Oscar Talk Episode Nine: Oscar Hosts, Jeff Bridges, Animation
As the Oscar race starts to come into focus, Kris Tapley of In Contention and I continue our weekly Oscar Talk. This week we both approve of Oscar co-hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, agree that Jeff Bridges has a shot at winning an Oscar at last, and with the animation list long enough for five entries, we debate what they will be. Here’s the link to iTunes .

Week in Review - Oscars, 'Prince of Persia,' 'Risk,' 'Terminator' for Sale: PHOTO
So what did we learn this week? Well, we learned that Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will host the Oscars, we learned that if you've got the coin, you could buy the rights to Terminator , and we learned that Owen Wilson is either out of options or a much bigger fan of Marmaduke than anyone else I know. There were also a couple new trailers for next year's summer movies, which we're featuring below, and we found out that if you want The Hurt Locker for the holidays...that holiday better be Martin...

'Fone Finds: A 'Complicated' Baldwin on Marriage, Fergie Ferg's 'Nine' Tune & More: PHOTO
Marriage is 'Complicated' for Alec Baldwin , but he'll give it another "role of the dice." [ PopWatch ] Listen to Fergalicious 'Be Italian' for 'Nine.' [ BuzzSugar ] Dimension Films is hell-bent on a ' Hellraiser' reboot. [ HorrorSquad ] 'Red Shoes' have Martin Scorsese gushing. Yeah, 'Goodfellas' like ballet, too. [ IndieWire ] John Cusack said "what the f*ck?" and got into a 'Hot Tub Time Machine' with only half of a script. [ SciFiSquad] Jeff Bridges a gap between Fox Searchlight and the...

Dev, Freida, and Emily Red Carpet; Weekend Movie Reviews of Precious, Xmas Carol, the Box, and Goats!: PHOTO
It's the weekend, which means it's time for our PopSugar Rush Watch, Pass, or Rent Movie Reviews! We're looking at Precious , The Men Who Stare at Goats , Precious , and The Box . Plus, we were on the Red Carpet at last night's BAFTA Awards, so check out Emily Blunt, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto! There's Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, and more. Watch the PopSugar Rush Weekend Edition now ! Love This Email Print Facebook Stumble It!

Dev, Freida, and Emily, Weekend Movie Reviews of Precious, Carol, the Box, and Men Who Stare at Goats!: PHOTO
It's the weekend which mean it's time for our PopSugar Rush Watch, Pass, or Rent Movie Reviews! We're looking at Precious , The Men Who Stare at Goats , Precious , and The Box . Plus, we were on the Red Carpet at last night's BAFTA Awards, so check out Emily Blunt, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto! There's Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, and more. Watch the PopSugar Rush Weekend Edition now ! Love This Email Print Facebook Stumble It! Related: Chris Brown , Emily Blunt , Rihanna , The Box , Miley Cyrus , A...

Trailer - Streep, Martin, Baldwin in 'It's Complicated': VIDEO
I don't have a lot of tolerance for Nancy Meyers movies. As a director, she's one for four, with Something's Gotta Give getting by because of its good cast. Maybe another solid collection of talent can help steer her latest, It's Complicated , in the right direction. I'm not holding out hope, though. I mean, it can't possibly be as lame as The Holiday ...or can it? Well, the central story is redeemable, at least: Divorcee Meryl Streep is having an affair with Alec Baldwin , who is her...

Crazy Heart--Could this be Jeff Bridges' Oscar?
It smacks of Robert Duvall's Oscar winner, Tender Mercies. Bridges plays a drunken country has-been redeemed by a good woman. Colin Farrell co-stars as

Jeff Bridges' Secrets Of Eternal Youth [Exclusive]
The Men Who Stare at Goats transports you from the Vietnam War to present-day Iraq, that journey through time succeeds largely thanks to Jeff Bridges and George Clooney. We asked director Grant Heslov how they pulled it off. Minor Spoilers... In Men Who Stare at Goats , in theaters today, Bridges plays Bill Django, a Vietnam veteran who founds a group of "psychic Soldiers," who are warrior-monks steeped in the counterculture. And the film follows him from the 1970s to the present day....

Sneak Peek: Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal in 'Crazy Heart'
Late entry Oscar contender also gets a release date

Steve Martin & Alec Baldwin in a New 'It's Complicated' Trailer
Universal has debuted yet another trailer for Nancy Meyers' It's Complicated , the adult comedy starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, and a whole handful of others. We featured the first trailer for this back in August. This new trailer is pretty much the same - it tells the same story, has most of the same footage, except for a few new scenes (like the nude one at the end). I don't want to get in too much trouble, so I won't say too many bad things about this. Sure, it looks fun,...

Will Crazy Heart Come Out of Nowhere to Win Jeff Bridges An Oscar?: PHOTO
The screening was cloaked in secrecy -- the Fox Searchlight rep wasn't even allowed to say the film by name in her e-mail invitation. But by the time I got to the Fox lot for the 6 p.m. show, the...

Steve Martin & Alec Baldwin in a New 'It's Complicated' Trailer
Universal has debuted yet another trailer for Nancy Meyers' It's Complicated , the adult comedy starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, and a whole handful of others. We featured the first trailer for this back in August. This new trailer is pretty much the same - it tells the same story, has most of the same footage, except for a few new scenes (like the nude one at the end). I don't want to get in too much trouble, so I won't say too many bad things about this. Sure, it looks fun,...

