Topic: Ron Howard

Culture Cafe Johnny Depp to play Whitey Bulger in a new biopic (+video)

Johnny Depp has signed to play Whitey Bulger in the biopic 'Black Mass.' The film in which Johnny Depp will play Bulger will most likely get a 2014 release.

MacGyver in space? Astronauts fix space station with toothbrush. (+video)

Using makeshift tools that included a spare toothbrush, a pair of spacewalking astronauts successfully fixed a vital power system aboard the International Space Station.

Chapter & Verse 'Dark Tower' adaptation stops but may start again

The adaptation of Stephen King's Dark Tower series was dropped by Warner Bros., but Media Rights Capital may take on the project.

Modern Parenthood Andy Griffith dies: The last Great American Dad who knew best

Andy Griffith was "Paw" to a city girl from a broken home – the last Great American Dad was so much more than TV fathers today who have slid into comic relief and perpetual beer swilling, cheating, idiocy.

Andy Griffith, beloved family TV actor, dies

Andy Griffith, who starred in family TV favorites "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Matlock," died today at age 86. His career spanned more than 50 years, but he was best known as Sheriff Andy Taylor.

Garry Marshall: 10 stories from his memoir

The 'Pretty Woman' and 'New Year's Eve' director Garry Marshall reflects on his time in Tinseltown in his new memoir, 'My Happy Days In Hollywood.'

Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel: movie review

'Corman's World' document how, in his own scrappy way, Roger Corman launched the careers of dozens of filmmakers.

Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series may be going to HBO

Producer Brian Grazer says that Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series will air on HBO – but it's still uncertain which movie studio will take on the film portion of the project.

The wild west side: 'Cowboys & Aliens' and 'Attack the Block' face off

Two summer blockbusters ask us how we like our alien invasions.

Vince Vaughn stars in 'The Dilemma': movie review

Vince Vaughn plays a man who discovers his best friend's wife is having an affair. Designed to be a comedy, 'The Dilemma,' starring Vince Vaughn, Kevin James and Jennifer Connelly, is more of a goofball melodrama with unfunny slapstick.

Top picks: Randy Bachman on the radio, 'Breadcrumb Trail' app, Kings of Leon's 'Come Around Sundown,' and more

Guitarist 'Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap' on the radio, iPhone app 'Breadcrumb Trail,' new album from Kings of Leon 'Come Around Sundown,' and more recommendations.

Review: 'Angels and Demons'

This sequel to "The Da Vinci Code" keeps the dour tone as Tom Hanks steps in to thwart a plot against the Vatican from a secret society bent on revenge.

Six Picks: Newspaper movies we recommend

Six of our favorite newspaper flicks full of intrepid reporters, romance, and quick-witted repartee.

'"Da Vinci Code" author's new book

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Review: 'Frost/Nixon'

Docudrama portrays Nixon as a tragic figure attempting to rehabilitatehis image with a series of interviews with David Frost, a lightweightopportunist.