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The Oscar Bounce: What's An Oscar Nomination Worth At The Box Office?

The Huffington Post | Gary Susman | Posted 03.26.2012 | Entertainment

The much vaunted Oscar bounce ain't what it used to be. Within the last decade, a movie nominated for Best Picture could expect to see its grosses ...

Why I Don't Care to Watch the Oscars This Year

Sasha Bronner | Posted 03.26.2012 | Los Angeles
Sasha Bronner

I have high standards. I always have a bone or two to pick with the Academy when nominations come out. Why are we nominating good movies? Why aren't we nominating the greatest of the great movies?

WATCH: Is Divorce Dominating This Year's Oscars?

Posted 01.24.2012 | Divorce

From "Kramer vs. Kramer" to the wine-fueled misadventures of divorcee Miles in "Sideways," Oscar voters have long favored films that deal with divorce...

Are The Oscars Irrelevant? Awards Ignore A New Generation

Jordan Zakarin | Posted 03.25.2012 | Entertainment
Jordan Zakarin

I'm going to make an outrageous Oscars prediction, and it has nothing to do with the winners. When the 89th annual Academy Awards air, the most coveted viewership demographic will be watching anything but the Hollywood awards show.

Oscar Nominations Revealed

Posted 01.30.2012 | Entertainment

The nominees for the 2012 Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday morning, and as expected, films about films led the way. "The Artist," the silen...

Bestiality And Shailene Woodley's Cleavage Dominate Australian Twitter Feed

Posted 01.23.2012 | Entertainment

Movie criticism can be harsh, especially on Twitter. One Australian theater chain found that out the hard way. In order to generate buzz, Cineple...

The Descendants: A Paint-By-Number Masterpiece

Nancy Doyle Palmer | Posted 03.18.2012 | Entertainment
Nancy Doyle Palmer

As one of the character puts it, "This is a unique and dramatic situation." But to the audience, The Descendants is simply about saying good-bye.

The 2012 Golden Globes: The Taming of Ricky Gervais

Michael Russnow | Posted 03.17.2012 | Entertainment
Michael Russnow

It's oddly intriguing that a lackluster show and a diluted dose of Ricky Gervais appeals to me greater than his shockmeister two prior appearances.

The Descendants Wins Best Picture Drama At The Golden Globes!

Posted 01.15.2012 | Entertainment

"The Descendants" has won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Drama. The Alexander Payne-directed family drama stars George Clooney as a man s...

George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Rob Lowe & More Gather For Lunch

Posted 03.15.2012 | Entertainment

The tables turned at one of Hollywood's most prestigious luncheons on Friday. Amidst a week packed with glitzy galas, The American Film Institute f...

George Clooney Is Having a Very Good Year

Brad Balfour | Posted 03.12.2012 | Entertainment
Brad Balfour

"The rehearsal process in general is about trusting one another, and so a big part of it was just getting to know the gang and all of us getting the ability to feel comfortable. Once you can get to that place, it's easy."

We Go to the Year-End Movies

Robert Teitelman | Posted 03.05.2012 | Entertainment
Robert Teitelman

What's the new year for if not to catch up on all those movies you were too busy, or too cheap, to see earlier? Here's my very short report.

'Bridesmaids' Gets Major New Awards Honor

AP | Posted 03.04.2012 | Entertainment

LOS ANGELES — The historical epic "War Horse," the Deep South drama "The Help," the silent film "The Artist" and the wedding comedy "Bridesmaids...

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'The Descendants' Author Kaui Hart Hemmings Talks Hawaii

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Burmon | Posted 12.27.2011 | Travel

With her book The Descendants, Kaui Hart Hemmings put the lie to mainland Americans' postcard image of Hawaii by allowing tragedy and, more insidiousl...

Ryan Gosling vs. George Clooney: Who Should Win?

AP | CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 02.15.2012 | Entertainment

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — George Clooney vs. Ryan Gosling ... it really is a matter of personal preference, isn't it? And maybe it's a generationa...

Huge Day For Huge Stars

Posted 02.14.2012 | Entertainment

Awards season kicked off in earnest on Thursday morning with the announcement of the 2012 Golden Globe nominations. There were a lot of big names, ...

The 10 Best Films of 2011

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.11.2012 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

The Descendants is my favorite film of the year for its ability to find the pain, dignity and humor in the story of a man watching his way of life die, even as he has to act as steward to its demise.

George Clooney Has A Golden Night

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 02.10.2012 | Entertainment

LOS ANGELES — George Clooney's family drama "The Descendants" was chosen Sunday as the year's best film by the Los Angeles Film Critics Associat...

What Do 'Breaking Dawn' And 'The Descendants' Have In Common?

Posted 12.07.2011 | Home

What do tween blockbuster "Breaking Dawn: Part 1" and Alexander Payne's infidelity dramedy "The Descendants" have in common? Well, according to Jam...

Why Do We Always Feel for the Woman?

Leslie Gold | Posted 02.04.2012 | Entertainment
Leslie Gold

We've been conditioned to believe that women usually have it worse when a relationship falls apart. Bravo to The Descendants for looking at relationships through a less-frequently used prism.

George Clooney, Brad Pitt Begin High Stakes Showdown

Posted 02.03.2012 | Entertainment

Being smack dab in the middle of the prestige movie season means two things: one, the public gets to see Hollywood's best films of the year; and two, ...

George Clooney To Hollywood: Stop Complaining

Posted 02.01.2012 | Entertainment

Perhaps the reason George Clooney is such a good actor is that he doesn't get too dramatic about the whole thing. The star kicked off what should b...

Judy Greer Just Happy to Still Be in the Picture

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.01.2012 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

She's generating major buzz -- perhaps even Oscar buzz - for her role in Alexander Payne's The Descendants. But actress Judy Greer is just happy to b...

George's On-Screen Daughter Says He 'Wouldn't Be A Good Father'

Posted 01.17.2012 | Celebrity

If you're wishing that George Clooney will one day father your child, you might want to find someone else to fill that role. Clooney's young co-st...

Movie Review: The Descendants -- The Year's Best Film

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.17.2012 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

I'll say it flat out -- Alexander Payne's new film, The Descendants, is my favorite of the year, a movie that manages to be heart-breaking and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.