"Rehearsals sap my pep... tell me what I have to do and I'll do it."

Said the actress Clara Bow (in 1929), who did it like this: ... in "Kittens" (1926). And this: ... in "Wings" (1927), w...

Oscar nominations.

Here. Observations: Quentin Tarantino punished. Who's Benh Zeitlin? Benh Zeitlin gets a director nomination and QT is out. Ben Affleck s...

Why didn't those Hollywood lefties pick "2016: Obama's America" for the documentary Oscars?

Here's some ripe PR. Dinesh D'Souza put out the bait and Slate took it : A total of 126 documentaries were eligible for an Academy A...

"[W]ith the recent passing of Ernest Borgnine (Marty, 1961) and now Celeste Holm (Gentleman's Agreement, 1947) today..."

"... who is now the longest-ago Oscar winner in each of the five major categories who's still living?" For Best Actress, it ha...

Best and worst Oscar fashions.

A nice slide show , beginning with Jennifer Lopez at her best. My favorite is Stacy Keibler (whoever she is). Her dress is a fabulous gold v...

"Sacha Baron Cohen just spilled 'ashes' of Kim Jong Il on Ryan Seacrest."

A tweet from the Oscars that I am not watching. Cohen is promoting his movie "The Dictator" and appearing in character as Adm. G...

"As we round the corner into Sunday night's low-hype, low-suspense Academy Awards..."

"... is there anything you're hoping to see on Sunday? Any viable surprises that would delight you? Any level of expectation for ...

Why are there 9 — not 5 and not 10 — Best Picture Oscar nominations and which are the real nominees...

... that is, the nominees that would be the nominees if, as in the old days, there were only 5 nominees. My 28-year old son Christopher Alth...

"Were there any Oscar surprises?"

The nominations were announced this morning. The nominees for best picture are “The Artist,” “The Descendants,” “The Help,” “Moneyball,” “Hu...

"The Tasmanian Devil would look stoned standing next to Anne Hathaway."

James Franco explains his Oscar duddiness.