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San Shepard will star in the first original series pilot for movie service Epix.

Vampires and werewolves and human-aliens, oh my! And you don't even have to leave the house to check them out... MaryAnn Johanson , Nov 20, 2009 We know how it is: You'd like to go to the movies this weekend, but there's all that sighing and sulking and brooding over your immortal undead lover to do, and that's just exhausting.

Sam Shepard will star in "Tough Trade," the inaugural pilot for Epix, an indication that the fledgling multiplatform entertainment service will pursue established talent for its original offerings.

If in need of a noirish fix with your next cocktail, duck under the red neon that blares "Tosca" onto Columbus Avenue, push through the double doors of inlaid glass and let your eyes adjust to the dim light of ceiling sconces.

Published Sunday 15 November 2009 07:45pm EST. With midterms over and finals looming, it is already program-planning time for Columbia students.

Perhaps one of the most influential and celebrated playwrights of the late 20th century, Sam Shepard developed an extensive body of work that was preoccupied with the myth of the vanishing West and dysfunctional.... Perhaps one of the most influential and celebrated playwrights of the late 20th century, Sam Shepard developed an extensive body of ...

Main American playwright byname of Samuel Shepard Rogers born Nov. 5, 1943, Fort Sheridan [near Highland Park], Ill., U.S. American playwright and actor whose plays adroitly blend images of the American West, Pop motifs, science fiction , and other elements of popular and youth culture.

Caleb Deschanel, ASC will receive the American Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award.

Currently blogging in two languages, due to severe overflow of useless opinions.

A Chicago-born maverick director who has tackled a wide range of projects with consistent intelligence and style, Philip Kaufman shared the Prix de la Nouvelle Critique at Cannes for his first feature "Goldstein".... A Chicago-born maverick director who has tackled a wide range of projects with consistent intelligence and style, Philip Kaufman ...

During the roaring '20s and the depressing '30s, Gloria Swanson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Will Rogers, big-time industrialists and small-time royalty arrived in Pinehurst by rail.

A seasoned, versatile character actor, Russ began his career on the NY stage before segueing to films and TV.

Viggo Mortensen as Everett Hitch and Ed Harris as Virgil Cole in 'Appaloosa.' Appaloosa is the sort of solid, simple Western that Hollywood used to crank out 20 times a year.

He may have had The Right Stuff , and ventured through the human body in Innerspace , but Dennis Quaid's flight path is veering into space horror with the just opened Pandorum .

In an interview sure to delight Cam's many "Twilight" Moms, the former vampire and new dad dropped by the MTV News studios earlier this week to talk about geeking out over Dennis Quaid, dealing with morning sickness and his epic quest to find a package of saltines.

After smashing skulls all summer as G.I Joe leader General Hawk in the box office smash G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra , Dennis Quaid introduced himself to a whole new generation of moviegoers who probably weren't around when the versatile actor broke out in films like The Right Stuff and Great Balls of Fire! Since then, Quaid has branded himself as ...

Cam Gigandet SANTA MONICA, California - He's smart, he's sexy, he's charismatic - and if Cam Gigandet's recent film output is any indication, there's a rosy future waiting for the other "Twilight" saga stars once they're done filming sequels.

He played astronauts in "The Right Stuff" and"Enemy Mine," and blasts off Friday in the sci-fi horror flick "Pandorum." "If I was going to teach, it would be astronomy," the 55-year-old actor said in an interview from his Montana ranch.

Our review of Silverado , published January 13th, 2000, is also available. A dangerous place, in a lawless time'Til four friends risked all to make things right.

I've always loved the movie "Airplane!" and I defy anyone to see it and not laugh out loud.