From ‘Sex’ to ‘Rings,’ film tours excite fans

When Michele Maro became captivated by "The Lord of the Rings" movies, she never imagined she would one day be walking around in the Shire, touring Hobbiton and peeking into hobbit holes. Those are all fictional places, but fans can visit the closest thing possible in New Zealand, where the trilogy was filmed and where specially designed tours will take visitors to some of the stunning locations featured in the movies

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Ghosts stay clear of ‘Haunting’ actress

In its opening weekend, "The Haunting in Connecticut" scared and thrilled millions of moviegoers across the country. The film, which earned $23 million to finish No. 2 at the box office, emphasizes psychological horror over slasher film blood ‘n’ gore, which its audience apparently appreciated

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‘Monsters’ promotes girl power, friend power

The latest 3-D animated movie involves the possible extinction of the human race and features a mad scientist with the head of a cockroach, a prehistoric half-ape/half-fish, a 50-foot-tall woman (OK, 49-foot-11), and a blue brainless blob named B.O.B. And they’re the good guys

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Actor, activist Ron Silver dies at 62

Actor and political activist Ron Silver, who played a recurring role in TV’s presidential drama "The West Wing," and who also let his political views play out in real life, died Sunday after a two-year battle with esophageal cancer, according to a colleague. Robin L.

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Warrant issued for Lindsay Lohan

Beverly Hills, California, police want Lindsay Lohan to turn herself in on an arrest warrant issued Friday. A police official told CNN on Saturday that officers will be on the lookout for the actress-singer until she does so. It wasn’t clear why Lohan was being sought, but the warrant, issued by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge in Beverly Hills, apparently stems from her 2007 convictions for drunken driving, Beverly Hills police Sgt.

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