And the Oscar goes to….The nominees for the 2011 Academy Awards were announced at the Goldwyn Theater in Hollywood early Tuesday. King’s Speech — a drama about the British monarchy — leads with 12 nods. The box office-winning western True Grit came in a close second; earning 10 nominations, including acting honors for last year’s [...]
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Gwyneth Paltrow “Country Strong†Flops At Box Office
January 11th, 2011 |
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Gwyneth Paltrow enjoyed making her latest film, Country Strong, where she plays a fallen country crooner making a comeback. Movie audiences, it seems, don’t agree. The film opened in an embarrassing sixth place over the weekend, only taking in $7.3 million in its first three days of release. That’s a few million short of its [...]
Drake, James Franco Among GQ Magazine 2010 Men Of The Year Recipients
November 17th, 2010 |
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The holidays are upon us — and you know what that means: It’s time for end-of-the-year lists! Gentlemen’s Quarterly has dropped its 15th annual Men of the Year listing, and rappin’ Canadian Drake (“Breakout of the Yearâ€), 127 Hours actor James Franco (“Leading Man of the Yearâ€), Best Actor Oscar winner Jeff Bridges (“Icon of [...]
T Bone Burnett: The Speaking Clock Revue
September 14th, 2010 |
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MULTI-ARTIST EXTRAVAGANZA FEATURING ELTON JOHN, LEON RUSSELL,
JOHN MELLENCAMP,
ELVIS
COSTELLO, GREG ALLMAN, AND OTHERS
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T Bone Burnett will
premiere The Speaking Clock Revue – a multi-artist concert extravaganza – on October 16 at the Wang
Center in Boston and October 20 at the Beacon Theater in New York City. Both evenings of the Revue will feature
performances by Elton John & Leon Russell, John Mellencamp, Elvis Costello, Gregg Allman, Ralph Stanley, Jeff Bridges, Punch Brothers, Karen Elson, and newcomers The Secret Sisters. In addition, Neko Case and Jim James from My Morning Jacket will join the lineup in
Boston and New York respectively.
The concerts will be presented in a revue format with a house band consisting of the players featured on numerous
Burnett-produced recordings. Tickets for The Speaking Clock Revue will go on sale Monday, September 27 at noon,
through Ticketmaster.
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Buffalo Springfield to Headline Bridge School Benefit
September 13th, 2010 |
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TICKETS ON SALE SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19 AT 10 AM
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Buffalo Springfield will
headline Neil
Young‘s 24th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concerts. The rest of the daily lineup, which
includes Pearl Jam, Elvis Costello, and others, is available below.
Tickets for both shows are on sale Sunday, September 19 at 10am at Livenation.com. Reserved seats are $150.00 and $75.00 and general
admission is $35.00 plus applicable fees. A limited number of 4 packs of general admission tickets are available for
$99.00 plus applicable fees. There is a 4 ticket limit for reserved seats and an 8 ticket total limit for purchases.
Proceeds from these two concerts benefit The Bridge School.
On Sale Sunday at 10am.
The 24th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concerts
Saturday, October 23rd at 5pm
Sunday, October 24th at 2pm
Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
Saturday, October 23rd Lineup:
Buffalo Springfield
Pearl Jam
Elvis Costello
Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson
Lucinda Williams
Jackson Browne and David Lindley
Billy Idol
Modest Mouse
Grizzly Bear
Sunday, October 24th Lineup:
Buffalo Springfield
Pearl Jam
T-Bone Burnett’s Speaking Clock Revue featuring Elton John & Leon Russell, Elvis Costello, Ralph Stanley, Neko Case
and Jeff Bridges
Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson
Modest Mouse
Grizzly Bear
Justin Bieber Taylor Swift Up For Bowling Hall Of Fame
August 4th, 2010 |
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Forget The Grammys: Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift are going head-to-head for a spot in the Bowling Hall of Fame.For the first time ever, fans have been invited to vote for the latest celebrity inductee into the Celebrity Hall of Fame for the Bowling Proprietors Association of America (BPAA), the organization said this week. A [...]
“The Big Lebowski†Porn Spoof Arrives
April 5th, 2010 |
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Well — it was inevitable: An adult film has rolled out an X-rated parody of Jeff Bridges’ 1998 cult comedy The Big Lebowski. The Big Lebowski: A XXX Parody will be one of the multiple tent-pole parody releases for New Sensations studio this year. Directed by Lee Roy Myers, the film was the first [...]
