Remembering Actor Corey Haim
[10 Mar 2010 at 2:00pm]
Actor Corey Haim died in California at the age of 38. The Canadian-born actor rose to fame in the 1980s with the movies Lucas and the Lost Boys. He often starred alongside his friend Corey Feldman and the two became teen idols known as "the Two Coreys." Later, Haim struggled with drugs and never had an acting comeback.
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More Than 'Madea': Tyler Perry Changes Course
[8 Mar 2010 at 1:05pm]
Playing a foul-mouthed, gun-toting grandma made Tyler Perry a big — and frequently criticized — name in black entertainment. But Perry, who was an executive producer on the Oscar-winning film Precious, is now looking to take his work in a new direction.
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How Well Does Hollywood Portray Your Job?
[8 Mar 2010 at 12:00pm]
The Hurt Locker, a film about an explosive ordnance disposal technician in Iraq, took home many big awards. But since the movie was released, some soldiers have said that the movie doesn't portray them accurately or honestly.
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'Hurt Locker' Wins Best Picture, Director
[8 Mar 2010 at 3:00am]
The Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker has won best picture and five other prizes at this year's Academy Awards. The Top acting prizes went to Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart and Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side. Christoph Waltz won supporting actor for Inglourious Basterds and Mo'Nique for Precious.
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'Hurt Locker' Takes Best Picture, Five More Oscars
[7 Mar 2010 at 7:45pm]
The Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker has won best picture and five other prizes at the Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow. Bigelow is the first woman in the 82-year history of the Oscars to earn Hollywood's top prize for filmmakers.
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All 10 Best Picture Nominees, For Your Consideration
[7 Mar 2010 at 12:23pm]
Having sat through the entire Best Picture screenings marathon, your faithful pop-culture blogger is prepared to offer a few final thoughts about each of the 10 Best Picture nominees — from Avatar to Precious to Inglourious Basterds.
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Movie Music 2010: Oscar-Nominated Scores
[6 Mar 2010 at 4:43pm]
Andy Trudeau returns for his annual review of Academy Award nominees for Best Film Score. This year, he sorts out Avatar, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Hurt Locker, Sherlock Holmes and Up.
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When Oscar's Best Picture Really Isn't (And Why)
[5 Mar 2010 at 11:00pm]
When great movies are ignored by the Motion Picture Academy, the reasons are often institutional. Check Back Sunday: Our live coverage includes Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! goes Hollywood, plus play-by-play coverage from Linda Holmes & friends.
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Hollywood Eyes Uncanny Valley In Animation
[5 Mar 2010 at 2:00pm]
The Uncanny Valley is a notion that states that if you make a robot that it up to 95 percent realistic, it's fantastic. More realistic that that and it's a disaster. That's because a 96 percent lifelike robot is a human being with something wrong. Hollywood uses the concept when animating movies.
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The Story Of The Oscar Statuette
[5 Mar 2010 at 2:00pm]
The Oscar, one of most recognized trophies in the world, honors the highest achievement in filmmaking. Bruce Davis, executive director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, says they have no idea how the statue got its name, but that the name took hold in the 1930s.
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Oscar Winner: Sound Mixing A Subjective Art
[5 Mar 2010 at 2:00pm]
Academy award-winner Russell Williams, a former sound mixer, says sound mixing, like everything else about the movies, is a subjective art. Williams won Oscars for his sound work on Glory and Dances with Wolves.
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'Word Is Out': A Love That Dared Speak After All
[5 Mar 2010 at 1:00pm]
In 1978, the movie made its mark as one of the first films about gay people made by gay people. Now the documentary, which captured snapshots of gay lives after the Stonewall riots and before AIDS, is newly restored in theaters and on DVD.
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Veterans Say Exaggerations Abound In 'Hurt Locker'
[5 Mar 2010 at 11:04am]
The Hurt Locker has been hailed by critics for its gritty portrayal of Army bomb disposal troops. But veterans say the film — nominated for nine Oscars, including Best Picture — is riddled with inaccuracies.
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Halle Berry: The Many Faces Of A Diva
[5 Mar 2010 at 3:51pm]
In 2001, Halle Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Monster's Ball, directed by Marc Forster. The award made her the first African-American woman to win an Oscar in this category. Berry is both a biracial beauty in an integrated era and a performer who has demonstrated her ability across a range of characters.
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