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Michelle Obama has been making the rounds on talk shows and most notably during 85th Academy Awards when she presented Best Picture Michelle Obama has certainly made the rounds in the past week, from [...] IT has been confirmed that Adele will make her anticipated return to the stage when she performs ‘Skyfall’ at the 85th Academy Awards next month. It will be the first time the singer, who recently gave birth to her first child, has performed the Bond theme live. She said: “It’s an honour to be nominated and terrifyingly wonderful to be singing in front of people who have captured my imagination over and [...] NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — Most people are able to recall big moments in their lives, but a select few are able to recall minute details of almost every day. Marilu Henner recently explained to CBS 2?s Katie McGee how her Highly Superior Auto-Biographical Memory, or H-SAM, has allowed her to hold onto even the most minor of moments. “You say April 3, 1992 and all of a sudden the whole week starts presenting itself to me. That [...] by Kirsten Acuna Everyone gets excited for the Academy Awards to see the night’s biggest winners; however, there’s one more reason to get pumped for the evening—Jimmy Kimmel‘s post Oscar specials. In the past, he’s given us “The President’s Speech” and the Handsome Men’s Club. Last night, Kimmel previewed a trailer for “the greatest film ever made,” “Movie: The Movie” featuring Gary Oldman as a centaur, Cameron Diaz falling for an inflatable tube man, Kate Beckinsale withChewbacca and Daniel Day Lewis asTyler Perry. You [...] I’m live-snarking the 84th Annual Academy Awards for the outstanding film achievements of 2011 starting at 5:30 PM PT tonight. Comments will open when the show starts inside the Kodak Theatre. Come for the cynicism. Stay for the subversion. Add your comment. WARNING: Not for the easily offended or ridiculously naive. This 84th Academy Awards show is supposed to be televised to more than 225 countries worldwide. So I’m tipping all you foreigners to something that Americans already [...] BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — “The Artist” has been chosen as best musical or comedy at the Golden Globes, firming up its status as the first silent-film contender at the Academy Awards since the first years of the Oscars. The top honor among musicals or comedies was the third prize of the night Sunday for “The Artist,” a crowd-pleasing, black-and-white throwback to the silent era of the 1920s. The film had [...]
Steve Jobs and his wife Laurene Powell are seen at the Academy Awards in 2010. When Steve Jobs died last month, he left $6.78 billion of stock in both Apple and Disney presumably to his wife and family. His widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, may not have a better time to sell off the billions of stock and avoid $867 million in capital gains taxes. Financial planners told Bloomberg that Powell Jobs and [...] EXCLUSIVE: This Tuesday, a confab is scheduled for Oscar producer Brett Ratner to tell the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences whom he wants to host the Oscars. I’ve learned that Ratner will offer one name to Academy President Tom Sherak: Eddie Murphy. This is by no means a done deal yet, but this is a first step – though a lot more steps have to happen before [...] FRIDAY 10:45 PM, 2ND UPDATE: It’s Russell Brand (Warner Bros’ Arthur remake vs Russell Brand (Universal’s holdover Hop) atop this weekend’s North American box office. How often does that happen? My bet is: never again now that Arthur is limping, looking helpless to earn the $18+M Hollywood thought it would this weekend. Hop still pops with a good hold (-53%) for Friday and probably an even better -47% for the weekend that’ll stay strong [...] By Liz Kelly Well, there may not be a best actress Oscar curse, but there is now officially a cursing best supporting actress. Melissa Leo, who won for her role in “The Fighter,” was so overcome by her win that she dropped the F bomb during her acceptance speech. Which may just be a first for the Academy Awards. And in the press room after stepping off stage, [...] |
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HOLLYWOOD IN CRISES: REPORT: Eddie Murphy drops out of Oscars
UPDATED: Only three months before the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and ABC are almost back to square one. Hours after Brett Ratner tendered his resignation as Oscar producer in the fallout of racy-bordering-on-vulgar public comments and the use of an anti-gay slur, Eddie Murphy has stepped down as host. The move is not entirely unexpected given that Ratner was the one who brought in his Tower [...]