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Watchdogs Say Hollywood Going to Pot

Paul Stinson — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:26:03 CDT

Production of cannabis-centric films is hitting a high, reports the Christian Science Monitor . Once pigeonholed with Cheech and Chong and low-budget cult films such as The Big Lebowski , movies that feature pot-smoking characters now tend toward mainstream frat-house humor. This summer alone will see four marijuana-tinged releases, including the Judd...

Cruise Kid Lands Gig in Will Smith Flick

Elizabeth Wolff — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:17:00 CDT

Which gets you further in Hollywood: having Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as parents or having Will Smith as your close family friend? Either way, Connor Cruise, the famed actors' adopted 13-year-old son, has scored himself a big screen debut in Smith's upcoming drama, "Seven Pounds," People.com reports. The...

Kirsten Dunst Checks In to Rehab (Maybe)

Marcia Greenwood — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:26:32 CST

Rumors are swirling that another Hollywood A-lister has entered rehab, reports E! This time it's Kirsten Dunst, who reportedly is being treated at the famed Cirque Lodge in Utah. A spokesman for the facility denies that Dunst is there (or ever has been). However, People magazine quotes an unnamed friend...

Spielberg Anoints a Star

Jessica Allen — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:20:27 CDT

Wide-eyed child star Shia LaBeouf is making his debut as Hollywood''s next it boy, thanks to Steven Spielberg. The former Disney Channel star has already been cast in Spielberg's upcoming Disturbia and Transformers , and is on the short list to play Harrison Ford's son in the upcoming Indiana Jones revival.