Having spent many years in journalism, I do not believe everything I read, nor, for that matter, everything I see in the movies. Now along come some academic studies telling us disturbing news…
Criticizing Hollywood, its products and players is hardly new. Since the industry's inception, cultural watchdogs, pundits and movie-goers have hurled disparaging potshots and voiced more legitimate…
This year's Oscars weren't just a disappointment in terms of viewership — down 16%, with tepid reviews for host Neil Patrick Harris — it also speaks to a much larger problem for Hollywood. The Oscars…
And then there were three. After nine weeks of romantic dates, dramatic reveals and emotional casualties, America's “Bachelor,” Chris Soules, has whittled his 30 eligible bachelorettes down to just…
Three Variety critics agree to disagree about Oscar winners and losers both onscreen and on the Dolby stage. PETER DEBRUGE: Last year, the Academy made a statement in giving the best picture award to…
Spoiler Warning: Do not read on unless you've seen "The Walking Dead" season 5, episode 11, titled "The Distance." For viewers who’ve grown bored with “The Walking Dead’s” navel-gazing tendencies in…
The evidence is mounting that Bill O’Reilly fudged the truth of his coverage of the Falklands War, much the way Brian Williams did same regarding his time in Iraq. Debate all you want whether one man…
Now that the Oscar votes are in, there is nothing to do but wait. Well, wait … and speculate. Much of that speculation revolves around the best picture category, a journey that has been filled with…
What kind of crazy world do we live in where Bob Dylan comes back from the dead and delivers the paramount rock 'n' roll-related experience of the 21st century? MusiCares is the Recording Academy's…
It was Oscar night, 2002, a few minutes before best picture was to be announced, when I found a sweating Brian Grazer pacing the men's room, dabbing his face with paper towels. "A Beautiful Mind" was…
