A prize-winning documentarian and the star of "Super Size Me," Morgan Spurlock has turned his attention to branding and advertising in the movie industry with "POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold."

It's a genius little gimmick, really: a clever, knowing twist that isn't so obnoxiously meta as to be off-putting.

It's a genius little gimmick, really: a clever, knowing twist that isn't so obnoxiously meta as to be off-putting.

In 2002, two young girls and their parents filed a federal class-action law suit against the McDonalds Corporation. It was the claim of the plaintiffs that eating a consistent diet of Happy Meals, Big Macs, fries and shakes had led to their morbid obesity, and McDonalds was responsible for this condition.

BOUQUET to educator and filmmaker Soso Whaley for challenging the victim mentality of Morgan Spurlock’s film, "Super Size Me," in which he documents his weight gain and other unhealthy effects of eating exclusively at McDonald’s for a month.

BOUQUET to the Arizona Department of Transportation for testing an inexpensive reflector tape on freeway cable barriers as a way to cut down on drivers accidentally running into them, particularly at night.

The nanny state goes nannying on, and as it often does, under the guise of doing the right thing.

Not so long ago, the admonishment to "Eat your greens!" generally focused on lettuce, maybe spinach. And that's about as adventurous as it got.

The nanny state goes nannying on, and as it often does, under the guise of doing the right thing.

Medium, large or supersize?

Virginia Madsen, Bill Engvall and Amy Smart are among the celebrities scheduled to attend the ninth annual Phoenix Film Festival, which kicks off an eight-day run Thursday at the Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theaters.

Woe is he who goes foraging for potential Oscar nominees before September. Seasonally speaking, Oscar is a late fall, early winter sort of spud — as far as the main categories go, you won’t find many winners in recent years that originated in any month other than those that end with "ber."

Will Ferrell has deviated from his comic persona from time to time, giving more dramatic performances in movies like "Stranger Than Fiction." But no film has asked him to delve into the kinds of deep, dark places required of him in "Everything Must Go." And he more than rises to the challenge.

Spring is boom time in the Valley. Cool things to do crowd the calendar like kernels on a corncob. With so many choices, we’re offering up some of our top picks for April. So mark your datebook, quick, before our boom town turns to a ghost town come summer.

LOS ANGELES - A martial arts dream team - Jackie Chan and Jet Li - won the weekend as their movie matchup "The Forbidden Kingdom" debuted at No. 1 with $20.9 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

NEW YORK - After Katie Couric was introduced on her first night as "CBS Evening News" anchor by a Walter Cronkite voiceover, she delivered a fast-moving newscast that the legendary newsman might have found unrecognizable.

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The Howard Hughes epic "The Aviator" led Academy Awards contenders with 11 nominations Tuesday, including best picture, plus acting honors for Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett and Alan Alda and a directing slot for Martin Scorsese.

Long before now, enduring life for "The Simpsons" and its brightly jaundiced folk was simply assumed. What began 20 years ago as a fluke then erupted into a pop-culture juggernaut has continued to spin yarns, spawn characters and lampoon society with no end in sight.