This year's Oscar race isn't very deep with talent, and at this point there are probably only eight films with a legitimate shot at getting a nod for Best Picture.

Why does Barack Obama attract enough attention from musicians that they wish to create a song for him? Is it the fact that this is the point in history where a man of color has a chance to lead the free world?

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.

Tom Hanks is a rare movie star in that he is a top leading man without topping anyone's most beautiful list. Rather he established, and maintained, his stardom by fusing a "boy next door" image with undeniable talent.

There's the quintessential romantic comedy, and then there's the romdramedy. Similar to a dramedy (in which there is an equal balance of humor and serious content), a romdramedy combines comedy and drama with that mushy thing we call romance.

Sally Field insists she hasn't given up on love - but suitors have a tough job of wooing her. The 61-year-old Oscar winner has been divorced twice but she's still open to marrying for a third time.

It's no secret that one of America's favorite days of the year is opening day (in turn, we are not a fan of the Japan trips that do not allow all teams to open on the same day). With all the controversies that exist in baseball today (steroids, HGH, the designated hitter) it is nice to look to the movies and find an innocence that we all may be losing a grip on.

Mrs. Doubtfire is in the house! Everyone's favorite gender-bending nanny is back for more heartwarming hilarity as Fox Home Entertainment pulled off the wig and let out the seams to unveil even more fun with the all-new Mrs. Doubtfire Behind-The-Seams Special Edition two-disc DVD release.

Robin Wright has dismissed reports she served her husband Sean Penn with divorce papers after finding the actor in bed with two other women as "laughable." Wright, who filed for divorce in California on December 21 citing irreconcilable differences, is fed up with wayward speculation in the tabloid media as to the reason for the split.

Tom Hanks is hoping to hear his name when the Oscar nominations are announced later this month - because he is desperate for another Academy Award.