Hollywood stars Robert Redford, George Clooney and Julia Roberts have led the tributes to movie legend Paul Newman, who lost his battle with lung cancer on Friday.

These days it seems celebrity couples are the most fascinating things on Earth. Real news like wars, famine, genocide, elections, etc. all take a back seat

Robert Redford has laughed off reports his actor pal Paul Newman's retirement was the result of poor health, insisting his Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid partner is "doing fine". Newman, 82, announced his retirement in May, blaming memory loss and a lack of confidence for his decision - but he's been keeping busy away from the cameras by challenging Redford to badminton matches.

CENTURY CITY, Calif. - Quarantine. Eradication. Sterilization. Repopulation. The terror and devastation unleashed in the groundbreaking horror masterpiece 28 Days Later picks up six months after the Rage virus has decimated London in 28 Weeks Later,

TORONTO (AP) - While news about Jesse James crawled its way across 19th century America - compared to today's lightning-fast Internet - the tone was uncannily comparable to today's celebrity coverage, Brad Pitt found in reading those old accounts.

Brad Pitt is reportedly being lined up to replace Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible IV. Tom was recently dropped by Paramount Studios dropped because of his "unacceptable conduct" in public and the lackluster box office takings of the third film in the franchise.