Reuters - The Smurfs, those blue-skinned cartoon gnomes with short tails and white hats, are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a Hollywood movie deal announced on Tuesday by Columbia Pictures.

Reuters - A stuntman died and six crew members were injured Monday in a fire on the set of John Woo's "Red Cliff."

Reuters - Director M. Night Shyamalan is best known for the Oscar-nominated global hit "The Sixth Sense" but fans should be under no illusions about his latest thriller "The Happening."

AP - Paul Newman, the legendary actor and philanthropist, is battling cancer, his longtime neighbor and business partner said Wednesday.

AP - The shoe phone on TV's "Get Smart" wasn't just a sneaky spy gadget, it was a technological marvel: a wireless, portable telephone that could be used anywhere — though it did require a dime to make a call.

AP - City Councilman Chris Monzel has publicly apologized to Emmy-winning actor Rip Torn for using his mug shot in a campaign ad on crime.

AP - A consumer alert for the millions who have seen the "Sex and the City" movie: There is no such book as "Love Letters of Great Men," which Carrie Bradshaw reads while in bed with Mr. Big.

Reuters - French model-actor Gilles Marini has built his career by dressing up, so he is stunned that his major break has come from stripping down and appearing naked, completely naked, in the hit movie "Sex and the City."

E! Online - A stuntman is dead after a fire swept through a film set of John Woo's upcoming Chinese-language historical epic, Red Cliff.

AP - Perhaps Brangelina chose southern France for its blue skies, vineyards and the availability of an estate with a moat. But there's another reason the world's most famous expecting couple was smart to come here: French law is tough on paparazzi, especially when it comes to snapping photos of children.

E! Online - So this is how it works in Hollywood, now? You direct a huge summer blockbuster, you get a greenlight on your sequel and then have to bitch about your bosses...on your MySpace page?

E! Online - George Clooney and Sarah Larson are splitsville, but that doesn't mean the Ocean's Thirteen star couldn't provide his ex with a romantic honeymoon.

E! Online - A slap across the face from a friend isn't the only thing that left Shia LaBeouf red.

AP - Patrick Swayze is going back to work.