Happy Birthday to Franz Ferdinand bassist Robert Hardy (1980), singer Vanessa Carlton (1980), actor George Stults (1975), "The 40 Year-Old Virgin" star Steve Carell (1963), actor Timothy Hutton (1960), pop queen Madonna (1958), actress Angela Bassett (1958), "Titanic" director James Cameron (1954), singer/actress Kathie Lee Gifford (1953), "Family Matters" actor Reginald VelJohnson (1952), actress Lesley Ann Warren (1946), actress Julie Newmar (1933), singer Eydie Gorme (1931), football legend Frank Gifford (1930), actor Robert Culp (1930), actress Ann Blyth (1928), and British writer/soldier T.E. Lawrence (1888; d. 1935).

Happy Birthday to "Terminator 2" actor Edward Furlong (1977), "Clerks 2" director/actor Kevin Smith (1970), Canadian guitarist Jeff Healy (1966), "Weeds" star Mary-Louise Parker (1964), singer/actress Apollonia Kotero (1959), "SNL" alum Victoria Jackson (1959), musician Mojo Nixon (1957), "The Munsters" actor Butch Patrick (1953), actor Max Wright (1943), actress Joanna Cassidy (1943), horror director Wes Craven (1939), The Band keyboardist Garth Hudson (1937), "Lawrence of Arabia" star Peter O'Toole (1932), "All in the Family" star Carroll O'Connor (1924; d. 2001), and silver screen star Myrna Loy (1905; d. 1993).

Monty Python's Life Of Brian has been named the best British movie of all time in a new poll. The 1979 comedy, which stars John Cleese, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam, beat off competition from The Full Monty and Four Weddings and a Funeral to claim the top spot in the poll for the website of British TV magazine, Radio Times.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The years have been kind to ''Citizen Kane,'' including the last decade. The 1941 Orson Welles classic - the story of a wealthy young idealist transformed by scandal and vice into a regretful old recluse - was again rated the best movie ever Wednesday by the American Film Institute.

Happy Birthday to Aly & A.J. sister Alyson Michalka (1989), Indycar race driver Danica Patrick (1982), rapper Juvenile (1976), "Saved By The Bell" actress Lark Voorhies (1974), baseball pitcher Tom Glavine (1966), "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker (1965), "The Practice" actress Lisa Gay Hamilton (1964), "Desperate Housewife" Marcia Cross (1962), prolific pianist Sir Elton John (1947), "Die Hard" actress Bonnie Bedelia (1946), "Starsky & Hutch" star Paul Michael Glaser (1943), 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin (1942), "Lawrence of Arabia" director David Lean (1908; d. 1991), and Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867; d. 1957).

The Godfather has topped a new list of the best-reviewed Best Film Oscar winners of all time. The revered movie and its sequel both made the top 10 on the critics list, compiled by Internet site RottenTomatoes.com. "The Godfather," considered by many critics to be the best film ever made, claimed the top spot by winning over 97.99 percent of those who reviewed the movie.

Legendary hell raiser Peter O'Toole nearly missed out on picking up his Honorary Oscar in 2003 after he threatened to leave the ceremony because of the award show's strict no-alcohol rules. It was only after a bottle of vodka was smuggled in to appease the Lawrence Of Arabia star, that he decided to stay and collect the award.

Happy Birthday to Franz Ferdinand bassist Robert Hardy (1980), singer Vanessa Carlton (1980), actor George Stults (1975), "The 40 Year-Old Virgin" star Steve Carell (1963), actor Timothy Hutton (1960), pop queen Madonna (1958), actress Angela Bassett (1958), "Titanic" director James Cameron (1954), singer/actress Kathie Lee Gifford (1953), "Family Matters" actor Reginald VelJohnson (1952), actress Lesley Ann Warren (1946), actress Julie Newmar (1933), singer Eydie Gorme (1931), football legend Frank Gifford (1930), actor Robert Culp (1930), actress Ann Blyth (1928), and British writer/soldier T.E. Lawrence (1888; d. 1935).

Happy Birthday to "Terminator 2" actor Edward Furlong (1977), "Clerks 2" director/actor Kevin Smith (1970), Canadian guitarist Jeff Healy (1966), "Weeds" star Mary-Louise Parker (1964), singer/actress Apollonia Kotero (1959), "SNL" alum Victoria Jackson (1959), musician Mojo Nixon (1957), "The Munsters" actor Butch Patrick (1953), actor Max Wright (1943), actress Joanna Cassidy (1943), horror director Wes Craven (1939), The Band keyboardist Garth Hudson (1937), "Lawrence of Arabia" star Peter O'Toole (1932), "All in the Family" star Carroll O'Connor (1924; d. 2001), and silver screen star Myrna Loy (1905; d. 1993).

* Ron Howard and his daughter Bryce Dallas Howard are teaming up on the big screen for the first time since How The Grinch Stole Christmas, after the director agreed to helm new film The Look Of Real. Bryce is attached to the film, which will be her first leading role in one of her father's movies. The film follows a group of young women in the garment industry. The director's daughter has appeared in past Howard projects Apollo 13 and Parenthood.