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Los Angeles Film Critics Announce a Tie for Best Movie of 2013

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Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star in 'Gravity' (Photo © 2013 Warner Bros. Pictures)
Members of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association apparently had a difficult time narrowing down the year’s best movie and actors, with ties announced in the Best Film, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actor categories. The group did get together to throw their support behind Gravity, with the sci-fi film picking up four awards from the LA-based critics. Meanwhile, Inside Llewyn Davis continued to lose steam in its campaign for a Best Picture Oscar, earning only the group’s Best Music Score award.

Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2013 Winners

BEST FILM: Tie – Gravity and Her
 
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: Blue Is the Warmest Color
Runner-up, The Great Beauty
 
BEST ACTRESS: Tie – Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine and Adèle Exarchopoulos, Blue Is the Warmest Color
 
BEST SCREENPLAY: Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight
Runner-up, Spike Jonze, Her
 
BEST ACTOR: Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Runner-up, Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
 
BEST DIRECTOR: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
Runner-up, Spike Jonze, Her
 
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Stories We Tell
Runner-up, The Act of Killing
 
BEST MUSIC SCORE: T Bone Burnett, Inside Llewyn Davis
Runner-up, Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett, Her
 
BEST ANIMATION: Ernest & Celestine
Runner-up, The Wind Rises
 
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Tie – James Franco, Spring Breakers, and Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
 
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity
Runner-up, Bruno Delbonnel, Inside Llewyn Davis
 
BEST EDITING: Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger, Gravity
Runner-up: Shane Carruth and David Lowery, Upstream Color
 
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Runner-up: June Squibb, Nebraska
 
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: K.K. Barrett, Her
Runner-up: Jess Gonchor, Inside Llewyn Davis
 
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12 Years a Slave Named Best Film By Boston Critics

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Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in '12 Years a Slave' (Photo © Fox Searchlight)
The Boston Society of Film Critics just voted and 12 Years a Slave earned top honors as the best film of 2013, best director, and best actor. Noticeably absent from the Boston critics’ winners list are two big upcoming releases: American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street. And one of the films generating the most best picture buzz, Inside Llewyn Davis, was only awarded a win for its use of music.

Boston Society of Film Critics 2013 Winners

Best Picture – 12 Years a Slave



Best Actor – Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave



Best Actress – Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine



Best Supporting Actor – James Gandolfini, Enough Said

Best Supporting Actress – June Squibb, Nebraska



Best Director – Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave



Best Screenplay – Nicole Holofcener, Enough Said



Best Cinematography – Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity



Best Documentary – The Act of Killing



Best Foreign-Language Film – Wadjida

Best Animated Film – The Wind Rises



Best Film Editing – Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill, Rush

Best New Filmmaker – Ryan Coogler for Fruitvale Station



Best Ensemble Cast – Nebraska



Best Use of Music in a Film – Inside Llewyn Davis
 
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SNL: One Direction Sing Story of My Life, Through the Dark

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One Direction on SNLAfter joining Paul Rudd and the guys from Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues to sing “Afternoon Delight” during Rudd’s opening bit on Saturday Night Live, One Direction performed two songs on the December 7, 2013 episode. Keeping it simple, the guys didn’t use any dancers, costumes, or distracting set decorations and simply showed off their voices with “Story of My Life” and “Through the Dark.”
 

 


 

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‘American Hustle’ Earns Ensemble Award at Palm Springs Film Festival

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Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence in Columbia Pictures' 'American Hustle' (Photo by Francois Duhamel © 2013 Annapurna Productions LLC All Rights Reserved.)

David O. Russell’s American Hustle has earned the Ensemble Performance Award from the 25th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jeremy Renner will be honored at the 2014 PSIFF during the awards gala set for Saturday, January 4th at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

Previously announced festival winners include Julia Roberts, Steve McQueen, Sandra Bullock, Bruce Dern, and Matthew McConaughey.

“David O. Russell has created a viscerally powerful film,” stated Festival Chairman Harold Matzner. “American Hustle grabs you from the start and is populated by a group of eminently believable characters as brought to life by this brilliant cast. The Palm Springs International Film Festival is proud to present the entire cast of American Hustle with our 2014 Ensemble Performance Award.”

The Palm Springs International Film Festival will take place January 3-13, 2014.

The American Hustle Plot:

A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most extraordinary scandals of the 1970s, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his equally cunning and seductive partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) is forced to work for wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). DiMaso pushes them into a world of New Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that’s as dangerous as it is enchanting. Jeremy Renner is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile political operator caught between the con artists and Feds. Irving’s unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down.

