John Lennon or Harry Chapin: Who’s turned out to be more charitable in death? Lennon, author of hundreds of Beatles songs as well his own gigantic hits? Or beloved New Yorker Harry Chapin, who’... Read More
A follow-up to Monday’s item about Yoko Ono. While her Spirit Foundation doesn’t give money to Amnesty International, the group still loves her. Turns out she’s been giving them free righ... Read More
Tonight everyone will get to hear the new edition of “We Are the World,” 25 years after Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, and Quincy Jones made history. It’s an ironic moment for Michael Ja... Read More
When he was alive, John Gielgud was considered one of the very, very best actors in the world. So who would play the part of Hobson, the title character’s valet, in a remake of Gielgud’s most f... Read More
The new version of “We Are the World” went up on iTunes last night, and you can see it everywhere at 2 p.m. Saturday. Get all the info at www.world25.org. Justin Bieber opens the song, but is f... Read More
I realize that I can no longer hold out. So I am making this announcement today. Because of the enormous success of “Avatar,” and because the last two “Harry Potter” movies are goin... Read More
The combined ages of the Hollywood elite who celebrated Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” for lunch on Wednesday was about a thousand. Famed B-movie director Roger Corman, 95-yea... Read More
Hello Academy voters. I can’t recall a time when the deadline for getting in those ballots with final votes was so far away! Today is Feb. 10. March 2, when ballots are due, is basically 20 days away... Read More
It’s never quite the end for peripatetic Brian Oxman. The man who calls himself the Jackson family lawyer has finally gotten his disciplinary action from the California State Bar. According to the Da... Read More
Valentine’s Day approaches, but is it even sweeter for Barbara Walters? The almost-81-year-old news vixen has had her share of romances, that’s for sure. In her most recent autobiography, she c... Read More
