By DELFIN VIGIL, San Francisco Chronicle

So, you say you've never heard of the Sherman brothers.
Sure about that?

Being best friends forever with his daughter is not a problem for Billy Ray Cyrus.

A hypothetical question from filmmaker Monty Miranda: What happens when you follow your dream and work hard every day to make it come true -- but then find out you actually stink at what you do?

When a guy spends 30 years as a private investigator, a terrorist-fighting detective and a doctor who sees dead people -- among other things -- winning a lifetime-achievement award sounds about right. That's what Bruce Willis gets for being Bruce Willis. The folks at the Sonoma International Film Festival will be honoring the actor with that award Saturday.

Paul Rudd is in serious contention to reach instant "40-Year-Old Virgin" pop-culture-reference territory as Peter Klaven in the new film, the romantic comedy "I Love You, Man."
And it's no small thanks to co-star Rashida Jones, who plays Zooey, his girlfriend and, well ... actually, his only friend.

Paul Rudd is in serious contention to reach instant "40-Year-Old Virgin" pop-culture-reference territory as Peter Klaven in the new film, the romantic comedy "I Love You, Man."
And it's no small thanks to co-star Rashida Jones, who plays Zooey, his girlfriend and, well ... actually, his only friend.

Ten years into his acting career, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has finally gotten to the point of being Dwayne Johnson. Period. When that happened is not exactly clear or even that important to the former professional wrestler.

Blood. Guts. Maggots and corpses. These aren't exactly the sorts of images that most visualize when they think of Oscar-nominated actress Amy Adams.

Here's a "sort of" spoiler alert: There are no dead bodies, shootings, stabbings or crazy conspiracies to be found in the film "Two Lovers," which stars Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow and Vinessa Shaw in a not-so-bizarre love triangle.

When it comes to cinematic inspiration, "Being There" has always been there for actress Illeana Douglas.