German filmmaker Werner Herzog is taking a rare turn in front of the camera as a cold-blooded murderer in the new thriller "Jack Reacher", portraying a character he calls "the epicenter of evil."

"Jack Reacher," the Christopher McQuarrie film which just opened in North America, sees Tom Cruise back in action mode as a former military investigator, after his detour into musical comedy with "Rock of Ages".

Written by Anthony Sargon

“The Impossible” can be a difficult film to watch. The disaster that’s depicted on-screen killed over 230,000 people across 14 countries, and you can’t help but ask yourself if it’s fair to watch a movie about a family who survives while so many others were left irreparably broken. It’s that fact, however, that highlights how rare true stories of this caliber are, and how important hope can be in one’s darkest hour.

More than 31,400 people have signed a petition calling for British CNN host Piers Morgan to be deported from the U.S. over his gun-control views.

Morgan has taken an aggressive stand for tighter U.S. gun laws in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting. Last week, he called a gun advocate appearing on his "Piers Morgan Tonight" show an "unbelievably stupid man."

Bethenny Frankel and husband Jason Hoppy are separating.

The 42-year-old TV personality, chef, author and entrepreneur told The Associated Press Sunday that the split brings her "great sadness."

Hordes of North American moviegoers flocked to theaters to watch "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," launching the "Lord of the Rings" prequel to box office gold for the second weekend in a row.

Industry estimates said "The Hobbit" earned $36.7 million Friday to Sunday.

Prince William and his pregnant wife Catherine will spend Christmas Day at her parents' family house, instead of with Queen Elizabeth II, British royal officials said Saturday.

The second-in-line to the throne and the former Kate Middleton will be at the Middleton residence in Bucklebury, a village west of London, a spokesman for St James's Palace said.

At least 650 Madonna fans in Chile have filed complaints with the national consumer board after a concert this week started late and ended early.

The consumer agency, which defends the rights of Chilean consumers, is talking with the concert organizer to determine why the concert started more than two hours late and was 40 minutes shorter than expected, a statement said.

French blockbuster "Les Intouchables" and Austrian Michael Haneke's Palme d'Or winner "Love" are frontrunners on a nine-strong shortlist published Friday for best foreign language Oscar.

The list of films still in the running -- whittled down from 71 movies in a long-list published in October -- also included films from Canada, Chile, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Romania and Switzerland.

Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan were reunited on stage for the first time in 23 years on Friday as the Australian pair duetted on their 1988 smash hit "Especially For You" at a show in London.

"How long have you waited for this?" Minogue asked as they sang together at the 20,000-seater O2 Arena, which erupted in rapturous applause.

The Rolling Stones' guitarist Ronnie Wood has married his girlfriend of eight months, a theater producer 31 years his junior, newspapers said Saturday.

Wood, 65, married 34-year-old Sally Humphreys at London's Dorchester Hotel, in a low-key ceremony Friday attended by best man Rod Stewart, plus Paul McCartney.