Ben Stiller was honored for his contribution to the film industry at the 26th American Cinematheque Awards on Thursday.

The Zoolander star followed in the footsteps of previous winners Robert Downey Jr., Julia Roberts and Al Pacino when he was presented with the award at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

The star-studded event was attended by Stiller's actress wife, Christine Taylor, his Along Came Polly co-star Jennifer Aniston and her partner Justin Theroux, as well as long-time acting pals Will Ferrell and Jack Black.

Stiller tells E! Online, "It's really nice ...

The Watch stars Ben Stiller as the leader of a neighborhood watch that includes Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and British comedian Richard Ayoade. It is the fifth film Stiller and Vaughn appear in together and the third in which they costar. Comedy connections abound between every star of the film.

“Jonah and I did a scene in Night in the Museum 2 together,” Stiller said. “We had so much fun doing that. We were really looking forward to work together again. I love working with these guys. It’s great to work with the people who make you laugh and who are funnier. Vince and I had a really fun tim...

Ben Stiller, Woody Harrelson, Jessica Chastain and Michelle Pfeiffer are leading the way in a new poll to find the Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity.

The quartet are among the favorites in People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' 12th annual contest.

Other celebrities up for this year's title include Peter Dinklage, Venus Williams, Diane Keaton, Michael Clarke Duncan, Lea Michele, Jason Schwartzman and past winners Prince, Natalie Portman, Leona Lewis, Tobey Maguire and Kristen Bell.

The contest runs until June 27 on the animal rights organization's website PETA.org.

What continues to feel like an animated U.N. PSA, the ever so cute Madagascar journey exits one continent (Africa), crash-landing us on another (Europe).

With snarky antics and scenarios, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted maintains its unique style of animated fun, however, this time around adding more humor, vibe and color.

Alex the Lion (Ben Stiller), Marty the Zebra (Chris Rock), Gloria the Hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith), and Melman the Giraffe (David Schwimmer) are still scraping, fighting and reinventing ways to get home to their beloved NYC.

Latching on to them are the usual, question...

Arriving in theaters this week are Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated sci-fi vehicle “Prometheus,” the silly computer animated sequel “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted,” the coming-of-age comedy “Lola Versus,” the indie time travel comedy “Safety Not Guaranteed,” the period piece drama “Bel Ami,” the family relationship dramedy “Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding,” and Todd Solondz’s drama “Dark Horse.”

Unfortunately my pick from last week, “Snow White and the Huntsman,” was plagued by bad acting, lackluster action scenes, and farfetched concepts even for a fairy tale. Not only was it diff...

Ben Stiller's upcoming film Neighborhood Watch has gotten a new title after African-American teenager Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Florida on February 26 and the film's title and theme hit a little too close to home for some.

The film will now be titled simply The Watch.

The Watch follows a neighborhood watch group, played by Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and newcomer Richard Ayoade, as they battle aliens.

Trailers for the film were pulled from theaters in Florida after Martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.

"As the subject matter of th...

Bear Grylls is leaving Discovery Channel after six years on the air. According to an exclusive story by The Hollywood Reporter, Grylls and Discovery could not agree on appearances in two other unnamed projects.

Grylls' show, Man vs. Wild, premiered in 2006 and has been a hit ever since. Celebrity cameos included Jake Gyllenhaal, Will Ferrell and Ben Stiller. Grylls' online fandom grew when he began to eat and drink from natural sources - the most extreme being liquid squeezed from elephant dung and infamously drinking his own urine.

The show also created a debate on the new "survival real...

Is legendary funnyman Eddie Murphy still, well, funny? We’re gonna answer that one with a review of his latest outing that teams the comedian with a wry Ben Stiller in "Tower Heist," out Feb. 21 from Universal Home Video. Check out the stolen goods below!

Title: "Tower Heist"

Grade: 3 1/2

Cast: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick

Director: Brett Ratner

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 105 minutes

Release Company: Universal Home Entertainment

Website: www.UniversalHiDef.com

The Flick: While not one of Eddie Murphy’s most amazing outings, "Tower Heist" is by far his bes...

Brad Pitt has been named the "Top Money-Making Star of 2011," according to an annual survey of movie theatre owners.

Bosses at Quigley Publishing Company have asked theatre owners and film buyers to vote for their top 10 box office generators, and this year exhibitors credited Pitt with bringing in more traffic than any other celebrity due to his acting and/or vocal appearances in "Moneyball," "The Tree of Life," and "Happy Feet Two."

Coming in at number two was Pitt's pal George Clooney for both "The Ides of March" and "The Descendants," and last year's winner, Johnny Depp, fell to third...

Ben Stiller is auctioning a walk-on role in his upcoming comedy Neighborhood Watch to raise money for charity.

The winning bidder will be invited to the Atlanta, Georgia set in December to shoot a scene alongside Stiller and his cast mates Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill.

The CharityBuzz auction is expected to pull in as much as $20,000 when it ends on Tuesday and all proceeds will benefit the Stiller Foundation, which helps provide education for underprivileged children around the world.

