On his upcoming NBC comedy, Michael J. Fox will play a newscaster who had quit his job due to Parkinson's Disease but returns to work in the show's first episode because a new medical regimen has helped him control many of the disease's symptoms.

It mirrors the life of the former "Family Ties" and "Spin City" star, who said last year that drugs have helped minimize the physical tics of Parkinson's and have enabled him to take on more acting jobs.

Written by Anthony Sargon

The new year is officially here, so it's time to look back at some of the best movies of 2012. There were quite a lot of good films, which makes the task of narrowing them down to 10 pretty daunting.

Slasher flick "Texas Chainsaw 3D" stole the top slot at the North American box office this weekend, driving "The Hobbit" from its three-week perch in first place, estimates indicated Sunday.

The latest offering in the horror franchise, first launched in 1974 but now in 21st century 3D gore, took in $23 million in its debut weekend, the first of the new year, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.

Written by Anthony Sargon

This reviewer isn't a very big fan of musicals, so there was a certain degree of skepticism before watching "Les Misérables". After all, it's a three-hour movie where all the dialogue is sung. Luckily, there are a lot of things to like about "Les Mis", but its excessive length ultimately bogs down the film.

French actor Gerard Depardieu arrived in Russia on Saturday to meet with President Vladimir Putin after getting Russian citizenship to avoid paying higher taxes in France.

"Mr. Depardieu arrived in Sochi as part of a private visit. We expect him to meet Vladimir Putin tonight," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told AFP, adding that it was possible that Depardieu, 64, would receive his new passport during the meeting.

Julia Roberts and Mark Ruffalo will star in an HBO movie adaptation of "The Normal Heart," the play about the onset of the AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s.

HBO said Friday that Ryan Murphy, maker of "Eat Pray Love" and the TV show "Glee," will direct the film.

Spaghetti Westerns were the talk of the town in Rome on Friday as U.S. director Quentin Tarantino arrived to receive a lifetime career prize at the premiere of his latest film "Django Unchained" -- a homage to Italian-made cowboy movies from the 1960s.

Tarantino said "Macaroni Westerns" by cult directors Sergio Corbucci and Sergio Leone were his favorites because they were so "surreal and extreme".

The 2013 Oscars show will include a tribute to the James Bond movie franchise, celebrating its 50th anniversary with the record-breaking blockbuster "Skyfall," organizers said Friday.

Over the decades a number of 007 films have been nominated for the coveted golden statuettes -- albeit generally in technical or minor categories -- and there has been talk that "Skyfall" could draw another nod or two.

A gigantic, bright yellow rubber duck floated into Sydney's Darling Harbor on Saturday as part of the Australian city's annual arts festival, a celebration where high-art meets popular entertainment.

Each January hundreds of thousands of people attend theatre, music, dance, film, talks and other events for three weeks, often braving sweltering summer temperatures and thunderstorms for their dose of culture.

Turns out Adele ruled 2012, too — and set a record while she was at it.

The British singer's "21" was the highest-selling album in the U.S. for the second consecutive year, according to 2012 sales figures released by Nielsen SoundScan on Thursday. That's a first in the SoundScan era.