Halle Berry Articles

Halle Berry arrives at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Halle Berry won a Best Actress Oscar for Monster's Ball (2001). This year, she was onstage paying tribute to Lena Horne, who died last year. The Oscar's "In Memoriam" segment featured brief clips featuring those who died in 2010 and early 2011, including Blake Edwards, Jill Clayburgh, Patricia Neal, Mario [...]

James Franco, Anne Hathaway, Oscar 2011 The 2011 Oscar ceremony rundown has been leaked to Deadline's Nikki Finke. Among the revelations are a mystery "guest host" halfway through the show, Mo'Nique's refusal to present this year's Best Supporting Actor Oscar, Steven Spielberg presenting Best Picture, and Anne Hathaway undergoing five dress changes. Personally, I'd have found it more interesting if Spielberg underwent five dress changes [...]

Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Monster's Ball This brief piece is an amalgam of two comments posted in response to Alt Film Guide's Monster's Ball review written by André Soares. The comments have been slightly reedited for easier reading as a single post. See below. I've seen Monster's Ball twice, and in all honesty it grew in power the second time I saw it. I [...]

MONSTER'S BALL (2001) Direction: Marc Forster Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Heath Ledger, Peter Boyle, Sean Combs, Mos Def, Coronji Calhoun Screenplay: Milo Addica and Will Rokos Oscar Movies Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Monster's Ball In Monster's Ball — the title refers to the macabre partying held the night before the execution of a death-row inmate — first-time screenwriters Milo Addica and Will [...]