Talking With Director Steven Knight About His Innovative and Enthralling Film...
Locke may just be one of the best films of 2014. Superbly written and directed by Steven Knight and featuring a dazzling performance by Tom Hardy, Locke is a must-see for anyone who believes that human...
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I'm in mourning for the end of The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies. NPR's Morning Edition reported this week that the old-fashioned musical revue, whose poster boasts, "The world record for the oldest...
View ArticleOn The 'A' w/Souleo: Arturo O'Farrill Tributes Father's Afro-Latin Jazz Legacy
Many years ago, if you had asked Arturo O'Farrill to pay tribute to the music legacy of his father, Chico O'Farrill, he would have likely said no. During his early adulthood, the Grammy-winning jazz...
View ArticleAndrew Garfield On Love Emma Stone: 'She's Terrifyingly Amazing'
Exclusive! Andrew Garfield talks life in and out of the Spandex. Andrew Garfield wasn't always a sex symbol. "I was a skinny kid. But I'm here to tell all the other guys that skinny is okay. You can...
View ArticleChrissy Teigen Wants An 'Angelina-Brad-Type Brood' With John Legend
Chrissy Teigen is down to have a brood of children with husband John Legend, just like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. "I swear to you, I thought I would've had one by now," Teigen told Marc Lamont Hill...
View ArticleSteve Tyrell's Nod to "Beautiful" at the Café Carlyle
Now in his tenth year performing at the Café Carlyle, Steve Tyrell started his set this week wondering why audiences rarely ask for songs by the songwriters' names, only by the crooners who made them...
View Article'Chef' Director: The Creative Driving Force Behind The Food Culture Is Latino...
If there’s one thing Jon Favreau learned during the making of his new movie, it’s that where there is good food there will always be Latinos. Taking a break from big budget films, the actor and...
View ArticleThese Models Were Asked To Make This Issue Sexy, And They Failed For Good Reason
Almost 800 mothers and 18,000 young children die each day, mostly from preventable causes. Not the sexiest of statements, huh? According to AdWeek, the models in the video above were caught off guard...
View Article'How I Met Your Dad' Pilot Pickup Denied By CBS [UPDATE]
The pilot for "How I Met Your Dad," the "How I Met Your Mother" spinoff planned by CBS, is still awaiting series pickup despite reports to the contrary. UPDATE: CBS executive Chris Ender confirmed the...
View ArticleThe Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Perform New Material On HuffPost Live
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, a Brooklyn-based band with twang similar to The Cure, recently announced its third album, "Days of Abandon." The group joined HuffPost Live to jam for a few songs,...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie Calls For Release Of Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls
By Katharina Urban-Oberberg LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, in London to promote her new film "Maleficent," used the red carpet event on Thursday to renew her plea for the...
View ArticleKatie Couric and Laurie David Are Fed Up: You Are What You Eat
The skinny is this: See the documentary Fed Up for consciousness awareness regarding food. Katie Couric and Laurie David have joined forces with director Stephanie Soechtig to shine a light on the...
View ArticleHugh Jackman's Skin Cancer Returns; Actor Receives Treatment For Basal Cell...
Actor Hugh Jackman revealed on Thursday that he's been treated again for skin cancer -- and he's urging fans to stay protected when out under the sun. "Another Basel Cell Carsinoma. All out now. Thanks...
View ArticleConversations with Toto's Steve Lukather, Jenny Sheinman, Jeff Black and Oh...
A Conversation with Toto's Steve Lukather Mike Ragogna: Luke! How you doin'? Steve Lukather: I'm doing great, man! Things couldn't be going better. I just got all this information that the DVD is...
View ArticleSuccess Triumphs All: Dr. Dre, Diddy and Jay-Z
Success is the best maestro to perception. I can't say it much simpler other than affluence and influence are two attributes that can undoubtedly change public opinion. How is it that the man once...
View ArticleKim Kardashian And Kanye West's Wedding Invitation Revealed?
Does the Wedding of the Year officially have an invitation? Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's black-tie wedding will apparently take place on Saturday, May 24, according to a gold-lettered invitation...
View Article"Scrooge, Don Draper, and Patrick Bateman Walk Into a Bar... "
This seemingly strange, unrelated trio do indeed share an evolutionary line: Ebenezer Scrooge, Don Draper (Mad Men), and Patrick Bateman (American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis). Dickens' portrayal in...
View ArticleChris Christie's Climate Flip: Was Koch Group To Blame? (VIDEO)
In an online-only segment from the Showtime documentary series "Years of Living Dangerously," New York Times columnist Mark Bittman explores the environmental positions of New Jersey's Republican Gov....
View ArticleIn Honor Of 'Chef,' Here's Our Supercut Of The Best Food Porn In Movies
Jon Favreau's new culinary delight "Chef" is 115 minutes of food porn. The comedy opens in limited release on May 9 and will expand wider in the weeks to come. Starring Favreau as a lauded Los Angeles...
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