The Sundance Film Festival is not all about movies. Many brands come together in the various gifting suites around Park City, UT in the hopes of getting their products in the hands of celebrities to drum up publicity and business.

Taking in to consideration the wintry climate, there were...

In honor of the annual Golden Globe Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, several gifting suites popped up all over town, giving celebs the opportunity to check out some new products and take home plenty of goodies.

Suites -- or lounges as they are sometimes known...

The 2012 Awards season officially kicks off next Thursday, January 12 when the Broadcast Film Critics Association holds its 17th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards -- which will air live on VH1.

This year, the awards take place at the Hollywood Palladium with comedians Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer hosting....

Under Fire: Journalists in Combat takes a look at the lives of those who bring you the harrowing photos and footage of war that you see in newspapers, on television and on the Internet. It's a fascinating and powerful documentary that also delves in to the hearts and minds of...

Despite an uninspired title, Arthur Christmas is one of the best -- perhaps even the best -- Christmas movie to be released in theaters in years.

Funny, intelligent and imaginative for both adults and kids, the animated film is a classic that should find a long shelf life for...

With the American Music Awards taking over Los Angeles this past weekend, a few gift lounges sprung up in honor of the event. Though not as plentiful as during the Golden Globes, Oscars or Emmys - a relief to this reporter who covers them! - the AMA suites nevertheless had...

With the release of Cars 2 on home video Tuesday November 1st, Pixar has created a series of options for those who want to own a copy, including Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and download. Cars 2 is also the first Pixar film to be released in Blu-ray 3D

The Huffington...

As far as boxing stories go, the fascinating documentary feature Klitschko is anything but the typical boxing story of a misguided youth getting into trouble on the streets who eventually finds his way out through boxing. In those stories, the protagonist doesn't have much education, money, family or life options,...

Hollywood celebrated the 35th anniversary of French champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Tuesday night at the John Lautner-designed home of Jimmy Goldstein up in Benedict Canyon. With an anniversary party in Paris held in June and a New York event scheduled for November, it was Los Angeles' turn to be the center...

Last week - and especially this past weekend - saw numerous gifting suites around town tied to the Emmy Awards which aired Sunday night. Held at different venues around Los Angeles, including restaurants, hotels and the actual site of the awards at the Nokia Theatre, these suites invited nominees, presenters...

Paul is a comedy adventure film about two British sci-fi geeks (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) who stumble across an alien (voiced by Seth Rogen) while on a road trip across America's U.F.O. heartland. Released in March, the film is perhaps one of the most underrated comedies of the year....

Everyone from teenagers to adults to senior citizens have been touched by the story of Buck Brannaman in the documentary feature Buck. And it's not just because of his incredible way with horses, which made him the inspiration for the book and the film, The Horse Whisperer. What makes Buck...

Horrible Bosses is a funny enough film, but one that should have been even funnier given the subject matter and the talent involved. It inevitably comes across as a poor man's The Hangover meets a male version of Nine to Five with Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day as...

The new documentary Crime After Crime tells the inspiring story of the legal battle to free an incarcerated African-American woman who is a survivor of domestic violence. Told straight up without any fancy graphics, the film lets the events of the story and the players involved do the talking. The...

Thirty-five years is not a long time in the champagne making business, especially when you look at brands such Moet & Chandon, which was founded in 1743, or Veuve Clicquot, which is 239 years old.

Yet 35 is exactly how old Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte turns this year, making it...

As Hollywood hipsters prepared for the MTV Movie Awards this past weekend, several gifting suites around played host to nominees and attendees. Swag included plenty of cool, hip items to keep those trend-setting celebrities at the forefront of new styles, products and gadgets.

Kari Feinstein's MTV Movie Awards Style Lounge...

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides breathes new life into the franchise not just with new characters for the now iconic Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) to play off of, but with behind-the-scenes players as well, namely in the hiring of filmmaker Rob Marshall.

No one could ever have...

Colorful, imaginative with plenty of delightful characters voiced by top notch talent, Rio is a engaging and fun treat of a film.

Created by filmmaker Carlos Saldanha of the animated Ice Age franchise, the film takes place in the director's hometown of Rio de Janero, Brazil.

The opening...

This Oscar seasons the gifting suites were much more varied then ever. Some were traditional gifting suites while others focused more on beauty, pampering treatments and putting together red carpet looks. While most suites piggy-packed on Oscars, others tied themselves to the Independent Spirit Awards and even Valentine's Day. One...

How can a film with such a great premise, coupled with with a quartet of genuinely funny and talented actors, end up being such a terrible misfire?

Blame the Farrelly brothers, whose films are getting worse as the years go by, getting further and further away from what was once...