The Reader (movie)

Sam Mendes, the director of "Revolutionary Road," injects a few milligrams of hope into his film version of the 1961 Richard Yates novel, an excoriating portrait of a mid-1950s marriage built on sticks, straw and delusion. It is a harsh, merciless book....

Can a formidable actress redeem a pile of solemn erotic kitsch? Kate Winslet answers that one as honestly as she can in the film version of Bernhard Schlink's 1995 novel "The Reader," the tale of a 15-year-old West German boy who, in 1958, embarks on an...

2009 Oscar scorecard Complete list of nominees for the 81st annual Academy Awards. The Envelope January 22, 2009 PHOTOS: Nominees | Nominee reactions BEST PICTURE "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" "Frost/Nixon" "Milk" "The Reader" "Slumdog...

Take 26. That's the shot that director Darren Aronofsky used of Marisa Tomei in one of "The Wrestler's" pivotal dance sequences, one in which the 44-year-old Academy Award nominee gyrates and prances, flaunts and slinks -- largely in the nude --...

"It wasn't calculated! I swear! You must believe me!" Kate Winslet gasped to Gold Derby late last year as we discussed her recent photo shoot with Vanity Fair. That bawdy gig had been a perfect way for her to begin seducing Oscars' voters as she...

List of 81st annual Oscar nominations is announced       Complete list of 81st annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday:     Best Picture: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Frost/Nixon," "Milk," "The Reader," "Slumdog...

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor" Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon" Sean Penn, "Milk" (Winner) Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler" Outstanding Performance...

A complete list of winners for the 66th annual Golden Globe Awards. The Envelope PHOTOS: Arrivals | Winners: Film | TV MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" "Frost/Nixon" "The Reader" "Revolutionary...

Last night was VH1's 14th annual Critics' Choice Awards. Slumdog Millionaire was the nights clear winner taking home awards for Picture, Director, Writer, Young actor/actress, and composer for a grand total of 5 awards. Other wins included Sean Penn-...

The most recognizable stars of Baz Luhrmann's cattle-drive drama "Australia" are Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. But on a December day nearly two years ago, even as Kidman flitted about Luhrmann's creative compound in the hills above Sydney, all of the...

The romantic fantasy "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" led Academy Awards contenders Thursday with 13 nominations, among them best picture and acting honors for Brad Pitt and Taraji P. Henson, and a directing slot for David Fincher. The awards will...

WEST HOLLYWOOD -- Nominations for the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced Thursday morning by actors Angela Bassett and Eric McCormack at the Pacific Design Center. Nominees in five film and eight television categories were be...