The first time I met Robert Pattinson it was in a small town outside of Portland Oregon on a dark and dreary night during production of the first "Twilight" film. Not many people knew that Stephenie Me...
Sometimes lady luck is clearly on your side and sometimes it really isn't. In terms of Oscar, Woody Harrelson has consistently struck out with the mercurial lady twice already and this year it appears he won't e...
The first thing I noticed upon my interview with Kristen Stewart for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1" wasn't how stunning she looks with longer, dark hair, but the bandage/apparatus on her right han...
"Melancholia," "The King's Speech" and "The Artist" are among the top nominees for this year's European Film Awards.
Lars Von Trier's existential apocalypse drama rec...
It may surprise viewers of "J. Edgar" to hear this, but J. Edgar Hoover, the longtime director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was actually one of the most feared men of the 20th Century. Many ...
I wrote up Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar," which just premiered at AFI Fest, last night. Anne and I will also be discussing the film in the podcast this morning. But worth pointing to this morning is ...
How do you campaign for the Oscars without actually campaigning? As Billy Crystal found out this summer, throwing yourself out there as a candidate for Hollywood's biggest night isn't seen necessarily as a posit...
Ah, the highs and lows of being the frontrunner. Depending on the particular Oscar season it can either be a blessing or a curse. Two years ago, Jason Reitman's "Up in the Air" was considere...
Gil Cates, longtime Academy Awards producer and governor of the organization's Director's branch, passed away at the age of 77. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released the following after the ne...
Could Meryl Streep find herself looking at yet another trip to the Kodak Theater without a win? The 16-time nominee is back in the race with her role as Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady," but f...
