Hobbit habit
It's true, Elijah Wood says with a sheepish grin, that he asked to receive one of every "Lord of the Rings" trinket and knickknack that has his face--or that of...
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What’s the big Harry deal?
Think "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" conjured some magic last holiday season? Even bigger things are expected this year, as Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert...
1 million books aid low-income families
While school's out, it's up to Mom and Dad to keep their kids reading during the summer. To that end, the Walt Disney Co. has donated 1 million books to...
SEEIN STARS
You've got a watch that stops time--now think of the possibilities. How would you use it? Actor Jesse Bradford has some ideas. After all, he toys with time in the...
`Rings’ star can spot an elf
Liv Tyler understands elves. "They have this perfect grace about them," says the actress, who plays Arwen Undomiel, an immortal, pointy-eared elf, in the big-screen adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien's "Lord...
Goodman is monster personality
You'd think that "Monster, Inc.," a movie about monsters who collect children's screams, would be a regular fright fest. Not true, actor John Goodman says. "Oh, 'Monsters, Inc.' isn't that...
Actress grateful to join freaky family
For Hollywood newcomer Reagan Dale Neis, being embarrassed by her family is just part of her job. Neis stars in the new WB sitcom "Maybe It's Me" as the put-upon...
Capeless Superman flies with actor
Tom Welling doesn't wear a cape on the set of "Smallville," but he's still soaring over his new starring role as a teen Superman. "Smallville," WB's most talked-about new series,...
Is bad-boy vamp a good guy at heart?
Spike. He's the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" vampire you love to hate and hate to love. He's the guy with the British accent, the yellow hair and the long, cool...
Pratt juggles two TV families
And the busiest teenager in Hollywood is . . . Kyla Pratt. The actress, who turns 15 on Sunday, stars not only in UPN's new hit sitcom "One on One"...