You'll have to say one thing for Brett Ratner's production of "Hercules": This movie has a sense of proportion. Running just over 90 minutes, the movie is often clunky, but at least...

"The Forsaken" (Putnam), by Ace Atkins   Sheriff Quinn Colson has been working to clean up corruption and injustice in Ace Atkins' compelling crime fiction series, but he...

Hollywood star Tom Hanks has started shooting portions of his newfilm "A Hologram for the King" in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Hurghada, the country's state news agency...

Morrissey, "World Peace is None of Your Business" (Harvest)   Rue the day when Morrissey runs out of gripes. Throughout his 37-year career, he's transformed torment and disdain...

Ron Howard will direct a documentary on the Beatles that focuses on the band's touring years during the early 1960s.   Howard announced the project Wednesday. The film is being...

Maxi Priest, "Easy To Love," (VP)   There's no time like summertime when it comes to releasing a collection of smooth reggae songs full of fire and soul, and Maxi Priest has...

Guillermo del Toro is helping to open the "Book of Life."   The Oscar winner is producing the animated feature by first-time director Jorge Gutierrez, and joined him at Fox Studios...

"Cop Town" (Delacorte Press), by Karin Slaughter   Karin Slaughter wraps an intense thriller around a legacy of sexism, race relations and politics in the engrossing "Cop...

What does it take to get country legends like Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Merle Haggard on the same album? A 19-year-old newcomer named Mary Sarah.   Sarah's debut album,...

"There's the Mooch," says Ben Falcone brightly as his wife, Melissa McCarthy, enters the room.   It's a term of endearment, a long-used nickname between the two who have...