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Saturday, March 25, 2017

Sara Bareilles prepares for Broadway debut in ‘Waitress’: ‘It is nerve-racking and complete exhilarating’ [WATCH] by Daniel Montgomery

“It is nerve-racking and completely exhilarating,” says Sara Bareilles, who is about to make her Broadway acting debut on March 31 in “Waitress,” whose score she comp…

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt in talks to direct and co-star in movie musical with Channing Tatum by Daniel Montgomery

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in talks to direct a new movie musical currently titled “Wingmen.” He’s already attached to act in the film opposite Channing Tatum, so the swoon le…

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Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Bette Midler in ‘Hello, Dolly!’: First look at the Divine Miss M in the Broadway revival by Daniel Montgomery

Bette Midler begins previews of “Hello Dolly!” tonight on Broadway with its official opening set for April 20. So on Tuesday, March 14, the eve of her debut, she tweeted a photo …

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: Disturbing new teaser shows Elisabeth Moss on the run [WATCH] by Daniel Montgomery

On Wednesday, March 8, Hulu released a new teaser trailer for “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and “Amazing Grace” has never sounded so unsettling — how bleak the s…

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Monday, March 6, 2017

‘Beauty and the Beast’: Ariana Grande & John Legend’s official music video for the ‘tale as old as time’ [WATCH] by Daniel Montgomery

On Sunday night, March 5, Disney premiered the official music video for “Beauty and the Beast,” the title song from the live action musical set to be released on March 17. ItR…

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Thursday, March 2, 2017

‘Beauty and the Beast’ featurette: Emma Watson empowers women in new Disney remake [WATCH] by Daniel Montgomery

“Belle really dominated and characterized a huge part of my childhood and my growing up,” says Emma Watson in a new featurette for the live-action remake of Disney’s “…

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Jay Z joins ‘In the Heights’ film as producer: Another Oscar chance for Lin-Manuel Miranda? by Daniel Montgomery

Jay Z is joining the big-screen adaptation of the Tony winning Broadway musical “In the Heights” as a producer. Harvey Weinstein made that announcement on Sunday at his pre-Oscar…

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Monday, February 27, 2017

Oscar upset explained: Top 5 reasons ‘Moonlight’ beat ‘La La Land’ for Best Picture by Daniel Montgomery

The 2017 Academy Awards had a shocking ending in more ways than one. First, “La La Land” was announced as the winner for Best Picture — surprising no one. Then, as the roma…

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Sunday, February 26, 2017

2017 Oscars winners & analysis: ‘La La Land’ wins its 1st award of the night, Best Production Design (Updating Live) by Daniel Montgomery

It has all come down to this! After months of speculation and earlier awards from Critics’ Choice, the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild, the BAFTAs and many more, the 2017 Oscars…

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Friday, February 24, 2017

‘The Get Down’ premiere date: When does Baz Luhrmann musical series return to Netflix? by Daniel Montgomery

Get ready for more of “The Get Down.” The Netflix series created by Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann (“Moulin Rouge,” “The Great Gatsby”) is set to retur…

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‘La La Land’ will win Oscar for Best Picture with 2-to-11 odds from Experts by Daniel Montgomery

With 2/11 odds from our 30 movie Experts, “La La Land” is predicted to win Best Picture at Sunday’s Academy Awards. The film has 14 total nominations, which ties the record…

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Renegade Oscar predictions from Tariq Khan: No clean sweep for ‘La La Land’ [PODCAST] by Daniel Montgomery

Oscar expert Tariq Khan and Gold Derby editor Tom O’Neil often go at each other like furious sumo wrestlers when they disagree on predictions. That’s usually because Kahn loves t…

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

‘Honest Trailers’ takes on the Oscar nominees ‘La La Land,’ ‘Arrival’ & more [WATCH] by Daniel Montgomery

“It’s that time of the year, when LA’s pretty narcissists use their awards to take shots at DC’s ugly narcissists,” says the latest video from the Emmy nominate…

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Gold Derby Film Awards 2017: ‘La La Land’ sweeps with 9 wins including Best Picture by Daniel Montgomery

The winners of the 2017 Gold Derby Film Awards were announced on Tuesday, February 21, and the top winner was “La La Land,” which swept the awards with nine victories out of its …

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Oscars: How much is a nomination worth? ‘La La Land’ & ‘Hidden Figures’ cleaned up at the box office by Daniel Montgomery

An Oscar nomination for Best Picture is good for business. That’s according to an analysis by Variety to determine which films had the highest return on investment, but that return isn…

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Emma Stone (‘La La Land’) will win Oscar for Best Actress with 3-to-10 odds from Experts by Daniel Montgomery

With 3/10 odds from our 28 movie Experts, Emma Stone (“La La Land”) is predicted to win Best Actress at Sunday’s Academy Awards. Stone plays Mia, an aspiring Los Angeles ac…

