LOS ANGELES (AP) — "State of Play" looks like a provocative, '70s-style political thriller, and it's the murder of a young woman — a rising congressman's mistress — that drives the narrative.

I must admit that two weeks ago, I grossly underestimated how popular "Fast & Furious" would be. The film captured the title of highest grossing opening weekend

Stars including Angelina Jolie, Reese Witherspoon and Kate Winslet have had thousands of dollars of their assets seized by the state of California under a new law.

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Helen Mirren has come under fire again for her views on rape - after suggesting female jurors in a sexual assault case were deliberately selected by lawyers because "women go against women."

Helen Mirren was disgusted when pictures of her in a bikini hit the headlines-- insisting she looks "awful" in a two-piece. The snaps of the 63-year-old on a beach in Italy in July caused a sensation, with the global press raving about her toned body.

Helen Mirren spent a night with prostitutes to research her role in forthcoming film Love Ranch.