LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Slumdog Millionaire" continued its rags-to-riches march through Hollywood's awards season as its filmmaker, Danny Boyle, won the top honor Saturday from the Directors Guild of...
When the 81st Oscar nominations came out Jan. 22, many critics praised the Academy for going outside the realm of their traditional choices, while others were left scratching their heads at some obvious...
In its second year of offering a category for best zydeco or Cajun music album, the Recording Academy is acknowledging five artists from Louisiana.Cedric Watson, Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys, the...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Costner signed on to host a glitzy Super Bowl party this year, but the truth is he doesn't really like parties all that much. Too much glad-handing, picture-taking and standing...
Baton Rouge native and University High graduate Anne Williams isn't letting 700 miles get in the way of seeing her favorite band, JJ Grey and Mofro.Williams is a freshman at the University of North Carolina...
The Baton Rouge Gallery is beginning this year's Flatscape Video Series with, as one press release put it, "a bang – the bang of a bomb."The annual video series, which will run the last Saturday...
The lights dim, the movie projector kicks on and ads showcasing trailers of upcoming movies and telling people to silence their cell phones greet the audience.This may sounds like a traditional Friday...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Katie Stam of Indiana was crowned Miss America on Saturday night, fighting off a throat infection, laryngitis and 51 other contestants to win the 88-year-old pageant.The 22-year-old...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The romantic fantasy "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" led Academy Awards contenders Thursday with 13 nominations, among them best picture and acting honors for Brad...
From Beyoncé and Bruce Springsteen performing in his honor at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday to those in attendance at the inauguration Tuesday, President Obama has always seemed to have celebrities...
Even though Apple never made an "I'm an a Mac, and I'm a PC" commercial about Microsoft's portable Zune player, the iPod is leaving the Zune in the dust.Microsoft announced it may discontinue its portable...
When a student first walks into the HopKins Black Box Theatre, they won't think it's a theatre at all. It has no stage, no curtains, nothing that a traditional theatre holds.The open floor is the stage,...
![JJ Grey [above] and Mofro will perform at the Varsity Theatre tonight. The band’s blend of rock, groove-heavy blues and dirty funk is rooted in its Southern heritage.](https://lsureveille.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/00f24787329906865c914b1baf1572e6-1-1200x797.jpg)
