Another Honor for The Social Network’s Aaron Sorkin: Now, He’s Getting Some Respect
You would think that Aaron Sorkin, the Academy award-winning writer of the screenplay for “The Social Network” was born to the manor as far as winning awards. But Sorkin, whose films also include “A Few Good Men” and “The American President” has just started racking up a huge number of awards for the acclaimed movie about the founding of Facebook. The latest honor: winning the Distinguished Achievement in...
Between Awards, It’s All About Sex at the MTV Movie Awards
The MTV Movie Awards alway try to push the envelope, whether it’s having Sacha Baron Cohen fly across the audience and swoop down, bare bottomed, on Eminem’s face or an unexpected girl-on-girl kiss, like the one between Sandra Bullock and Scarlett Johansson last year. This year’s edition tore the envelope wide open early on, when Justin Timberlake grabbed Mila Kunis’s breasts and she in turn groped his crotch and held on...
Long-Lasting Love on Ice, and Coco
Love was in the house, as were a lot of cameras, as rapper Ice-T and his swimsuit model wife Coco Austin renewed their wedding vows after 10 years of marriage. The ceremony and reception at Hollywood’s W Hotel was shot for the couple’s upcoming reality show on E! Entertainment, “Ice Loves Coco.” It featured tearful tributes from family members, long-time friends and celebrity guests, including Snoop Dogg and...
The Gracie Awards Honor the Best Women’s Work–In the Media
Gracie Allen would have been proud. This 36th annual edition of the awards bearing her name, the Gracies, went off without a hitch – and with a lot of laughter and applause along the way. Hosted by Patricia Heaton and presented by The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation and title sponsor Dove, the Gracies honor exceptional programming and individual contributions of those who create portrayals of women in all forms of media,...
The Good Wife, Men of a Certain Age and Justified Score New Gold
Ray Romano definitely knows what a George Foster Peabody Award is now. The co-executive producer and costar of TNT’s “Men of a Certain Age” is the new owner of one of the prestigious golden statuettes awarded in New York at the 70th annual Peabody Awards presentation. Just days earlier, at the technically challenged TNT/TBS upfront held at the Hammerstein Ballroom, Romano was one of the network’s talent– along with...