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The Golden Gate Bridge turns 75 this weekend. The beloved California landmark has been a popular target in action flicks. It seems Hollywood just can't resist blowing the bridge sky high.

Over the years the Golden Gate has been ripped apart by mutants in "X-Men: The Last Stand," melted by unfiltered sunlight in "The Core," taken over by hyper-intelligent primates in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", and destroyed by an earthquake in "Superman," and even eaten by a giant shark in "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus." Poor bridge -- what did it ever do to deserve such rage?

(Photo: Lucas Films/20th Century Fox)Thirty-five years ago, Hollywood changed forever. "Star Wars" hit cinemas on May 25, 1977. But, while the film went on to be one of the biggest blockbusters of all time and launched sequels, prequels, TV shows, action figures, LEGO sets, and more, you may be surprised to learn that on its opening day, only a modest number of folks got to see it.

That's because the film opened in just 32 theaters across the nation. It opened on a Wednesday. By Friday, it had expanded to a whopping 43 theaters. Contrast that to Marvel's "The Avengers," which opened in 4,349 theaters, according to Box Office Mojo.

Photo by Sundance Selects/Weinstein CompanyWith eyes of the movie world turned toward the Cannes Film Festival, a pair of notable French flicks is opening in limited release stateside, "The Intouchables" and "Polisse."

"The Intouchables" was a juggernaut in Europe, raking in over $281 million at the box office to become the highest-grossing non-English language movie. And it's easy to see why. The slickly produced crowd pleaser appears more akin to Hollywood than, say, Francois Truffaut.

(Photo: Columbia Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures/Focus Features)

Industry insiders are saying "Men in Black 3" will push "Marvel's The Avengers" out of the winnner's circle this Memorial Day weekend to claim No. 1 at the U.S. box office.

Since it appears everyone on the planet has seen "The Avengers" at least once, I agree the MIB3 bet is a sound one.

Here are highlights of this weekend's new releases:

Photo by Warner Bros. Pictures

Sometimes spell-checker just isn't enough, old sport.

In the new trailer for Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby," there's a pretty epic typo. A quick shot of Times Square in New York reveals a billboard for the Broadway review of "Zeigfeld Follies." The problem? It's actually "Ziegfeld Follies." D'oh!

Two new television spots for "The Dark Knight Rises" have been released and one of them (above) accentuates Catwoman's role.

'The Amazing Spider-Man' (Photo: Columbia Pictures)

What would you do if you found yourself face-to-face with Spider-Man?

If you're Emma Stone, apparently you've just got to put your hands on him.

I sat down with Stone and her costar (and real-life beau) Andrew Garfield to talk about their upcoming movie, "The Amazing Spider-Man," and I asked them both their reactions to seeing Garfield in the full Spidey costume for the first time.  Stone admitted that when she saw him in the suit, she got a bit handsy.

[Video: Exclusive 'Amazing Spider-Man' cast interview]

(Photo: Jean Paul Aussenard/Wireimage)Film, stage and television actress Janet Carroll, perhaps best known for playing Tom Cruise's clueless mother in 1983's "Risky Business," died Tuesday at the age of 71 after a long illness.

A Chicago native, Carroll played Joel's mother in the classic Tom Cruise star-making '80s film -- where she and hubby famously leave town, entrusting Joel with their house and Porsche that later get turned into a brothel and a sunken Lake Michigan treasure, respectively.

After her role on "Risky," Carroll enjoyed a long career filled with mostly small television roles on shows including "Knight Rider," "Cagney & Lacey," "Hill Street Blues," "21 Jump Street," "L.A. Law," "The Golden Girls," "Murphy Brown," and most recently on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."