Ryan Bingham might look, act and talk like a cowboy, and maybe that's where his crazy heart ultimately lies. But there's more to the singer-songwriter...

The name of the title character of Janie Jones is meant to resonate with a certain generation: "Oh, like the Clash song," someone says early on in the...

Hollywood narratives simply cannot accommodate women beyond the marriage plot. Once she passes Dora the Explorer's age, a woman's story (note the singular) revolves around sex and romance.

Bad Blake: was he good at least year's Oscars? Given Jeff Bridges' ultra laid back persona, his demeanor on the stage that night, and, of course, h...

While both the 1969 and the Coens bothers' remake are relatively faithful to the novel, the Coens more closely captures a sense of rough justice, and that even heroes have feet of clay.

Basically, The Other Side Of Zero -- the new album by Elizabeth & The Catapult -- is a commentary on the parallels of Elizabeth Ziman's New York City life and Leonard Cohen's inability to achieve Buddhist ideals.

Bingham has had a circus ride of a year. He picked up the best song Golden Globe and Oscar for "The Weary Kind" from the film Crazy Heart. He describes the six-month-long award season as "surreal" madness.

LOS ANGELES — Jeff Bridges is still collecting awards for his Oscar-winning turn as a booze-soaked country singer in "Crazy Heart." Bridges, co...

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.

Jeff Bridges won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in 'Crazy Heart,' beating out George Clooney, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Renner and Colin Firth. He tha...

LOS ANGELES — The Harlem drama "Precious" took the best picture prize as it dominated the Spirit Awards, winning four other honors that included...

In this recent interview, Maggie Gyllenhaal freely mused on the role that got her into the Academy's category of Best Supporting Actress, and, among other things, motherhood.

LOS ANGELES — Spread 10 ways, the phrase "nominated for best picture" hasn't had much of a box office effect. The Academy of Motion Picture Art...

When was the last time an Oscar Best Picture reflected the times we live in? The Departed? Not so much. No Country For Old Men? Not quite. Crash? Mayb...

There's something about the appeal of Jeff Bridges that goes deeper than his engaging performances, good looks, charm, brains and acting chops. That was the mystery that I may have stumbled into figuring out.

Perhaps his clean-cut, boyish image obscured my ability to recognize the astonishing talent he possessed from the start. Regardless, I could see it now: Jeff Bridges has always been a lot more than a pretty face.

I expected to love Crazy Heart, a beautiful film about real redemption. I wasn't anticipating being deeply moved spiritually -- transformed by it, in some small way.

In the early '90s, Bob Woodruff came to Nashville, a New York kid hopped up on country music with a bushel of songs in his pocket. He may have been great, but he never made it.

This year's Oscar telecast won't exactly have the element of surprise. Here's my predictions of who will get nominated in most categories.

The Golden Globe awards are often the best of the awards shows, because they're more freewheeling and it appears no one really takes them seriously.