Mirror, Mirror (movie)

Leotard-clad dancers stretched at gravity-defying angles, while gangly teenagers with seemingly endless legs towered en pointe. A girl hunched over homework as a counterpart stitched elastic bands and ribbons onto her shoes, listening to the youngest...

Ben Affleck's film "Argo" took the best picture Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards. Other marquee winners were Daniel Day-Lewis for lead actor for “Lincoln,” Jennifer Lawrence for lead actress for “Silver Linings Playbook,” and Ang...

Gold Standard writer Glenn Whipp is sweeping through all 24 Oscar categories this week, assessing the races, predicting the winners and helping you prevail in your Oscar pools. He looked at the shorts categories here and the sound races here. Now he looks...

Hosted by Joel McHale with an all-star list of presenters that included Steve Martin, Shirley MacLaine and Russell Crowe, the 15th Costume Designers Guild Awards were handed out Tuesday evening in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton. In...

The awards season is finally in full swing: Nickelodeon has unveiled its list of nominees for the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards. And just like every year, it's an eclectic bunch. Jennifer Lawrence, Kristen Stewart and Scarlett Johansson will compete in the...

The year 2012 was full of films that captured the essence of memorable time periods through costume. Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" was brought to life by designer Joanna Johnston's stovepipe hats and wool shawls, for instance. And what would the film "Anna...

Golden Globe winners "Argo" and "Les Miserables" are among the feature film nominees for the 15th annual Costume Designers Guild Award announced Thursday morning. Nominated for excellence in contemporary film are Stephani Lewis for "Beasts of the...

One Snow White fairy tale, two films, two master costume designers and a pair of Oscar nominations showcase just how elemental to moviemaking a costume designer truly is. If you've seen both films — "Mirror Mirror," starring Julia Roberts and Lily...

East Jordan Sno-Blast Sno-Blast winter festival is Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 12-13, in East Jordan. Saturday events at snowmobiler's club include, with $3 all-day admission: concessions 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; antique sled show 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; frozen pancake toss...

Complete list of 85th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday: 1. Best Picture: "Amour," "Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Zero Dark Thirty." 2....

Costume designers for period films and fairy-tale flicks dominated the nominations for best achievement in costume design for the 85th annual Academy Awards announced this morning, including previous Oscar winners Colleen Atwood and Eiko Ishioka,...

There probably will be a happily-ever-after ending for "Snow White and the Huntsman"at the box office this weekend. The adaptation of the classic fairy-tale -- the second take on "Snow White" to hit theaters this year -- is expected to open with a...