Yonathan "Yoni" Netanyahu was the veteran Israeli commando who led the raid on the airport in Entebbe, Uganda, on July 4, 1976. He died early in that firefight, in which Israeli troops fought off terrorists and their Ugandan protectors to free more than 100 hostages held there after a hijacking. Read more

For most of its quick and extremely dirty running time, the new Sacha Baron Cohen offender "The Dictator" wages war with itself, crude nonsense up against crude nonsense that's really funny. Then comes the golden ticket, the speech of speeches, the scene in which the fictional North African dicta... Read more

"The Dictator" does for "Sacha Baron Cohen" what "The Love Guru" did for Mike Myers: Reveal that this sharp, revered comedian with an uncanny ear for absurdist humor is a mere mortal capable of great folly. Read more

LOS ANGELES — Females were "dramatically under-represented" in the United States' top 100 grossing films last year, accounting for 33 percent of all characters at a time when they made up nearly 51 percent of the U.S. population, according to a study released Tuesday. Read more

"What to Expect When You're Expecting" is a "Valentine's Day" take on impending parenthood. Assorted couples cope with pregnancies, planned and unplanned, adoption and the epic change that is coming to their lives. Read more

LOS ANGELES — With "The Hunger Games" in the rear-view mirror, the ensemble comedy "What to Expect When You're Expecting" just ahead and a 14-month-old at home, Elizabeth Banks is tired. Read more

With "The Dictator," Sacha Baron Cohen and his partner in comic crime, director Larry Charles, leave the improvisation of "Borat" and "Bruno" behind and return to the more structured world of scripted comedy. And the strain shows. Read more

NEW YORK — It will be hard to miss Christopher Plummer this year. Read more

LOS ANGELES — "The Avengers" followed a record-shattering $200 million opening with another Hollywood high - a $100 million-plus second weekend. Read more

ABOARD THE USS SPRUANCE - On a clear, windless morning in January, director Peter Berg climbed from a U.S. Navy helicopter onto the deck of this 9,200-ton destroyer steaming north off the coast of San Diego and hurried to the bridge to meet the ship's commanding officer, Tate Westbrook. Read more

Years ago, journalists and prostitutes were taught the same adage: Don't get emotionally involved. But that was before blogs and Craigslist redefined the requirements for two of the world's oldest professions. Read more

London — Actor Chris Hemsworth has two things to celebrate. Read more

Johnny Depp made me a star for five minutes. Read more

LOS ANGELES - At first, the email rants from readers expressing their distress about Hollywood's increasing reliance on foul language were a mere trickle. Like the way one couple lost faith in one of their favorite actors, Paul Rudd, mortified by his graphic pep talk to his private part in "Wande... Read more

WARSAW, Poland — Lenin's notorious name has returned to a public spot in Eastern Europe: the Gdansk shipyard where Lech Walesa led his anti-communist movement. Though just for a film set, the move has sparked emotions. Read more

BERLIN — Will Smith says he supports U.S. President Barack Obama's position on gay marriage. Read more

LOS ANGELES - Vampire movies are fading. Tim Burton has taken an odd left turn. "The Avengers" was going to be an unstoppable force no matter what opened against it. Read more

LOS ANGELES — Even an A-list star like Johnny Depp was no match for "The Avengers" at the box office this weekend, as the superhero adventure dominated ticket sales yet again and flew past the $1 billion mark worldwide. Read more

JOHANNESBURG — U.S. actor and director Kevin Spacey said he sees opportunity for expanding film making in Africa, Asia and Europe. Read more

CHICAGO -Joel Murray and Bobcat Goldthwait have known each other since 1985, when they met on the set of "One Crazy Summer," an iconic comedy of the era starring John Cusack as a dorky animator and Demi Moore as the girl of his dreams. Read more