Tue Dec 15, 2009, 4:54 pm EST
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Source: AP
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - "Up in the Air" landed at just the right time, emerging as a potential Academy Awards favorite with themes of job loss and economic calamity that offer a heartbreaking yet hilarious reflection of these hard times.
The film grabbed a leading six Golden Globe nominations Tuesday, including best drama, plus directing and screenplay honors for Jason Reitman. George Clooney earned a best dramatic actor slot as a frequent-flyer junkie traveling the country in first-class seats and premium car rentals as he fires the rank-and-file at downsizing companies.
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Tue Dec 15, 2009, 3:18 pm EST
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Source: AP
- Reactions to nominations for the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Calif:
"The biggest effort is figuring out what to wear. If I could go in a lovely pair of black pajamas, I'd be really happy." — Glenn Close, nominated for best dramatic actress for her role in TV's "Damages."
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Tue Dec 15, 2009, 12:55 pm EST
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Source: AP
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The recession-era tale "Up in the Air" led Golden Globe film contenders Tuesday with six nominations, among them best drama and acting honors for George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick.
Other drama picks were the space fantasy "Avatar," the Iraq War tale "The Hurt Locker," the World War II saga "Inglourious Basterds" and the Harlem drama "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire."
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Tue Dec 15, 2009, 9:18 am EST
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Source: AP
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The 67th annual Golden Globe nominations for best animated film have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The category's five nominees announced Tuesday morning by Justin Timberlake included: "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," "Coraline," "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "The Princess and the Frog" and "Up."
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Thu Dec 10, 2009, 11:30 am EST
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Source: AP
NEW YORK - At 29, Nick Cannon has been a standup comedian, movie star, TV show host, comedy show star, producer and rapper — he may have Diddy beat for the title of mogul with the most hats.
Cannon has been working hard at his latest job, chairman of TeenNick — the younger version of Nickelodeon — that recently became a 24-hour network.
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Thu Dec 10, 2009, 7:34 am EST
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Source: AP
- The first decade of the new millennium produced some amazing albums, CDs that should go down with the best works of art. You might not find those albums on this list — which doesn't mean this list isn't the best of the decade.
But for an album to make the cut, it had to be more than just something to appreciate and put on a shelf. It had to be something you couldn't live without, that you had on your go-to playlist, that you listened to not just the year it came out ... but in the years since.
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