
The Directors Guild of America has announced its 2012 nominees.
Pope Benedict says gay marriage is a threat to humanity's future.
Speaking of real threats to our future, Pat Buchanan might not be coming back to MSNBC.
Coachella's 2012 lineup has been announced.
Jay-Z has a new song, which Today's Kathie Lee Gifford wishes it had a melody.
While Kim Novak protests about the use of Vertigo's music, a bigger backlash is gathering pace as Michel Hazanavicius's The Artist charms its way to the Oscars.
Related: Sean O'Neal, for The A.V. Club, elaborates on Novak crying rape.
An illustrated review of Steven Spielberg's War Horse.
Dario Marianelli to score Brian De Palma's Passion.
Film Comment's end-of-year critics' poll is now up in its entirety.
Below is the opening title sequence to American Horror Story The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo:
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