Academy Awards

Review: Transfixing 'Fill the Void' looks at love by arrangement

2013-05-24 00:00:00

A mother and daughter anxiously scan the aisles of an Israeli supermarket. They're not looking for fresh produce but rather a clandestine glimpse of a young man a matchmaker has proposed as a potential husband for the daughter. The mother's eye is...

Diane Ladd lists compound in Ojai for sale at $4.45 million

2013-05-23 13:15:00

Veteran actress Diane Ladd has put her gated compound in Ojai up for sale at $4.45 million. The main house, built in 1986, features a wraparound porch, four bedrooms and five bathrooms and 4,314 square feet of living space. There is a separate guest...

‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’: Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique and more

2013-05-21 15:33:33

Bradley Cooper on living with his mom: 'There's no other choice'

2013-05-21 11:39:00

Bradley Cooper, star of “The Hangover 3,” may be Hollywood’s most well-adjusted mama’s boy. As he has explained at length before, the 38-year-old Cooper moved in with his widowed mother after the death of his father a few years...

Alexander Payne feels at home with 'Nebraska'

2013-05-22 16:05:00

CANNES, France — Writer-director Alexander Payne has been nominated for three screenplay Oscars and has won two. So what did the man responsible for films including "Election," "Sideways" and "The Descendants" feel about working with someone else'...

Tony Awards 2013: 'Pippin,' Christopher Durang gain momentum

2013-05-20 08:35:00

Like the Oscars, the Tony Awards are preceded each year by a bevy of award shows that renders the main event something of a foregone conclusion. This Broadway season, many of the front-runners have become clear relatively quickly, with the big-top-...

Seth MacFarlane won't host the 2014 Oscars, he says on Twitter

2013-05-20 12:13:00

Bad news for those of you eagerly anticipating "We Saw Your Boobs: Part Two." Seth MacFarlane will not reprise his role as the host of the Academy Awards next March, the comedian announced on his Twitter account Monday. "Traumatized critics exhale: I'...

Oscars 2014: With Seth MacFarlane out, who should host? [poll]

2013-05-20 13:03:00

If not Seth, who? With Seth MacFarlane's tweeted announcement� that he would not be returning as host of the Academy Awards after his controversial but highly rated turn earlier this year, the question becomes "Who next?" Producers Craig Zadan and...

Marion Cotillard wears Dior at Cannes 2013 'Blood Ties' premiere

2013-05-21 08:11:00

Marion Cotillard wore a strapless Dior gown with eye-catching color blocks of blue, yellow, black and pink on a white background to the Cannes Film Festival premiere of "Blood Ties" on Monday. The dress was shown Saturday in Monaco as part of Dior's...

Cannes 2013: 'The Last Days on Mars' leaves impression

2013-05-20 14:44:00

CANNES, France --�“The Last Days on Mars,” one of the most commercial films up for grabs in Cannes’ official sections, made a strong impression when it screened as part of the Quinzaine des Realisateurs, or Directors Fortnight, on Monday...

NBC News gets new president. Oscars still searching for host.

2013-05-21 06:51:00

After the coffee. Before going out to vote for next mayor of Los Angeles. The Skinny: It's election day here so do your civic duty and remember to take nothing for granted. Tuesday's stories include a new president at NBC News, Seth MacFarlane says no...

With Bill Hader leaving 'SNL,' here's 5 movie roles we want for him

2013-05-21 07:00:00

For Bill Hader fans, Saturday was a dark day, as it marked the actor's last episode as a regular cast member of "Saturday Night Live." Hader, 34, takes with him beloved characters like enthusiastic "Weekend Update" city correspondent Stefon, creepy...

seems to have it all -- a loving family, a handsome movie star partner and a successful career. But it wasn't so long ago that Jolie was off sowing some pretty wild oats.

2013-05-15 10:32:00

Baby Angelina practiced her awards show pout at the Oscars in '86 with her brother, father and his mom.

2013-05-14 04:37:00

At the 2000 Academy Awards, Angelina shocked fans by giving her brother a very un-sisterly kiss, and later declaring, "I'm so in love with my brother right now."

2013-05-14 00:00:00