"Puss In Boots" has dug its claws into the top spot on the box office chart to celebrate a second week at number one.

The animated Shrek spin-off, featuring the voices of Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek, earned $33 million to shut out Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy's new comedy "Tower Heist," which garnered $25.1 million.

"A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas" was another new entry at three after grossing $13.1 million.

Two Jews on Film - By Joan Alperin Schwartz: All I can say is thank the Movie Gods for Eddie Murphy because he single handedly put the funny in this new so-called, comedy entitled, 'Tower Heist,' directed by Brett Ratner.

So here's the story in a nut shell.

There's this super sleazy, super rich, Wall Street dude named, Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) - No, this film isn't a fantasy. Sleazy Wall Street dudes really do exist.

Arthur occupies the Penthouse apartment of New York City's tallest high rise called 'The Tower.' Arthur is charming, friendly to the staff, loves to play chess with the...

Although starring Ben Stiller, the idea behind TOWER HEIST originated within Eddie Murphy a while back. How far back? I can’t really tell as ALL my sources and research pulls up is how it was set to be an all Black cast with much of the common urbanized swag most, if not all, Black cast comedies usually carry. As we move along the years, lots was changed, Eddie Murphy remained true to the project, and now we have what’s to be an interesting watch over the weekend which not only includes the genius of Eddie Murphy (About time!), but a whole host of Hollywood meat who lend their presence to e...

Last week I watched two classic horror movies: “The Thing” and “The Exorcist.” Watching John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” just further reminded me of how crappy the recent prequel was. With its spooky score, good looking practical effects, and more fully formed characters, Carpenter’s story is far superior. If you were thinking about seeing the prequel, skip it, so you can stay in and watch Carpenter’s version.

Even though I didn’t find myself grossed out by any of the nasty behavior of the possessed little girl (Linda Blair) in “The Exorcist,” I really appreciated the eerie music, the sp...

Clumsy Will Ferrell was left red-faced after collecting the coveted Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday night - he broke the award by accidentally dropping it.

Ferrell received the honor during a star-studded gala at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. and Jack Black opened the show with a song and dance number dedicated to his pal.

The School of Rock star led the crowd in a rendition of Queen's We Will Rock You, changing the words to "Will, Will, Will, will rock you," before adding, "Will Ferrell, did you notice how I changed it from We Will Rock You?.....

Movie executives at Universal Pictures have abandoned plans to release Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller's new film Tower Heist as a pay-per-view video-on-demand movie on TV three weeks after its theatrical release following an outcry from cinema chiefs.

The bosses of a handful of leading cinema chains vowed not to play the comedy at all if Universal bigwigs went ahead with the idea to make the movie available at home in select markets before the end of November. It opens in the on November 4.

Executives of one big player, National Amusements Inc., insisted the film would not show at any of th...

Eddie Murphy is back! The comedian, actor and future Oscar host has a new lease on life. After suffering a career slump he's priming himself for a major return, which could include a special appearance on this week's Saturday Night Live.

Eddie Murphy appeared on Saturday Night Live for four years and went on to become one of the show's most successful stars. With a new film heading to theaters and a prestigious hosting gig on the horizon, rumors are swirling that Murphy might return to his SNL roots.

Murphy co-stars with Ben Stiller in the new comedy Tower Heist, which opens in theater...

Every town has one: the creepy, weird, maybe slightly off (to put it nicely) resident. And now the sci-fi comedy "Neighborhood Watch" may get one too, as Billy Crudup is in talks to join the cast as the not-quite-all-there neighbor in question.

The tall, dark and quirky Crudup would join an A-list lineup led by Ben Stiller that also includes Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Will Forte and Rosemarie DeWitt, The Hollywood Reporter recounts.

Penned by Seth Rogen, his mainstay writing partner Evan Goldberg and Jared Stern (the scribe behind "Mr. Popper's Penguins" — but don't hold that against him),...

Writer/director Richard Ayoade adapts author Joe Dunthorne's acerbic coming-of-age novel, "Submarine," to the big screen.

The comedy is centered on the efforts of precocious Welsh 15-year-old Oliver Tate (Craig Roberts) to lose his virginity before his next birthday, and to prevent his mother (Sally Hawkins) from having an affair with a smooth-talking spiritual guru (Paddy Considine) after his morose father (Noah Taylor) loses the will to fight for his marriage.

Ayoade, who plays Moss on the British series “The IT Crowd,” writes and directs this dramedy produced by Ben Stiller.

Win a ...

Comedian Chris Tucker is preparing to make his Hollywood comeback - he's in talks for two new movie roles starring alongside Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper and Ben Stiller.

The funnyman, who was last seen on the big screen in 2007's "Rush Hour 3," is negotiating a part in director David O. Russell's drama "The Silver Linings Playbook," based on the novel by author Michael Quick.

The film follows a former teacher who tries to rebuild his life after four years in a mental institution and would see him work with De Niro, Cooper and Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence.

Meanwhile, Tucker has also...

