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Behind the Fake Report of Jeff Goldblum's Death

Paul Krassner | Posted 07.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Tom Hanks, Stephen Colbert, Miley Cyrus, Twitter, Tom Cruise, Rumors, Jeff Goldblum, Facebook, Fake News, Media News
Paul Krassner

The roster of fake death reports that have gone megaviral includes Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise and now Goldblum; all fell to their death in New Zealand. I contacted the man behind the electronic curtain.

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Tom Hanks And Stephen Colbert Make Care Packages For The Troops: It Does Not Go Well (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 06.11.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Tom Hanks Care Packages, Video, Iraq, Colbert Iraq, Tom Hanks Colbert, Tom Hanks Stephen Colbert, Tom Hanks, Stephen Colbert Tom Hanks, Colbert Puppy, Colbert Hanks Video, Stephen Colbert Puppy, Colbert Hanks, Colbert Tom Hanks, Comedy News

Before Colbert left for Iraq last week, he and Tom Hanks prepared a segment that shows the pair putting together care packages for the troops. Last ni...

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Remembering America: Obama's D-Day Speech and Two Days in June

William Bradley | Posted 06.08.2009 | World

Read More: Buchenwald, Nazi, Normandy, Tom Hanks, France, Ronald Reagan, D-Day, John Ford, Omaha Beach, Barack Obama, Cairo, Germany, Egypt, Al Qaeda, Steven Spielberg, Jihadism, Japan, Israel, Muslim, Navy, Europe, Soviet Union, Britain, Gordon Brown, Russia, World War II, World News
William Bradley

On Thursday in Cairo, Obama gave his rhetorical best to reposition a mostly peaceful America in the future of the Muslim world. On Saturday in Normandy, he reminded of America's glittering past.

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HuffPost Review: The Hangover

Marshall Fine | Posted 06.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tom Hanks, Ed Helms, Todd Phillips, Charlie Chaplin, The Hangover, Zach Galifianakis, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

The Hangover, is the leading contender to be the summer's breakout comedy. This is a cautionary tale - and a hilarious one, at that.

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Tom Hanks Hit By Meteor On 'The Tonight Show' (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 06.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tom Hanks Conan, Tom Hanks, The Tonight Show, Video, Tom Hanks Meteor, Conan O'Brien, Entertainment News

Tom Hanks stopped by "The Tonight Show" for Conan O'Brien's second show and reminded viewers how good he is at physical comedy. In addition to an exa...

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More Things to Ponder While Stuck in Traffic

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Jane Austen, The Scarlet Pimpernel, United Airlines, Mickey Rourke, Andrew Jackson, Twitter, Charles Dickens, The Rainbow Room, Obama, Tom Hanks, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, James Joyce, Hugh Grant, Elwood P. Dowd, Harvey, Bernie Madoff, Movado, Media News
Tom Alderman

How is it that the traffic report on your car radio is never about where you are stuck? Do we really need another TV version of Dickens or Austen on PBS? If you were looking for an actor to play President Andrew Jackson, wouldn't you consider casting Hugh Grant?

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Just When Did The Quality Of Hollywood Films Start To Drop?

John Farr | Posted 05.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Harrison Ford, Jim Carrey, Shia La Beouf, Richard Dreyfuss, William Holden, James Stewart, Clark Gable, Classic Film, Angelina Jolie, Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Peter Sellers, Spencer Tracy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Downey Jr, Cary Grant, Robin Williams, Christian Bale, Ingrid Bergman, Foreign Films, Jack Lemmon, Paul Hogan, Bette Midler, Dancing With the Stars, Cameron Diaz, Leonardo Dicaprio, Technology, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Humphrey Bogart, Elizabeth Taylor, Tyrone Power, John Travolta, Lee Marvin, Paul Newman, George Clooney, Barbra Streisand, Danny Devito, John Wayne, Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood, Woody Allen, Eddie Murphy, Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, Warren Beatty, Reese Witherspoon, Julia Roberts, Dustin Hoffman, Myrna Loy, Will Smith, Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Adam Sandler, Steve McQueen, Daniel Craig, Meg Ryan, Tom Selleck, Hollywood, The Quigley Poll, Sidney Poitier, Entertainment News
John Farr

While Hollywood continues to dominate the global film market, the most original, intelligent, and enduring movies today are being made outside this country.

