For more than two decades, filmmakers have followed the story of Jeff Buckley, one of the most talented and promising musicians of his generation, who drowned in the Memphis River in May 1997 at the age of 30. In 2000, Brad Pitt courted Buckley’s mother, Mary Guibert, invited her to lunch at his home in … Read more
The Palm Springs International Film Awards were an emotional evening, highlighted by a heartfelt tribute from Nicole Kidman, who received the International Star Award for her performance in the thriller “Babygirl.” The Oscar-winning actress thrilled the audience of more than 1,000 at the Palm Springs Convention Center on Friday night when she dedicated her award … Read more
That the mother-son film remains, for some reason, the least covered quarter when it comes to on-screen parent-child relationships may say something about the industry’s patriarchal bias — though the best examples say a lot about how men are raised and made. A modestly framed domestic comedy with surprising reserves of wisdom and sadness, Darren … Read more
Cissy Houston, mother of the late Whitney Houston A two-time Grammy Award winner who has performed alongside such star musicians as Elvis Presley and… Aretha FranklinCBS News confirmed that she had died. She was 91 years old. Houston died Monday morning at her home in New Jersey while receiving hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, her … Read more