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Start the Milo DeathWatch on "24," because Eric Balfour has signed on for a lead role in the CBS pilot "Protect and Serve." According to The Hollywood Reporter, Balfour will play an intense and emotional officer in the drama, which focuses on street cops...

"The Libertine" is a really good example of what was wrong with Johnny Depp's career before "Pirates of the Caribbean" vaulted him back onto Hollywood's A-list: It's an odd little project that lets him goof around in a silly costume with some great...

It's like Lois Lane said, the world doesn't need Superman, but it could use more of Jack Sparrow. So, for that matter, could "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," the second installment in what will soon be the first major motion picture trilogy...

Miriam Shor and Fran Kranz have booked roles in a pair of CBS pilots. Shor will take one of the featured roles in "Swingtown," an ensemble drama about partner-swapping set in the suburbs in the '70s. The "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" actress will play an...

The 2-disc collector's edition DVD of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" is much like the movie: fun and entertaining, but so lengthy and packed with information that you sometimes get overwhelmed. There's a sense of self-indulgence here, but...

Agustin Díaz Yanes' "Bendito Infierno" ("Blessed Inferno"), the third offering in the Viva tu Ciné! series of Spanish-language films being released in selected theaters in the Los Angeles area, is a disappointment, especially since it features...

In a rational world, a big-budget film inspired by an amusement park thrill ride wouldn't have a great deal of trouble living up to its origins. But this is today's Hollywood we're talking about, and everything is not what it seems. The Disneyland ride...

1½ stars (out of 4) Weddings may make for dubious marriages, but they often inspire entertaining movies--as any number of examples, from Robert Altman's "A Wedding" to "Four Weddings and a Funeral" to "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," remind us. "The...