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Michael Lewis' Coach' To Be Made Into Movie

Posted 04.18.2012

In case you haven't gotten your fill of impassioned sports movies based on books, Disney has just announced plans to adapt another story from "Moneyba...

Real 'Blind Side' Mom Calls Out Twitter Hater With Love

Posted 02.26.2012

Leigh Anne Tuohy is determined to make the world a nicer place, even if she has to do it one Twitter hater at a time. The author, mother, author an...

Coach Firings Demand Smarter Recruits, Parents

Jon Kerr | Posted 01.30.2012

Jon Kerr

Instead of caring whether a coach will stay (because he won't), kids and parents need to be asking questions more in line with the culture of today.

Devout Dramas: How Hollywood Is Embracing Religion

latimes.com | Susan King, Los Angeles Times | Posted 12.03.2011

In many quarters, Hollywood has long been regarded as an essentially godless place. But judging by the offerings at the movies this season, and more i...

Lucas Kavner

How Social Media Has Helped 'The Help'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 10.30.2011

Summer movies tend to explode onto the scene in their opening weekends and then slowly peter off, giving way to the next weekend's blockbuster sequel ...

Why We Need to Stop Dissing The Help

Lois Alter Mark | Posted 10.24.2011

Lois Alter Mark

With countless books and movies sexualizing women and depicting graphic violence, why are so many people focusing their energies on firing away at The Help?

Super Bowl Sunday: The Best Football Movies

Posted 05.25.2011

Like football, but not a fan of the Steelers or Packers? Or maybe you prefer some more handsome and heartwarming in your gridiron action? No problem a...

'Blind Side' Inspiration Michael Oher's 'Beat The Odds': Family Pictures And Questions Answered (PHOTOS)

Michael Oher | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Oher

I wrote "I Beat the Odds" for two main reasons. One is that I get asked a lot what I thought about the book and the movie The Blind Side and I wanted...

'Blind Side' Star's Next Role

Posted 05.25.2011

Quinton Aaron, star of 'The Blind Side,' will next guest star on the CW drama 'One Tree Hill,' Movieline reports. He will once again play an athlete,...

Tuohy Family From 'The Blind Side' Writes Book About Inspiring Story

Posted 05.25.2011

The real life Tuohy family, who took in young Michael Oher and supported him until he was selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the Baltimor...

'The Blind Side' Inspiration Michael Oher To Write His Own Book

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — The football star whose life inspired the book and movie "The Blind Side" is now telling his own story. Gotham Books announced Monda...

My Favorite Quote For Writers

Dennis Palumbo | Posted 11.17.2011

Dennis Palumbo

In the cacophony of instruction and inspiration competing for the writer's ear, it seems to me a quote from Ray Bradbury emerges from the din. "There is only one type of story in the world--your story."

Why Men Cheat On Celebrities

David Wygant | Posted 05.25.2011

David Wygant

Many times the person being cheated on is actually a cause of the other person cheating. So, let's stop judging Jesse James, and let's start thinking that this was a two-way street.

Talking Sex, Money, Politics and Tennessee Williams at Lit Festival

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Karen Dalton-Beninato

Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival speakers touched on everything from Jesse James to the Tea Party Patriots. Here are moments from my first day at the festival.

Even Oscar Winners Get Cheated On

David Wygant | Posted 03.19.2010

David Wygant

When we hear about cheating in a relationship, let's stop blaming the man and thinking that the poor defenseless woman has nothing to do with it. The truth is that she was half the cause of it.

It's Official: Poseur Jesse James Is a Big Dumb Idiot

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Steve Parker

Just ask Snoop, Dr. Dre or even me, for that matter -- you can take the boy outta Long Beach but you can't take Long Beach outta the boy. One of that town's fine sons has proven that adage once again.

Sandra Bullock Has Been Struck By The Curse Of The Oscars

Andy Pemberton | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Pemberton

The curse of the Oscars has struck again. Days after Kate Winslet announced her marriage was over, Sandra Bullock's husband has got caught up in accusations of infidelity.

Sandra Bullock Pulls Out of London Premiere Amid Rumors Of Husband Cheating

Posted 05.25.2011

(AP) NEW YORK - Sandra Bullock has canceled her appearance at the London premiere of "The Blind Side" almost two weeks after winning a Best Actress Ac...

Leonard Marshall, Lawrence Taylor and a Bittersweet Week for Big Blue

Joe Favorito | Posted 05.25.2011

Joe Favorito

It was a bittersweet week for Big Blue. No, it had nothing to do with injuries or PSLs or draft picks, it had to do with the lasting memory of greatn...

Guess What? Women Buy More Movie Tickets Than Men

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Melissa Silverstein

You know that whole conversation about how women don't go to the movies and are not a film market? You know that conversation that we hear over and o...

"Geekfest" Draws an A-List Crowd in Beantown

Joe Favorito | Posted 05.25.2011

Joe Favorito

Can an institute of higher learning like MIT find a way to create that Davos-like event for the sports industry on a global basis?

The Our Gang Oscars

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Tallulah Morehead

This year's Oscar producers, Adam Shankman and Bil Mechanic, were so dedicated to the quixotic task of luring in young viewers, that we were given a show full of presenters that appeared to have gone through puberty during the rehearsals.

Sandra Bullock Wins Best Actress Oscar 2010 (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Sandra Bullock took home the Best Actress Oscar for her role in 'The Blind Side.' In her speech she praised each of her competitors, telling Gaboure...

Oscar Nominations: The Books Behind The Movies (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt and Amy Hertz | Posted 05.25.2011

The Oscars are just around the corner, and out of the ten movies nominated for Best Picture, four are based on books. This isn't the first year that...

The Blind Side Wins Big at Movieguide Awards

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Joseph

I'm still not convinced that The Blind Side will win an Academy Award, but it is true that it is something of a miracle that it was ever nominated.