Shannon Elizabeth's notoriety owes more to her Barbie-doll frame (generously displayed in "American Pie" movies) than her acting chops, so she's a less-than-obvious choice for this cheerful romantic comedy, which tries with sporadic success to cast her as ...

The Bride! is prompting questions from audiences curious about whether the film includes any additional scenes after the credits. As viewers head into theaters for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Gothic romance,

I have put off writing about what comes next for a very long time. Reluctantly I take out my old tattered diary with the brown plastic cover and look at what I wrote when I was twenty. More than half a century later, the writing embarrasses me. The ...

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