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Monday, February 20, 2017

‘La La Land’ will win Oscar for Best Film Editing with 2-to-11 odds from Experts by Daniel Montgomery

With 2/11 odds from our 27 movie Experts, “La La Land” is predicted to win Best Film Editing at Sunday’s Academy Awards. It’s edited by Tom Cross, who previously won …

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Friday, February 10, 2017

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Justin Timberlake, Sting & John Legend will perform Best Song nominees at Oscars by Daniel Montgomery

On February 10 Oscar telecast producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd announced the artists who will perform the five nominees for Best Original Song when awards are handed out live on A…

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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

‘La La Land’ dominates Gold Derby Film Award nominations with 16 by Daniel Montgomery

“La La Land” ran the board in the 2017 Gold Derby Film Award nominations, earning a remarkable 16 bids, including Best Picture. These awards are decided by YOU, our Gold Derby re…

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Monday, January 30, 2017

Top 5 reasons Emma Stone (‘La La Land’) is this year’s Gwyneth Paltrow at the Oscars by Daniel Montgomery

On January 29, Emma Stone (“La La Land”) took an important step in the march towards Oscar by winning the SAG Award for Best Actress after what looked like a nail-biter against N…

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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

How do Oscar nominations affect Best Picture race: Who’s up (‘La La Land’) & who’s down (‘Arrival’)? by Daniel Montgomery

There were numerous surprises when the 2017 Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday morning, January 24 (see the complete list), so how do these nominations affect the race for Best Pict…

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Monday, January 23, 2017

2017 Oscar nominations predictions by film: ‘La La Land’ will make history with record-tying 14 bids by Daniel Montgomery

“La La Land” will tie the record for the most Oscar nominations ever according to our predictions. We’re predicting a whopping 14 bids for the modern-day musical romance, w…

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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Oscar predictions: Best Picture nominations for ‘La La Land,’ ‘Moonlight,’ ‘Lion’ & more by Daniel Montgomery

The 2017 Oscar conversation for Best Picture has been dominated by “La La Land,” which recently swept the Golden Globes with seven victories out of seven nominations. But is it u…

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Oscar predictions: Costume, Production Design & Makeup nominations for ‘Jackie,’ ‘La La Land,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts’ & more by Daniel Montgomery

The Oscar fields of Costume Design, Production Design and Makeup & Hairstyling often go to visually lavish period or fantasy productions. So who will earn nominations in these races when…

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Monday, January 16, 2017

Oscar predictions: Best Cinematography nominations for ‘La La Land,’ ‘Moonlight,’ ‘Arrival’ & more by Daniel Montgomery

The last three Oscars for Best Cinematography went to Emmanuel Lubezki in an unprecedented three-peat (“Gravity” in 2014, “Birdman” in 2015, “The Revenant”…

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Oscar predictions: Visual Effects & Sound nominations for ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘La La Land,’ ‘Rogue One’ & more by Daniel Montgomery

The Oscar fields of Visual Effects, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing are technical awards that often go to big-budget blockbusters, action films and epics — though successful musicals oc…

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Thursday, January 12, 2017

Will Jennifer Hudson (‘The Color Purple’) by redeemed by Grammys after surprise Tony Awards snub? by Daniel Montgomery

The recent revival of “The Color Purple” was a hit at the 2016 Tony Awards, winning Best Musical Revival and Best Actress in a Musical (Cynthia Erivo), but co-star Jennifer Hudso…

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Monday, January 9, 2017

[POLL] What was the best moment of 2017 Golden Globes: Meryl Streep, Steve Carell, ‘La La Land’ sweep? by Daniel Montgomery

The 2017 Golden Globes were held on Sunday, January 8, during a live telecast on NBC and hosted for the first time by Jimmy Fallon, the host of “The Tonight Show” and onetime hos…

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How do Golden Globes affect Oscars: Who’s up (‘La La Land’) & who’s down (Natalie Portman) after big surprises? by Daniel Montgomery

There were numerous surprises at the 2017 Golden Globes on Sunday night, January 8 (see the complete list of winners), so some of us may be scrambling to change our Oscar predictions before …

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Sunday, January 8, 2017

Golden Globes 2017 winners: ‘La La Land’ sweeps with record 7, ‘Moonlight’ takes Best Film Drama by Daniel Montgomery

“La La Land” is the Oscar frontrunner for Best Picture, and it entered the 2017 Golden Globes with the most nominations (seven). Well, it won all seven of its awards, including B…

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Friday, January 6, 2017

Golden Globes 2017 predictions: ‘La La Land’ will make history with record-tying 6 wins by Daniel Montgomery

“La La Land” will tie the record for the most Golden Globe victories ever for a film according to our predictions. It enters the awards as the most nominated film with seven bids…

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