By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units
Bradley Cooper presented her with a dozen roses on the air but, oddly enough, that isn't why "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie is so happy.
Steven Spielberg will direct a movie about former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, according to the famed filmmaker's studio.
It's rare to see a filmmaker grow by leaps and bounds in the mere two years between the release of a film and its follow-up. But writer-director Derek Cianfrance has pulled off one of the most impressive artistic growth spurts imaginable with his new release, the intimate yet epic "The Place Beyond the Pines."
Hollywood's glitziest night is under way as Academy Awards nominees in their finest gowns and tuxes hit the red carpet for Sunday's show, with nominees Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams and Charlize Theron among the more statuesque arrivals.
AND THE FANS SAY ... `ARGO'
Matthew McConaughey of "Magic Mike" and Helen Hunt of "The Sessions" won the supporting-acting prizes Saturday at the Spirit Awards, which honor independent film and are Hollywood's last pre-game show before the Academy Awards.
Surprises and snubs on nominations day held the promise of an unpredictable Academy Awards night. But things have settled into the usual predictability, with clear favorites emerging in key categories.
Vice President Joseph R. Biden met with "Silver Linings Playbook" star Bradley Cooper and director David Russell on Thursday to discuss mental illness.
Hollywood stars squelched up a soggy red carpet Sunday at the British Academy Film Awards, which pitted presidential biopic "Lincoln" against epic musical "Les Miserables" and Iran hostage crisis drama "Argo."
The producers of the Academy Awards have good news for those watching at home: They're trying to cut out the boring parts.
"Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" cooked up $19 million in its opening weekend.
The James Bond adventure "Skyfall" and the fantasy series "Game of Thrones" have picked up prizes for best stunt work from the Screen Actors Guild.
"Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" cooked up $19 million in its opening weekend.
A puzzling Academy Awards season will sort itself out a bit more on Sunday with the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where top performers gather to honor their own in what often is a prelude for who'll go home with an Oscar.
Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jon Bon Jovi, Hugh Jackman and other Golden Globe nominees celebrated their good fortune with a cup of tea.
Cooper said he figures he'll be minding one of his own parents before the Oscars.
"I'm sure the day of, I'll be calming my mother down," Cooper said. "She still doesn't know what to wear, so I'll be a caretaker that day."
