Oscar Films Box Office Results: What's A Nomination Worth In Ticket Sales?
The much vaunted Oscar bounce ain't what it used to be. Within the last decade, a movie nominated for Best Picture could expect to see its grosses rise as much as 50 or 60 percent at the domestic box...
View Article'Radio Days' 25th Anniversary: 25 Things You Didn't Know About Woody Allen's...
With "Midnight in Paris," Woody Allen's comic look at nostalgia and its limitations, having earned four Oscar nominations last week (including nods for Best Picture, Allen's direction and his original...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office: 'The Grey' Freezes Out 'One For The Money' And 'Man On A...
Liam Neeson had to fight off more than just Arctic wolves this weekend; he also had to face the fearsome power of online group discounts. Nonetheless, Neeson's new chilly thriller, "The Grey," managed...
View ArticleUggie Who? Martin Scorsese Seeks Kudos for 'Hugo' Doberman Star Blackie
Hollywood do-godders often wring their hands over the persistence of racism or sexism. Now there's a new scourge: breedism. According to Martin Scorsese, that's what's at work in this year's Best Movie...
View ArticleDon Cornelius Dead: Remembering The 'Soul Train' Host's Impact on Movies
"Soul Train" creator and host Don Cornelius hardly ever set foot in front of a movie camera, yet he helped shape a whole era of filmmaking by popularizing the sounds and styles of black America in the...
View ArticleJanet McTeer: 10 Things You Didn't Know About the 'Albert Nobbs' Oscar...
It has been a good couple of weeks for Janet McTeer. The 50-year-old British star was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in "Albert Nobbs," where she does such a good job...
View Article'Pink Ribbons, Inc.': New Movie Explores the Controversy Behind Breast Cancer...
Many people were shocked and surprised this week by Susan G. Komen for the Cure's controversial decision to yank a grant to Planned Parenthood, a move that seemed to place priorities other than women's...
View Article'Viva Zapata!' 60th Anniversary: 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Marlon...
You'd think a movie starring Marlon Brando at the height of his young-firebrand sex appeal, written by Nobel laureate John Steinbeck, and directed by the great Elia Kazan, would be better remembered...
View ArticleBest Song Oscar Shuffle: Academy May Revamp Nomination Process
If you thought the Academy's Best Original Song screening process -- which allowed only two nominees this year and excluded such usually Oscar-worthy composers as Elton John and Alan Menken -- has...
View Article'Funny Face' 55th Anniversary: 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Beloved...
"Funny Face" shouldn't have worked. It was a musical with a borrowed score, based on a stage play its author had failed to sell, with a leading man past his prime and a leading lady, 30 years younger,...
View Article'Funny Face' 55th Anniversary: 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Beloved...
"Funny Face" shouldn't have worked. It was a musical with a borrowed score, based on a stage play its author had failed to sell, with a leading man past his prime and a leading lady, 30 years younger,...
View ArticleWhitney Houston 1996 Interview Sheds Light on Movie Career, Personal Demons
I was fortunate enough to meet Whitney Houston at her career peak. It was late 1996, and she was promoting her forthcoming movie, "The Preacher's Wife." No one knew at the time that she was at her...
View ArticleWhitney Houston 1996 Interview Sheds Light on Movie Career, Personal Demons
I was fortunate enough to meet Whitney Houston at her career peak. It was late 1996, and she was promoting her forthcoming movie, "The Preacher's Wife." No one knew at the time that she was at her...
View Article'Wayne's World' 20th Anniversary: 25 Things You Didn't Know About Mike Myers'...
Want to make a Gen Xer feel old? Tell 'em that 20 years ago today, on February 14, 1992, "Wayne's World" was released in theaters. ("'Wayne's World' is 20? No way?!" "Way!") Lots of now middle-aged...
View ArticleOscar Hosts: From Worst To Best, Rating 60 Years Of Academy Awards Emcees...
They've tried everything. One host. Two hosts. Four hosts. 32 hosts. Comic hosts. Serious-thespian hosts. Hollywood-legend hosts. Young hosts. Old hosts. Hip hosts. Square hosts. Singing-and-dancing...
View ArticleOscar Hosts: From Worst To Best, Rating 60 Years Of Academy Awards Emcees...
They've tried everything. One host. Two hosts. Four hosts. 32 hosts. Comic hosts. Serious-thespian hosts. Hollywood-legend hosts. Young hosts. Old hosts. Hip hosts. Square hosts. Singing-and-dancing...
View ArticleHow Does Reese Witherspoon Stay On The A-List?
Back in 2005, Reese Witherspoon was a top star; she was earning $15 million a picture, was a reliable box office draw in romantic comedies, and proved her mettle as a dramatic actress by winning an...
View ArticleHow Does Reese Witherspoon Stay On The A-List?
Back in 2005, Reese Witherspoon was a top star; she was earning $15 million a picture, was a reliable box office draw in romantic comedies, and proved her mettle as a dramatic actress by winning an...
View ArticleEnd of Film: Historic Movie Palaces Threatened by Digital Conversion
The headlong rush to convert cinemas nationwide from film to digital has inflicted some casualties in recent months, from the discontinued manufacture of celluloid movie cameras to the bankruptcy of...
View Article'Bully' Documentary: Weinstein Company Loses Appeal Over R-Rating
Who's the bully in this case -- movie mogul Harvey Weinstein or the MPAA ratings board? As expected, the MPAA turned down Weinstein's appeal over the R-rating it gave to "Bully," a documentary about...
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