Enjoy the Oscars with Your Own Red Carpet Experience

We offer some tips and information for party planning and watching the Oscars.

As a kid I used to imagine getting dressed up and giving a speech as I accepted my Oscar for being the best actress ever. My acting skills amounted to me working my mother so she’d buy me new clothes. Never quite made it to Hollywood. Maybe you have had your own Academy Awards dreams over the years. If you are like the millions of folks around the country and the world who will be watching the Oscars, we have some information to help enhance your experience from recipe ideas to apps you can download.  Seth MacFarlane hosts 85th Academy Awards Sunday at 7:30 p.m. on ABC.  Have you been following who is in the running for an Oscar this year? Whether Jennifer Lawrence, from Silver Linings Playbook or Christoph Waltz from Django Unchained, you…

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Style Central: The Magic of Hollywood

Some red carpet moments are just too good to be true, while others make us cringe. What will it be like this year?

Going to the movies with friends is always fun, but most of us see movies in our living rooms these days. Call me old fashioned, but I still love seeing a good film in a real theater where the screen is huge and the lights are low. I'm not what one would call a movie buff—you could fill a thimble with my knowledge of the industry. However, I am a huge fan of watching the Oscars.  This year Billy Chrystal will be back at the helm, and it's anybody's guess as to which flick will get best pick. Although my favorite, Midnight in Paris, is an unlikely winner, overall it was a wonderful year for movies. There was literally something for everybody. And it should be a very good year for fashion as well. If the Golden Globes were any indication, …

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