It's official: Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin will host the 2010 Academy Awards. The annoucement came yesterday and marks the first time the Oscars will have two hosts. (more)

PRECIOUS, the film adaptation of the novel PUSH produced by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, earned praise at Sundance and is an early favorite to score an Oscar nomination for best picture. However, film critic Armond White blasts the movie, referring to it as the "con job of the year." (more)

Director Michael Mann (HEAT, PUBLIC ENEMIES) is known for embracing digital technologies in the filmmkaing world. The director recently expressed an interest in making a 3D film. (more)

The blog POPCRUNCH published a list of 20 films they think were better than the books they were based upon. See if your favorites made the cut. (more)