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...

Hollywood star Burt Reynolds has confessed the infamous scene in Deliverance in which co-star Ned Beatty is raped by a hillbilly was excessively graphic.

The veteran actor has revealed how the brutal scene could have delved further into explicit detail had he not stopped the filming, according to New York gossip column PageSix.

He says, "All that 'squeal, piggy, piggy' was not in the script. Two camera operators looked away during the scene because it was getting so hairy. Finally, it went too far and I ran into the shot. I asked John Boorman, the director, 'Why did you let it go...

Burt Reynolds will present the Life Achievement Award to Charles Durning at the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 27 in Los Angeles. Beloved TV and film actor Durning will be honored for his career achievement and humanitarian accomplishments.

Past recipients of SAG's Life Achievement Award include Julie Andrews, James Garner, Clint Eastwood, Sidney Poitier, Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Redford.

Reynolds was chosen to honor Durning because he is a longtime friend of the actor's, and frequent collaborator.

The two starred together in TV comedy seri...

Hollywood stars Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson have been selected to present trophies at the forthcoming Screen Actor's Guild Awards.

The SGAs will go ahead on January 27th after being granted a waiver by the Writers Guild of America - whose current strikes forced both the Golden Globes and the People's Choice Awards to cancel their star-studded ceremonies.

McConaughey and Hudson will be joined at the Los Angeles event by Denis Leary and Burt Reynolds, who are set to present the Guild's 44th life achievement award to legendary actor Charles Durning.

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Ageing pin-up Loni Anderson is to wed for the fourth time after announcing her engagement to folk singer Bob Flick. The 62-year-old WKRP in Cincinnati star dated Flick for six months when she was a teenage model, but they split and went their separate ways as her acting career took off.

Now, after failed marriages to Burt Reynolds, Ross Bickell and Bruce Hasselbeck, Anderson has reunited with her ex and they plan to wed.

Her publicist says, "They are getting married later this year."

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"Becoming a father has shown me how little I am and how big my kids are. It has shown me that everything you think about as a single person or as a bachelor, or whatever, none of that means nothing when your child comes along." Kevin Federline loves being a dad.

"If I wasn't in this industry, I wouldn't work out. But I have hips and a butt and everything that goes along with that, including cellulite." Katherine Heigl isn't a fan of exercise.

"They even blame the Michael Vick stuff on gangsta rap. Dog fighting never existed before gangsta rap. Enough was enough." Ice Cube gets sa...

Seventies movie hearthrob Burt Reynolds hates his iconic bare chested, medallion-wearing image so much he cannot bear to look at old pictures of himself. The Boogie Nights star insists old pin-up photos of him made him look like "an asshole."

He tells Maxim magazine, "I look at those pictures of me years ago and I almost want to throw up. What an asshole! Guy's got a medal around his neck and his shirt's open. What's he trying to prove?"

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Burt Reynolds has issued a threat to fans who try to steal his toupee - he'll beat them up. The 71-year-old admits he slips on a wig to cover up his baldness when he is in public, but he is confident he can tackle any pranksters who try to snatch it from his head.

Reynolds tells Maxim magazine, "I wear wigs once in a while. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. It's all a joke really. I always say, 'If you can get it off my head before I kick all the air out of your body, let's do that.'"

"One good thing, no matter how old I get, is that people say, 'He's crazy; he'll kick you.' I ...

Burt Reynolds is hoping to revive his film career by playing a Hollywood star hoping to revive his career in a new British film. The veteran will play a washed-up star who signs up to play Shakespeare's King Lear in A Bunch of Amateurs.

Reynolds' character thinks the role is part of a Royal Shakespeare Company production only to find he's the star of an amateur show in a rural English village.

Ironically, the other amateurs in the film are revered British thespians Derek Jacobi, Imelda Staunton and Samantha Bond.

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Burt Reynolds' ex-wife Loni Anderson is to walk down the aisle for the fourth time, to wed folk singer Bob Flick. The 62-year-old actress and The Brothers Four star Flick first dated when they were in their 20s, but the relationship didn't last.

Anderson went on to marry and divorce Reynolds; Ross Bickell; and Bruce Hasselbeck, before reuniting with the 69-year-old Flick at a recent concert performance in Seattle.

The couple will marry on May 17th. Reynolds - who ditched Anderson in 1993 - won't be invited to the ceremony, but their 19-year-old Quinton will give his mother away....

A simple family man (Jason Statham) is forced to take up arms after an evil sorcerer (Ray Liotta) unleashes an army of bloodthirsty beasts that destroy his small village and capture his beautiful wife (Claire Forlani).

As the marauding forces overrun the land in an effort to overthrow the king (Burt Reynolds) and his loyal magus (John Rhys-Davies), the once peace-loving peasant and his two companions (Ron Perlman and Will Sanderson) venture into perilous, uncharted terrain on a daring rescue mission.

