LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's easy to forget that Jennifer Aniston truly can act. It's easy to get caught up in her sunny looks, in the tabloid frenzy of her off-screen persona,

For 10 years, 30 million viewers turned in each week to check out what was going on in the lives of Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler and Ross.

Not too long ago Warner Bros. president of production, Jeff Robinov, stated, "We are no longer doing movies with women in the lead." Apparently, Robinov won't even look at a script with a female lead. Is this man spewing forth misogynistic quackery, or is he, as a businessman, simply stating the obvious - that women no longer come with built-in audiences, opening weekend numbers, and box office success?

Discover the magical world of a little boy whose universe collides with a very special family in the poignant film, Martian Child, arriving on DVD on February 12, 2008, from New Line Home Entertainment.

In the 2006 indie film Friends With Money, Jennifer Aniston played a moneyless maid who was surrounded by buds with bucks. But in real life, according to Star magazine, Jen is known to her poorer pals as a bountiful babe who spares no expense when it comes to footing the bill.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Female directors are flooding today's theaters more than ever, with movies as diverse as the women themselves. Yet the struggle for equality, recognition and respect continues.

Little Miss Sunshine got a pre-Oscars boost yesterday after claiming four honors at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California, including the ceremony's Best Film prize.

Don Cheadle and Felicity Huffman just announced the 2007 Spirit Award nominees at a press conference. Nominees for "Best Feature" are American Gun, The Dead Girl, Half Nelson, Little Miss Sunshine and Pan's Labyrinth.

A man who has devoted himself to serving the leader of the free world is accused of plotting against him in The Sentinel, starring Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, and Eva Longoria. Also on DVD: Take the Lead with Antonio Banderas, Friends With Money starring Jennifer Aniston and Akeelah & the Bee with Laurence Fishburne.

Jennifer Aniston is convinced her success as Rachel Green in hit sitcom Friends has hampered her movie career. The star was thrilled to find fame with the hit series but admits after 10 years of TV stardom, she is struggling to distance her self from the character - despite the show having ended over two years ago.