BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Ellen DeGeneres has been chosen as host for the 79th Academy Awards telecast, producer Laura Ziskin said Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif.

HOLLYWOOD, July 21 (UPI) -- Laura Ziskin, who produced the 74th Academy Awards, has been tapped to produce the 2007 awards ceremony in Hollywood, Calif.

LOS ANGELES, March 22 (UPI) -- Thomas Haden Church will play the villain in "Spider-Man 3," although the name of the character is still under wraps, The Hollywood Reporter said.

LAS VEGAS, March 25 (UPI) -- "Spider-Man" stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst have signed up to reprise their roles in a third "Spider-Man" film, due out in 2007.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Lucy Lawless has signed on to appear in Warner Brothers' frosh drama "Tarzan," Daily Variety reported Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- "Crazy how things change," Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez says of her dramatic reversal of fortune, speaking over the phone from her home in Albuquerque, N.M. "I mean,

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Fall and Rise of "Dirty Girls" Author

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Martin Scorsese's new movie "Gangs of New York" not only displays the Oscar-nominated director's well-documented fascination with violence, religion and New York City -- it also fulfills an ambition Scorsese has held onto for 30 years.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- With a big fat certified hit virtually securing her future in Hollywood, Nia Vardalos -- the writer and star of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" -- has decided what to do for an encore.