'Turbo': Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Giamatti And More Join Animated Film
Eat your heart out, Pixar. According to the Hollywood Reporter, DreamWorks Animation has put together an enormous cast for its upcoming film, "Turbo." Not to be confused with the 1997 Power Rangers...
View ArticleMeryl Streep's Oscar Losses: A Brief History Of Meryl Losing The Academy...
With 17 nominations, Meryl Streep is the most lauded actor in the history of the Oscars. She's also working on 29-year losing streak: the last time Streep took home a trophy was in 1983, at the 55th...
View ArticleHell and Back Again
For most of us, the war in Afghanistan is nothing more than an abstraction. It isn't our sons and daughters who are doing the fighting and dying and we don't have to sacrifice in order to pay for this...
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Wanderlust: 25 Questions
At long last, Paul Rudd (The Object of My Affection) and Jennifer Aniston (The Object of My Affection) have teamed up for a new comedy, Wanderlust, in theaters today. As always, we answer every...
View ArticlePre-Oscar Parties: Celebrities Party Before The Academy Awards
Oscar parties don't just happen on Sunday night. Your favorite stars have spent the last week schmoozing with friends while drinking free champagne. Some life, huh? Live vicariously through your faves...
View ArticleAwards Show Challenge: James and Anne Can Take a Joke
On Sunday February 26, the biggest stars in Hollywood gather to bestow Oscars on the best movies of the year. With Billy Crystal hosting the festivities once again, movie fans will be watching how many...
View ArticleEllen In The Movies: Ellen DeGeneres Stars In 'Harry Potter,' 'Twilight' And...
Billy Crystal isn't the only Oscar host who can insert himself into movies. Former host -- and expert Moviefone blogger -- Ellen DeGeneres can do it, too! Above, watch Ellen's memorable (fake)...
View ArticleBuz Kohan, Oscar Writer: 'It's Painful Watching Robert De Niro' Present Awards
Since 1976, Buz Kohan (middle in the above photo) has written for 20 Oscar ceremonies. He seems to enjoy the job, but admits that, not surprisingly, it comes with several caveats -- like dealing with...
View ArticleAcademy Awards 2012: Oscar-Themed Hot Dogs For This Year's Nominees
Nothing says Academy Awards like a good...hot dog? Thanks to the folks over at Serious Eats, movie fans can now celebrate this year's crop of nominees with some tasty Oscar-themed dogs. For those who...
View ArticleAwards Show Challenge: Sacha Baron Cohen's Dictator
On Sunday February 26, the biggest stars in Hollywood gather to bestow Oscars on the best movies of the year. With Billy Crystal hosting the festivities once again, movie fans will be watching how many...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Billy Zane! In Defense Of 'Titanic's' Villain
Happy 46th Birthday, Billy Zane! Since the early 2000s, Zane has kind of fallen into handsome obscurity, but with "Titanic" heading back to theaters this April, it's the glory days of 1997 all over...
View Article'Wanderlust' And 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' Similarities
About 30 minutes into "Wanderlust" -- director David Wain's new film starring Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston as a married couple who chuck New York City life to live in an "intentional community" --...
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An Obsessive Chat About Gone Between Mike Ryan, Cinemablend's Katey Rich and...
Earlier today, Cinemablend's Katey Rich, IFC's Matt Singer and myself ventured out into the cold, dark Gotham dawn to see a new movie that was not screened for critics: Amanda Seyfried's Gone. The new...
View ArticleLost Junket Interviews: Renee Zellweger Promotes 'Leatherheads'
When a new movie gets released, the stars of that movie will do an endless amount of short interviews with the hopes of convincing you that this new movie is the greatest movie ever. After that, those...
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The Oscars, The Battle of Los Angeles & The Top 10 Movies in Which Aliens...
Celebrities will invade Los Angeles this weekend for the 84th Academy Awards ceremony. Searchlights will blaze and flashbulbs will pop as Hollywood stars will descend from the heavens -- or maybe just...
View ArticleWhat Is 'A Separation'? Oscar Nominees 2012 Guide
"A Separation" Nominated For: Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Screenplay (Asghar Farhadi) What's It About: Nader and Simin have been married for fourteen years and are trying to raise a...
View Article"Girl Power" Animated Films Used to Be No Big Deal
I don't generally watch clips, let alone post them, for upcoming films. I somewhat dislike the practice of releasing full-blown scenes of upcoming films, as it's purely spoiler material, plain and...
View ArticleSacha Baron Cohen Oscar Ban: Academy Awards Will Let Star Walk Red Carpet
Our long national nightmare is finally over. Late Friday night, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences lifted its "ban" on Sacha Baron Cohen, meaning the comic will be allowed to walk the...
View Article'The Artist': Could the Academy's Anti-Hollywood Bias Doom Its Chances?
"The Artist" has been the Oscar race's presumed frontrunner for so long that it seems only one thing could doom its chances for an Academy Awards sweep this Sunday. No, not the fact that it's silent or...
View ArticleOscars 2012: Billy Crystal To Rescue 84th Academy Awards Show
LOS ANGELES — The Oscar ceremony has much to prove Sunday, including whether a blockbuster-free field can draw a TV audience and if Billy Crystal's host routine remains a crowd-pleaser. Brian Grazer...
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