Movies

King’s Speech Gets Royal Lunch; DGA Picks Its Top 5, Snubs “Grit” and “127”

"The King's Speech" got a royal lunch yesterday at a fancy shmancy private club on Fifth Avenue yesterday. We were asked not to say...

NY Film Critics Dinner: “Social Network” Writer Has Seen “King’s Speech” Three Times

And things were going so nicely at the annual New York Film Critics dinner. There were toasts and acceptance speeches. Everyone was so happy....

Warren Beatty Is In the House and “All Right”

Warren Beatty is here, he is--as they say--in the house. Warren is in New York to help wife Annette Bening in her quest for an...

This Week: Critics Choice Awards, New York Film Critics, Golden Globes, NBR

Here comes the big awards week. This is the week when a lot of different groups vie for attention as they hand out movie...

Oscar Race: 2 Serious Voters Discuss Their Choices Thus Far

I happened to sit down with two Academy voters last night--two actors (I'm not giving gender) who are names. They are not A list...

Gwyneth Paltrow Reinvents Herself: From Oscar Ice Queen to Rock Star

A lot of actors and celebrities get stuck in public roles and wish they could reinvent themselves. Some have done it, but it's a...

Natalie Portman: Will Bad Movies Released Now Hurt Her Best Actress Chances?

The Best Actress race is starting to take on its own personality. For one thing, Natalie Portman may be in the same position Eddie Murphy...

Golden Globers: “Somewhere” Was Nowhere; Weinsteins Bulk Up; Writers Guild Awards Skips Some Biggies

Remember when I told you about the seven members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association who had credited roles in Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere"? Now...

Producers Guild Names Top 10: Are these The Oscar Nominees?

The Producers Guild of America named its top 10 movies of the year this morning, including "Toy Story 3" but leaving out "Winter's Bone"...

James Franco Attempted Hijack; Morgan Spurlock’s Advertising Doc Going to Sundance

I told you exclusively back in July that Morgan Spurlock was making a documentary about the advertising world. http://www.showbiz411.com/2010/07/12/spurlocks-secret-doc-elo-in-nyc-sting-symphonizes Now his "The Greatest...