We've heard plenty of stories of Warhol paintings being sold for ridiculous sums of money at auction, but yesterday a damaged one was sold at Christie's for $302,500, more than 10x the amount estimated by experts. Of course, it doesn't hurt that it was owned and damaged by beloved late actor Dennis Hopper, which has given the painting a drug-addled backstory for the ages. more ›

Actor, director and counterculture icon Dennis Hopper, known for roles in such films as Easy Rider (which he co-wrote and directed), Cool Hand Luke, Blue Velvet, True Romance and Speed died today in his home in Venice, California from complications of prostate cancer. He made one of his last public appearances in March, when he was awarded a star on the Hollywood walk of fame. He was extremely frail at the time, but told the crowd, "I just want to thank you, and that's all I can do." Producer Mark Canton once called Hopper "the coolest guy on the planet." more ›

As you may know, Dennis Hopper (yes, that one—the only 73-year-old white male Republican who can still hold our interest), fancies himself a bit of a photographer. Currently his "Signs of the Times" show is hung at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery, where it will be on view through October 24th. It includes a "vast selection of the artist's iconic 1960s photographs, twelve enormous and never-seen-before 'billboard paintings,' and select video excerpts from Hopper's extensive body of work as an actor and director in film and television." That's a whole lotta Hopper! Here's a report from the opening that went down earlier this month. more ›

Baby, it's cold outside—go see a movie, why dontcha? Werewolves, comic books and hot girls who prowl the streets of Bucharest in high heel boots should be the stuff of great geek cinema. Unfortunately, strives to spoof every bloated popular movie that's come out lately. Of course punch line bombshell Carmen Electra is in it, but so is Kal Penn, Jennifer Coolidge and Crispin Glover of all people, so it could be fun for some chuckles. more ›

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- And all three of you Love Monkey fans, VH1 will air the unaired episodes, in timeslots when it's not showing a "The Fabulous Life of Someone Not That Famous" more ›