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'Black Swan' wins top honor at indie Spirit Awards
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — The ballet thriller "Black Swan" has won best picture at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film, along with awards for best actress for Natalie Portman and director for Darren Aronofsky. James Franco was picked...Tags: Black Swan (movie), Darren Aronofsky, James Franco, Winter's Bone (movie), John Hawkes
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Good Morning, Cannes: Paris Hilton Loved 'Bling Ring' - Now Can We Get Back to the Art Movies?
ReutersMay 17 (TheWrap.com) - Well, Sofia Coppola can rest easy: Paris Hilton loved "The Bling Ring." And maybe now Cannes' Un Certain Regard section can go back to showcasing art movies rather than playing host to platinum heiresses. Thursday night's premiere...Tags: Arnaud Desplechin, Paris Hilton, Robin Wright, Entertainment Events, Melonie Diaz
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Besedka Johnson dies at 87; discovered by Hollywood at age 85
At 85, Besedka Johnson was discovered by Hollywood in the locker room of a Los Angeles gym. An executive producer of the movie "Starlet" was also working out at the YWCA when "she recognized some sort of star quality in Johnson" and asked her to...
Tags: Movies, Entertainment Events, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Film Festivals, Human Interest
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'Gimme the Loot' director says film 'hit the jackpot'
This post has been corrected. See below for details.With its loose, freewheeling style, the unassuming "Gimme the Loot" has already led something of a charmed life. The film picked up the grand jury prize when it premiered at the South by Southwest film festival last year, going on to play the...Tags: Entertainment Events, Woody Allen, Film Festivals, Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie), Martin Scorsese
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Andy Samberg engaged to Joanna Newsom
Andy Samberg is getting married! The "SNL" alum is engaged to musician Joanna Newsom, according to Us Weekly The Lonely Island crooner, 34, popped the question to his longtime girlfriend, whom he's been dating for five years, though it is unclear when...
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Oscars speeches: Honestly sincere, or expertly faked?
Los Angeles looks lush. But as often noted, it is actually an arid wasteland where nothing but artifice and self-interest sprouts naturally. That's the cynical, archetypal reading. For instance, two thirds of the way into Nathanael West's cynical,...
Tags: Ben Affleck, Entertainment Events, Les Miserables (movie), Media Industry, Politics
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Oscars 2013: Can Jennifer Lawrence be stopped?
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesJennifer Lawrence has gone from being “the girl on fire” in “The Hunger Games” to Hollywood's golden girl for her ...... -
'Silver Linings Playbook' snags Spirit awards
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The persistent irony of the Film Independent Spirit Awards is that as much as they're positioned as the DIY antidote to the Academy Awards, the indie film with the most Oscars recognition almost invariably reaps the greatest...
Tags: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (movie), Robert De Niro, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Polio, Steven Soderbergh
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Indie Spirit Awards: Cooper, Lawrence, Wallis' last stop before the Oscars
The Film Independent Spirit Awards are the penultimate stop before the Oscars -- but with just one day to go before the Academy Awards, 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis had reached her red carpet threshold. As her publicist told her she had a few more...
Tags: Chris Tucker, Fred Armisen, Ben Affleck, Mark Duplass, Movies
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'Silver Linings Playbook' wins best feature at Indie Spirit Awards
David O. Russell's dramatic comedy "Silver Linings Playbook" took home the best feature prize at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday afternoon at a raucous ceremony hosted by Andy Samberg on the beach in Santa Monica. It was a big afternoon for...
Tags: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (movie), IFC (tv network), Jason Bateman, Steven Soderbergh, The Invisible War (movie)
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Guide to February 2013 TV premieres, specials, movies
RedEyeEvery February we celebrate Valentine's Day and Black History Month, but this one is extra special because we welcome NBC's "Community" back to TV after too long a hiatus. It's also when the high-profile Netflix series, "House of Cards," debuts. Back on...Tags: Television, AMC (tv network), BBC, Video Supplies and Services, Katie Couric
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Is it time for the National Book Awards to change? Yes.
As a member of the board of the award-bestowing National Book Critics Circle, I tend to look to the National Book Awards as a popular big brother: They are the football to our field hockey, the Oscars to our Independent Spirit Awards, the prizes that tend...
Tags: Literature, Entertainment Events, Science and Technology, Media Industry, Agricultural Research and Technology
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