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Kirk Cameron discusses the success of 'Unstoppable'
By KAREN BUTLER, United Press International
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. actor, evangelist and filmmaker Kirk Cameron says he hopes Thursday's encore screening of his faith-themed film "Unstoppable" is as successful as its premiere last week.
'Bridget Jones' screenwriter surprised by Mark Darcy's death
By KAREN BUTLER, United Press International
NEW YORK, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- British filmmaker Richard Curtis insists he, too, was shocked to hear his longtime friend, author Helen Fielding, killed off the beloved Mark Darcy character in her "Bridget Jones" book series.
Stuart Townsend praises 'Betrayal' director Patty Jenkins
By KAREN BUTLER, United Press International
NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Irish actor Stuart Townsend says hiring celebrated "Monster" filmmaker Patty Jenkins to direct the pilot episode of "Betrayal" was an excellent way to start off ABC's new drama series.
Emmy Awards ceremony under way in Los Angeles
By KAREN BUTLER, United Press International
Neil Patrick Harris kicked off the Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles Sunday night with a segment showing him attempting to binge-view an entire TV season.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus praises co-star James Gandolfini
By KAREN BUTLER, United Press International
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, an Emmy Award-winning actress widely regarded as one of the funniest women in the world, says she was thrilled to demonstrate her more serious side in writer-director Nicole Holofcener's big-screen relationship dramedy, "Enough Said."
Mireille Enos was drawn to the family at the center of 'World War Z'
By KAREN BUTLER, United Press International
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Mireille Enos says she was eager to star in the zombie-apocalypse movie "World War Z" because it is an intelligent action flick that never loses sight of the humans at the center of its story.
Jackman talks about the responsibility of starring in 'Prisoners'
By KAREN BUTLER, United Press International
Australian actor Hugh Jackman, a married father of two, says he felt a tremendous responsibility to the real-life families of kidnapped children as he made his new thriller "Prisoners."
Pierce Brosnan says he related to 'Love Is All You Need' character
By KAREN BUTLER, United Press International
NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Irish actor Pierce Brosnan says his own personal history made it easy for him to connect to the story and characters in his latest romantic comedy "Love is All You Need."
Selena Gomez to take a break from recording to focus on film
By KAREN BUTLER, United Press International
NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Selena Gomez says she plans to take a break from recording music so she can focus on her acting career.
Whitaker hopes 'Butler' inspires young people to stand up to injustice
By KAREN BUTLER, United Press International
NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Forest Whitaker says he hopes his film "Lee Daniels' The Butler" inspires young people to stand up to social injustice wherever they see it.
Brian Doyle-Murray praises 'Sullivan & Son' co-stars
By KAREN BUTLER, United Press International
NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- TBS says it has ordered a 13-episode third season of its Pittsburgh bar-set sitcom "Sullivan & Son" to air next summer.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson returns for 'Kick Ass 2'
By KAREN BUTLER, United Press International
NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson admits he had some reservations about going back to playing a teen-aged, costumed vigilante in "Kick-Ass 2," three years after the first action-comedy in the franchise was released.
Keri Russell talks about role in romantic comedy 'Austenland'
By KAREN BUTLER, United Press International
NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Keri Russell says she thinks many moviegoers will relate to the character she plays in the new romantic comedy "Austenland" because they, too, are looking for some form of escape from their everyday lives.
Dust buster digitally removed from 'Jobs' garage scene
By KAREN BUTLER, United Press International
NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Director Joshua Michael Stern says he was so determined to accurately portray the time period during which his Steve Jobs bio-picture "Jobs" is set that he digitally removed a dust buster vacuum from a scene after realizing it hadn't been invented yet.
Oprah Winfrey insists she is not a 'control freak'
By KAREN BUTLER, United Press International
NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. media mogul and actress Oprah Winfrey insists she is not a control freak and was happy to take direction on the set of her new movie.
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden order take-out lunch at Taylor Gourmet on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2013. The reason he gave was they are starving and the establishment is giving a 10 percent discount to furloughed government workers as an indication of how ordinary Americans are looking out for one another. UPI/Pete Marovich/Pool