PC Whiners Aside, Downey Jr. Deserves His Oscar Nod
On the heels of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announcing the nominees for their 81st shindig, there were the usual nontroversies over who was named and who was ignored.
On the heels of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announcing the nominees for their 81st shindig, there were the usual nontroversies over who was named and who was ignored.
Newsweek | Posted 02.23.2009 | Entertainment
NEWSWEEK: With the Internet, it's becoming harder for actors to draw the line between public and private. Do any of you guys ever Google yourself? P...
Melissa Silverstein | Posted 02.23.2009 | Entertainment
After a great year for women at the box office, the lack of a film about a woman in the final five stings.
Marshall Fine | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment
Yes, Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei received acting nominations. But The Wrestler -- one of the fiercest, most moving, most resourceful independent entries of the year -- was shut out in the major categories.
AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is the Academy Awards heavyweight with 13 nominations, yet the shadow of Batman lo...
Huffington Post | Posted 02.11.2009 | Entertainment
Stars of the big and small screen turned out for the cameras at Sunday's Golden Globes red carpet. From big hair to big dresses, judge for yourself an...
E!, AP | Posted 01.09.2009 | Entertainment
Brad Pitt versus Angelina Jolie. Heath Ledger versus Robert Downey Jr. Bruce Springsteen versus Miley Cyrus. Those are some of the matchups for the...
AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 01.09.2009 | Entertainment
Who woulda thunk it? After downward spirals, former Hollywood pariahs Britney Spears, Mickey Rourke and Robert Downey Jr. managed to turn it around th...
Jenna Busch | Posted 01.01.2009 | Entertainment
In the Marvel universe, it's not really a they/us kind of environment, the way they work. It's just a bunch of guys and girls sitting in a room, trying to come up with what's right for the movie.
AP | Posted 11.29.2008 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Robert Downey Jr. will strap on his metal suit to join the superhero team effort "The Avengers" in addition to "Iron Man 2," Marve...
Guardian | Posted 11.02.2008 | Entertainment
It will not be the Sherlock Holmes on film many remember - the suave Basil Rathbone to the bumbling Nigel Bruce - but a new big budget action movie wi...
Michael Giltz | Posted 10.31.2008 | Entertainment
George Clooney is such a savvy, old school Hollywood star that even the movies he makes that don't quite work just seem to add to his stature.
Moviehole.com | Posted 09.17.2008 | Entertainment
Robert Downey Jr gave a lengthy interview, promoting his hilarious turn in "Tropic Thunder," to moviehole.net. Later in the interview, via a discussio...
Entertainment Weekly | Posted 09.08.2008 | Entertainment
NTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This movie mercilessly ridicules the self-important aspects of acting. Ben, you were telling me earlier that there's nothing acto...
AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 07.30.2008 | Entertainment
NEW YORK — The "Iron Man" will not be wielding a pen: Robert Downey Jr. has postponed plans to write a memoir and has returned his advance to pu...
AP | Michael Fleming | Posted 07.18.2008 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Robert Downey Jr. is trading Iron Man's metal suit for Sherlock Holmes' deerstalker hat. Downey is following his action blockbust...
AP | Posted 06.27.2008 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood will enshrine an eclectic bunch in its famous curbside Walk of Fame next year, including Hugh Jackman, Ben Kingsley, The...
Huffington Post | Posted 06.18.2008 | Entertainment
"Iron Man" director Jon Favreau, also known for films like "Swingers" and "Elf," has posted a plea of sorts to Marvel and Paramount over "Iron Man 2,"...
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.17.2008 | Media
Here is some video evidence of some of our fave toasts from the Time 100, not including Mariah Carey because her performance was inexplicably not broa...
AP | Posted 05.13.2008 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — This weekend was just the beginning of Hollywood's Iron age. Marvel Studios announced Monday it will release "Iron Man 2" on Apri...
AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.12.2008 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — "Iron Man" was pure gold at the box office. The Marvel Comics adaptation, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the guy in the metal suit...
Parade Magazine | Posted 04.24.2008 | Entertainment
Robert Downey Jr. is on the cover of Parade this weekend in advance of his big-budget flick "Iron man," and inside he talks about his previous relatio...
Entertainment Weekly | Adam B. Vary | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment
If you don't recognize that African-American actor standing between Jack Black and Ben Stiller, there's a good reason: He's white. In Tropic Thunder, ...
Joyce McFadden | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Two women are commanding television, newspapers and magazines with questions of whether their tears were real, or appropriate, or effective in holding their fan base.
Huffington Post | Staff | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment
British movie star Rupert Everett has continued his critique of Hollywood days after bashing Hollywood heavyweights such as George Clooney, Diane Keat...
John Ridley | Posted 02.23.2009 | Entertainment