Friday, November 15, 2024

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Spirit Award Noms: The Artist, Descendants, Drive, etc

The Indie Spirit Award nominations are out. Best Feature choices are "The Artist," "The Descendants," "Drive," "Take Shelter," "50-50," and "Beginners." They are weird...

Will Captain von Trapp Finally Win An Oscar? Gotham Award Will Help

Could Christopher Plummer, known to decades of moviegoers as Captain von Trapp from "The Sound of Music," finally win an Oscar? Could be. Plummer...

“The Artist” Scores Higher Than “Social Network” or “King’s Speech”

Wednesday brings the release of "The Artist," the most satisfying and unusual film of 2011. Michel Hazanaivicius's black and white homage to silent films...

Oscar Winner Tilda Swinton Returns to Cleaning School in Scotland

So many movies, so little time, so much confusion: the Peggy Siegal Company is so busy throwing screenings-and... parties for all the movies opening...

19 Year White Jewish Rapper From Pittsburgh Has Number 1 Album

The number 1 album this week is "Blue Slide Park" by Mac Miller, real name Malcolm McCormick. He's a 19 year old white Jewish...

Exclusive Audio: Frank Cascio Reads the Prologue to “My Friend Michael”

Today Frank Cascio publishes his extraordinary book, "My Friend Michael," about his life with Michael Jackson, from Harper Collins. The publisher has shared with...

Sting Swings With New IPad “Appumentary”

Rocker Sting made a surprise appearance to the Apple store on the Upper West Side Monday night--and debuted his new "Appumentary" from Radical Media....

Michael Jackson Not A Pedophile, Says Author Who Grew Up with Him

Michael Jackson was not a pedophile. So says Frank Cascio, who grew up with Jackson as a kid along with his siblings. Cascio, now...