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Streep, Bullock, Hangover, Avatar Clean Up

M. Morris — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:48:00 CST

Avatar and The Hangover captured the top film awards, Meryl Streep and Drew Barrymore charmed with stream-of-consciousness acceptance speeches, and host Ricky Gervais generally behaved at tonight's Golden Globes ceremony. Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock established themselves as Academy Award favorites with victories in the leading dramatic role categories, as...

Family Guy Scores Nod; 30 Rock Leads With 22 Noms

Sarah Quinn — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:56:39 CDT

The list of Emmy nominations, out today, is full of familiar names. One surprise: Family Guy is nominated for best comedy series—it's only the second animated show to get a nod in the category, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Fox stalwart is up against Entourage, 30 Rock, The...

Grey Gardens a Grim Retelling of Odd Duo's Life

Matt Cantor — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:08:49 CDT

The riches-to-rags story of an eccentric mother and daughter—relatives of Jackie O, no less—who gained fame for their destitute existence in a 1975 documentary gets another retelling in HBO's Grey Gardens . Critics aren't overly excited: The movie "fills in bittersweet blanks” left by the original documentary, writes Joy...