Robert Zemeckis - Zemeckis Wants Starr And Mccartney For Yellow Submarine Remake: PHOTO
Moviemaker Robert Zemeckis wants surviving BEATLES Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to play themselves in his planned remake of the Fab Four's animated classic YELLOW SUBMARINE. Zemeckis and Disney bosses have brokered a deal that would allow them to rework the 1968 film and create a performance-capture 3-D digital production. And Zemeckis - the man behind The Polar Express and Jim Carrey's new animated version of A Christmas Carol - wants to get The Beatles involved. He tells MTV, "We...

Who's the best Oscar host of the 2000s?: PHOTO
All the talk about the announcement of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin as next year’s Academy Award hosts has started me thinking: Who is the best Oscar emcee of the last decade? There have been seven: Billy Crystal, Ellen DeGeneres, Whoopi Goldberg, Hugh Jackman, Steve Martin, Chris Rock, and Jon Stewart. Below I list each year’s host and the ratings his or her telecast received. As you can see, Crystal boasts the two highest-rated shows, while Stewart pulls up the rear at No. 10. But...

Lady Gaga Wears Next To Nothing Thanks To Dolce & Gabbana
I've had an extremely long two weeks, and I am very tired – actually, more like exhausted. And I have a very long day ahead of me in San Francisco tomorrow, so I'm trying my best to get to bed before the wee hours of the morning. So I present to you, for your reading pleasure, some of my Twitter buddies….. Earsucker – Steven Tyler cannot be replaced as Aerosmith's frontman Note to Brad Whitford, Joe Perry, and you other twats involved in this nonsense: If you try to replace...

New It's Complicated Trailer and Poster: Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin: PHOTO
Universal has just debuted a new trailer and poster for Romantic Comedy “ It’s Complicated “ Writer/director Nancy Meyers (What Women Want, Something's Gotta Give, The Holiday) directs Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin in” It's Complicated,” a Comedy about love, Divorce and everything in between. Jane (Streep) is the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving Santa Barbara bakery/restaurant and has

Not so complicated: Meryl Streep wasn't asked to join costars as Oscars co-hosts
Following Tuesday's announcement of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin as co-hosts of the Oscars , Gold Derby noted that when the Academy used multiple hosts most recently, there was at least one woman in the mix. So, we wondered, why aren't these two male costars of the upcoming " It's Complicated " going to be joined by their leading lady -- Meryl Streep -- in emceeing the Awards? Turns out that the all-time leader in acting nominations was not invited to join in the fun. So...

The Beatles: Robert Zemeckis Would Like Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney to Be Part of Yellow Submarine Remake
Hollywood's quest to ruin every okay older movie has caught up with Beatles nostalgia, as Robert Zemeckis, the guy behind that awful looking A Christmas Carol and other awful-looking movies, has announced plans to remake Yellow Submarine , an animated movie The Beatles didn't even lend their voices to. Zemeckis would like to change that last bit, saying he'd like Ringo and Paul to be involved: "We haven't gotten the word yet on the two surviving Beatles, whether they're interested in doing it or...

Jeff Bridges Entering The Oscar Race With Crazy Heart
Just when it was looking like Fox Searchlight wouldn't be a major part of the Oscar season at all, in comes The Dude to save them. The studio has decided to release the Jeff Bridges vehicle Crazy Heart on December 16, just a few days after screening it for a handful of journalists in Los Angeles, almost all of whom immediately declared Bridges' role "this year's Oscar-winning lead actor turn." Below is the Press release that Fox sent out yesterday, which tells you everything you need to know...

It's Complicated Trailer: VIDEO
A new trailer of It’s Complicated, the upcoming Romantic Comedy starring Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin, has been released: IT’S COMPLICATED Plot: “Two men (Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin) vie for the Romantic attentions of an attractive woman (Meryl Streep).” Love does not get easier with time, it’s still damn complicated! :)

Gold Derby nuggets: Good and great news for Jude Law | Will Sandra Bullock be double Globe nominee? | Ellwood & Thompson crazy for Jeff Bridges in 'Crazy Heart'
• Hey Jude Law , don't look so sad. So what if your performance as "Hamlet" didn't make it onto Monday's long list of contenders for the Evening Standard kudos in London's West End. The Broadway transfer of the Donmar Warehouse production is a bona fide hit. Gordon Cox reports that the show already has recouped the $2.5 million capitalization with one month still to go in the limited run. As he notes, "Auds have never quite packed the house -- the highest weekly...

Gold Derby nuggets: Hugh Jackman hails new Oscar hosts | 'A Town Called Panic' calms Oscars toon race | Yea or nay to last-minute Oscar entries?
• Shira Levine caught up with last year's Oscar host Hugh Jackman Tuesday night and got his first response to this year's double act of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin : "I had no idea they were. You are breaking the news to me. They are both fantastic. Steve actually gave me a lot of funny hints last year. I rang him and he was really helpful. He is really funny and he knows what he's doing. He's done this before. Alec Baldwin is also a true genius. I think the both of...