Topic: Reese Witherspoon

White House Correspondents' Dinner: Who's coming?

Kim Kardashian and Lindsay Lohan are the latest celebs to emerge on the list for Washington's annual 'nerd prom,' the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Here's a list of other names.

'Hunger Games' sequel secures a director

'Catching Fire' will be directed by 'Water for Elephants' helmer Francis Lawrence.

West Memphis Three: $100,000 reward offered to clear their names

The West Memphis Three, convicted of killing three Cub Scouts, were released last year but not exonerated. A new $100,000 reward aims to clear their names.

This Means War: movie review (+trailer)

'This Means War' is an improbably couples' movie that stretches credibility while coasting on Reese Witherspoon's charm.

Author Tom Perrotta working on new HBO series

The series, based on his novel, "The Leftovers," about a small town post-Rapture, may just fill that creepy small town-shaped hole that "Twin Peaks" left behind.

An interview with 'Bad Teacher' star Lucy Punch

'Bad Teacher' star Lucy Punch talks about getting vomited on by Cameron Diaz in ‘Bad Teacher,’ the inspiration for her outrageous character, shooting a love scene with Justin Timberlake and her new role in the comic book-turned-TV pilot, ‘Powers.'

What books will Monitor readers be enjoying this summer?

We asked our readers what they are reading this month and – on a scale of 1 to 10 – here are the books they're enjoying the most.

"Water for Elephants" movie reviews

"Water for Elephants" seems to be drawing less love as a movie than it did as a book.

Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson star in 'Water for Elephants'

Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson form two sides of a love triangle in the Depression-era story 'Water for Elephants,' where the best performance comes from Rosie the elephant.

Job market's still tough. Seven ways to reenergize your job search.

For America's jobless, the labor market is sending conflicting signals. On one hand, unemployment in December dropped to 9.4 percent, its lowest rate in 19 months, the US Department of Labor reported Friday. On the other hand, a separate Labor survey showed that the economy added only 103,000 jobs, when economists were expecting about 150,000 new nonfarm jobs. What to make of it all? In fits and starts, the economy is staging a very modest recovery, but it may take years before the nation regains the jobs it lost during the Great Recession. To find a job, many unemployed Americans may need to reenergize their own job search. Here are seven ways to do it:

In 'Tron: Legacy,' Jeff Bridges gets top billing. But is he the movie's star?

'Tron: Legacy' is further evidence that Hollywood is catering to a new generation of moviegoers whose appetite for video games and reality TV has changed the very nature of stardom.

Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon star in 'How Do You Know': movie review

Owen Wilson is in the romantic comedy 'How Do You Know,' where Reese Witherspoon plays a professional softball player caught in a love triangle.

Dianne Jacob dishes on everything from food blogs to making it as a writer

Dianne Jacob is the food writer all other food writers turn to for help.

Sandra Bullock appears at Nashville Rising flood relief benefit

Sandra Bullock made a surprise appearance Tuesday night at the Nashville Rising flood relief benefit concert.

Hollywood Walk of Fame: Oprah Winfrey and The Muppets will get stars

Hollywood Walk of Fame: Oprah Winfrey, Penelope Cruz, and the Muppets will be immortalized.

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.

Schwarzenegger signs bill to crack down on paparazzi

The law will toughen existing regulations on paparazzi, but it could be challenged in court on First Amendment grounds.

Review: 'Monsters vs. Aliens'

3-D animation is an affectionate riff on 1950s sci-fi movies with some high-caliber voice-overs.

Obama cracks jokes on Tonight Show - says Geithner is outstanding

New in theaters

'Chicago 10' blends animation and archival footage to revisit the riots at the 1968 Democratic convention; Reese Witherspoon and Christina Ricci star in a fairy tale about a girl born with a pig's snout.