The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Who Needs A "Fountain Of Youth"? 7 Great Tips For Self-Renewal

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living


Dr. Judith Rich

Ponce de Leon couldn't find it. Alexander the Great couldn't find it. F. Scott Fitzgerald could only imagine it. Human beings have been searching...

Movies for Grownups

Chuck Weinstock | Posted 05.29.2009 | Entertainment


Chuck Weinstock

Movies for grownups seem to be in trouble. You can't pick up a newspaper without reading another article about the new studio decree: They're not making adult dramas anymore.

A Word To Hollywood: In Recessionary Times, Smaller, Better Films, Please -- And More Of Them!

John Farr | Posted 03.31.2009 | Entertainment


John Farr

This year's gimmicky Benjamin Button cost $150 million, the superlative Milk cost just $15 million. Why not fund ten more Milk-type films and forego one Button?

Oscar Wild

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 03.26.2009 | Entertainment


Tallulah Morehead

Could we just keep Tina Fey and Steve Martin, and send everyone else home? "Don't fall in love with me," said Martin. Sorry, Steve. You're 35 years too late.

This Year's Oscars: Predicting the Predictable

Jon Chattman | Posted 03.21.2009 | Entertainment


Jon Chattman

It's been fairly easy to predict the Oscars over the past few years. Sadly, this year's contest seems to be no different.

Jon Stewart Mocks "Benjamin Button," Hits Out At The Oscars (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 03.07.2009 | Media


Jon Stewart hit out at the Oscars and the heavily nominated "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" in two segments Tuesday night. Welcoming guests ...

Richard Jenkins in The Visitor

Zorianna Kit | Posted 03.02.2009 | Entertainment


Zorianna Kit

The Visitor has earned Jenkins wins and nominations from various film festivals, critics groups, Hollywood guilds and the now the golden goose itself, a nomination from The Academy.

Brad And Angelina Work The Japanese Junket (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 03.02.2009 | Entertainment


Days after landing in Japan with their six children in tow, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are hard at work. Thursday Brad Pitt's "The Curious Case of B...

Academy to Slumdog Millionaire: Love Your Film, Hate Your Actors

Jason Notte | Posted 03.01.2009 | Entertainment


Jason Notte

In keeping with the Academy's tradition of recognizing Indian contributions to the film industry, we pay tribute to Slumdog Millionaire by excluding it from our acting categories.

"Mall Cop" Still Box Office Champ, Despite Oscar Bumps

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 02.25.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" wasn't ready to turn over his box-office badge this weekend as the film about a bumbling shopping center se...

The Oscar Nominations: Yes, But... Melissa Leo is now an Oscar Nominee!

Scott Mendelson | Posted 02.24.2009 | Entertainment


Scott Mendelson

Melissa Leo is now an Academy Award-nominated actress. Ladies and gents, Melissa Leo, who has struggled to find decent roles in the past ten years now has an Oscar nomination.

Note to the Academy: Why So Serious?

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment


Erik Lundegaard

The Dark Knight was a critically acclaimed, monster box office hit with tons of buzz. In terms of domestic, unadjusted dollars, it was the no. 2 movie of all time.

Oscar Nominee Odds, Ends, Facts And Figures

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment


A collection of facts, figures and trivia about this year's Academy Award nominees: CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," with 1...

Show Versus Tell in Hollywood

Jerry Weissman | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment


Jerry Weissman

Three different directorial approaches to cinema storytelling? Gus Van Sant's Milk, David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

OSCAR NOMINATIONS: "Benjamin Button," Heath, "Slumdog," Winslet, "Milk,"

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...

WATCH: The Amazing (Oscar Nominated) Effects Of Benjamin Button

Lee Stranahan | Posted 02.17.2009 | Entertainment


Lee Stranahan

I realized I'd been tricked by Button's digital performance, so I spoke to a number of other working visual effects people and almost all of them were fooled, too.

"Slumdog Millionaire" Leads British Academy Awards Nominations With 11

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 02.15.2009 | Entertainment


LONDON — Underdog-turned-favorite "Slumdog Millionaire" picked up 11 nominations Thursday for the British Academy film awards, Britain's version...

The Uneven Case of Benjamin Button

Alex Remington | Posted 02.13.2009 | Entertainment


Alex Remington

It's a beautiful, and well-made, and at times remarkably sweet film, but its trope of seeing the world passively through a man-child's eyes... does not sustain the long running time.

'Marley & Me' Wins Again, 'Button' In Third

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 02.04.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson's family dog tale "Marley & Me" nuzzled its way to another top finish at the box office, pulling ...

The Funniest, Most Depressing Movie Trailer of All Time

Brad Listi | Posted 02.02.2009 | Entertainment


Brad Listi

Whatever the film's merits, I expect Revolutionary Road to do utterly dismal box office here on the home front.

Kim Morgan's Top Ten Movies Of 2008

Kim Morgan | Posted 01.30.2009 | Entertainment


Kim Morgan

2008, the year of death, decay and the wisdom of the beautiful loser. The year movie stars examined their own mortality and fading beauty via their on-screen persona.

Walking the Contradiction

Jon Chattman | Posted 01.29.2009 | Entertainment


Jon Chattman

I know it's "just the movies" and things can't happen like they do in them, but sometimes it'd be nice if these kinds of "message movies" held some concrete messages within them.

Brad Pitt On Getting Older And The "Natural Evolution" Of Fatherhood

LA Times, Huffington Post | Posted 01.27.2009 | Entertainment


Brad Pitt's role aging in reverse in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," which opened on Christmas Day, has led to interviews in which the recently...

Aniston & Pitt Both Set Box Office Records, But Aniston Wins

People | Posted 01.26.2009 | Entertainment


There were no lumps of coal in Brad Pitt or Jennifer Aniston's stockings this Christmas. The former couple both had movies in competition for the to...

Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button -- It Will Make You a Believer

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.26.2009 | Entertainment


Marshall Fine

The good news is that, aside from offering seamless visual effects, David Fincher's new film is nothing like Forrest Gump. It is at once enchanting and emotional, sweeping and intimate.