DUSTIN HOFFMAN

Geena Davis said on Thursday that Jack Nicholson once propositioned her for sex and she used "Tootsie" co-star Dustin Hoffman's advice to politely fend him off.

Traditional accents from regions like New York or Chicago have been on the decline in younger generations as more people move, code switch and more.

Shakespeare Theatre Company stages "The Merchant of Venice" with John Douglas Thompson as Shylock.

They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service.

Publicist Bobby Zarem has died at 84.

HBO is reportedly developing a TV series based on the 1998 movie "Sphere," based on a novel by the late writer, director Michael Crichton, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Crichton has given us both blockbusters and box office bombs, from "Jurassic Park" and "Rising Sun" to "Congo" and "Timeline." One of his underappreciated works was a 1998 movie called "Sphere," starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Liev Schreiber and Peter Coyote. Where did the crew of the original mission find the sphere and what's its purpose? Hopefully however, this attempt will prove to be better than that adaptation, which was — and let's not mince words – dreadful.