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• Oscar nominations: 'King's Speech' earns 12 nods, 'True Grit' follows with 10
• Metallica leads a new 'heavy-metal Coachella' in Indio
• Fantastic Four: Human Torch snuffed out -- but for how long?
• Column One: Casting about for reality TV hopefuls
• Walt Disney Studios chief Rich Ross makes the rounds at Sundance Film Festival
• LACMA's 'Urban Light' lights up the screen
• Album review: Cold War Kids' 'Mine Is Yours'
• The strange trajectory of Hollywood movies
• Sundance 2011: Tobey Maguire finds the devil in 'The Details'
• BET hits the big time with 'The Game'

Oscar nominations: 'King's Speech' earns 12 nods, 'True Grit' follows with 10 Posted: 25 Jan 2011 08:29 AM PST "The Social Network" and "Inception" also receive multiple nominations.

Metallica leads a new 'heavy-metal Coachella' in Indio Posted: 25 Jan 2011 08:36 AM PST Joined by Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax, the metal extravaganza will be staged the Saturday after the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. Joined by Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax, the metal extravaganza will be staged the Saturday after the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.

Fantastic Four: Human Torch snuffed out -- but for how long? Posted: 25 Jan 2011 08:44 AM PST Geoff Boucher caught up with Jonathan Hickman, the writer of the comic book story that is making national headlines.

Column One: Casting about for reality TV hopefuls Posted: 24 Jan 2011 07:53 PM PST The explosion of reality TV means it's getting harder to find real characters. Instead of auditions, shows like 'Survivor' and 'The Bachelor' are increasingly relying on recruiters who travel the country in search of authenticity. Walking through the doors of a crowded San Francisco bar, Kristin Curtin was all business. Her eyes moved from face to face before coming to rest on a pretty young woman chatting up a male patron.

Walt Disney Studios chief Rich Ross makes the rounds at Sundance Film Festival Posted: Ross' presence shows how Sundance has evolved from a showcase for independent filmmakers into a magnet for Hollywood bigwigs. The late-night parties at the Sundance Film Festival are full of regulars, darlings of the independent-movie world who circulate in a small and clubby circle.

LACMA's 'Urban Light' lights up the screen Posted: Chris Burden's outdoor sculpture at LACMA has a featured role in 'No Strings Attached.' It looks like the perfect spot for Valentine's Day. At least that's the idea in "No Strings Attached," the new Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman movie about a couple who denies being a couple until someone makes a startling/inevitable declaration of love.

Album review: Cold War Kids' 'Mine Is Yours' Posted: 24 Jan 2011 08:35 PM PST Alt-rock cleanup jobs rarely come more straightforward than Cold War Kids' "Mine Is Yours," on which this Long Beach foursome sands its edges. Alt-rock cleanup jobs rarely come more straightforward than Cold War Kids' "Mine Is Yours," on which this Long Beach foursome sands its edges.

The strange trajectory of Hollywood movies Posted: 24 Jan 2011 05:06 PM PST The Big Picture: Hollywood is taking advantage of its most compelling competitive advantage in world cinema: the epic scope of its Big Event movies.

Sundance 2011: Tobey Maguire finds the devil in 'The Details' Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:31 PM PST Many of the movies that play the Sundance Film Festival fall into distinct genres: the hard drama, the dysfunctional-family comedy, the late-night horror flick. Many of the movies that play the Sundance Film Festival fall into distinct genres: the hard drama, the dysfunctional-family comedy, the late-night horror flick.

BET hits the big time with 'The Game' Posted: The football-themed comedy premieres to high ratings on BET and signals a turning point for the cable network. The football-themed comedy premieres to high ratings on BET and signals a turning point for the cable network.

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