...is full of beautiful and successful adaptations of popular novels. So many, you might say, that some years it feels like Tinseltown turns out nothing but adaptation after adaptation. Producers and studios love adaptations because: a. The story is already...

...same general format. ?Hey! (Traffic sounds in the background.) You?ll never believe what I just saw over at the Tinseltown! Did you see, (insert action or courtroom drama here)? Whaaaaat?!?! It?s not playing there? Oh man! You gotta...

...Committee as its newest member at large Thursday, came back to his home off of Funny River Road with $500 and a free trip to Tinseltown under his belt. He said "The Tonight Show" provided him with airfare and a room at the Sheraton Universal Hotel and carted...

...some of the previous projects will eventually fall through, but the sheer number of solid money-makers that came out of Tinseltown this year is encouraging -- not because these films will generate sequel upon sequel, likely fading in quality as they do...