2011 Golden Globe Nominations (Film)

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Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel and Blair Underwood helped kick off the 2010-11 awards season Tuesday morning by formally announcing the latest round of Golden Globe contenders.

In the film category, The King's Speech -- starring Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush -- lead all nominees with a total of six nods. (The Fighter and The Social Network tied for second with six each.)

Although the Academy Awards will not necessarily mirror the choices made by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, there were some notable inclusions/omissions in this year's list of Globe nominees:

• Justin Timberlake did not earn an acting nomination for The Social Network.
• Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp were both recognized for their work in The Tourist, a movie that has been panned by critics. (BTW - they were nominated in the "Comedy" category.)
• Speaking of Depp, he will be running against himself. (He was also nominated for Alice in Wonderland.)
• Wall Street's Michael Douglas has now received another Golden Globe nod for his role as Gordon Gekko. (He won for Best Actor in 1987.)
• Gwyneth Paltrow did not earn a nomination for her role in Country Strong.
• 127 Hours was left out of the Best Movie category -- so was True Grit. (The Coen Brothers western received zero nominations.)

The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards -- hosted again by Ricky Gervais -- will air Jan. 16 on NBC.

(You can find the full list of nominees after the jump. Click here for the TV nominations.)

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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: May 11, 2010

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, MGM, Lionsgate, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Classics, Family, Foreign, Foreign Language, Horror, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases,

Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options today:

• Daybreakers: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Edge: Blu-ray
• Edge of Darkness: DVD, Blu-ray
• Hang ‘Em High: Blu-ray
• High Anxiety: Blu-ray
• History of the World: Part I: Blu-ray
• The Karate Kid: Blu-ray
• The Karate Kid II: Blu-ray
• Legion: DVD, Blu-ray
• M: Blu-ray
• The Magnificent Seven (Collection): Blu-ray
• The Man in the Iron Mask: Blu-ray

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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: December 22, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Fox Searchlight, Miramax, Sony, Universal, Adaptation, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Music, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases,

Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:

• (500) Days of Summer: DVD, Blu-ray
• All About Steve: DVD, Blu-ray
• American Pie Presents: The Book of Love: DVD, Blu-ray
• Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: DVD, Blu-ray
• Blind Date: DVD
• Call of he Wild 3D: Blu-ray
• District 9: DVD, Blu-ray
• Extract: DVD, Blu-ray
• Flowers in the Attic: DVD
• Ichi: DVD, Blu-ray
• It Might Get Loud: DVD, Blu-ray
• Noble Things: DVD
• Staten Island: DVD, Blu-ray

Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.

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In Theaters This Weekend: August 14, 2009

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Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

• Bandslam (PG): starring Gaelan Connell, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Aly Michalka (directed by Todd Graff)
• District 9 (R): starring Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James (directed by Neill Blomkamp)
• The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (R): starring Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, David Koechner (directed by Neal Brennan)
• The Time Traveler’s Wife (PG-13): starring Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Ron Livingston (directed by Robert Schwentke)

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Movies Turned Musicals: Heathers, Sleepless in Seattle and More

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Musicals, Romance, Comedy,

The lights may be dimming on many Broadway shows, but that won’t keep the productions from coming:

Heathers: The dark comedy about Heather Chandler, Heather Duke, Heather McNamara and Veronica will be resurrected for the stage. The 1988 film, which starred Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, is being developed by director Andy Fickman (Race to Witch Mountain) and scored by Tony nominee Larry O’Keefe (Legally Blonde).

It’s still unclear at this time which actors will star in the final presentation, but Christian Campbell has been in readings for the role of J.D. while Veronica Mars’ Kristen Bell has tried out Veronica (natch). Look for Heathers to start out as a regional production sometime in 2010.

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