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Actor Jamie Foxx walked the red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday night wearing a T-shirt honoring Trayvon Martin and the 26 victims of the Sandy Hook shooting.
Leonardo DiCaprio says filming violent scenes like in "Django Unchained" doesn't deter him from wanting his movies to be great art.
Leonardo DiCapro says filming violent scenes like in "Django Unchained" doesn't deter him from wanting his movies to be great art.
Relatives of the young Afghan star of "Buzkashi Boys" expressed more pride than disappointment upon learning on Monday that the Oscar-nominated movie didn't win.
Steve Harvey is hosting next month's NAACP Image Awards.
Sirius XM Radio and Comedy Central are teaming up to create a new channel on the satellite radio service devoted to showcasing the television network's stable of stand-up comics.
The Weinstein Co. has asked a toy maker to discontinue a line of "Django Unchained" action figures after receiving complaints that they were offensive.

The Weinstein Co. has asked a toy maker to discontinue a line of "Django Unchained" action figures after receiving complaints that they were offensive.
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" continues to rule them all at the box office, staying on top for a third-straight week and capping a record-setting $10.8 billion year in moviegoing.
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" continues to rule them all at the box office, staying on top for a third-straight week and capping a record-setting $10.8 billion year in moviegoing.

Moviegoers returned to cinemas in great numbers this year after a disappointing 2011 box office tally. They were treated to an unusually rich trove of movies, ranging from quality blockbusters, unusually literate studio fare, exciting new independent voices and potentially groundbreaking uses of technology.

For all his abilities as a pop artist, director Quentin Tarantino rarely seems to grasp that stories are about people, not just cinematic archetypes. He's a gifted formalist rather than a humanist, which is why his movies often carry substantial cinematic weight — but often seem to lack an equal moral substance.
Quentin Tarantino enters a West Village Italian restaurant through the back, a quiet arrival for a filmmaker who is anything but stealthy.
Religious people aren't asking for laws to abridge others' free speech, but we should expect that our leaders will help shape the public conversation toward an authentic respect for believers, God and the sacred symbols by which we worship. Our American tradition demands as much.
Hollywood has responded to the rampage at a Connecticut elementary school by pulling back on its offerings, and one star says the entertainment industry should take some responsibility for such violence.
actor Jamie Foxx announced that "Curfew" was the winner in the live action short film category.
In a junket promoting his new movie "Django Unchained," actor Jamie Foxx said he believes violence in films does have an impact on society.