Final thoughts on Oscar: The good, the glam and the glibMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:18PMCanada’s own and native sons bookended Oscar night, and both were required to play the good loser. Christopher Plummer, in the evening’s first prize-giving, lost to Christoph Waltz as best supporting actor. Plummer himself had predicted he wouldn’t win, and personally I think he was up for the wrong performance: for his dying-by-inches Tolstoy in The Last Station rather than for his delightful ...
Rachel Smalley: late night correspondentMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:58PMRachel Smalley recently replaced Samantha Hayes as host of TV3's late night news show Nightline. She formerly worked in Britain as 3 News' European correspondent. Smalley chats with Gabriel Pollard.
Martin Scorsese momentsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:35PMAs Scorsese's new film, Shutter Island, opens, our critic picks the great man's 10 best scenes Mean Streets (1973) 'What's a mook?' Scorsese's uncanny ear for dialogue was evident from his first masterpiece, Mean Streets , which is set in the heart of Little Italy among debt collectors and small-time hoods. Characters were called by names such as Johnny Boy, Joey Clams and Giovanni Cappa. In one ...
Portrait of the artist: Imogen Stubbs, actorMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:32PM'I would love to have had a career like Kate Winslet's – but the chance never came my way' What got you started? Playing Irina in a student production of Three Sisters at the Oxford Playhouse while I was at university. For some reason that play, with that director and that combination of people, really hit home with the audience. It was the first time I got swept up in the dream of what acting ...
'Precious' and 'Crazy Heart' Top Spirit AwardsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:30PM"Precious" dominated the 25th Spirit Awards March 5 with wins for best feature, best director (Lee Daniels), best first screenplay (Geoffrey Fletcher), best female lead (Gabourey Sidibe), and best supporting female (Mo'Nique).
The popular Mr. Clooney and other Oscar vignettesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:04AMThe absence of Farrah Fawcett from the traditional "in memoriam" segment of the Academy Awards broadcast Sunday was causing some to scratch their heads.
Back in a 'Flash'Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:03AMIf TV shows are any indication, FBI agents must routinely go rogue to get their jobs done. That's what Joseph Fiennes' agent Mark Benford is up to as ABC's "FlashForward" returns next week and, fans hope, answers the questions posed in its first 10 episodes. When the soapy...
Inside the Oscar show on Hollywood's biggest nightMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:57AMLOS ANGELES (AP) – The Academy Awards is without question Hollywood's biggest night, a time when the world stops to gawk at its celluloid heroes. Here's an insider's look from the Kodak Theatre at what you are not seeing on camera. ___
The 2010 Oscars in quotesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:42AMMemorable speeches and jokes from the 82nd Academy Awards.
Cookin’ up a fan baseMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:36AMArthur King is thinking outside the box when it comes to the way college students consume their meals.
MICA helped Oscar winner 'Music by Prudence' get to big screenMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:33AM"Music by Prudence," made partly with the financial and creative support of the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore's MICA, overcame several other strong candidates, including the American labor tragedy "The Last Truck," to win best short documentary at the 2010 Academy Awards on Sunday night.
'Locker' puts the hurt on 'Avatar' at OscarsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:32AM“The Hurt Locker,” the realistic drama depicting a bomb-disarming unit in Iraq, shocked fans of the science-fiction blockbuster “Avatar” by taking home six Oscars, including best picture and director, during the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday...
ABS-CBN News Online BetaMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:32AMHOLLYWOOD - Sandra Bullock's Oscar triumph is the ultimate vindication of a mantra that the actress has lived her life by throughout her career: "Expect as good as you give."
Fine living: Build a better raised bedFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:41PMWhat do you do when you want a raised garden bed but you - and your husband - don't know the first thing about building one?
The secrets behind school lunchFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:13PMWhether you thought school lunches were sumptuous or sadistic, you may not have understood the complex machine behind feeding nutritious meals for 2,700 hungry mouths every day on less than what most people spend on their morning coffee.
Harrelson wins supporting actor at Spirit AwardsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:26PMWoody Harrelson has won the supporting-actor prize at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film for the war-on-terror drama "The Messenger.
1986 WHHS grad stars in independent, big-screen movieFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:46PMEAGLE LAKE — Nando Del Castillo is at home on his mother Janet's Eagle Lake farm. He has fond memories of childhood days spent playing around on the family's lakefront with Moose, a pet horse, and of spending time with his brother and sister.
The best movies made in Seattle (An Oscar preview)Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:45PMTo get a sense of the history of a city, you can visit a museum, surf the Web or maybe even read a musty old book. But, really, there's no substitute for movies. A look at the top ones filmed in Seattle or with a Jet City theme.
Muse Track Boned From EclipseFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:24PMMuse have been dropped from the third Twilight movie. The third film in the popular 'Twilight’ series was also set to include a Muse song after the band’s music had featured in the two previous films.
IGN's 2010 Oscar PicksFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:17PMIt's time again for IGN Movies to put together our predictions for not just who we think will win the Oscars but also who we think should win. And remember, we'll be updating this feature with the results as the winners are announced on Sunday night, so check back during the broadcast and find out how we did with our predictions...
