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I'm acting like a monster so my friends are deserting me

By Cary Tennis — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

Needy, whiny, goes to extremes, OK -- but is that reason enough to shun me?

I'm doing stand-up and it's working. Should I quit my job?

By Cary Tennis — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

I don't want to blow an opportunity, but I don't want to end up in the gutter either. What's my choice?

Bronzer gods

By Kibum Kim — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

Does teen heartthrob Zac Efron's love of "mancake" foundation and "guyliner" put him on the edge of a new men's makeup breakthrough?

Sad, but true, Hollywood story

By Sean Kennedy — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

Rupert Everett's autobiography serves up plenty of Hollywood dish -- but even the the tastiest bits can't cover the bitterness of a fading career.

Confessions of a utility actor

By Peter Birkenhead — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

I'm not a star. I'm not even a "name." I'm just a workaday actor trying to make a living. And after 20 years of waiting for that big break, I'm ready to move on.

A tale of two titties

HH — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

HBO's "Extras" brings us inside the real actor's studio

Way back when

By Charles Taylor — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

A book of starlet glam shots raises questions like: Was it bad choices or bad luck that kept Sharon Stone from ruling Hollywood after "Basic Instinct"?

Seeking Mike

By Steve Burgess — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

In the wake of his "Law & Order" days, actor Michael Moriarty is exposing Canada to his bizarre antics and right-wing politics.

Lear meets the energy vampire

By Michael Sragow — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

Akira Kurosawa's "Ran" remains a bloody and spectacular depiction of doomsday karma -- and the trickle-down theory of anarchy.

Woody Harrelson gets back in the ring

By Michael Sragow — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

The unpredictable star talks about his overlooked boxing flick, "Play It to the Bone" -- and tries to avoid preaching.

Ruining reps

By Jack Boulware — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

Israeli porn producers are hiring actors who look like Egyptian stars.

31 Ejaculations: Nos. 1-3

By Eric Bogosian — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

Three snapshots of sexual encounters.

Warren Beatty

By Stephanie Zacharek — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

The ambitious and radical star -- actor, producer, director -- crafted a remarkable and uncompromising slate of mainstream movies.

Age and the academy

By Jeff Stark — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

A new study of Oscar nominees shows that older guys and younger women get the statuettes.

The extras

By Robin Strober — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

One bad Hollywood experience is just one too many.

Live through this Saturday night

By Amy Reiter — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

Courtney Love's directorial debut -- in glorious plaid! Patenstein? Count Patula? The Wolfpat? Pollsters say Buchanan's more trick than treat.

Byrne, baby, Byrne!

By Amy Reiter — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

What if the Irish embassy threw a party for their favorite son ... and only the groupies came?

Paris, disguised

By Victoria L. Tilney — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

I flew across an ocean to discover my lover wore a mask. But the city let me see through it.

Dirk Bogarde

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

The star of "Death in Venice," who was also a prolific writer, died in London on Saturday.

Star dreck

By Charles Taylor — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

Woody Allen packs 'Celebrity' with celebrities, proving that his mockery of our fame-obsessed culture is just a put-on. Reviewed by Charles Taylor

Ship of fools

By Charles Taylor — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

Charles Taylor reviews 'The Impostors,' Stanley Tucci's followup to 'Big Night'.

Wild man blows

By Sarah Vowell — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

As the recent efforts of Woody Allen and Kevin Bacon show, playing at being a musician is an actor's most challenging role

Mondo Weirdo

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

A reader's tale of a magical interlude in a charming -- and cheap! -- French château

Media Circus: humble pie

By Catherine Seipp — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

Alec Mapa went from Broadway glory to slinging pepperoni -- and back.

Media Circus: How did you break into movies, you fatuous moron?

By Catherine Seipp — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

What journalists really think of the people they interview.