We come together today to eulogize the genius who created one of television's most brilliant series. No, not David Chase, creator of The Sopranos. Have no fear, Matt Groenig remains among the living. Instead, the madman that we are paying tribute to is James E. Reilly, who created perhaps the most demented show that has ever existed, the NBC soap Passions. According to Soap Opera Digest, the 60-ye...

Oscar News: Potentials reflect anything-goes era -- A look at the Academy Award's top honor over the past decade pretty much annihilates any notion of a best-picture template.

LOS ANGELES — Once Josh Brolin found a fresh source of income outside Hollywood, his acting career took off. Brolin spent nearly two decades toiling in mostly forgettable roles until he sold his family ranch and became an active stock and real-estate investor, the income freeing him from taking any old acting job. A flurry of high-profile parts followed in films by Robert Rodriguez, Paul ...

A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep which can only be awakened by true love's first kiss. This classic makes wondrous use of Tchaikovsky's same-titled ballet score. Academy Award Nominations: Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. (1 hr. 15 min.)

Lebanon War veteran Joseph Cedar (CAMPFIRE) directs a harrowing, often haunting account of Israel's 2000 withdrawal from Lebanon and the Beaufort ("Good Fort") mountain fortress. Built by Crusaders in the 12th century, the fort was captured by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in 1982 at the start of the Lebanon War. Eighteen years later, increasing criticism at home and abroad has led to Israel's ...

Two-time Academy award winner Kevin Spacey has hailed some of Britain's best short film talent at the Virgin Media shorts awards.The Hollywood actor turned Old ...

Online video creators and internet celebrities have more chances to take home a Webby Award next year. The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences has added several new categories targeting online videomakers, including "Video Remixes and Mashups," "Best Host...

Two years ago, when director Joe Wright accepted an award for Pride & Prejudice at the BAFTA ceremony, he took the opportunity to berate the British Academy members for not nominating his lead actress Keira Knightley. Despite her being nominated for a Best Actress Oscar that year, Keira had been cruelly snubbed by the voters on her home turf. “I feel she should be here and I am kind of surprised s...

The Brits stormed the Oscars last night with heatworld's weird crush Daniel Day-Lewis scooping Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role (why don’t they just say Best Actor?) and Tilda Swinton for Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role, in Michael Clayton. But before we reveal the list of Oscar winners in full we have to mention the recipients of the Golden Raspberry Awards (The Razzies) a...

Of the 28 awards handed out at Sunday's 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ten — or over 35% of the evening's total haul — were awarded for series that aired on HBO. Basic cable also made a strong showing, with AMC's "Mad Men" taking home basic cable's first ever award for Best Drama Series and top honors in both drama acting categories going to the stars of basic cable shows (Glenn Close in FX's...

Talk about an American Idol Cinderella story--the successful Jennifer Hudson of today wasn't even voted through to the final round on season three of AI, but instead came back in the Wild Card round as Randy Jackson's choice. While not as popular with viewers toward the beginning of the season, she gained momentum after the Wild Card round and ultimately finished in 7th place. Judge Simon Cowell t...

Around the world, youth face violence daily: abuse at home or in school, peer pressure into acts of violence, neglect by parents, gangs, drugs, bad role models, killing, and terror. But Get the Point, a Swiss non-profit organization, is doing something about it. Get the Point Initiative (GPI) works to reduce violence through youth leadership. They're building a unique Internet community as well a...

JJ/Flynet For Helen Hunt there is no role that compares to that of mom to Makena'lei, her 4-year-old daughter with partner Matthew Carnahan. That's why when, at the height of her career after winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her turn in As Good As It Gets, Helen stepped out of the spotlight in order to "get a life." "I fell in love, I had a daughter," Helen explains, "it was hard to...

I figured out how to help Obama win the election: wearing this hat! What can assuage the fears of Obamaphobes more than a camouflage baseball (American pastime) hat (made in America), embroidered with an Obama for President logo and an American Flag. The hat will subliminally convince people that Obama is America is the military is national security. Honestly, we can keep our Obama For President F...

oh my word! this is like seriously the best casting rumor...ever! UK's telegraph is reporting that legendary 62-year old diva cher is in talks with director christopher nolan to take on the role of catwoman in the next batman film (which is set to start filming early next year in vancouver and will feature johnny depp as 'the riddler') i almost passed out when i read this earlier this evening (i w...

Just in... Soul singer Isaac Hayes has died at his home in Memphis at age 65, CNN reports.  The network quotes sheriff's officials in Shelby County as saying that Hayes, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, was found unconscious next to a still- running treadmill.  Hayes won an Academy Award in 1971 for Best Original Song for 'Shaft,' as well as a Grammy for Best Origin...

Best Limited Series:The Umbrella Academy, by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá (Dark Horse

Today, thanks to the hard work of Tom O'Neill at TheEnvelope.com, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences released the official top 10 lists for this year's Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series. The final top five...

Academy Award-winning director best known for Out of Africa and Tootsie

In a rare public outing together, actress Bryce Dallas Howard and husband Seth Gabel catch a movie at the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood on Friday. Bryce, 27, is best known for her roles in Spider-Man 3, Lady in the Water and The Village. She’s also the daughter of Academy Award-winning film director and producer Ron [...]

Academy Award-winning director Anthony Minghella died today at 54, the Guardian reports. Minghella won the 1997 best director Oscar for The English Patient and was nominated as a screenwriter for The Talented Mr. Ripley in 2000. "This is a shattering blow from someone who was a major figure in an important industry and had a lot to go on and contribute," fellow director Lord Puttnam told...

Canadian actress Ellen Page was born February 21, 1987, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Academy Award-nominated is best known for her role as a pregnant teenager named Juno MacGuff. "Juno" received rave reviews from both the critics and the fans, earning Page countless nominations including an Oscar and Golden Globe nomination. She won a Gemini Award and an Independent Spirit Award.[...] Read more!

Viggo Mortensen deserved a special Academy Award to recognize his naked fight scene in Eastern Promises, according to Christina Ricci. Ricci was blown away by the actor's performance in the movie and feels he deserved a special mention after losing out on the Best Actor Oscar to Daniel Day-Lewis. [...] Read more!

Like Diablo Cody’s nude photos, the past of another Oscar winner is coming back to bite her in her cute ass. 32 year-old French actress Marion Cotillard, who won the Academy Award for best actress for her portrayal of tragic French singer Édith Piaf, once made statements questioning the official version of events on 9/11. She [...]