• Business 08.03.2010 Comments Off

    When Alec Baldwin ended the Oscars by slapping director Kathryn Bigelow on the backside, that summed things up, says John Anderson.

    Jennifer Aniston is getting in the holiday spirit, throwing a big party for friends and employees at her house.

    Sorry, Julianne Hough fans, you’ll have to endure a season of DWTS without her.

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    “The Hurt Locker” won best picture at Sunday’s 82nd annual Academy Awards. Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win best director.

    The premiere of “Gone Too Far,” a series about coming to the aid of drug abusers, was haunted by the death of its host, Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM. Goldstein, a highly talented musician and producer, died two months ago at age 36, from what was ruled an accidental drug overdose.

    Country music superstar Brad Paisley is still grasping his popularity.

  • Business 08.03.2010 Comments Off

    Was is just me, or did George Clooney seem upset at the Oscars last night?

    There is no rule anywhere in existence that says that the Super Bowl should be free of politics and social causes. None. So what’s the big deal over Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and his mother starring in a pro-life ad?

    Actress Mackenzie Phillips has said that she believes she had a “genetic predisposition” to the life of sex, drugs and rock and roll that have come to define her.

  • Business 08.03.2010 Comments Off

    Unlike the characters in “Avatar,” the producers, the network and the Academy behind Sunday’s Oscars should be anything but blue this Monday.

    Dozens of recording stars began converging to add their voices to a song they hope will helps Haitian earthquake relief.

    Mike Judge knows those types of people we find to be infuriating and so does he. But he also finds them hilarious.

  • Business 08.03.2010 Comments Off

    Fine, so you didn’t exactly need a functioning crystal ball to predict last night’s big Oscar winners.

    With no other wide releases to challenge it, Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island” dominated the box office this weekend with a $40.2 million take. That’s a career best for both the director and star Leonardo DiCaprio.

    More than 18 million copies of the famed cookbook have sold since the Great Depression

  • Business 08.03.2010 Comments Off

    Before he was a convicted serial killer, Rodney Alcala was a winning bachelor on “The Dating Game.”

    Director Kathryn Bigelow made history and Sunday as “The Hurt Locker” soundly trounced “Avatar” at the UK’s top movie prize giving.

    It’s been a Monty Python world lately — and we’re not even talking about the absurdity and silliness of current events, such as balloon boys and confessional celebrities.

  • Business 08.03.2010 Comments Off

    Country music singer-songwriter Brad Paisley was examined and released from a hospital after taking a nasty spill during a South Carolina concert Saturday, the entertainer says on his Web site and Twitter account.

    Get a close-up view of celebs in the spotlight, from Amy Adams to Ashton Kutcher.

    Starring in “The Young Victoria,” Emily Blunt is the latest in a long line of Hollywood royalty who have played fierce queens in the movies.

  • Business 08.03.2010 Comments Off

    Oscar night is Hollywood’s main fashion event, and most notable on the red carpet this year was our favorite actresses stepping out in uber feminine — not just fashion forward — looks.

    Remember the kid growing up who threatened to take his ball home when he didn’t get picked for a team?

    Petra Nemcova, Victoria’s Secret supermodel-turned-philanthropist, shows off Prague well.

  • Business 08.03.2010 Comments Off

    The search is over!

    Working together must be easy for Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, the award-winning movie producers.

    Director Chris Weitz wants it known: He is going to try to make you cry.

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    Martin Scorsese found himself scaling rocks early one morning while making his latest movie, psychological thriller “Shutter Island.”

    Autopsy on the body of Brittany Murphy will be conducted Monday, the L.A. County coroner’s office said.