Whatever happened to the youth movement at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences? Younger hosts, hipper movies and A-list stars were supposed to be the recipe for alleviating anemic ratings for the annual Oscar telecast. But you’d never know it judging by this year’s crop of nominees, two of which are in their 80s, or the show’s host, 63-year-old Billy Crystal. Even the nominees for Best Picture are set in days of old.
Daily entertainment news with what to watch tonight on TV, a weekend tip and a video of a drunk man pepper sprayed at Disneyland.
Oscar prognosticators should feel about as comfortable this year as a bleeding-heart liberal at a tea party rally. Unlike last year, sure bets are rare with many of the races coming down between two nominees, turning predictions into coin tosses.
Cristina Alger’s debut novel, “The Darlings,” should make you glad you’re not a rich Wall Street financier running an impressively large hedge fund. And if you are among that 1 percent, “The Darlings” will probably inflate your sense of self because you simply cannot be as unscrupulous, as boring or as superficial as the Darlings.
This week’s suggestions are five ways to celebrate Oscar weekend.
I should mention that I had planned to be one of those parents who were hip to their kids’ music, until I heard it and my eardrums shriveled up like snails in beer.
Daily entertainment news with what to watch tonight on TV, a new website and more.
Daily entertainment news with what to watch tonight on TV, a video of Whitney Houston's hometown funeral and more.
Daily entertainment news with what to watch tonight on TV, Jeremy Lin on Twitter and the "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" movie trailer.
Daily entertainment news with what to watch tonight on TV, NASCAR Budweiser Shootout, new movies out this weekend and 'The Secret World of Arrietty' movie trailer.
Daily entertainment news with what to watch tonight on TV and why Gary Carter is trending and a video of Carter's accomplishments.
Real-life married couple Will Arnett and Amy Poehler lend their voices to this Japanese-made version of Mary Norton’s classic children’s book, “The Borrowers,” about a group of teeny-tiny people living under the floorboards of a country home inhabited by much larger humans.
Just in time for Black History Month, HBO is re-releasing some of its original productions on DVD and Blu-ray. Normally, “made-for-TV movie” implies a cheap, half-hearted effort aimed at filling a few off hours in some undesirable programming slot. But HBO has always tried a little harder.
Prepare to be charmed by “The Secret World of Arrietty,” a lushly animated take on Mary Norton’s beloved children’s tale, “The Borrowers.” Born in the confines of Studio Ghibli, Pixar’s sister company in Japan, and meticulously refitted for American audiences, the film is a wonder for the eyes and ears, as it recounts a universal story of big ideas played out in miniature.
Ralph Fiennes has fashioned an easily accessible take on the play (yes, it’s in Shakespearian, but don’t worry about it) that, with just a slight squint of the eyes and mind, fits perfectly into today’s world.
Woody Harrelson gives a performance so searing you swear you’d be burned if you dared touch the screen.
BL Bonita turns up the heat while the reader turns on the air conditioner with tales of erotic romance. BL is absolutely devoted to family (her fiancé’s a retired Marine captain) and has a love of the grandeur of mountains and pristine lakes. BL was raised in a remote region of Northern Ontario, where airplanes were as necessary as firewood, black bears lived a few forests down and occasionally dropped by uninvited, and where travel to a grocery store was determined by seasons, not convenience.
Daily entertainment news with what to watch tonight on TV, why "Colbert Report" is trending and Oprah's interview with Whitney Houston on Michael Jackson's death.
Over the years, Dr. Andrew Weil has helped many people improve their health through his unique integration of Eastern and Western medicine. In “Spontaneous Happiness,” Weil take his work a step further by showing patients how to feel good about themselves and their lives. It’s a journey he knows intimately, for Weil himself has suffered from depression for many years.
Just when I thought TV had no more to give in the way of teaching me about unique jobs, along comes “Shipping Wars.” War, in this case, is the battle between independent transporters. Every day, an online auction house posts available jobs, and the shippers have 10 minutes to secure the winning bid. The action follows the winners as they pick up their cargo and attempt to transport it successfully to its destination.
