"She is sexually liberated and has taken up pole dancing professionally, which she finds empowering... We shot in seedy, nasty clubs in East Los Angeles, and I made sure they sanitized that pole

"Amie what you wanna do?/ I think I could stay with you / For a while, maybe longer if I do," sings Pure Prairie League. Well, there are quite a few Amys that we're sure

New York City is officially in the dog house … the Milk-Bone Moments™ Dog House, that is. Milk-Bone® brand announced the celebration of its 100th Anniversary (that's 700 in dog years) by throwing an un-fur-getable celebration that's sure to have tails wagging.

Action man Jason Statham is set for another sequel - he'll reprise his fast-living and dying Chev Chelios character in "Crank 2: High Voltage."

The time and financial constraints of the writers' strike are being felt this TV pilot season. The broadcast networks are developing half the number of pilots they usually do, ordering presentations in lieu of pilots for some and giving others the straight to series order.

Happy Birthday to "Atonement" star Keira Knightley (1985), "Just Friends" star Amy Smart (1976), Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha (1968), country star Kenny Chesney (1968), "Dirty Dancing" actress Jennifer Grey (1960), television host Leeza Gibbons (1957), "Jiminy Glick" actor Martin Short (1950), R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass (1950),

Crank, the non-stop, action-packed theatrical film released by Lionsgate, reigned supreme among this week's new DVD releases, opening at #1 on both the DVD sales and rental charts. Earning almost $30 million in domestic box office, the thriller, starring Jason Statham and Amy Smart, sold 2 million units in its first week, with 1.4 millions sold on its first day of release.