In this breathtaking fantasy adventure, director Uwe Boll conjures up a me...

Beauty is a funny thing. Forever a concern for both the beautiful and un-beautiful alike, attaining and maintaining a consistent level of seemingly effortless attractiveness requires, for most of us, a lot of work.

Saturating our television shows, magazines and movies (with the exception of most French films, to their credit), conventional standards of beauty are as inescapable as they are unrealistic. They demand of us a level of aesthetic perfection that most of us simply cannot deliver - not even with the most expensive pills and potions at our disposal.

So, what's a regular ...

New York socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein has beaten Donatella Versace and former Kiss star Ace Frehley in a new "Scariest Celebrity Faces" poll. Wildenstein, dubbed "The Cat Woman" for her feline-like cosmetic surgery-enhanced features, topped Maxim.com's Halloween-flavored list.

The top 10 are:

1. Jocelyn Wildenstein

2. Donatella Versace

3. Ace Frehley

4. Gary Busey

5. Diana Ross

6. Wayne Newton

7. Smokey Robinson

8. Michael Jackson

9. Burt Reynolds

10. Willem Dafoe

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DIY Network has announced the reunion of Burt Reynolds and one of his most famous automotive co-stars: the late 1970’s model Trans Am. "Celebrity Rides: Burt Builds a Bandit" features the star and a top team of experts who lovingly restore the vehicles.

Five great episodes of "Celebrity Rides: Burt Builds a Bandit" will air on Friday nights at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central, starting October 19.

Get in gear to win a Limited Edition Burt Reynolds Trans Am! Submit a video to Heavy.com telling Burt and his co-judges why you deserve the car. That’s right – you have to impress the man...

Actor Matt Damon was left red-faced after agreeing to take part in a charity radio phone-in - when Sean Connery also decided to call. The Good Will Hunting star was monitoring a Florida radio show's drive to donate $10,000 to the most famous caller's children's charity of choice, and thought he stood a good chance when the biggest name to phone in was Burt Reynolds' ex-wife and actress Loni Anderson.

So he picked up the phone only to discover the caller after him was movie superstar Connery.

Damon recalls, "I was on the fence (about it). But I was listening to it (the radio show) ...

Michael Chiklis will always be grateful to Burt Reynolds - for saving his career at a time when Hollywood had all but blacklisted him. Chiklis found himself out of work following his disastrous movie debut as John Belushi in 1987's Wired, a biopic of the late comedian.

But the 43-year-old will never forget Reynolds for casting him in TV show "B.L. Stryker."

He tells Maxim, "I've been up and down and out. It was a tough time, but then Burt Reynolds stepped up when nobody else would and gave me a job on a show called 'B.L. Stryker.' That was a godsend, because the television world...

Burt Reynolds is back in the arms of his one-time bitter ex after moving back in with Pam Seals. The couple once fought each other in court over he-said-she-said assault charges and settled, but the ageing movie stud reunited with his ex after splitting from girlfriend Kate Edelman.

According to tabloid the National Enquirer, Seals, 51, never stopped loving the 71-year-old Deliverance star, despite their bitter court battle. An insider tells the publication the reconciliation took place after a depressed Reynolds told Seals he'd always love her.

The pal says, "Pam told friends,...

Gerard Butler will receive the Action Movie Star of the Year prize at next month's 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards. The 300 star will be honored at the World Stunt Foundation's Hollywood ceremony, which is being hosted by Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson on May 20th.

Butler says, "It is such a special honor to receive this award from the

stunt community. In each action film I'm a part of, I am continually amazed by their remarkable talent. While I am proud to receive this accolade, I am keenly aware of whom the real action heroes are."

Stuntwoman Jeanne Epper is the first woman to be...

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.

The top five film friends are:

1. Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) in Star Wars

2. Victor Primzin (Dom DeLuise) in The Cannonball Run

3. Short Round (Ke Huy Quan) in Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom

4. Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin) in Lord Of The Rings

5. Barney Fife (Don Knotts) in The Andy Griffith Show...

Halle Berry made such a fuss about the stylish Lauren Felton matte jersey dresses worn by waitresses at the Soho Grand Hotel in New York during a recent stay, bosses gave her one as a gift.

Movie icon Burt Reynolds has been turned into a M&M candy for a quirky new ad. A chocolate treat has been dressed up as Reynolds' Smokey & The Bandit character, complete with cowboy hat and trademark moustache for the print ad.

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Drew Barrymore bought Hugh Grant an electric piano as a wrap gift after the couple had finished shooting Music & Lyrics together. As a child, Grant, who actually plays the piano in the film, was taught by Andrew Lloyd Webber's mother.

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby's six-year-old Dandie Dinmont terrier, Harry - named after British royal Prince Harry - has won Best of Breed at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York City.

Former Frasier star Peri Gilpin will play Patricia Arquette's mother in an upcoming episode of hit TV show Medium.