A Triumphal Night for Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges
March 9th, 2010 |
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Sandra Bullock had a punchline in her successful as well as long-standing career. The actress got a circuit for the awards. Her first Oscar was for her role in the film known as The Blind Side.
There was a stiff competition in the category of the best actress, among the pretenders for being the best actresses [...]
â€The Hurt Locker†wins best picture at 82nd Annual Academy Awards
March 8th, 2010 |
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The Iraq War drama ”The Hurt Locker” has bagged the best picture and five other prizes at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow.
Bigelow is the first woman in the 82-year history of the Oscars to earn Hollywood’’s top prize for filmmakers, reports Variety.
Sandra Bullock won the best actress [...]
2010 Oscar Winners: “Hurt Locker†Takes Home Best Picture Gong; Sandra Bullock, Jeff Bridges Win Oscar Gold
March 8th, 2010 |
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And The Oscar goes to….Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges earned standing ovations as they took home lead actor statuettes at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
Bullock won for her role as a wealthy Southerner who takes in a homeless future NFL star in the inspirational biopic The Blind Side. After [...]
Fans give away Best Picture Oscar to â€Avatarâ€
March 5th, 2010 |
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Fans have already given an Oscar to James Cameron’’s Avatar – the 3-D sci-fi saga bagged 33.7 percent votes in the Moviefone.com survey to emerge as Best Picture.
But readers named Cameron’’s ex-wife as the Best Director.
Kathryn Bigelow, who helmed “The Hurt Locker,” received 39 percent votes as she outscored her former hubby.
“Audiences are pulling for [...]
VIDEO: Roger Ebert Debuts New Computerized Voice On “Oprahâ€
March 2nd, 2010 |
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We give Roger Ebert’s new voice two thumps up! The legendary film critic made a special return to TV on Tuesday’s Oprah.
Ebert lost the ability to speak and eat, as well as a significant portion of his jaw after a cancer battle a few years ago, but the opinionated movie buff is finding his voice [...]
“We Are The World†Remake Will Debut During 2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
February 13th, 2010 |
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Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones’ star-studded remake of the charity classic “We Are The World” will be unveiled during tonight’s opening ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Twenty-five years ago, the iconic recording generated millions of dollars to aid famine relef in Africa. The recently-recorded contemporary version of the song — titled “We [...]
Jeff Bridges “Tron Legacy†Picture
February 3rd, 2010 |
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Disney has unveiled the first pic of future Oscar winner (?) Jeff Bridges in the upcoming Tron sequel — which is still almost 10 months away. The epic, titled Tron Legacy, will see Bridges reprising a role he made famous in the 1982 original.
“We Are The World†Remake
February 2nd, 2010 |
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A consortium of music’s biggest stars gathered at Jim Henson Studios on Los Angeles to re-record the iconic 1985 charity single, “We Are the World.” In celebration of the tune’s 25th Anniversary, Celine Dion, Justin Bieber, Usher, Katharine McPhee, will. i.am, Toni Braxton, Barbra Streisand, LL Cool J, Harry Connick Jr., Wyclef Jean, Vince Vaughn, [...]
Anne Hathaway to announce Oscar nominations
January 28th, 2010 |
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Anne Hathaway has been roped in to announce this year’’s Academy Awards nominees in Los Angeles on 2 February (10).
The actress, who was nominated last year (09) for her role in ‘Rachel Getting Married’, will join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak for the big reveal next Tuesday, reports the [...]
Nicole Kidman turns brunette
January 25th, 2010 |
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Nicole Kidman has ditched her blonde locks and turned into a brunette.
The actress resurfaced with the new look at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.
She wore an Aztec-inspired gown at the event, reports the Sun.
Meanwhile, Jeff Bridges won best film actor for ‘Crazy Heart’, while Sandra Bullock landed the best film actress for [...]
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Winners
January 24th, 2010 |
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And the 16th Annual SAG Award Winners Are…
Here’s a complete list of winners at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010:
Tina Fey, for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, for “30 Rockâ€
Alec Baldwin, for Outstanding Performance by a [...]
‘Avatar’ bags eight BAFTA nominations
January 21st, 2010 |
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Acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron’s 3-D sci-fi epic “Avatar” has received eight nominations at the upcoming British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2010 Thursday.
The Sam Worthington starrer alien drama is facing competition from Lone Scherfig’s “An Education” and Kathryn Bigelow directed “The Hurt Locker” both of which have also got eight nominations.
According to the [...]