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Why John Wayne Still Ranks Among Today's Most Popular Stars

John Farr | Posted 05.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Denzel Washington, Ron Howard, John Farrow, Don Siegel, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Most Popular Movie Stars, John Wayne, War Movies, John Ford, Howard Hawks, Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Westerns, Johnny Depp, Harris Poll, Lauren Bacall, Gary Cooper, Donna Reed, Entertainment News
John Farr

Wayne's persona -- its bigness, roughness, but also its decency -- literally came to define our heritage. And to a surprising degree, it still does.

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It's Still All About the Hair

Candy Spelling | Posted 05.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Movie Reviews, Tom Hanks, Charlie's Angels, Hair, Farrah Fawcett, Angels & Demons, Aaron Spelling, Entertainment News
Candy Spelling

My husband Aaron and I used to get more questions about Farrah Fawcett's hair than any other subject. With Angels and Demons, it is still all about the hair.

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The SNL FAQ: Season Finale (Will Ferrell)

Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 05.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Tom Hanks, Will Ferrell, Satire, Parody, Elisabeth Moss, Snl, Artie Lange, Saturday Night Live, Kathie Lee Gifford, Will Ferrell Bush, Comedy, Paul Rudd, Anne Hathaway, Snl Will Ferrell, Snl Finale, Snl Will Ferrell Sketch List, Snl Season Finale, Snl Goodnight Saigon, Goodnight Saigon Snl, Snl Season Finale Will Farrell Harry, Will Ferrell Hosts Snl, Will Ferrell Snl Jeopardy, Will Ferrell Snl Host, Will Ferrell Tony, Snl Will Ferrell Host, Kristen Wiig, Comedy News
Sean L. McCarthy

Were there any celebrity cameos? YES. TONS. Tom Hanks played himself in the Jeopardy sketch, pretending to be dumber than you could possibly believe anyone to be, and playing it straight.

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Angels and Demons -- Does Hollywood Science Equal Good Science?

Sharon Glassman | Posted 05.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tom Hanks, Ron Howard, Angels and Demons, Cern, Meryl Streep, Physics, CU Boulder, Fermilab, Ghostbusters, Patricia Rankin, Macguffin, Entertainment News
Sharon Glassman

Her experiment works for me. While the science of Angels and Demons doesn't hold up on close examination, this doesn't make the movie any less appealing to me in theory.

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SNL: Will Ferrell's Celebrity Jeopardy Return (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Burt Reynolds, Tom Hanks, Kristen Wiig, Video, Will Ferrell, Alex Trebek, Kathie Lee, Sean Connery, Saturday Night Live, SNL Celebrity Jeopardy, Entertainment News

Will Ferrell hosted "Saturday Night Live" and brought back his Alex Trebek in a Celebrity Jeopardy skit. Celebrity players included Kathie Lee (Krist...

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HuffPost Review -- Angels & Demons (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tom Hanks, Angels and Demons, Review, Da Vinci Code, Scott Mendelson, Movies, Dan Brown, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

It's not a good movie, but its one of the best kind of bad movies -- a trashy pulp fiction that wholly embraces its own shoddiness.

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Angels and Demons and Religious Politics

William Bradley | Posted 05.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tom Hanks, The Golden Compass, Ron Howard, Angels and Demons, Terminator Salvation, X-Men Wolverine, Nicole Kidman, His Dark Materials, Daniel Craig, The Da Vinci Code, Philip Pullman, Star Trek, Dan Brown, Mormon Church, Catholic League, Anti-Matter Bomb, Catholic Church, Indiana Jones, Fox News, Religious Conservatives, The Chronicles of Narnia, Illuminati, Entertainment News
William Bradley

The sequel to one of the most controversial movies in recent memory is opening this weekend. And the collective response is a mild "hmm."

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Ron Howard Explains Jamie Foxx Video Appearance

Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tom Hanks, Jamie Foxx, Ron Howard, Video, Blame It on the Alcohol, Entertainment News

Ron Howard appeared on Friday's "The View" and Sherri asked the director how he wound up in the booze-infused video for Jamie Foxx's "Blame It On The ...

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Angels & Demons: Clanky and Clunky

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tom Hanks, Ron Howard, Angels & Demons, The DaVinci Code, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

The mechanism creaks and groans as Tom Hanks tools around Rome, trying to halt an imminent threat to blow up Vatican City in Ron Howard's clanking film of Dan Brown's Angels & Demons.

