Oscars Commentary (Updated: Aug. 21, 2025): Venice and Telluride Film Festivals are about to unfurl their red carpets, and with them comes the official launch of awards season. The list of contenders ...

Oscars Commentary (Updated: Sept. 18, 2025): The state of the Oscar race is only beginning to take shape, but three major fall festivals — Telluride, Venice and Toronto — have already provided a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol' boy actor in car-chase movies such as "Smokey and the Bandit," has died of complications from emphysema at 71. His longtime booking agent, ...