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The HBO film The Girl sets out to shed light on the complicated behind-the-scenes relationship between actress Tippi Hedren and director Alfred Hitchcock during the filming of The Birds in 1963. As Elizabeth Blair explains, Hitchcock's obsession with Hedren is the stuff of a Hollywood thriller.

It's been clear for some time that substantially more people watch the Super Bowl than have the slightest interest in watching the actual football game. That's why there's such hubbub over the halftime show and the commercials -- it gives non-football types something to pay attention to instead of football.

Charlie Rose is known for his cerebral, highbrow style, which raises the question: Why on Earth is CBS putting someone like him opposite the Today show and Good Morning America? Variety editor Andrew Wallenstein explains what's in store for Rose — and why it won't work.

A horror film a day you can find online for instant gratification

They're known as "flash mobs" — gatherings of people who use social media and text messages to stage a spontaneous group "dance-in" at a train station or get a big crowd together to imitate statues in a park. The idea seems innocent enough, but in Philadelphia, flash mobs have turned violent and police are cracking down.

Though revered now, Prince's iconic 1984 film and album succeeded against daunting odds. Music critic and journalist Alan Light provides the details in his new book, Let's Go Crazy.

Predicting elections is a game of numbers; the unemployment rate, GDP growth and a president's approval ratings among other numbers. But each campaign must also run the numbers on the voters themselves to find out what kinds of people can be persuaded to come to the polls in November.

The genre has some of the most creative, politically savvy, intelligent female personalities in the industry.

In The Knockoff Economy, Kal Raustiala and Christopher Sprigman say that in the world of fashion, copycats make styles go in and out of vogue faster. Copying breeds competition, Raustiala says, and that makes clothes cheaper for consumers.

Women's History Month: 2013 Honoree