| Kyle Buchanan Pop Culture Reporter | | Hey, movie fans! It's your faithful Carpetbagger. | | The big movies in theaters this week include "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part," "What Men Want" with Taraji P. Henson, the Liam Neeson action thriller "Cold Pursuit" and a creeper named "The Prodigy." There's plenty of more specialized fare to check out, too, like the collection of Oscar-nominated short films making its way into theaters, Steven Soderbergh's "High Flying Bird" on Netflix, the Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem drama "Everybody Knows" and the wonderfully titled "The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot." | | I'm still thinking about the luncheon for this year's Oscar nominees I went to this past Monday. It's the kind of event where everybody is in good spirits because it won't end in winning or losing — it's just a get-together. In a charming touch, people are asked to wear name tags, even if they're big stars. | | I'm not sure Lady Gaga wore her name tag, but it didn't matter much since she was perhaps the most sought-after celebrity in the room. The Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige was seated at a table between Gaga and the "BlacKkKlansman" composer Terence Blanchard, and he told me he happily listened to the two of them talk about jazz for nearly the entire lunch. Almost everyone wanted to have their moment with Gaga, including Glenn Close, who waved to her as they joined a group photo of this year's nominees, as well as the "First Reformed" auteur Paul Schrader, who took her hand as he walked past. | | And, at the end of the luncheon, a teary Gaga locked eyes with her "Star Is Born" director and co-star Bradley Cooper: "Shallow" was playing on the loudspeakers as the crowd began to shuffle out. It was a sweet ending to one of the most upbeat pit stops on the way to Oscar. | | |
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