Don't forget Grandpa when holiday shopping this season! Today's holiday gift guide suggestions will hopefully appeal to these beloved older gentlemen in your life. The miniseries Band of Brothers is interesting enough for everyone in the family, and Grandpa might find it particularly relevant. Based on the bestselling book by Stephen E. Ambrose, the miniseries tells the remarkable story of Easy Read more

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. I should probably mention that in addition to the following titles, Apocalypto is also out on DVD today. Oh, and the Girls Next Door Workout. Letters From Iwo Jima This is perhaps the better of Clint Read more

From now until the 2007 Oscars air this Sunday night, I'll be breaking down each Best Picture nominee and giving you the scoop on why certain movies might win and why others probably don't have a chance. Today's featured movie is Letters From Iwo Jima, the second part of Clint Eastwood's one-two World War II punch that began with the schlockier Flags of Our Fathers. Both movies tell the story of Read more

The Golden Globe Awards will be handed out tonight, and that's not the only place to find pre-Oscar buzz. On Sunday, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association gave out its 2006 awards, which are also considered early Oscar indicators. The critically acclaimed Letters from Iwo Jima was voted Best Picture of the Year, with The Queen as runner up. For directing, Clint Eastwood was runner up to Paul Read more

Letters From Iwo Jima is one of those movies I've been hearing about for months, so I'm excited that it's finally opening in wide release this Friday, Jan. 12. I have to admit: I was totally unexcited about Clint Eastwood's schlocky-looking Flags of Our Fathers. But the companion piece, which tells the same story from the Japanese perspective, looks like a much better movie, and it's got lots of Read more

Borat, Dreamgirls, and United 93 land on AFI's somewhat puzzling Top 10 list for 2006 — Associated Press Clint Eastwood's Letters From Iwo Jima tops the year-end list from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association — Variety Lacking a critical darling this year, hip-hop gets left out of the major Grammy nominations — LA Times This season of CBS's "The Amazing Race" is decided by an EZ-Pass Read more