Sunday, December 21, 2025

Books

2012 Wrap Up: John Goodman Leads A Dozen (Or So) Winners from This Year’s Movie Season

Oscar season is over! So what is the net-net? Besides the nominees and winners, there were plenty of other winners from this season. Not...

Jackie Collins on a “Power Trip” in West Hollywood at Craig’s, Queen of the Paperback Novelists

Jackie Collins, who knows everything about everyone in Hollywood, commanded a corner table last night at the very hot Craig's LA restaurant. Her guests...

Tommy Mottola: “If You Want to Get Married at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Be Prepared to Write A Check”

Some years ago, I wrote a story -- probably on Foxnews.com--about how Tommy Mottola got married to singer Thalia in St. Patrick's Cathedral. Because...

New Scientology Book Identifies Who Named L. Ron Hubbard “The Master”

A lot of people leave Paul Thomas Anderson's movie "The Master" scratching their heads. It does feel as though some explanations are missing. And...

Confirmed: Paul Thomas Anderson Making Thomas Pynchon Novel into a Film–with Robert Downey Jr.

There were a lot of internet rumors and some clues over the last week. Now I can confirm that Paul Thomas Anderson's next film...

Celeste Bartos, Longtime New York Philanthropist, Dies at Age 95 (Or Thereabouts)

I always thought Celeste Bartos was already dead. But apparently the woman whose name adorns a magnificent room at the New York Public Library,...

“Les Miz” Soundtrack is Number 1, Anne Hathaway Has A Hit Single

So. While we were celebrating the holidays, some people bought or downloaded music. And the result is that the soundtrack to "Les Miserables" is...

Sidney Poitier, 85, Hollywood Legend, Publishing His First Novel

Sidney Poitier, real movie star, the legend, the Oscar winner, the author already, of two memoirs, is publishing his first novel next May. It's called...