Celebrity
Oscars: 2011 Is The Year of the Movie Star
Wow. Oscars. Billy Crystal is back. Brian Grazer is producing the show. And now, guess what? With one exception--French actor Jean DuJardin--the best actor...
Movies
Brett Ratner Oscar Ouster: Bad Timing After Gil Cates’s Death
Brett Ratner was ousted from his Oscar producer job on Tuesday. Why? He said a lot of things he shouldn't. And unlike Mel Gibson,...
Celebrity
Clint Eastwood’s “J Edgar” Doesn’t Leave Hoover in a Vaccuum
There's mostly good news about Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar," despite the mixed trade reviews from late last week. Eastwood's biopic, written by Dustin Lance...
Art
Monica Lewinsky Is Just Fine; James Franco Has Art in His Genes
Monica Lewinsky? Like a lot of people (including my mother) I saw in a recent newspaper item that insisted Monica was a ruined girl...
Media
Box Office Madness: “Puss” Beats “Heist,” Main Reporting Sites in Conflict
Movie box office reporting has become quite the game. Nikki Finke regularly puts up the wrong numbers every Saturday in order to "beat" everyone....
Movies
Oscars: Spielberg, Streep, Daldry, Fincher Films Now Become the Focus
With Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar" not getting big Oscar type raves from its premiere, the Oscar focus for Best Picture now changes. The films...
Celebrity
Jake Gyllenhaal, Amy Ryan Help Stars “Take Shelter”
You know you've got a hot film when hot young stars like Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Ryan show up for a premiere. But they...
Movies
Add John Goodman to Coen Brothers’ Folk Music Movie
Exclusive: It looks like the Coen Brothers have another of their repertory company returning to the fold. John Goodman--who's been featured in Joel and...