Fewer people are watching The Oscars, as this was the worst TV ratings performance since 2009. Still, Neil Patrick Harris was excellent as the host and his opening number had a planned interruption from Jack Black who went on a singing rant of everything that’s wrong with the movie business – too many superheroes and mindless sequels to start.

Still, it was cool to see an original film like “Birdman” take top honors.

If you’re a fan of “The Breakfast Club,” you’ll enjoy this look back at the making of the movie and the interaction between the actors.

When you need to shut out the world for a little while, a TV series binge can be just the thing. You quickly become lost in the twists and turns of your favourite characters and forget all about that pile of ironing. If you need new show suggestions for your next session, here are a couple to get you started.

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She’s talented and gorgeous, so this shouldn’t be a surprise. Jennifer Lawrence was on a roll in 2014 with films like “Mockingjay” and “X-Men: Days of Future Past” that have brought in $1.4 billion at the box office worldwide according to Forbes.

Anticipation for the UK’s horse racing extravaganza, The Cheltenham Festival, is beginning to build.

Horse racing is a British institution and has been for nearly 400 years. It is showing absolutely no signs of slowing down, both literally and figuratively, particularly given the excitement which greeted the recent release of the odds for the 2015 Cheltenham Festival.

Moreover, it is not just within the sporting world that horse racing has seen enduring success. It has also been a reliable subject matter for the silver screen since the film medium’s inception. Within this sub-genre of horse racing films there have been several timeless classics that scored big both at the box-office and during award season.

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