Hollywood legends including Clint Eastwood, Sidney Poitier and Samuel L. Jackson paid tribute to Morgan Freeman as he was honored with the American Film Institute's (AFI) Lifetime Achievement Award...

Movie legend Sidney Poitier is to be honored with one of the film industry's most prestigious awards at a ceremony in New York City on Monday. The In the Heat of the Night star, who became the fir...

Whoopi Goldberg has slammed reporters at the New York Times for their "sloppy" journalism after they failed to mention the Ghost star's Oscar win in a factually inaccurate article about the lack of...

Happy Birthday to: Caribbean singer Rihanna (1988) The Darkness drummer Ed Graham (1976) Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell (1975) Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain (1967; d. 1994) Supermodel Ci...

Late actress/singer Eartha Kitt's former publicist has lashed out at Oscar producers for omitting her from a segment paying tribute to stars who had passed away over the past year. Kitt died ...

Happy Birthday to Caribbean singer Rihanna (1988), NBA star Stephon Marbury (1977), The Darkness drummer Ed Graham (1976), Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell (1975), late Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain (19...

Saying a Best Picture winner is overrated is quite simple. If you think a movie is terrible and it won Best Picture ipso facto it is overrated. But what about an underrated Best Picture winner? ...

Atlanta - Saturday, October 4th: At a glittering gala event, a bevy of Hollywood power players including Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith and Sidney Poitier, entertainers (singers Mary J. Blige, John Leg...

In John Grisham's bestselling novel "The Pelican Brief," investigative journalist Gray Grantham and law student Darby Shaw uncover a political conspiracy and in the process, end up between the shee...

Patrick Swayze made his first public appearance since his pancreatic cancer diagnosis to provide a big surprise at the start of "Stand Up 2 Cancer" telethon on Friday night. The star stepped ...

African Americans have come a long way in a relatively short time in the entertainment industry. From Hattie McDaniel becoming the first black actor to win an Academy Award in 1939 to the trailbla...

Comedic actor Jamie Foxx has credited talk show host Oprah Winfrey with refining his rough exterior. Foxx debuted his new MTV show From G's to Gents in America earlier this week in an effort...

There are many talented people in Hollywood who have won a coveted Oscar, and there are so many talented winners that it's difficult to just name a few. Daniel Day-Lewis is known as one of the...

Happy Birthday to NBA star Stephon Marbury (1977), The Darkness drummer Ed Graham (1976), Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell (1975), late Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain (1967; d. 1994), supermodel Cindy Cr...

Burt Reynolds will present the Life Achievement Award to Charles Durning at the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 27 in Los Angeles. Beloved TV and film actor Durning will be honore...

Tom Cruise is set to be honored at New York City's Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI) in November. The Minority Report star, 45, follows in the footsteps of former honorees Sidney Lumet, Robert De N...

Oprah Winfrey gave dinner guest Sidney Poitier a thrill when she invited him to join her for a sumptuous meal at the acting legend's favorite Los Angeles restaurant Spago's. Winfrey wanted to celeb...

Legendary actor Sidney Poitier will be honored with a 2007 Common Wealth Award for his contributions to the movie industry at a ceremony next month. The 80-year-old star - who became the first blac...

Happy Birthday to NBA star Stephon Marbury (1977), The Darkness drummer Ed Graham (1976), Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell (1975), late Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain (1967; d. 1994), supermodel Cindy Cr...

Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx and Nicole Kidman are set to show off their interviewing skills after landing TV chats with their Oscar-winning heroes. The three Oscar winners were invited to pick their ...

Sean "Diddy" Combs has reportedly been cast in the lead role in a new film version of A Raisin In The Sun despite his poor reviews in the Broadway production. The hip-hop mogul will reprise the ro...

Veteran actor Glenn Ford has been found dead at his home in Beverly Hills, California. He was 90. The Superman star, who had suffered numerous strokes, was discovered by paramedics yesterday. Polic...

Sidney Poitier, Rachel Weisz and director Anthony Minghella will receive Britannia Awards from the Los Angeles chapter of the British Academy of Film & Television Arts in October. Poitier will be o...

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) struts its stuff in August with the annual Summer Under the Stars festival, a month-long celebration during which each day is dedicated to one of Hollywood’s most enduri...

Veteran actor Sidney Poitier was named a commander in France's order of arts and letters at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday. The Oscar winner received the highly coveted award from the French cu...

The Da Vinci Code director Ron Howard used his film's star-studded world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last night to launch a scathing attack on the poor reviews the film has attracted from ...