Gold Standard Incorporated

George Clooney seems to be solidly holding on to a lead actor Oscar nomination slot (and is the leading candidate for the win at the moment). But "The Artist's" Jean Dujardin, a leading French actor, is climbing in popularity as well. And with Leonardo...

We’re still waiting for one of our leading contenders to show herself, though we’ll probably be done with the Thanksgiving leftovers before we see that particular “Girl” and her tattoo. In the meantime, let’s sort through the...

Glenn Close isn’t the only woman bending genders in “Albert Nobbs.” Tony-winning co-star Janet McTeer gains some momentum this week as audiences continue talking about her magnificent work as the confident housepainter who inspires...

A category full of questions: Will voters reward the relevance of “Margin Call”? How about a nomination here for Brad Pitt’s best acting work of the year? Has resistance to motion-capture performances started to crumble? Will anyone...

Danny Greene was a two-fisted Irish-American street tough who became a force in the Cleveland mob of the 1970s before meeting his predictably unpleasant end. “Kill the Irishman,” the movie about him, is just as predictable — a...

“Would you like to buy a carbon offset with your purchase today?” That’s a question you hear more often when you rent a car or buy groceries at MOM’S Organic Markets. Now, you also have that option when you buy natural gas to...

Frank Darabont went quiet.         The writer/producer, whose most recent éclat is as the man who developed cable champion “The Walking Dead” only to be unceremoniously forced out as showrunner ahead of its second season, was seated at a...

Backstage at the Emmys last year, reporters were squirming — and not just because of the ill-fitting rental tuxes and too-tight gowns. As "Modern Family" rolled to its third straight Emmy win for comedy series (after earlier pulling in prizes for...

After doing the job on an interim basis, Araksya Karapetyan has officially been given the position of anchor on the "Fox 11 News" shows that air weekdays 4:30-7 a.m. and 10-10:30 a.m. on KTTV-TV Channel 11. She replaces Jean Martinez, who left last...

Arizona lawmakers on Tuesday voted to make silver and gold coins and bullion legal currency in the state, citing concerns about the stability of the world's monetary system. If signed into law, Arizona would become the second state in the nation to...

By David Schwartz PHOENIX, April 30 (Reuters) - The Arizona Senate on Tuesday approved a measure to make gold and silver legal currency in the state, in a response to what backers said was a lack of confidence in the international monetary system. The...

Sam Jackson cursed. Snoop Lion shared a blunt with Ke$ha. Selena Gomez was all "hurray for Bollywood." (We think. What was that?) "Avengers" director Joss Whedon coined a new word while accepting the best movie award. ("What's the opposite of humbled? We'...