Films from five nations are competing for the Best Foreign Language Oscar this year.

"Will you come?" asks the wife. "No, I won't" he responds. She wants to leave Iran; he wants to stay. Iranian writer-director Asghar Farhadi has been collecting numerous awards for his film, A Separation, including the Golden Globe, which he accepted with a

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has nominated nine films for best picture. Of these, only one will make Oscar history.

A few are getting buzz for being top contenders.

By now, many moviegoers have seen Alexander Payne’s bittersweet drama "The Descendants."

It's about a busy lawyer who finds himself as the single parent of his two

An epic children's adventure set in 1930's Paris has garnered the most Oscar nominations of any film this year: 11, including best picture and best director for Martin Scorcese. Here's a look at Hugo.

"Once upon a time I met a boy named Hugo Cabret. He searched to find a secret message and that message lit his way all the way home."

Hugo is an

The music industry is celebrating the life of Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Whitney Houston who was found dead at a Los Angeles hotel Saturday.

Houston's death comes on the eve of the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, where the six-time Grammy winner had gathered with hundreds of artists for Sunday's program.

The organizers of the Grammys

A controversial and groundbreaking film has hit movie theater screens in Turkey.  Zenne Dancer is inspired by the true story of a gay man, Ahmet Yildiz, who police suspect was murdered by his father in 2008, in what the media describes as Turkey's first gay "honor killing."  Its haunting soundtrack can be heard in cinemas across Turkey, as Zenne

Most people consider film to be purely visual. Yet a movie's music, or score, plays a key role in conveying the work’s message.

Joseph Rivers, who teaches film studies and music at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma, says the musical theme for director Stephen Spielberg's "War Horse," the epic that opens in rural England,  is a good example of

The stars ofThe Help, having won the top awards from the Screen Actors Guild or "SAG," are now front-runners to get Hollywood's biggest annual honors, the Oscars.

Set in Mississippi in 1962, The Help stars Viola Davis as Aibileen, a black woman who has worked all her life as a maid and nanny for wealthy white families.

Based on a best-selling

Five leading ladies are competing for the Oscar for best actress in a leading role. All have offered weighty performances but some are a cut above.

In "My Week with Marilyn," Michelle Williams captivates as Marilyn Monroe.

The film chronicles