How do you joke about the Sony hacking? A little carefully
By JOCELYN NOVECK How do you joke about the Sony hacking story? After all, it was an attempt at comedy that launched this whole sobering mess. If you’re Chris Rock,…
Movie awards
Film academy invites 271 to join in the Oscar vote
FILE – In this Sunday, March 2, 2014 file photo, Lupita Nyong’o arrives at the Oscars, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Two hundred seventy one people working in…
Lawrence is Hollywood’s modern everywoman
By JESSICA HERNDON This Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 shows US actress Jennifer Lawrence during the France premiere of the movie, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” at Rex Cinema in Paris,…
Jolie, Lansbury, Martin, Tosi to accept Oscars
By SANDY COHEN FILE – In this Feb. 11, 2011 file photo, Director Angelina Jolie smiles during the press conference of the film “In the Land of Blood and Honey,”…
Ang Lee sees clout of Chinese film awards growing
Taiwanese director Ang Lee smiles during a media event for the 50th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee believes the modest…
Awards overload? Another Hollywood show airs on TV
By SANDY COHEN FILE – In this Oct. 1, 2013 file photo, actor George Clooney attends the premiere of “Gravity” at the AMC Lincoln Square Theaters, in New York. The…
JAPANESE ANIMATION MASTER MIYAZAKI BIDS FAREWELL
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MARI YAMAGUCHI Hayao Miyazaki, one of animation’s most admired and successful directors, smiles during a press conference on his retirement in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.…
VOICE-OVER BUSINESS EXPLORED IN ‘IN A WORLD…’
By SANDY COHEN This publicity photo released by Roadside Attractions shows Lake Bell in a scene from the film “In a World…,” a comedy about a struggling voice coach. Written…