Oscar’s (Un)forgettable Moments

Oscar’s (Un)forgettable Moments

With the 84^th Academy Awards ceremony approaching, Slate V takes a journey back through Oscar moments that are etched in our memory, whether we like it or not.

What’s Inside the Oscar Envelopes?

What’s Inside the Oscar Envelopes?

The 84th annual Academy Awards will be on Sunday. As always, the winners will be revealed when a movie star pulls a small card out of an envelope. What, exactly, is written on those cards?

Betty White Busts a Double Middle Finger and Some F-Bombs In Alleged Parking Lot Road Rage Episode

Betty White Busts a Double Middle Finger and Some F-Bombs In Alleged Parking Lot Road Rage Episode

And you thought hearing Betty White talk about her "muffin" on SNL was the height of scandal: According to the venerable bastion of reliable reporting The National Enquirer, a "feisty" Betty White let fly some colorful language and hand gestures recently outside a grocery store parking lot. [ more › ]

How the Oscars and Hollywood Turned Their Backs on Green Cars

How the Oscars and Hollywood Turned Their Backs on Green Cars

Daniel Miller
Nearly a decade after a cavalcade of Toyota Priuses first pulled up to the red carpet, a scarcity of both sexy styles and industry support have carmakers trying to recharge interest in environmental autos.

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Tar Pit Tour: The Ice Age Miracle From Miracle Mile

Tar Pit Tour: The Ice Age Miracle From Miracle Mile

For more than a century, scientists have excavated fossils from the La Brea tar pits. It's a paleontological treasure chest, a snapshot of the late Pleistocene and Ice Age California. That picture is growing sharper by the day as paleontologists dig into Project 23, a huge cache uncovered almost six years ago during the construction of what would become a parking garage.

Why it’s still important for bands to do well on Saturday Night Live

For Our Consideration: Why it’s still important for bands to do well on Saturday Night Live

In case you missed it, Saturday Night Live is relevant again. I don’t mean that it’s back to being funny, though that’s occasionally been true this season. (Granted, I’m a sucker for sketches where Fred Armisen impersonates Barack Obama impersonating how Bill Cosby makes a hoagie.) I’m referring to the show’s musical offerings, which have been consistently generating headlines lately, though not necessarily for positive reasons. It’s not supposed to be this way: In the age of YouTube and an overabundance of music websites offering original video content, a 37-year-old TV show on ...

FX Renews 'Archer' for Season 4, Signs Overall Deal With EPs

FX Renews 'Archer' for Season 4, Signs Overall Deal With EPs

Michael O'Connell
The network signs Adam Reed, Matt Thompson and their studio, Floyd County Productions, for another two years.

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Oscars Will Drop References to Kodak Theatre

Oscars Will Drop References to Kodak Theatre

Alex Ben Block
The Academy Awards venue will be referred to as the Hollywood and Highland Center in promos and on the Oscar telecast in the wake of Kodak bankruptcy.

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Oscars: Right winners, wrong years

Oscars: Right winners, wrong years

EW's critics list 10 deserving honorees cited for lesser work -- and when they really should have won

Spanish Visitor Rescues Elderly Man Who Jumped Off Venice Pier

Spanish Visitor Rescues Elderly Man Who Jumped Off Venice Pier

An elderly man who jumped from the Venice Pier on Wednesday morning was rescued with the help of a Spanish visitor who leaped into the ocean to save him.

The man jumped about 9:28 a.m. as a group of people were admiring the 440-foot luxury yacht Serene anchored off Venice Beach, said Dan Pepper, an eyewitness at the scene. Pepper said he and Spanish visitor Jonathan LePage came up with a plan that called for LePage to strip down to his boxer shorts and jump in after the man, while Pepper would take responsibility for calling 911.

A Los Angeles Police Department helicopter and two LAPD patrol cars responded to the pier and helped coordinate efforts with the Los Angeles County Fire Department's Lifeguard Division, Pepper said

The man was pulled from the water about 9:37 a.m. and was taken to a hospital for examination, a lifeguard dispatcher said.

Pepper said LePage showed signs of hypothermia and was shaking wildly under blankets after the rescue. LePage and his friends from Fresno were in Los Angeles to attend the taping of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! show Thursday.

Oscars: 10 (not-so) Best Pictures

Oscars: 10 (not-so) Best Pictures

''Gump'' over ''Pulp Fiction''? ''Gandhi'' over ''E.T.''? EW's critics on winners that really should've lost

How to throw a Geek Oscars Party

Throw a Geek Oscars Party

Forget the red carpet and musical numbers. For geeks, the Oscars are about celebrating the fleeting overlap of technology and filmmaking. Here?s how to stage an Oscar bash for your inner geek.

Oscars: Ranking hosts since '92

Oscars: Ranking hosts since '92

Eleven performers have taken on the job of Academy Awards emcee in 20 years; see how we size 'em up

'It Gets Better' Founder Dan Savage: The MTV-Logo Special, How Tim Gunn Surprised Him (Exclusive Video)

'It Gets Better' Founder Dan Savage: The MTV-Logo Special, How Tim Gunn Surprised Him (Exclusive Video)

Jethro Nededog
A lightning rod for controversy, the bawdy sex and relationship columnist is happy to have the focus placed on his campaign to help LGBT youth.

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Animators Drop Stop-Motion Creatures Into Jungle Scenes

Exclusive: Animators Drop Stop-Motion Creatures Into Jungle Scenes:

Feb. 21, 1947: 'Take a Polaroid' Enters the English Language

Feb. 21, 1947: 'Take a Polaroid' Enters the English Language

The instant film camera is demonstrated to the Optical Society of America by its inventor, Edwin Land. It becomes an instant hit, too, when made commercially available.

‘The Film Director’ Sculpture On Exhibit At Culver Hotel Patio

‘The Film Director’ Sculpture On Exhibit At Culver Hotel Patio

‘The Film Director’ – a bronze sculpture by Australian artist Andrew Rogers spent the last seven months at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. Now, as part of its tour through Southern California it is on display on the patio by the entrance to the Culver Hotel facing the Pacific Theaters on the plaza.

Described as “a visual celebration in bronze of those imaginative and creative members of the Television, Film and Entertainment Industry and their work behind the scenes and lens,” the sculpture was originally commissioned in 1999 by Warner Village Berkshire UK, Warner Bros. Intl UK and Village Roadshow Entertainment Company of Australia.

The statue stands at 7 feet 6 inches and according to a press release “depicts a proactive engaged cinematographer-director patiently and methodically filming his subject. The director's head merges with the camera and his limbs become rolls of film indicating his absolute identification with his craft.

Nudity = Best Actress success?

Nudity = Best Actress success?

Oscar Fact or Myth? We research the common belief baring all on screen gives a nominee an edge

Just How Many Oscar Voters Are Old White Men?

Just How Many Oscar Voters Are Old White Men?

Who decides who wins the little gold men at the Oscars? It turns out it's mostly older, white men.

This fact alone isn't earth-shattering if you've ever paid attention to which movies get nominated or you happened to notice what a big effing deal it was for a black women to win a Best Actress award in the 21st century. [ more › ]

Venice Beach Mardi Gras Parade 2012

Venice Beach Mardi Gras Parade 2012

Unable to make it to the Venice Beach Mardi Gras Parade yesterday? Ray Rae sent in a couple of pictures, Vivianne has a video up and VeniceResident sent in a video of the Gumbo Brothers playing at the Bistro. Let the good times roll!

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