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Dad: "No but like what does the White House Correspondents' Dinner really entail? Like what does it actually mean?"

Me: "Well, it's like supposed to be a dinner that recognizes the outstanding works by journalists over the year in their coverage of all things White House related. But, it's pretty much just a chance for all of the nerds in DC to get their photos taken with celebrities in order to build their cred with their children/on Facebook."

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All sorts of "leaks" are spoiling/drumming up interest in Sunday's Oscar ceremony. And the show's biggest get so far is Oprah Winfrey, who'll (almost certainly) introduce Gabourey Sidibe for Best Actress in Precious: Etc., which Winfrey co-produced. More»

Ishmael Reed wrote in the Times that while white movie critics and the Academy adore the gritty Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, it inspires "widespread revulsion and anger" among the black viewers that make up its ostensible target audience. More»

Anne Hathaway announced the Oscar nominations today. There were few surprises on the list (aside from Hathaway rising before dawn to read it). Even more predictable are all but a handful of the eventual winners. Herein, five ways to avoid the biggest Oscar yawn-fest ever (which is saying something). More»

Dawn has broken on a new season at indie-film-lovers'-paradise: the Sundance Film Festival. Everyone has been waiting with baited breath to see how newly appointed Festival Director, John Cooper, would shake things up within the 20 year old institution.The result? More»

Up In The Air continued its Award-winning streak last night at the National Board Of Motion Pictures Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street, taking home awards for actors George Clooney and Anna Kendrick, as well as Best Picture. More»

The Directors Guild of America announced its nominees for director of the year today. And if the DGA's slate is any indication, the Oscar race for Best Director Oscar, often one of the show's sleepier categories, could be the most combustible in years. More»

Mariah Carey was certainly the center of attention at the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival, partly because of her much-lauded performance in Precious, partly because of her incoherent acceptance speech, and, apparently partly because of her pretty impressive rack jewelry... More»

Which starlet was more excited about Justin Timberlake ANNOUNCING her Golden Globe nomination than actually getting the nomination itself? Click below to find out... More»

Celebrities. We love to build them up and then tear them down. But sometimes, the stars have a way of dismantling their own reputations that puts the public's to shame. Witness two bizarre incidents featuring rising star directors (and Oscar hopefuls) Lee Daniels (who maybe kind of blew a chance to bust a child abuser) and Jason Reitman (who just acted like an asshole). More»

[All photos by BILLY FARRELL for PMc].

Last night, Tommy Hilfiger and The Cinema Society threw a party for the new movie "Precious" at the Crosby Street Hotel. This indie flick about an illiterate, overweight Harlem woman certainly has an unexpected fanbase in the hearts of New York Cities rich and fashionable elite. Among those who showed up for the screening and afterparty were Agyness Deyn, Amy Sacco, Carol Alt, Carson Kressley, Fern Mallis, General Colin Powell, Iman, Johannes Huebl and Olivia Palermo, newly-engaged Mamie Gummer, Patrick Demarchelier, Neel Shah, Quincy Jones, Rebecca Guinness, Terrence Howard, Sandra Bernhard, Fabiola Beracasa, Kyra Sedgwick, Alexandra Richards Lee Daniels and Gabourey Sidibe. More»