Gwyneth Paltrow

Superheroes bump superegos in Joss Whedon's all-star Avengers. Things go boom.

Sorry, Jim Carrey: Eight Actors Who Can Actually Sing

​Great. We've got another actor who thinks he can sing on our hands. At least Jim Carrey's sticking to karaoke bars for his awkward warbling of Radiohead's "Creep" and Smashing Pumpkins' "Bullet With Butterfly Wings", instead of taking the Gwyneth Paltrow route of bringing awkward warbling t ... More >>

Steven Soderbergh turns the star-studded Hollywood disaster flick on its head

​Great. We've got another actor who thinks he can sing on our hands. At least Jim Carrey's sticking to karaoke bars for his awkward warbling of Radiohead's "Creep" and Smashing Pumpkins' "Bullet With Butterfly Wings", instead of taking the Gwyneth Paltrow route of bringing awkward warbling t ... More >>

Five Things Madonna Ruined

Proof of No. 3 on this list​Madonna means many things to pop culture, and many of them are awesome. The problem: Some are life-sucking voids of horror. The list below documents the parts of her legacy -- strange, fleshy and unfathomable -- that involve ruining things with such subtle ferocity ... More >>

The Ten Most Cringe-Worthy Celebrity Vocal Duets

The soon to be collaborating Voices. Courtesy of NBC​Oh great. The judges/coaches from NBC's hit karaoke tournament vocal competition "The Voice" are going to collaborate. Specifically, Maroon 5, led by slightly soulful popster Adam Levine will be joined by Christina Aguilera to perform their ... More >>

Bon Appetit, Gwyneth! Eight Bargain-Bin Celebrity Cookbooks

Bon AppetitGwyneth's back! Not that she ever goes away.​ Oh look. It's Gwyneth Paltrow on the cover of the new issue of Bon Appetit. Because she's everywhere. Acting? Yeah, that's fine. But then there was the singing. And now she's pushing her cookbook, My Father's Daughter and cooking on ev ... More >>

Cee Lo Green Coming to St. Louis

Kudos to eagle-eyed RFT photographer Jon Gitchoff for spotting this concert: Cee Lo Green, he of the "Fuck You" single and Muppets-and-Gwyneth Paltrow Grammy performance, is the 2011 performer for UMSL's annual Mirthday celebration. On April 20, Cee Lo will be performing at the Touhill Performing Ar ... More >>

The Ten Best Moments of the 2011 Grammy Awards

​Miss the Grammys telecast? Couldn't care less about the awards? Either way, A to Z watched the entire show - and even some of the pre-show -- so you didn't have to. Here are ten highlights from the night. Mavis Staples winning her first Grammy If you weren't watching the pre-show telecast, y ... More >>

Sorry, Gwyneth: Eight Actresses Who Actually Can Sing

In the old days, just being an actress wasn't enough. Everyone had to be a double threat just to keep up with singing actresses like Julie Andrews, Doris Day, Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland. But then musicals fell out of fashion and we find ourselves asking, "Why the hell is Gwyneth Paltrow singi ... More >>

Kentucky Man to Use the Caffeine Defense in Murder Trial

Too much caffeine makes him tense. CNN reports that a Kentucky man claims that he murdered his wife because his high caffeine consumption made him crazy. He claimed he had consumed a great deal of soda, diet pills with caffeine, and No Fear energy drink before strangling his wife with an extension c ... More >>

Iron Man 2 will lead to 3 and probably 4, but that doesn't mean it's good

Too much caffeine makes him tense. CNN reports that a Kentucky man claims that he murdered his wife because his high caffeine consumption made him crazy. He claimed he had consumed a great deal of soda, diet pills with caffeine, and No Fear energy drink before strangling his wife with an extension c ... More >>

Throwback of the House: Resolve to Make 2010 Miserable with Soup of Oat Flakes

New year, new beginning, new fad diets. Why should things be any different for the Throwback? Instead of focusing on weight loss via artificial sweeteners and chemicals, I'm going the opposite route with the 1970 edition of Michael Abehsera's Zen Macrobiotic Cooking.Robin Wheeler​I debated this o ... More >>

Shiksa vs. Jew: But nobody wins in James Gray's ridiculous Two Lovers

New year, new beginning, new fad diets. Why should things be any different for the Throwback? Instead of focusing on weight loss via artificial sweeteners and chemicals, I'm going the opposite route with the 1970 edition of Michael Abehsera's Zen Macrobiotic Cooking.Robin Wheeler​I debated this o ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 9.22

New year, new beginning, new fad diets. Why should things be any different for the Throwback? Instead of focusing on weight loss via artificial sweeteners and chemicals, I'm going the opposite route with the 1970 edition of Michael Abehsera's Zen Macrobiotic Cooking.Robin Wheeler​I debated this o ... More >>

Presenting the only Cannes awards that really matter: Ours.

New year, new beginning, new fad diets. Why should things be any different for the Throwback? Instead of focusing on weight loss via artificial sweeteners and chemicals, I'm going the opposite route with the 1970 edition of Michael Abehsera's Zen Macrobiotic Cooking.Robin Wheeler​I debated this o ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Friday, 10/5

New year, new beginning, new fad diets. Why should things be any different for the Throwback? Instead of focusing on weight loss via artificial sweeteners and chemicals, I'm going the opposite route with the 1970 edition of Michael Abehsera's Zen Macrobiotic Cooking.Robin Wheeler​I debated this o ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Friday, 9/14

New year, new beginning, new fad diets. Why should things be any different for the Throwback? Instead of focusing on weight loss via artificial sweeteners and chemicals, I'm going the opposite route with the 1970 edition of Michael Abehsera's Zen Macrobiotic Cooking.Robin Wheeler​I debated this o ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 8/21

New year, new beginning, new fad diets. Why should things be any different for the Throwback? Instead of focusing on weight loss via artificial sweeteners and chemicals, I'm going the opposite route with the 1970 edition of Michael Abehsera's Zen Macrobiotic Cooking.Robin Wheeler​I debated this o ... More >>

Film Openings

Week of October 26, 2006

A Guide to Recognizing Your Shrinks

Coming of age and coming out in the Me Decade.

A Star Is Bored

Matt & Ben & J.D. & $$

The Proposition

(the former Mike & Min's, Soulard)

Proof Positive

Paltrow anchors the screen version of the prize-winning play

Days of Future Passed

Sky Captain zooms back to a tomorrow that never was

Comic Belief

Alan Oxenhandler's one-night stand

When He Was Cruel

Neil LaBute tries to be nice but comes off very savage

Film Openings

Week of March 19, 2003

Film Openings

Week of August 28, 2002

Fight Club

When it comes to producing movies, it's a fine art (or Art Linson)

Oscar-Worthy

Superb performances distinguish a new adaptation of Wilde's Earnest

Royal's Screw-Ups

Anderson's film is like its characters: flawed genius

Emma Goes to France

Amélie serves up a daring, moving take on Jane Austen's best-loved heroine

Film Openings

Week of November 7, 2001

Cumming Up

Is he a writer, director, actor or...sex symbol? Um, yes -- and more.

The Big Swill

Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming stir it up

Letters

Week of April 25, 2001

The Tired Gun

Or: Why winning an Oscar sometimes means losing sight of a career

"Look! I Made This!"

Robert Altman wants your attention, if not your affection

Duets

Directed by Bruce Paltrow

THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY

Written and directed by Anthony Minghella

1998: The Year in Film

Written and directed by Anthony Minghella

Song of Songs

Written and directed by Anthony Minghella