Fox Announces Two Hour Sleepy Hollow Finale

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Katia Winters, Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie and Orlando Jones star in 'Sleepy Hollow'
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Fox’s addictive dramatic series Sleepy Hollow will be finishing up its first season with a special two-hour finale. The series will wrap up season one on January 20, 2014 with a “double no-header” airing at 8-10pm ET/PT. This means that season two of The Following will move off of that date and instead will kick off its new season on January 27, 2014 at 9pm ET/PT. There will also be a special preview airing on January 19th immediately after the NFC Championship Game.
 
Once season two of The Following begins, the 15 episodes will run without interruption.
 
Details on Sleepy Hollow‘s Season One Finale:
 
In the first hour of the two-hour Sleepy Hollow season finale event, “The Indispensable Man,” Ichabod (Tom Mison) and Abbie (Nicole Beharie) discover a massive secret buried within the pages of George Washington’s Bible and unearth the shocking true nature of the founding father’s death. Meanwhile, Captain Irving (Orlando Jones) makes a near-impossible decision for the sake of his beloved family that drastically changes his future. Then, in “Bad Blood” (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), the battle between good and evil comes to an explosive head – sacrifices must be made, worlds collide, loyalties are tested and the town of Sleepy Hollow will never be the same – resulting in a haunting first season finale.

Fox’s Winter Premiere Revised Sunday and Monday Night Schedule

SUNDAY
 
Sunday, Jan. 19:
6:00 PM-CC ET NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Live)
Imm. After Game THE FOLLOWING (Season Two Preview)
 
MONDAY
 
Monday, Jan. 6:
8:00-9:00 PM ALMOST HUMAN
9:00-10:00 PM SLEEPY HOLLOW (Encore)
 
Monday, Jan. 13:
8:00-9:00 PM ALMOST HUMAN
9:00-10:00 PM SLEEPY HOLLOW
 
Monday, Jan. 20:
8:00-10:00 PM SLEEPY HOLLOW (Two-Hour Season Finale)
 
Monday, Jan. 27:
8:00-9:00 PM THE FOLLOWING (Encore)
9:00-10:00 PM THE FOLLOWING (Season Two Premiere)
 
Mondays, beginning Feb. 3:
8:00-9:00 PM ALMOST HUMAN
9:00-10:00 PM THE FOLLOWING
 
Source: Fox
 
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‘Barefoot’ Steps Out with a New Trailer and Poster

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Roadside Attractions isn’t unleashing Barefoot in theaters until February 21, 2014, however, they do have a new poster and trailer to show off. Starring Evan Rachel Wood, Scott Speedman, and J.K. Simmons, Barefoot was directed by Andrew Fleming from a script by Stephen Zotnowski.

The Plot: The “black sheep” son (Scott Speedman) of a wealthy family meets a free-spirited, but sheltered woman (Evan Rachel Wood). To convince his family that he’s finally straightened out his life, he takes her home for his brother’s wedding where an improbable romance blooms, as she impresses everyone with her genuine, simple charms.

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New Bad Plastic Surgery Series ‘Botched’ Coming to E!

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Plastic surgeons Dr. Terry Dubrow and Dr. Paul Nassif will attempt to fix “ill-fated” plastic surgery in the new reality series Botched. Coming to E! next year, Botched is executive-produced by Alex Baskin, Douglas Ross, Greg Stewart, and Mark Herwick.

“In a culture fixated on looks, I think we are equally fascinated by stories of both good and terrible plastic surgery,” said Jeff Olde, EVP, Programming & Development. “As more and more people endure multiple procedures for that perfect look, all too often the outcome can be a nightmare But with the help of two of the best doctors in the field, ‘Botched’ will offer them a second chance at beauty.”

Botched Series Details, Courtesy of E!:

In a world where our culture is obsessed with youth and beauty, some people revert to plastic surgery to achieve a certain look and turn back the hands of time. With weekly magazine covers catering to a public thirsty for perfection, some can take that quest to the extreme and the results of too much plastic surgery can be disastrous. For the first time on television, the ugly side of beauty will be put under a microscope, revealing the fascination surrounding beauty and plastic surgery…the results will shock you. In this new eight episode, one-hour series, highly accomplished plastic surgeons Dr. Terry Dubrow and Dr. Paul Nassif will work with these victims of ill-fated cosmetic work to attempt to undo and fix their results.