My-Oscar PicksFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:07PMWith the 82nd Annual Academy Awards just around the corner, we asked you last week which particular nominee, be it a film, an actor or even motion picture technician, you wish to see taking the gong and why. Here are your answers!
Michael Giltz: Oscar Picks: Win Your Office Pool!Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:55PMOk, I WON"T guarantee that you'll win your office pool. My track record is spotty -- especially during years when I passionately love a movie....
Bonham Carter keeps wicked streak going in 'Alice'Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:52AMLOS ANGELES - Once a corset queen in prim, proper costume dramas, Helena Bonham Carter has spent her time lately playing all manner of foul women.
Farrell 'not a fan' of his workThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:50AMColin Farrell has confessed he's "not really a fan" of his own work. The Dublin-born actor admitted he can be critical when he watches himself in films.
Young filmmakers have work screened at festivalThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:34AMBy Sarah Carlson, Staff Writer After years of working behind the scenes at the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival as students, Natasha Burdett and friends will get to don badges emblazoned with a more coveted title: Filmmaker.
Farrell 'not a fan' of his workThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:28AMColin Farrell has confessed he's "not really a fan" of his own work.
News Round-up: 4th March 2010Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:25AMThis week’s movers and shakers in the digital industry: Google and Tesco to sell houses? | Shazam launches audio recognition advertising | Yahoo tie-up with Twitter deepens | .xxx porn net domain plans revived | Kerrang | FindMeTV | Inbox DMG | ESPN | Motorcycling community GetOn | WebTrends | Rubicon Project | Yomego | Empire Magazine | toptable | Coremetrics | Stream 20 | Audience Science ...
BulletinThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:21AMLifeline Support Group 7:30 p.m. March 4 Church of the Ascension Episcopal Church 2525 Seagler 281-497-2238 Lifeline, a non-denominational social/support group for widows and widowers, meets the first Thursday of each month. Newcomers are welcome.
Disney Family Museum shows off OscarsThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:01AMThe Walt Disney Family Museum holds the largest single collection of Oscars outside Hollywood.
'The Middle' actor shinesThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:46AMYoung Atticus Shaffer brings refreshing spin
Ten movies vie for top honour at new-look OscarsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:07PMHOLLYWOOD, USA - An expanded field of 10 movies are vying for honours Sunday at the Oscars, where a complex new voting system will be used to determine the winner of the coveted best picture prize.
AFInity: GoodfellasWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:00PMWe're a list society. From Casey Kasem and the American Top 40 to 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die to BOP's very own Best Horror Films (one of our most popular features ever), people love to talk about lists.
Wolverine 2 Script Finished and Set to ShotWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:23PMFor the love of film! I mean I support you Hugh on almost anything. Want to go ride a horse across a desolate land for 3 hours and I’m with ya, but when I hear the words “script” and “Wolverine” I get a little nervous. At least we have a different crew on board for [...]
Two NZ authors from different fields join forcesWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:23PMTwo New Zealand authors from very different fields are joining forces to create a unique book and they want your stories. This book will link challenging, inspirational, moving and joyful early experiences with key insights into the development of happiness ...
Old wolf, new clothingWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:10PMSYED HUSNI talks to the cast members and the director of The Wolfman about the reinvention of an old monster classic WE have been fascinated and scared by them for centuries, as their transmogrification extends from the instance of the full moon to the expanse of the current film industry.
Roundtable hosts talk on encouraging healthy relationshipsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:55PMWe’re all sadly familiar with the stories. A South Hadley teenager commits suicide after allegedly being bullied nonstop by her classmates. Three other young women from the state reportedly murdered by dating partners. The debate over whether pop star Rihanna "asked for it" when she was battered by boyfriend Chris Brown.
CNN - Captured Dolphins Aren't SmilingTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:14AMBefore I Started Working On The Documentary 'The Cove,' I Assumed Like Many Others That Dolphins And Orcas Enjoyed Living At Sea World And Other Marine Parks. They Always Seemed To Be Smiling, Jumping Merrily Around Their Tanks, Eager To Put On A Show For Human Spectators.
Robert Pattinson fears life after 'Twilight'Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:08AMNEW YORK - With his tousled, seemingly unwashed locks, and rumpled, just-rolled-out-of-bed undershirt and jeans, Robert Pattinson seems laid-back and carefree.
The Weekend Warrior: March 5 - 7Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:04AMComingSoon.net's The Weekend Warrior offers a preview of the new releases opening on Friday, March 5 including Tim Burton's take on Alice in Wonderland (Disney Pictures) starring Johnny Depp, and Antoine Fuqua's gritty police drama Brooklyn's Finest (Overture Pictures) starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke.
Box office lesson: Genre sellsTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:58AMBy Owen Gleiberman Owen Gleiberman on the common thread in the top 3 box office hits: Each fit an easily understood niche
Local theater beats the movies any dayTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:43AMCORPUS CHRISTI —Our quest for significance through expression largely has come from live theater, composing music and creating visual images. Your favorite TV show? Your latest song download? Buying a T-shirt with a cool design? They are all descendants of these classic arts. Today , our star is live theater.My love of theater began when my parents took me to the Harbor Playhouse’s opening night ...