OSCARS: Live Nominations Chat

January 10, 2013 | 09:00AM PT

Variety staffers break down this year's nominees

'Monsters U' Makes Billy Crystal Feel Young

Disney's premiere for Pixar's "Monsters University" at the El Capitan theater turned Hollywood Boulevard into a blue-and-white tailgate party, complete with a marching band and cheer squad, themed…

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06.18.13 | 02:10PM PT

'Fruitvale Station' Murder Revisited at LAFF

By Rachel Abrams

Michael B. Jordan knew all about the murder of Oscar Grant by Bay Area police officers even before he read Ryan Coogler's script. "I remember the incident when it happened in 2009, and I remember…

'Devious Maids' Welcomes the Controversy

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'World War Z' Invades Duffy Square

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Jane Lynch Offers Novel Take on…

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10:07AM PT

The End Is Near for Showtime's…

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Roland Emmerich Hosts Scott Neeson…

Julian Lennon Returns with 'Everything Changes'

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06:54AM PT

Pedro Almodovar Opens LAFF with 'I'm So…

Pedro Almodovar kept it light and bright June 13 as his frothy comedy "I'm So Excited" launched the 19th…

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06.13.13 | 09:45AM PT

Monroe Is Back for More in HBO's 'Love…

As ubiquitous as Marilyn Monroe was at once time, her true person remains a sort of puzzle that the…

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06.13.13 | 09:20AM PT

Women in Film Gala Honors Linney…

Following months of headlines discussing gender inequality in Hollywood, the nonprofit Women in Film…

Digital
06.12.13 | 03:57PM PT

George Lucas & Steven Spielberg: Studios Will Implode; VOD Is the Future

By David S. Cohen

Looking into their crystal ball, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg predicted the imminent arrival of a radically different entertainment landscape, including pricey movie tickets, a vast migration of…

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06.12.13 | 03:43PM PT

AFI Gives Honorary Degrees to Bigelow, Avnet and Coates

By Allegra Tepper

It's not every day that a graduation ceremony takes place in a venue as glamorous and storied as the El Capitan Theater, or that friends and family munch on popcorn and Skittles while "Pomp and…