Burt Reynolds' 1972 Cosmopolitan n...

Happy Birthday to "The New World" actress Q'orianka Kilcher (1990), Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland (1981), R&B singer Brandy (1979), Linkin Park singer Mike Shinoda (1977), soul singer/pianist D'Angelo (1974), America's sweetheart Jennifer Aniston (1969), wrestler/fighter Ken Shamrock (1964), singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow (1962), actress Carey Lowell (1961), Brazilian songwriter Sergio Mendes (1941), American actor Burt Reynolds (1936), "Gilligan's Island" movie star Tina Louise (1934), funnyman Leslie Nielsen (1926), Hungarian-born actress Eva Gabor (1919; d. 1995), boxing champ Max ...

"I come off as psychotic. I'm misrepresented as a scary person. I'm not. It's all about my size and my eyebrows." Actor Liev Schreiber has little luck on dates.

"I was a former wrestling champion, so if K-Fed wants something, bring it!" Fighting talk from David Arquette who fancies his chances in a scrap with wannabe wrestler Kevin Federline.

"I feel like I should get a pass because I basically f**ked up my 30s. I stayed in my house, took a bunch of pills and said no to everything. I didn't live." Courtney Love thinks fans should forgive her her indiscretions.

"All three of u...

Movie veteran Burt Reynolds' biggest regret is missing out on the role of Han Solo in classic 1977 film Star Wars. The 70-year-old actor lost the part to Harrison Ford, who was then an unknown working as a carpenter, and he's still losing sleep over the missed opportunity.

But Reynolds refuses to take all the blame for missing out on the legendary role, insisting his agent should accept responsibility. He admits, "I think that has to be the biggest mistake of my career. I blame the agent. It was not all down to me."

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Country star Toby Keith was thrilled when he got acting advice from veteran star Burt Reynolds while he was filming his first movie "Broken Bridges." Keith plays a washed-up country music singer who returns to his hometown where he reunites with his childhood sweetheart and meets his 16-year-old daughter for the first time.

He says Reynolds told him, "The thing that makes a leading man great is being able to be charming and dangerous. John Wayne was both. Very few people are both. I wasn't both, I was charming. Tommy Cruise doesn't frighten me with a samurai sword (in The Last Samurai...

Decades worth of Burt Reynolds memorabilia will soon be homeless as the building where it is housed is being turned into a biomedical research institute. The Jupiter Town Council in Palm Beach County, Florida, is looking to sell the Burt Reynolds & Friends Museum building to make room for the non-profit Scripps Research Institute, which officials say will encourage hundreds of new scientists to the area.

Town Manager Andy Lukasik has said that the institute and the potential to use the building for future projects virtually guarantee its eventual sale. Museum director Mike Daniel says...

Television and filmmaker David E. Peckinpah has died of heart failure in Vancouver, Canada. He was 54. Peckinpah, the nephew of legendary director Sam Peckinpah, passed away on Sunday. He was executive producer on TV shows including Sliders, Silk Stalkings and Turks.

His screenwriting credits included the 1983 Burt Reynolds movie Stroker Ace and the 1995 Chevy Chase comedy Man Of The House. Peckinpah is survived by his wife Lori and three children.

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Happy Birthday to Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland (1981), R&B singer Brandy (1979), Linkin Park singer Mike Shinoda (1977), soul singer/pianist D'Angelo (1974), America's sweetheart Jennifer Aniston (1969), wrestler/fighter Ken Shamrock (1964), singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow (1962), actress Carey Lowell (1961), Brazilian songwriter Sergio Mendes (1941), American actor Burt Reynolds (1936), "Gilligan's Island" movie star Tina Louise (1934), funnyman Leslie Nielsen (1926), Hungarian-born actress Eva Gabor (1919; d. 1995), boxing champ Max Baer (1909; d. 1959), and inventor Thomas Alva Edi...

Clint Eastwood's affair with celebrated restaurant critic Gael Greene is set to be exposed in the writer's new memoirs, "Insatiable." The star is one of many celebrities named and shamed in the autobiography, in which the New York Magazine critic reveals the truth about her past sexual conquests.

But it's her tryst with Eastwood, who she met on the set of Two Mules for Sister Sarah in 1970 when she was sent to interview the actor, that remains one of her big boasts. Greene claims Eastwood bedded her in his Mexican cottage suite near the set of the film after wooing her over a romanti...

New releases this week are Fantastic Four, The Dukes of Hazzard, and Cinderella Man. Fantastic Four is adapted from the long-running Marvel comic book series and follows four astronauts on an experimental spacecraft who are exposed to a massive dose of gamma rays, which transforms them into strange versions of themselves. Together the group is called the Fantastic Four, and they set out to use their skills to fight crime as well as another altered hero who uses his talents for evil. Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, and Julian McMahon star.

In the big-screen ad...