In each standalone episode, the doctors will perform two surgeries, but could work with multiple patients who desperately need their help turning the nightmares of their previous plastic surgeries into success stories where they look and feel beautiful once again. With physical issues ranging from harrowing to just plain odd, each patient has a unique personal story that will be told as they prepare to embark on the emotional and physical journey of a lifetime. Viewers will follow each patient every step of the way from the complex medical procedures to the intensive recovery process that will result in the ultimate reveal at the end of each episode.

From frightening facelifts, shockingly bad boob and hideous nose jobs, to devastating tummy tucks and lopsided butt lifts, Dr. Dubrow and Dr. Nassif will work their medical magic trying to turn tragedy into triumph. Leaders in their field, Dubrow and Nassif will use their training, education and sometimes even imagination as they set out to turn back the clock and miraculously change lives. Throughout the series, we’ll see the patients’ back-stories and follow all stages of their journey to recovery and get a sense of their pre-corrective lives of shame and insecurity. Each patient will undergo initial consultations with Doctors Dubrow and Nassif and throughout each episode viewers will witness their surgeries, peer into their post-operative follow-ups, and then see the big reveal of their new and corrected bodies.

2014 Grammy Nominees – Jay Z Tops the List with Nine Nominations

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Jay ZNominations for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards have been announced and it’s Jay Z who wound up garnering the most nominations with nine. He was followed by Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake, and Pharrell Williams with seven nominations each. Drake was close behind with five.
 
The 2014 Grammy Awards will take place on January 26, 2014 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. CBS will broadcast the awards show at 8pm ET/PT.
 
“This year’s nominations reflect the talented community of music makers who represent some of the highest levels of excellence and artistry of the year in their respective fields,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. “Once again, The Academy’s awards process and its voting membership have produced an impressive list of nominations across various genres promising music fans a spectacular show filled with stellar performances and unique ‘GRAMMY Moments.’ We are off to a great start and look forward to GRAMMY Sunday as Music’s Biggest Night takes the stage.”

2014 Grammy Awards Nominees

GENERAL FIELD

Album Of The Year:
The Blessed Unrest — Sara Bareilles
Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City — Kendrick Lamar
The Heist — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Red — Taylor Swift
 
Record Of The Year:
“Get Lucky” — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
“Radioactive” — Imagine Dragons
“Royals” — Lorde
“Locked Out Of Heaven” — Bruno Mars
“Blurred Lines” — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams
 
Song Of The Year:
“Just Give Me A Reason” — Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess)
“Locked Out Of Heaven” — Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
“Roar” — Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry & Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)
“Royals” — Joel Little & Ella Yelich O’Connor, songwriters (Lorde)
“Same Love” — Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring
Mary Lambert)
 
Best New Artist:
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran

POP FIELD

Best Pop Solo Performance:
“Brave” — Sara Bareilles
“Royals” — Lorde
“When I Was Your Man” — Bruno Mars
“Roar” — Katy Perry
“Mirrors” — Justin Timberlake
 
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
“Get Lucky” — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
“Just Give Me A Reason” — Pink Featuring Nate Ruess
“Stay” — Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko
“Blurred Lines” — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams
“Suit & Tie” — Justin Timberlake & Jay Z

DANCE FIELD

Best Dance/Electronica Album:
Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
Settle — Disclosure
18 Months — Calvin Harris
Atmosphere — Kaskade
A Color Map Of The Sun — Pretty Lights

ROCK FIELD

Best Rock Performance:
“Always Alright” — Alabama Shakes
“The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” — David Bowie
“Radioactive” — Imagine Dragons
“Kashmir” (Live) — Led Zeppelin
“My God Is The Sun” — Queens Of The Stone Age
“I’m Shakin'” — Jack White
 
Best Rock Album:
13 — Black Sabbath
The Next Day — David Bowie
Mechanical Bull — Kings Of Leon
Celebration Day — Led Zeppelin
…Like Clockwork — Queens Of The Stone Age
Psychedelic Pill — Neil Young With Crazy Horse

ALTERNATIVE FIELD

Best Alternative Music Album:
The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You — Neko Case
Trouble Will Find Me — The National
Hesitation Marks — Nine Inch Nails
Lonerism — Tame Impala
Modern Vampires Of The City — Vampire Weekend

R&B FIELD

Best R&B Performance:
“Love And War” — Tamar Braxton
“Best Of Me” — Anthony Hamilton
“Nakamarra” — Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip
“How Many Drinks?” — Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Something” — Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway

Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Love And War — Tamar Braxton
Side Effects Of You — Fantasia
One: In The Chamber — Salaam Remi
Unapologetic — Rihanna
New York: A Love Story — Mack Wilds

