Movies
Directors Guild Nominations Shake Up Oscar Race: Ang Lee In, Russell Out
Directors Guild of America nominations: Steven Spielberg, Ben Affleck for Argo, Kathryn Bigelow for Zero Dark Thirty, Tom Hooper for Les Miserables, Ang Lee...
Books
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...
Celebrity
Seth MacFarlane First Oscar Host Since ’72 to Announce Nominees
In another smart move, the Motion Picture Academy has decided that this year's show host Seth MacFarlane will announce the nominees. MacFarlane will be...
Movies
Mark Ruffalo, Natalie Merchant Will Lead Fracking Protest in Albany on Wednesday
The Incredible Hulk and the leader of 10,000 Maniacs are getting together to protest fracking. Actor Mark Ruffalo and singer Natalie Merchant are leading...
Art
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,...
Movies
Box Office: “Django,” “Les Miz” Cross $100 Mil Mark
The weekend box office: this is funny-- the winner is "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D" which made $23 million-- but almost half of that --...
Movies
“Django” Set to Become Third $100 Mil Movie for Weinstein Company
After just six years (or seven-- depending on how you count it)-- "The Weinstein Company" is about to have its third $100 million movie....
Celebrity
Writers Guild Nominees Include “The Master,” “Argo,” “Lincoln,” “Silver Linings,” “Moonrise”
With just hours to go before Oscar first round ballots are due, the Writers Guild of America has announced its nominees. For Best Original...