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To mark Brooks' 100th birthday, the American Film Institute reshuffled its classic comedy rankings, elevating 'Blazing Saddles' to the No. 1 spot.

Veda Pierce always had her eye on the bigger house, the fancier car, the richer man. It was a drive that would destroy her life and make her one of the greatest L.A. villains of all time.

Comcast is spinning off its NBCUniversal entertainment and media assets into a separate publicly traded company.

From classic dramas like 'The Grapes of Wrath' and 'Nashville' to a John Carpenter sci-fi nightmare, these movies articulate a shifting national mood.

As America celebrates 250 years, we size up how it's been portrayed in, and has shaped, what we watch, listen to and read.

Appearing as the amoral daughter of Joan Crawford at only age 17, Blyth in her short film career worked with many top stars of Hollywood's classic era.

Set during a busy Paris Fashion Week, the movie threads together the stories of three working women whose interior lives only sometimes register.

After four gross-out features that occasionally reached cinematic greatness, Johnny Knoxville and the gang gather for a hasty and underwhelming final hurrah.

Writing, directing and starring in his own magnificent obsession, John Early feels like a cinematic heir to John Waters, Todd Haynes and Douglas Sirk.

Exploring contemporary coupledom with a confident touch, director Olivia Wilde gets the best out of Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton.

The new 'Practical Magic 2' trailer sees Sally's (Sandra Bullock) daughter Kylie (Joey King) learning about magic and the Owens family curse.

Craig Gillespie directs the louche party girl, played by Milly Alcock, in a spinoff sequel that thrives on chaos but settles for convention.

AMPAS' newest invitees also include Mia Goth, Josh O'Connor, Sara Bareilles and filmmakers Benny and Josh Safdie.

Through the process of writing the script, Madonna was bitten by the memoir bug, and she channeled that energy into her forthcoming album "Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II," which drops July 3.

The movie, released 25 years ago, shined a spotlight on import cars and street racing culture ... sort of.