Best R&B Album:
R&B Divas — Faith Evans
Girl On Fire — Alicia Keys
Love In The Future — John Legend
Better — Chrisette Michele
Three Kings — TGT

RAP FIELD

Best Rap Performance:
“Started From The Bottom” — Drake
“Berzerk” — Eminem
“Tom Ford” — Jay Z
“Swimming Pools (Drank)” — Kendrick Lamar
“Thrift Shop” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
 
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
“Power Trip” — J.Cole Featuring Miguel
“Part II (On The Run)” — Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé
“Holy Grail” — Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
“Now Or Never” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige
“Remember You” — Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd
 
Best Rap Album:
Nothing Was The Same — Drake
Magna Carta…Holy Grail — Jay Z
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City — Kendrick Lamar
The Heist — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Yeezus — Kanye West

COUNTRY FIELD

Best Country Solo Performance:
“I Drive Your Truck” — Lee Brice
“I Want Crazy” — Hunter Hayes
“Mama’s Broken Heart” — Miranda Lambert
“Wagon Wheel” — Darius Rucker
“Mine Would Be You” — Blake Shelton
 
Best Country Album:
Night Train — Jason Aldean
Two Lanes Of Freedom — Tim McGraw
Same Trailer Different Park — Kacey Musgraves
Based On A True Story — Blake Shelton
Red — Taylor Swift

JAZZ FIELD

Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Guided Tour — The New Gary Burton Quartet
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue — Terri Lyne Carrington
Life Forum — Gerald Clayton
Pushing The World Away — Kenny Garrett
Out Here — Christian McBride Trio

GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC FIELD

Best Gospel Album:
Grace (Live) — Tasha Cobbs
Best For Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 — Donald Lawrence
Best Days Yet — Bishop Paul S. Morton
God Chaser (Live) — William Murphy
Greater Than (Live) — Tye Tribbett

LATIN FIELD

Best Tropical Latin Album:
3.0 — Marc Anthony
Como Te Voy A Olvidar — Los Angeles Azules
Pacific Mambo Orchestra — Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Sergio George Presents Salsa Giants — Various Artists
Corazón Profundo — Carlos Vives

AMERICAN ROOTS FIELD

Best Americana Album:
Old Yellow Moon — Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Love Has Come For You — Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
Buddy And Jim — Buddy Miller And Jim Lauderdale
One True Vine — Mavis Staples
Songbook — Allen Toussaint

COMEDY FIELD

Best Comedy Album:
Calm Down Gurrl — Kathy Griffin
I’m Here To Help — Craig Ferguson
A Little Unprofessional — Ron White
Live — Tig Notaro
That’s What I’m Talkin’ About — Bob Saget
 
View the complete list at Grammy.com.
 
Source: The Recording Academy
 
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Drew Goddard Attached to the ‘Daredevil’ Series

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Charlie Cox stars in the Netflix Original Series “Marvel’s Daredevil.”(Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2014 Netflix, Inc)

Writer/director Drew Goddard (Cloverfield, World War Z) has committed to being the showrunner and executive producer of the Daredevil series set up at Netflix. Marvel confirmed Goddard’s participation in the series which is a joint project of Marvel Television and Netflix.

According to Marvel, Goddard will also write and direct the first episode. The 13-episode Daredevil series is expected to premiere in 2015. The Netflix and Marvel deal also calls for series based on the Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage comic book properties.

IFC is Bringing Back ‘Trapped in the Closet’

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Trapped in the Closet Renewed
Sylvester (R. Kelly) & Twan (Eric Lane) (Photo Credit:Parrish Lewis/IFC)

IFC and R. Kelly are teaming up for more episodes of the “hip hopera” Trapped in the Closet. The series will return with new episodes in 2014, so says IFC President and General Manager Jennifer Caserta. And all 33 previous chapters of the series will air on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 5:15pm ET/PT.

“R. Kelly is an enormously talented artist and his creativity is on full display in Trapped in the Closet,” said Caserta. “We are fortunate to be his partner in this one-of-a-kind project that has captivated viewers and can’t wait to bring the next chapters of Trapped to IFC.”

R. Kelly stars in, executive produces, co-directs, and created the series. Per the network: “Born entirely from his creative vision, characters Sylvester, Rufus, Cathy, Tina, Roxanne, Rosie the Nosy Neighbor, Randolph, Twan, Pimp Lucius, Dr. Perry, Reverend Moseley, and kingpin Beeno all return to this epic saga with more secrets, infidelity and unyielding passion for saving their relationships.”

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