Neighbors Dress Up for an Oscars House Party
• March 5, 2025

Several dozen serious movie buffs—some of them three to four times a week moviegoers—gathered at the Georgetown N Street home of Ellen Waugh March 2 to watch and celebrate the […]

The 97th Oscars: O’Brien Hosts and ‘Anora’ Wins Big
• March 3, 2025

The 97th Academy Awards began an hour earlier than normal—at 7 p.m.—which was a welcome change for us exhausted East Coast cinephiles who were glad to have the show finish […]

Film: Are We Living the Plot of ‘Barbie’? 
• January 25, 2024

If you’ve seen the Barbie movie (which most of us have, given its $1 billion-plus earnings at the box office and streaming) you know the plot: Barbie World is where […]

95th Academy Awards: ‘Everything Everywhere’ Wins Big, Music Highlights, Best-Worst Dressed
• March 13, 2023

The way we watch movies has changed quite a bit in recent years. Movie theaters are closing and people are opting to screen films in their own homes (many of […]

2023 Helen Hayes Nominations Announced; 37th Awards Show Returns Live at Anthem May 22
• February 9, 2023

And now, returning live, let’s give it up!  For the first time since the pandemic began the Helen Hayes Awards will be returning live for a 37th Awards gala at […]

Concert for the Ages: Kennedy Center’s Tribute to John Williams, 90
• June 30, 2022

It is doubtful that anyone exiting the Kennedy Center Concert Hall June 23 with big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes would dispute this statement: It was […]

A Long Night at the Oscars
• February 10, 2020

The 92nd Academy Awards show, on Feb. 9, spread itself like a big pillow on a small bed, but it had its moments.

And the Winner Is … Tracy’s Kids
• February 27, 2019

As wife of Vice President Mike Pence, Karen Pence is a prize guest at A List parties. But what’s her “most favorite event of the year”? The Oscars-themed “And the […]

The Oscar Nominations: A Mixed Bag
• January 24, 2019

It’s an odd lot, this lot of 2019 nominations, given that the two films that tied for the most nominations (10) you may or may not have heard of.

Sing-A-Long Sound of Music
• March 27, 2018

Celebrating over 50 years, the classic family film returns to the screen in Technicolor…with a twist! Sing-a-long with the movie using on-screen lyrics and become the star of the show. […]