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Movie Review: Angels And Demons -- A Satisfying Thriller With Some Messages

Rob Kall | Posted 05.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Antimatter, Movie Reviews, Angels & Demons, Tom Hanks, Cern, Entertainment News
Rob Kall

For a thriller, Angels and Demons takes you on a more diverse emotional journey than most.

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This Summer's Movies: A Good Reason to Stay Outdoors?

John Farr | Posted 05.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Robert Mitchum, Ron Howard, The Friends of Eddie Coyle., Jerry Bruckheimer, Ben Stiller, John Travolta, Inglorious Bastards, Seth Rogen, 2, The New York Times, Johnny Depp, Sandra Bullock, Judd Apatow, Julie and Julia, Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, 3, Angels and Demons, Meryl Streep, A Night at the Museum, Julia Child, Quentin Tarantino, Ryan Reynolds, Denzel-Washington, G-Force, Harry Potter, Manohla Dargis, A.O. Scott, Adam Sandler, The Taking of Pelham 1, The Da Vinci Code, Criterion Collection, Entertainment News
John Farr

To be fair, the movies this summer won't be all bad. There are always a few surprise gems buried amidst the muck.

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Vatican Angels And Demons Review 'Surprisingly Good'

Telegraph | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

Read More: Angels and Demons, The Vatican, Tom Hanks, Foreign Affairs, Vatican Angels and Demons, Vatican Angels and Demons Review, Vatican, Pope, Movies, Pope Benedict XVI, Advocacy, World News

Angels and Demons, the Da Vinci Code sequel starring Tom Hanks, has received a surprisingly good review from the Vatican....

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Vatican Paper: 'Angels & Demons' Is 'Harmless' And 'Magnificent'

AP | ARIEL DAVID | Posted 05.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tom Hanks, Angels, Entertainment News

VATICAN CITY — Reviewers at the Vatican's newspaper have passed judgment on "Angels & Demons," finding the religious thriller commercial and ina...

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Tom Hanks Lends Voice To, Promises Education From, WWII Museum And Documentary

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New Orleans, Tom Hanks, National World War II Museum, World War II, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Tom Hanks is still on a mission when it comes to World War II. The star of "Saving Private Ryan" is serving as narrator and advis...

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Catch Lucky's Canine Cameo On The Celebrity Apprentice

Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.05.2009 | Living

Read More: The Today Show, Wendy Diamond, Meredith Vieira, Jessica Lane, Lucky Diamond, Celebrity Apprentice, Jessica Lange, Brian Williams, Campbell Brown, Sigourney Weaver, Petsmart, Tom Hanks, Donny Deutsch, North Shore Animal League, Matrix Awards, Cesar Millan, Dog Whisperer, National Geographic Channel, Animal Fair Magazine, Valentino, Julianne Moore, Living News
Wendy Diamond

Lucky and I attended the special screening of our Pug loving friend Lori Zelenko's new film, Valentino: The Last Emperor at the Film Forum, Lucky wa...

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Swine Flu: Who Benefits? And Why?

Patrick Sauer | Posted 05.01.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Jews, Ron Howard, Swine Flu, Minutemen, Pandemic, Cdc, Border Fence, Der Wiernerschnitzel, Barack Obama, Tom Hanks, Angels & Demons, Flaming Lips, John Travolta, H1n1, Donald Rumsfeld, Pandemics, Freak-Outs, Comedy News
Patrick Sauer

This conspiracy is bigger than all of us.

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Julia Roberts, Stars Salute Tom Hanks: "Everybody Fucking Likes You"

people.com | Stephen M. Silverman | Posted 04.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tom Hanks, Tom Hanks Tribute, Julia Roberts, Entertainment News

The night was billed as a salute to Tom Hanks, but it was Julia Roberts who stole the show. "It's late, and I'm paying my babysitter overtime, and ...

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The Seven Least Essential Movies of the Next Seven Weeks

Mark Blankenship | Posted 04.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tom Hanks, Zac Efron, Movie Trailers, Angels & Demons, Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Beyonce, Jamie Foxx, Movies, Robert Downey Jr, Wanda Sykes, Entertainment News
Mark Blankenship

The first quarter of 2009 has been a boon for the movie industry. Film likes Madea Goes to Jail, Fast and Furious, Taken, and Paul Blart: Mall Cop ha...

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