I will never forget the day I was asked to meet with Laura Ziskin. My writing partner Taryn Southern and I strode across the Sony lot nervous, tickled pink by the opportunity and clutching our scripts.
Mr. Popper's Penguins seems like a natural choice for parents to take young kids to. But if you're a parent who's single or gone through a divorce, I'd think twice about this movie -- and I'll tell you why in a second.
There's dramatic movie violence -- and then there's sadistic, nihilistic movie violence. If you've got a taste for the latter, Kidnapped should be right up your alley.
There's magic that happens when artists find themselves in front of their biggest and most responsive audience ever, and they dig in and rise to the occasion. It's soul-filling, uplifting, transcendent at its best moments.
If you could learn one thing about Aloe Blacc, learn that he's great at what he does -- music. On first listen, "I Need A Dollar" is instantly catchy, so it's no surprise the song keeps popping up in video games, on TV and of course the airwaves.
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter-producer Van Hunt makes his return this week with the online premiere of "June," his first new music in more than three years. "June" heralds the release of Hunt's new album, what were you hoping for?
"It took me a long time to get over the movie," Eckhart said. "I'm ready for the sequel. I wear khakis, keep my hair short, and stay by the phone."
Along with her band the Bootleggers, Nora Jane Struthers has followed the formidable footsteps of bands such as the Dixie Chicks and Nickel Creek by winning the prestigious Telluride band contest.
Wil is jocular and affable, someone who doesn't seem to take himself too seriously. For this reason I made the assumption that his band might be just a little better than amateur. How wrong I was.
As I write these words, I'm sitting in Ibiza, Spain looking at a rather non-Jersey shore, but when I heard about Clarence Clemons having a stroke, I wanted to write a get-well playlist. Here's hoping that the Big Man gets better soon.
What makes the latest album from indie rockers Gomez different than all previous efforts? For starters, frontman Ian Ball said, "it sounds like it's the same band all the way through the record... this would be a first for us."
A few weeks ago I set out to engage people in a conversation about their fathers. ABC's This Week anchor Christiane Amanppour sat down with me to discuss her beloved 96-year-old dad, who is still very much a part of her life.
This was the not the first title I had in mind for this piece. But when I dug into Clint Eastwood's life and career, it seemed particularly apt -- and not even close to an overstatement.
Beat the heat with a blast of Brit-rock cool, reggae rhythms, and air-conditioned vocal bliss. This week's releases cover the four corners of the musical world, traveling from heavy metal blues-rock to serious blue-haired schmaltz.
Hugh Hefner has sparked a profound change in American culture that continues to frame the way we look at sex and gender.
Could the Times go out of business? That's the question nervously circled by Andrew Rossi's riveting new documentary. I sat down with Rossi to discuss whether our society, lost in the digital din, cares about hard facts and truth.
All three of these shows are worth watching. Falling Skies looks like it could be a major hit; Hawthorne seems to be finding its power in its various stories; Memphis Beat still has Jason Lee.
While Hollywood has still to produce a smashing flick with the soccer ball, independent film has been heading up the titles.
I don't think Tracy Morgan is funny, and his gay jokes were in the poorest of taste. But who cares? While we continue to fight for our right to marry and to defend our right to serve in the military, why are we wasting energy on this?