Eight rules for Oscar poolsFilm critic Brian D. Johnson offers tips for picking Academy Award winners
Oscar anoints ’Hugo,’ ’The Artist’—and ’Monsieur Lazhar’Silent film homages lead the race, while Canadians score 2.5 nominations
Is Ricky turning into the Globes’ Billy Crystal?While Gervais coated his barbs with a spoonful of sugar, Seth Rogen and even George Clooney trumped him on the outrage front
Golden Globes shine on ’The Artist,’ Gosling and ClooneyWhy do the Globes treat ’The Descendants’ as a drama and ’My Week with Marilyn’ as a comedy?
Clash of the biopic titansMonroe, Thatcher, Hoover, Freud—Hollywood is turning into the history channel
Cringing, while waiting for my fantasy loverBest Actor Colin Firth didn’t disappoint. He gave an amusing, literate acceptance speech.