"Slumdog Millionaire" took the best-picture Academy Award and seven other Oscars on Sunday, including director for Danny Boyle, whose ghetto-to-glory story paralleled the film's unlikely rise to Hollywood's summit. ...more

February 23, 2009

Picture "Slumdog Millionaire" Director Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire" Actor ...more

February 23, 2009

Fans of this month's Academy Awards - and nominees themselves - are in for something new at Hollywood's biggest party, the show's overseers said Monday. ...more

February 2, 2009

Meryl Streep of the Roman Catholic drama "Doubt" and Sean Penn of the Harvey Milk film biography "Milk" won lead-acting honors Sunday at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. ...more

January 25, 2009

"Slumdog Millionaire" lived up to its underdog theme at Sunday's Golden Globes, sweeping all four of its categories, including best drama and director for Danny Boyle. ...more

January 12, 2009

NEW IN TOWN Bride Wars *½ Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway star as two life-long friends who become enemies when their weddings are planned for the same day, a circumstance that leads them to try to out do each other - and undermine each other - at every turn. Not a great movie, but not near as bad as it could be. Review, Page 4. 89 minutes (PG; suggestive content, profanity and some rude behavior) ...more

January 9, 2009

No matter how many times Leonardo DiCaprio stars in a mob movie or Kate Winslet appears in a low-budget art film, they are inexorably linked because of the success of "Titanic." ...more

January 8, 2009

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Frost/Nixon" and "Doubt" led the Golden Globes with five nominations each Thursday, though the former two had a leg up with best-drama slots. ...more

December 12, 2008

Batman star Christian Bale will not face charges relating to an alleged assault last month on his mother and sister, prosecutors said Thursday, suggesting their decision was based in part on the family members' wishes. ...more

August 15, 2008

SEBRING — While John Milone was on vacation in Denmark this summer, a family of four stayed in his Sebring home, sleeping in his bed and eating at his dining room table. The family went on an airboat ride through Arbuckle Creek, laid on the beaches of Miami and enjoyed Disney theme parks, while John and Lyudmila Milone explored Copenhagen and stayed at the family's home there. The Milones coordinated the swap through Home Exchange, a Web site that facilitates 100,000 successful home exchanges worldwide and features about 15,000 listings in more than 100 countries. The concept gained popularity after the 2006 romantic comedy staring Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet, who trade a Los Angeles' mansion and cottage in England to escape men in their lives. John Milone knew about the program long before the movie, though, and has been doing home exchanges for nine years. ...more

October 13, 2007