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To name just a few of her credits, essayist, screenwriter and director Nora Ephron has passed away from complication related to throat cancer at the age of 71.

Just when we thought Mel Gibson might have exited the “rage-o-holic crazybags rumors” phase of his career, yesterday came word that his latest film project, a biopic about the Old Testament warrior hero Judah Maccabee, had fallen apart — and out of that mess came a letter from the movie’s would-be screenwriter, Joe Eszterhas, that paints a picture of Gibson as a guy who’s angry at… well, pretty mu

While the details are not yet known, legendary singer Whitney Houston has been reported dead at age 48, according to her publicist. The shocking news comes on the eve of the Grammy Awards, and in fact, many media outlets reported Houston leaving a Grammy party last night in very bad condition.

Fans of football and fans of the movies are both mourning the loss of Beaumont's Bubba Smith today as the Former NFL player turned actor passed away yesterday at the age of 66. Smith was best known for his role in the "Police Academy" movies.