In one episode of the new season of Showtime's "Shameless" (it returns Sunday night at 9), Emmy Rossum's Fiona Gallagher finds herself on the run from someone who wants to beat her up with a baseball bat, an...
Today’s Iowa Caucus and Kelly Clarkson’s recent dust-up with her fans after she endorsed Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul got me thinking about whether artists should talk politics or just keep t...
Preceded by opening single, “Gimme All Your Luvin,” Madonna’s first album for Interscope will come out this March. We know the Super Bowl halftime headliner gets a little help from M.I.A. and Nicki M...
After Hollywood churned out more prequels and sequels in 2011 than almost any other year, how exciting is it that only six made HitFix's most anticipated list of 2012? Yes, there are a few remakes and new versio...
For the fifth time in his career, director Steven Spielberg has offered up a drama ("War Horse") and an entertainment ("The Adventures of Tintin") in the same year. But for the first time e...
The Oklahoma Film Critics Circle has spoken up and added nothing to the precursor conversation, going with a slate of typical winners. Most annoying, they totally got their "Obviously Worst Film" and "N...
The Academy has announced a list of 97 film scores eligible for consideration in the Best Original Score category this year. Typically, it's this announcement that brings the bad news of this or that score either...
The Utah Film Critics Association has chosen "Drive" as the Best Picture of the year. The film also won Best Supporting Actor for Albert Brooks and Best Cinematography. The group handed two awards to Jonatha...
The Women Film Critics Circle has come out in strong favor of “The Help,” “The Iron Lady” and “The Whistleblower.” The association (which consists of 57 female film critics and scho...
As a break from the normal list-making shenanigans, In Contention offers up a list of my top 10 must-watch Christmas movies. Some that made the cut include "A Christmas Story," "Die Hard" and "...
