Movies
Meryl Streep Makes a Strong Oscar Bid As Margaret Thatcher
Meryl Streep hasn't won an Oscar since 1982, but with "The Iron Lady," her portrayal of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher may bring...
Celebrity
Woody Allen Has Used the Same Typewriter for 50 Years!
Woody Allen has 14 Best Original Screenplay nominations from the Motion Picture Academy. "Annie Hall" won the Best Picture award from the Oscars. He's...
Celebrity
“Descendants” Director: George Clooney Lives Up to His Hype
"The Descendants" opened yesterday to just about 100% rave reviews. Alexander Payne, who's made "Sideways" and "About Schmidt" and "Election," knows how to adapt...
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,...
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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....