Moviemaker Brett Ratner has apologized for including a joke about epilepsy in the TV trailer for his upcoming film "Tower Heist."

Former "Lost" actor Greg Grunberg, who has an epileptic 15-year-old son, took offense to the "Tower Heist" movie preview and called on his Twitter followers to boycott the comedy upon its release in November.

In the clip, Eddie Murphy's character pokes fun at Ben Stiller's, calling him "little seizure boy" twice.

And, although Ratner claims the exchange was not meant to be hurtful, many viewers were angered by the insensitive reference.

Responding to the crit...

Jonah Hill is now officially on the lookout.

He's been on-and-off attached to the project for quite some time, but the "Moneyball" man is now officially part of the "Neighborhood Watch," according to Deadline.

Hill joins Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn in the comedy about a city-type who moves to the suburbs and uncovers a vast surveillance conspiracy going on in his otherwise sleepy little neighborhood. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg wrote the screenplay, with Akiva Schaffer ("Hot Rod") set to direct.

It will be good to see Hill reunited with Stiller -- they had a silly yet undeniably funn...

Ben Stiller has recruited former president Bill Clinton to co-host a fundraiser to boost donations for a school building mission in Haiti.

The actor established The Stiller Foundation following the earthquake, which devastated the poverty-stricken nation in January, 2010, and he is continuing to push for funds with a charity gala in New York on September 23.

Clinton has been heavily involved with the Haiti relief effort too - he founded the Clinton Foundation Haiti Fund last year and set up a joint charity venture with fellow ex-president George Bush, called the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.

Supermodel Lara Stone is eager to expand her resume with a movie role, and she's named a follow-up to Ben Stiller's hit Zoolander as her dream role.

Stiller has written a script for a sequel to the hit 2001 comedy, and is hoping to release the second installment next year. And the Dutch beauty, who is married to British funnyman David Walliams, is eager to land a part in the film.

She tells Vogue magazine, "I would love to be in Zoolander 2. I'd be so good at that 'Blue Steel' pose. I think I'd enjoy doing that, it'd be funny. I'd like to try acting if the right part came along, but I'm...

Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler are among the funnymen who have been targeted by leading animal rights group PETA as part of a campaign to keep animals out of the movies.

Activists were appalled to see real creatures in films like Mr. Popper's Penguins and Zookeeper alongside computerized doubles and now they're appealing to the stars in person, asking them to boycott films that feature performing animals.

Letters have been sent to Carrey and Sandler as well as Steve Carell, Will Ferrell, and Ben Stiller - all of whom have starred in and/or produced films that featured wild animals.

A spokes...

Director Todd Phillips has outraged officials at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) because the cigarette-puffing monkey which stars in The Hangover Part II is now addicted to smoking.

The moviemaker shot the sequel to the hit 2009 film in Bangkok, Thailand and he hired capuchin monkey Crystal, who previously starred in Night at the Museum opposite Ben Stiller, as part of the cast.

The primate was trained to smoke for certain scenes, but now Phillips has come under fire from animal rights activists because Crystal is refusing to give up the habit since filming wrapped.
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Sometimes getting a movie made feels more like a fantasy than a reality—and such was the case with the potential remake of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"—until Ben Stiller jumped on board, that is.

The funny man extraordinaire is in talks to play the title role of "Walter Mitty," bringing new momentum to the family-friendly comedy, Deadline reports.

After a series of unsuccessful rewrites, veteran scribe Steve Conrad (who penned the Will Smith hit "The Pursuit of Happyness") came on board, and whipped up a script about the famous perpetual daydreamer that caught Stiller's eye.

The pl...

Actor Alan Tudyk is facing a charge of driving under the influence (DUI) following an arrest on Sunday.

Tudyk, who had a small role in Ben Stiller comedy "Dodgeball," was allegedly caught speeding on a California highway at around 1am.

His car was pulled over by cops and he was taken into custody after struggling to complete a field sobriety test, reports TMZ.com.

He has since been released without incident and has been ordered to appear in court on March 1.

Lady Gaga could be set for her first big movie role - Owen Wilson is considering her for a part in the Zoolander sequel.

Wilson and Ben Stiller are eager to work on a follow-up to the hit 2001 comedy, and are hoping to release the second installment in 2012.

And Wilson, who starred opposite Stiller in the original movie, reveals the Poker Face hit-maker is in line to play a female pal of model Derek Zoolander.

He says, "Gaga has to be in it. The movie will happen soon. I just saw Ben and I think that people will be happy with some of this new stuff we have."

Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro's new comedy Little Fockers has beaten out "True Grit," "Tron: Legacy" and "Gulliver's Travels" to land the Christmas number one.

Moviegoers flocked to cinemas on Christmas Day and helped the sequel to a $48.3 million holiday opening - $12 million more than second placed "True Grit."

Jack Black's comedy "Gulliver's Travels" opened on Christmas Day and scored $7.2 million.

Former number one "Tron: Legacy" fell to third with a $20.1 million weekend.