NEW YORK - David Arquette is going to sleep in a box in New York City to raise money for the hungry.
The 37-year-old actor is staying in a Plexiglas box above the Madison Square Garden marquee on Tuesday and Wednesday to raise $250,000 for Feeding America — the nation's largest domestic hunger relief charity.
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L'AQUILA, Italy - George Clooney has toured the ruins of Italy's recent earthquake and told the survivors he'll shoot a film in their mountain region.
The actor inspected crumbled buildings during a visit on the sidelines of the G-8 summit in L'Aquila. The April 6 quake left thousands homeless and killed nearly 300 people.
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LOS ANGELES - Michael Moore's latest documentary now has a title — and a theme that resonates with recession-weary audiences.
Moore's look at the consequences of big business will be called "Capitalism: A Love Story." The documentary is due in theaters Oct. 2.
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LOS ANGELES - Harry Potter has kept his fans waiting for two years, the longest school break they have had to endure for a new movie adventure about the teen wizard.
It's been worth the wait.
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VIENNA - Austrians could be forgiven for bristling at "Bruno."
After all, the film character boasts that his fame is second only to Hitler's and says he just wants "to achieve zee Austrian dream — find a job, get a dungeon und raise a family in it."
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MIAMI - Paris Hilton has arrived for the Miami trial of a federal lawsuit accusing her of failing to adequately promote her 2006 movie "Pledge This!"
Hilton entered the courthouse Thursday afternoon wearing a black and white dress.
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NEW YORK - James Bond and the Boy from Oz are coming to Broadway.
Daniel Craig, the latest cinematic Bond, and Tony winner Hugh Jackman will star in "A Steady Rain," which opens Sept. 29 at the Gerald Schoenfeld (SHOWN'-felled) Theatre. Previews begin Sept. 10 for a 12-week engagement.
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LOS ANGELES - Dole Foods sued a Swedish filmmaker and his film company for defamation on Wednesday, alleging he insisted on showing his documentary, "Bananas!" at the Los Angeles Film Festival after learning it was based on a fraud.
Dole sought unspecified damages and, upon a finding of defamation, a permanent injunction barring Fredrik Gertten from showing the documentary in public again. The lawsuit said the filmmaker has already announced plans to show it at other film festivals and then distribute it commercially.
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LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles spent $1.4 million to provide security, traffic control and other services for Michael Jackson's memorial service, city officials said as they looked for ways to have others help the financially troubled city pick up the bill.
The amount included $1.1 million in overtime pay for the 4,173 officers who worked to secure Staples Center, Forest Lawn cemetery and other areas that attracted fans and members of the media, the Police Department said in a statement.
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- Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 12-18:
July 12: Pianist Van Cliburn is 75. Actor-comedian Bill Cosby is 72. Singer Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac is 66. Actress Denise Nicholas ("In the Heat of the Night") is 65. Actor Jay Thomas is 61. Singer Walter Egan is 61. Fitness guru Richard Simmons is 61. Actress Cheryl Ladd is 58. Actor Jamey Sheridan is 58. Actress Mel Harris ("thirtysomething") is 53. Gospel singer Sandi Patty is 53. Guitarist Dan Murphy of Soul Asylum is 47. Singer Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms is 44. Actress Lisa Nicole Carson ("Ally McBeal") is 40. Country singer Shannon Lawson is 36. Rapper Magoo is 36. Actress Anna Friel ("Pushing Daisies") is 33. Singer Tracie Spencer is 33. Actor Steve Howey ("Reba") is 32. Actor Topher Grace ("That '70s Show") is 31. Actress Michelle Rodriguez ("Lost") is 31. Actor Erik Per Sullivan ("Malcolm in the Middle") is 18.
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Los Angeles (E! Online) – Not all the magic in Hogwarts could save Rupert Grint from catching the dreaded swine flu.
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The mansion where Michael Jackson spent his last hours, 100 N. Carolwood Dr. in Los Angeles, was a sad reflection of the legend's demise in his latter years:
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Colleagues employed by and close to Michael Jackson tell me exclusively that he "got whatever he wanted" in terms of medical requests, material indulgences and otherwise. "Nobody said no to him," relayed one of Jackson's closet advisors for many years. "You just didn't dare. He didn't want to hear it."
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