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LL Cool J to host Grammys
LOS ANGELES - Rapper and "NCIS: Los Angeles" actor LL Cool J will be the first official host of the Grammy Awards in seven years, the Recording Academy said on Wednesday.
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Silent film "The Artist" leads BAFTA nominations
LONDON - Silent movie "The Artist" made itself heard on the awards circuit on Tuesday, leading the field with 12 BAFTA nominations. | Video
A Minute With - Sundance Film Festival director John Cooper
PARK CITY, Utah - The Sundance Film Festival kicks off on Thursday, starting ten days of movie screenings and providing the launching pad for some of the world's top low-budget features and documentaries at the largest U.S. gathering for independent filmmakers.
Gervais won't be persuaded to host Globes again
LOS ANGELES - British comedian Ricky Gervais said he expects to avoid being persuaded to host the Golden Globe Awards again after calling his gig at Sunday's film and TV honours ceremony his favourite of the three.
Hockney close to home with Yorkshire landscape show
LONDON - A major new show of British artist David Hockney's recent landscapes is a homecoming of sorts, rooting the 74-year-old in his native Yorkshire and far from the swimming pools of Los Angeles for which he is most famous.
Government seeks ways to create own golden age of cinema
LONDON - The government has urged its national broadcasters and audiences to get behind the country's film industry to promote a cultural brand on a par with Hollywood and French cinema and maintain its current golden run of box office success.
"Pina": a kinetic snapshot of a brilliant career in 3D
LOS ANGELES, Jan 13 (TheWrap.com) - The name "Pina Bausch" might not ring a bell, but even if you don't follow modern dance, you might still be aware of her work as a choreographer - movie fans will remember the two haunting dance pieces she created that bookend Pedro Almodovar's "Talk to Her."