Paul Newman, the Oscar-winning superstar who personified cool as the anti-hero of such films as "Hud," ''Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money" — followed by a second act as an activist, race car driver and popcorn impresario — has died. He was 83. ...more

September 28, 2008

SHINE A LIGHT *** This being 2008, the idea of a Rolling Stones concert film - even one directed by Martin Scorsese - doesn't sound quite as electrifying as it would have 20 or 30 or almost 40 years ago, when the Maysles brothers shot "Gimme Shelter" at Altamont. Still, Scorsese has assembled an impressive array of talent on both sides of the camera. ...more

July 31, 2008

Boxing has the prolific "Rocky" series and the Martin Scorsese black-and-white classic "Raging Bull." Hockey has the rough-and-tough "Slap Shot" starring the venerable Paul Newman and the much-goofier "The Mighty Ducks." ...more

May 7, 2008

It's Oscar time. Sunday, we'll learn who the big winners are, not to mention the designer label on the evening gowns the PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants are wearing under their men's clothes when they bring out the envelopes. Thank ya, boys! ...more

February 22, 2008

From "Good Vibrations" to "GoodFellas," Brian Wilson and Martin Scorsese scored. Steve Martin strutted as one of the "wild and crazy guys." Diana Ross sang to Motown stardom. Pianist Leon Fleisher surmounted a debilitating injury. ...more

December 3, 2007

Pianist Leon Fleisher, actor Steve Martin, singers Diana Ross and Brian Wilson and film director Martin Scorsese will share the 30th annual honors of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in December. ...more

September 12, 2007

Oscar-winning director Woody Allen does not believe he has influenced other filmmakers. ...more

September 3, 2007