Topic: Halle Berry

Culture Cafe 'After Earth' trailer shows father-son duo Will and Jaden Smith struggling to survive (+video)

'After Earth' stars Will and Jaden Smith as a father and son who must survive on the planet. 'After Earth' is slated to hit theaters June 7.

Halle Berry pregnant with her second child (+video)

Halle Berry pregnant: The Oscar-winning actress is pregnant with her first child by her fiance, Olivier Martinez. Halle Berry had a child with Gabriel Aubry five years ago. 

'Cloud Atlas' is occasionally exhilarating but mostly confusing (+trailer)

'Cloud Atlas' features a large cast, and it's fun to spot who's who. But the mash-up plot of 'Cloud Atlas' is largely exasperating.

Toronto International Film Festival: Fewer political movies, more literary adaptations

A new version of a Henry James novel and a Shakespeare adaptation by Joss Whedon were standouts.

Chapter & Verse 'Cloud Atlas': 6-minute trailer stokes excitement – and book sales (+ video)

An unusually long trailer for the upcoming film version of David Mitchell novel 'Cloud Atlas' suggests an ambitious and visually stunning movie.

25 books set to be adapted into movies in 2013

Read these books before they hit the big screen! 

Culture Cafe Anne Hathaway says she'd consider a Catwoman spinoff

'The Dark Knight Rises' star Anne Hathaway says she'd be on board for a movie centered on her Batman character.

A superstar cast stars in 'New Year's Eve': movie review (VIDEO)

Set in New York City, 'New Year's Eve' has a superstar cast but a shopworn string of interlocking stories.

"Cloud Atlas" gets an A-list cast

The well-received but challenging novel "Cloud Atlas" has actors Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, and Hugh Grant lined up to star in its film adaptation, due to be released next fall.

Oprah Winfrey bumps NBA playoffs, welcomes Maria Shriver to United Center

Oprah Winfrey, Maria Shriver, Tom Hanks, Beyonce, and Michael Jordan were part of a star-studded cast at the Tuesday taping of two of the last Oprah Winfrey shows in Chicago's United Center.

Oscar swag to fill your designer bag. And is that Brad Pitt??

Designer stuff is a big part of Oscar weekend – everything from handbags, Mongolian jewelry, vitamins, hand-made chocolates, aluminum art apples, and cosmetics to exotic lodging deals. Hollywood’s glitterati come to see and be seen. And to fill their swag bags.

Frankie and Alice: movie review

Halle Berry gives a gutsy performance as Frankie Murdoch in 'Frankie and Alice,' the story of a stripper with multiple personality disorder.

Anne Hathaway to be sixth Catwoman in 'The Dark Knight Rises'

Anne Hathaway is set to play Selina Kyle in the upcoming 'Dark Knight Rises'. Let's take a peek a the other actresses who have sunk their claws into the role.

Director Tyler Perry receives 19 NAACP Image Award nominations

Tyler Perry has been nominated for a whopping 19 NAACP Image Awards for his work on "For Colored Girls," "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?" and others.

Sandra Bullock cancels London premiere due to scandal

Oscar-winner Sandra Bullock won't attend the London premiere of "The Blind Side" due to a scandal at home.

La. interracial marriage: Is life tougher for biracial kids?

What's in a name? Ask José and Muhammad

Demographic data confirm the world is changing, but in unexpected ways

Africans say 'no deal' to $14 million movie studio

Local South Africans recently refused to sell ancestral land to filmmakers eager for a desert set.

Monitor Picks

Ahead of Super Tuesday, we vote for our favorite candidates for the best election dramas.

How African-Americans stand 40 years after the death of Martin Luther King

A statistical snapshot of black progress in areas from education to home ownership.