Al Gore Shares Thoughts on Earth Day Eve

Two years ago this week, I was invited to a lavish estate in the upscale Nashville suburb of Belle Meade and given the opportunity to conduct an exclusive interview of Al Gore about his about-to-be-published book,...

Joaquin Phoenix Quits Acting to Pursue Music

At the young age of 34, Joaquin Phoenix has announced that he plans to retire from acting and making movies in order to pursue a career in music.That is, if celebrity retirements are to be believed. Who knows if...

Robert Downey Jr. Postpones Memoir, Realizes He's Only 43

Not that Robert Downey Jr. hasn't had an exciting, action-packed, and substance-filled life thus far, but the man is only 43 and could likely stand to crank out a few more major Hollywood blockbusters (ie. Iron...

Video: DJ Paul Disses Kia Shine, Kicks Rapper Out Of Three 6 Mafia Meet-N-Greet

"In support of Three 6 Mafia's recent album "Last To Walk," the rap duo held a Meet-N-Greet at the Cats music store on Union Ave in Midtown Memphis this past weekend which resulted in an appearance by rapper Kia...

To Sydney Pollack

A highlight of my currently non-thriving screenwriting career was working on a script for the delightful and neurotic Sydney Pollack, who died earlier this week at the age of 73. My writing partner, Richard...

"Away from Her" Dominates Canada's Genie Awards

Who could have imagined that in a seemingly few years, Canadian indie film ingenue Sarah Polley would move from a child acting role on 'Road to Avonlea' to an Academy Award-nominated, and multiple Genie...

A Day with OSCAR: Meet the Academy Awards

Hollywood, California.  The public was invited to drop in, meet the oscars, hold one, and get their picture taken.  It was especially great, seeing the process and steps, the OSCAR takes to be ...