"Skyrim" and "Portal" stars at game conference

Sweeping medieval fantasy game "Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" and addictive puzzle play in "Portal 2" won accolades at the world's largest gathering of game makers that wraps up Friday in San Francisco.

Jeremy Rosado ejected by 'Idol' judges, leaving 12

Jeremy Rosado has gotten the hook on "American Idol."

'Heavy Rain' game creator debuts high-tech 'Kara'

The future of performance-capture technology is right around the corner, and its name just might be "Kara."

'Roots of Style' tells Isabel Toledo's story

"Roots of Style: Weaving Together Life, Love, and Fashion" (Celebra), by Isabel Toledo: Isabel Toledo's "Roots of Style" is a very well-dressed little book.

607 can crow about setting animal-nose record

A comedy festival in Michigan is pecking away at chicken-themed world records.

Whitney Houston's death was feared, relative says

Whitney Houston's sister-in-law said she feared that drugs would end the singer's life.

5 great films set in Texas

The South by Southwest film festival begins this weekend in Austin, Texas, an event I've had the pleasure of attending and being involved with for about a decade now. I always look forward to the chance to see old friends from college and the film world and, just as importantly, see an eclectic array of great movies.

Filmmaker Cameron plans 5-mile (8-km)ocean dive

A calm James Cameron has broken his own record with the world's deepest solo submarine dive, plunging 5.1 miles (8.2 kilometers) in the Pacific Ocean near Papua New Guinea, the filmmaker said Thursday.

Review: Murphy's 'Thousand Words' should shut up

In the opening sequence of "A Thousand Words," Eddie Murphy starts with his back to the camera then turns abruptly to reveal a strip of duct tape over his mouth.

A star is born on 'Game Change' named Sarah Palin

A certain segment of the U.S. population will presumably shun "Game Change."