Carrie Fisher’s unofficial ‘Grease’ audition tape was unedited footage from a little film called ‘Star Wars.’

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Dolly Parton, of 'Jolene' and Dollywood fame (among many, many other things) may get her Presidential Medal of Freedom yet.
It took a little convincing, but in 1987—fresh off their smash hit album 'Raising Hell'—Run-DMC agreed to record a holiday song for the star-studded charity album 'A Very Special Christmas.' And a Christmas classic was born.
From England to Japan, royal family members have been upending tradition and risking it all to be with the people they love for decades.
From Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ to Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ (and Meg LeFauve’s ‘Inside Out’), these movie scripts deserve a standing O.
In 2001, newly minted Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh gathered up some of the biggest names in Hollywood and pulled off a heist movie for the ages.
In 1986, Keanu Reeves starred in a three-hour made-for-television adaptation of the operetta 'Babes in Toyland.' One critic declared he "looked understandably embarrassed each time he is required to join in another dreary song."
The Stoneleigh P bar in Dallas has banned "All I Want for Christmas Is You" from its jukebox until December 1—and after that, it's only allowed to play once per night. Both fans and Mariah Carey herself have taken notice.
Madonna has been an innovator in music for four decades and counting, but doesn't mean she still doesn't get called for jury duty.
Skeet Ulrich thought 'Scream' would be a far more serious depiction of a serial killer—until he got on set with co-star Matthew Lillard.
When George Foreman was approached to become a pitchman for a low-fat grill in 1994, he had a quick answer: No.
From Wendy Williams’s “Dula Peep” coinage to a guest’s death on ‘The Dick Cavett Show,’ here are the talk show incidents we’ll never stop talking about.
With 40 years of playing Elvira under her beehive, Cassandra Peterson is showing no signs of slowing down.
Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans has been bringing ghost hunting to the masses for well over a decade now with 'Ghost Adventures.' Now he's teaming up with horror master Eli Roth for a new kind of adventure: scripted storytelling.
Six decades, 25 films, six actors, and billions of dollars in box office later, and we're still talking about James Bond, his literary legacy, and his big screen adventures.
Madonna wasn't yet a household name when she opened the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards by humping the stage, leading some people—including her own management team—to believe her career was over.
Only two hours outside Los Angeles, Joshua Tree National Park has always had a glamorous cachet. But it also has a fascinating history filled with Hollywood-style drama.
La Pitchoune—the former summer home of Julia Child and her husband—includes a functional kitchen that guests are welcome to use.
Award-winning actor, producer, writer, and food fanatic Stanley Tucci takes you on a journey of his life through the food he loves.
Jim Morrison was the self-styled Lizard King, a leather-pants-loving rock deity who fronted the Doors and represented the dark and druggy flipside of the utopian ’60s dream.
Since making his acting debut in 1977, Denzel Washington has appeared in more than 50 movies, where he has awed audiences and garnered critical acclaim by delivering one powerful performance after the next. But there’s much more to the man than his movies
On September 24, 1991, Nirvana released their second album—and radically changed the face of pop music and altered the cultural landscape for years to come.
Daniel Craig is reprising his role as Detective Benoit Blanc in two ‘Knives Out’ sequels to the tune of $100 million.
“You can’t hope to direct [Klaus] Kinski,” John Vulich, a makeup effects artist on 'Crawlspace' once said about the 1986 low-budget horror movie’s leading man. “You can only document him.”