Greatly streamlined check-in software debuted at the Delta kiosks in four big airports—Atlanta, Los Angeles, Orlando and New York's JFK. By the end of this month, it will be installed on the rest of the airline's 1,400 kiosks in 195 cities.

What constitutes a badass performance? Complete immersion into the role of the character? Sure. Perfect delivery of the dialogue handed to you? No question. The answer “Pretty much anything Robert De Niro and Al Pacino do” also would be acceptable. These two pop culture icons have left us with some of the greatest one-liners ever, and ...

And this is the Dark Knight. The kids version… The Dark Knight (wersja dziecięca)

Here’s the new Body of Lies movie trailer, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. I’m not that big a fan of DiCaprio (although I’m a huge fan of his girlfriend), but I consider Russell Crowe one of the best actors today (probably in the top 3) and he tends to do his best work with ...

From a press release last week from Vudu, maker of my favorite set-top instant-movie box: "Extended Rental for $0.99: Starting immediately, the VUDU service will allow viewers to renew any standard definition video rental for just 99 cents within seven days of first viewing a film…the most generous rental renewal policy in the industry. The rental ...

When Robert Downey Jr put on dark make-up for film comedy Tropic Thunder, the actor ventured into the racially charged territory of blackface - an old showbiz convention that is no laughing matter. Downey said he initially worried that his portrayal of a white actor playing a black man could hurt his career, and he bristled ...

ATLANTA "I still plan someday to do a book on Bob Barr's laws of the universe," says Bob Barr, the Libertarian candidate for president.

DENVER -- When Colorado voters were deciding whether to require that 10 percent of the state's electricity come from renewable fuels, the state's largest utility fought the proposal, warning that any shift from coal and natural gas would be costly, uncertain and unwise.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- When Dan Maffei tells how he decided to run for office, the former congressional press secretary recounts a casual conversation he had in 2005 with a reporter, who pointed out that New York's 25th District was the only seat in the country where Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) won in...

Hayao Miyazaki has a new movie called 崖の上のポニョ or for us English readers, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. This marks his 9th film with Studio Ghibli. The plot is centered around a girl fish who runs away from from home because she desperately wants to be human. She ends up stranded on shore and is rescued by Sōsuke, a five year old boy who lives by the cliff. I can't wait until the U.S. release. I love all of Miyazaki's stories. They're alway...

Radiant! A glowing Madonna and hubby Guy Ritchie were seen making their way out of the Queen of Pop's 50th birthday celebration, Saturday in London. The Material Mom and her man partied it up at hotspot Volstead. Guy is said to have commissioned top graffiti artist Banksy to create a $900,000 portrait of the M to mark her ...

We told y'all last month that saMAN Ronson was not Lindsay Lohan's first lesbian love. Mogul spawn Courtenay Semel was La Lohan's first sapphic gal pal and the UK's News of the World has revealed details about their drama-filled relationship! At one point, Lohan was in the middle of a love triangle, with Ronson on one side ...

2007 Teen Choice Award winner Shia LeBeouf is itching to hit London's West End. Why? In a recent interview he reveals, "I figure people may take me seriously as an actor after that — I need to prove myself." Maybe. Maybe you need to go to rehab first???? [Image via WENN.]

"I think its a beautiful thing that 13 years later shes even more powerful as far as her name and her music just carrying on, and that i think is a beautiful thing. A lot of children come here to the museum that weren't even born when Selena was alive and they speak of her ...