I needed a craft today, in the worst kind of way. Both my babies were under the weather and the oldest was frustrated by all of her normal school work. With all the cookie making and card making I really didn’t want to start a messy craft; but she needed something fun and creative to do while her little sister napped.

Here is what I found…

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Director Todd Haynes rightly perceives that it doesn’t really matter who or what Dylan really was. As an artist, he doesn’t owe us anything but his songs, distilling and chronicling American society and culture. Dylan’s music pervades each and every inch of this movie, always hovering like a phantom in the background…sometimes taking over the

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The film, which stars Javier Bardem as a determined hit man pursuing Josh Brolin, beat out other nominees “There Will Be Blood,” “Juno,” “Michael Clayton” and “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.”

Scott Rudin and Ethan and Joel Coen were given the Darryl F. Zanuck produce

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Hundreds of mourners joined Heath Ledger's family Saturday morning local time at a memorial in Australia.  Michelle Williams and Cate Blanchett were also there.

Kim, Heath's dad said, "It's a pretty sad time.  We're finding it difficult to cope."  About the funeral: "The fune

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BEST FILM

AMERICAN GANGSTER – Brian Grazer/Ridley Scott
ATONEMENT – Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster
THE LIVES OF OTHERS – Quirin Berg/Max Wiedemann
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Scott Rudin/Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – JoAnne Sellar/Paul Thomas Anderso

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Indiana Jones is back in this 4th installment in the series directed by Steven Speilberg…

Indiana Jones 4, Set at the height of the Cold War in 1957, Indy is in a race for the Crystal Skull against operatives from the Soviet Union. The adventures take him to New Mexico, Connecticut, Mexico C

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The long awaited teaser to the new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull movie is finally here and in glorious high definition. You can watch it over at A Mike Life of course and then check out the official site for super huge HD versions.Is the new Indiana Jones teaser good? Yes, it's so good that I've watched i

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The end of the Hollywood writers strike means the Oscar show will be the usual star-studded, fashion-filled extravaganza, organizers promised.

The 80th annual awards show will be held Feb. 24 at the Kodak Theatre and will feature a host of A-list stars. Forest Whitaker, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Hudson, Miley Cyrus, George Cloo

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Robert Altman Award ‘I’m Not There‘
Director: Todd Haynes
Casting Director: Laura Rosenthal
Ensemble Cast: Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw, Marcus Carl Franklin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Bruce Greenwood, David Cross, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams

To know how won the Rest of the awa

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Best Motion Picture: “No Country for Old Men.”

Lead Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood.”

Lead Actress: Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose.”

Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, “No Country for Old Men.”

Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton, “Michael Clayton.”

Director: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “No Country for

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This is perhaps the most fear-mongering, ludicrous article I have ever read about global warming. I know it is hard to believe with all of the stupid articles out there that blame plastic bags, light-bulbs, earthworms, and Halloween. Global warming has been linked to cats breeding too quickly. Hell, Cate Blanchett is going to d

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We saw quite a few celebrity babies being born in 2007 and 2008 is shaping up to be just as busy! Here's a list of pregnant celebs and who's due when:

Halle Berry is so ready to pop! Her due date is sometime this month. She and Gabriel Aubrey will probably have the most beautiful baby ever!

Cate Blanchett is preggo w

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Chelsea FC have to win the Premiership or the Champions League. Failure in any of the two will cost Avram Grant his job at Stamford Bridge.

The Israeli manager sure does know about it after his lads performance in the crucial Cup matches. Firstly, the Blues lost the Carling Cup final after a poor display against Tottenham at

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‘Notes on a scandal’ adapted from a Booker-prize nominated text, reminded me of the movie adaptation of ‘Enduring love’ (the acclaimed novel by Ian Mc Ewan, which was also centered on an obsession). But the former attains a much greater degree of success in its aspirations to literary intensity and intricacy. Primarily due to d

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Martin Scorsese gives into the character like an eagle to its prey. He is left helpless to the dictates of great cinema. The detailing with which he makes this beautiful movie is almost spellbinding. The character is Howard Hughes who is one of the most eccentric characters of Hollywood. He was probably one of the richest men a

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