pictures of them. One of them was a boy and one of them was a girl."

The beaming pair announced the pregnancy last month.

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Dennis Quaid is set to become a dad again. The actor and his wife Kimberly are expecting twins through a surrogate, according to reports.

Quaid, who has a teenage son by ex-wife Meg Ryan, and his wife are using a gestational carrier - that means the twins will be their biological children, carried by another woman.

Quaid wed Kimberly wed in July, 2004.

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FOX races into May with gripping season finales, guest stars and television events, including NASCAR On FOX in primetime May 5 and May 12; the World Broadcast Premiere of The Day After Tomorrow May 17; the landmark 400th episode of The Simpsons May 20; the jaw-dropping, two-hour season finale of 24 May 21; and the three-hour, two-night season finale of American Idol, featuring the final performance show May 22 and the final live results show that's sure to captivate America May 23.

Here are the highlights, night by night, for this May on FOX:

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Happy Birthday to "Zathura" actress Kristen Stewart (1990), singer/actor Jesse McCartney (1987), "The Cosby Show" actress Keshia Knight Pulliam (1979), MCR lead singer Gerard Way (1977), "Sex and the City" actress Cynthia Nixon (1966), "American Dreamz" actor Dennis Quaid (1954), rockabilly pioneer Carl Perkins (1932; d. 1998), Playboy creator/editor Hugh Hefner (1926), and Dixieland musician Sharkey Bonano (1904; d. 1972).

Meg Ryan and Matthew Perry have sparked rumours they are romantically involved after being seen getting cozy in Los Angeles.

The former Friends star has been a regular guest at the actress' gated home in Bel Air, California.

A source tells American publication Us Weekly Perry was spotted arriving at Ryan's home on Saturday night at 8:30pm, saying she "had the gates open, just waiting for him".

Perry, 37, and Ryan, 45, were also see dining out at The Brentwood restaurant in Los Angeles over the holidays.

An eyewitness says, "They sat in a dark corner booth. Meg asked that...