Albert Brooks

WATCH: Albert Brooks Talks UFO Sighting On Leno

Posted 04.13.2012

Finally, proof that we're not alone in the universe. Albert Brooks stopped by "The Tonight Show" this week to discuss the paperback release of his ...

PHOTOS: Albert Brooks Lists Home For Sale

The Huffington Post | Ann Brenoff | Posted 02.09.2012

The longtime home of actor-director-screenwriter Albert Brooks has come on the market at $6.995 million. The 5,500-square-foot house, which once belon...

Like & Dislike List for the Week of January 28th

Kris LoPresto | Posted 03.28.2012

Kris LoPresto

Dislike: The Oscars snubs. From Albert Brooks being left off the Best Supporting Actor list to Bridesmaids not making it to Best Picture, this year's Oscar nominations were a bit shocking!

Russell Crowe Tweets Support For Oscar-Snubbed 'Drive' Stars Ryan Gosling And Albert Brooks

Posted 03.26.2012

As it turns out, you weren't the only person dismayed by the Academy Award nominations on Tuesday. Former Best Actor winner Russell Crowe seems positi...

The Art Of Being Demetri Martin

Claire Brooks | Posted 03.20.2012

Claire Brooks

Through his wry sense of humor and child-like drawings Demetri Martin easily traverses philosophical questions along with awkward situations of daily life. Two of his biggest fans, Jacob and Claire Brooks (13 and 11, respectively), caught up with him for an interview about his book.

Christopher Plummer Wins Best Supporting Actor At The Golden Globes!

Posted 01.15.2012

Christopher Plummer has charmed his way to the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. The legendary actor starred in "Be...

The Awards Will Not Be Televised: Brad Pitt at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Regina Weinreich | Posted 03.12.2012

Regina Weinreich

The crowds outside Crimson, the club where the New York Film Critics Circle held their awards, were six deep, calm in the cold behind velvet ropes, hoping to get a glimpse.

Albert Brooks Kills It At The NY Film Awards

nypost.com | Posted 03.11.2012

For years Albert Brooks has been worshipped for his comedic prowess, from his stand-up to his Twitter. Yet 2012 is Brooks' year, due to a surprising d...

Albert Brooks Kills It At New York Film Critics Circle Awards Speech

nypost.com | Posted 03.11.2012

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were in the house. Meryl Streep was there. And yet the annual awards dinner of the New York Film Critics' Circle was stol...

Albert Brooks Tribute at the Film Society of Lincoln Center

Regina Weinreich | Posted 03.11.2012

Regina Weinreich

As the guy who doesn't get the pretty girl, Albert Brooks does get the laughs.

WATCH: Abramovic's Artist Manifesto At Outrageous MOCA Gala

Posted 12.20.2011

This year's MOCA Gala 2011 was a night to remember. There were living human heads propped on serving platters, eyeing guests as they ate. There were n...

Jordan Zakarin

Albert Brooks Talks Forking Eyes, Ryan Gosling & Being Paul Rudd's Dad

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 02.14.2012

Known as one of the world's sharpest comedic minds and performers, Albert Brooks took a dark and dramatic turn for his role in this year's indie favor...

Boomers Dominate 2012 Golden Globe Nominations

Laura Rowley | Posted 02.14.2012

While Hollywood tends to celebrate youth, the Golden Globe nominations announced today may signal a new era for older actors in film and television. T...

Oscars 2012: Reading This Week's Critical Tea Leaves

John Lopez | Posted 02.01.2012

John Lopez

Though the Spirit Awards are more like the Oscar's spunky little sister -- the one who wears black nail polish and will blow her rent on boots -- they can be an important heat-builder.

Top Post50 Celebrities To Follow On Twitter

Posted 01.09.2012

Remember when Facebook was strictly a young person's game, viewed with skepticism and quasi-hostility from everyone over 30? Then, in time, everyone e...

Albert Brooks Tweets On Politics, Pop Culture -- And Aging

Posted 11.29.2011

It's safe to say that Albert Brooks is having a banner year. The 64-year-old comedian is currently garnering praise on the film festival circuit f...

ReThink Review: Drive -- Stuck In Neutral

Jonathan Kim | Posted 11.21.2011

Jonathan Kim

If you've seen any of the ads for Drive, starring Ryan Gosling as a nameless stunt driver who moonlights as a wheelman for hire, you'd probably think it is a darker, more artsy installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Nicolas Winding Refn on Drive

Dan Persons | Posted 11.18.2011

Dan Persons

It's Refn, so moral ambiguities will abound, not to mention some exquisitely-mounted chase sequences, plus unrestrained violence. Sum total: Action goodness with both brains and balls.

Christina Hendricks Discusses the Three Best Things in Life: Jon Hamm, Ryan Gosling, and Pie

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 11.16.2011

Cynthia Ellis

Christina Hendricks has the old-world, but never old, sex appeal of our Marilyn, and is perhaps our first red-headed pin-up since Rita Hayworth. And she has major acting chops.

Nicolas Winding Refn on Ryan Gosling and Drive

Tribeca Film | Posted 11.16.2011

Tribeca Film

Nicolas Winding Refn goes in-depth about his philosophy on filmmaking and the difference between stylish and stylized.

Movie Review: Drive

Marshall Fine | Posted 11.13.2011

Marshall Fine

One of the most buzzed-about movies out of the Cannes Film Festival last spring, Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive is a strange mix of outrageous action an...

Ryan Gosling: My Favorite Thing To Do Is...

Posted 08.21.2011

There are few actors in Hollywood with the versatility of Ryan Gosling; his talent allows him to deliver lines as jilted lover, tough Brooklyn furnitu...

Interview: Albert Brooks Sees Into the Future

Marshall Fine | Posted 08.03.2011

Marshall Fine

Brooks' first novel, 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America, has popped on to the New York Times' best-seller list -- that kind of commercial success is an unaccustomed feeling for Brooks.

HuffPost Readers Answer: What Are You Dying To Read This Summer?

Posted 07.30.2011

Ah, summer. Laying beside the pool, with an icy drink in one hand and a great book in the other. But what to read? It seems that so many great books h...

The Week's Hottest Reads: What Should You Be Reading At The Beach This Weekend?

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 07.27.2011

-- HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Dead Reckoning" by Charlaine Harris (Ace)...