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Gentle men: The softer side of rock flourishes again
Women still a rarity in top film jobs
Zac Brown, Miranda Lambert lead Academy of Country Music Awards nominations
Reports say Charlie Sheen remains at home as doubt swirls around 'Two and a Half Men'
Hugh Jackman to Wolverine fans: 'The planets are finally aligned to make a great movie'
Envelope Music Producers Roundtable video: Does genre matter in pop music anymore?
Album review: Bobby Long's 'A Winter Tale'
'The King's Speech': Let the backlash begin
Heidi Klum turns off the glamour, turns on the goofy
Sundance 2011: The six biggest stories of this year's festival

Gentle men: The softer side of rock flourishes again

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:49 PM PST

In the 1970s, it was America and Bread with the wispy vocals and gentle guitars. Now, Fleet Foxes and James Blunt have rediscovered soft rock.

In the 1970s, it was America and Bread with the wispy vocals and gentle guitars. Now, Fleet Foxes and James Blunt have rediscovered soft rock.

Women still a rarity in top film jobs

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The number of women in prominent filmmaking positions has remained stagnant since 1998, according to San Diego State University's 'Celluloid Ceiling' study.

The number of women in prominent filmmaking positions has remained stagnant since 1998, according to San Diego State University's 'Celluloid Ceiling' study.

Zac Brown, Miranda Lambert lead Academy of Country Music Awards nominations

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:04 AM PST

Reports say Charlie Sheen remains at home as doubt swirls around 'Two and a Half Men'

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:24 PM PST

The actor's spokesman, Stan Rosenfield, continues trying - somewhat nobly, one might say - to manage what's rapidly deteriorating into a PR fiasco.

Hugh Jackman to Wolverine fans: 'The planets are finally aligned to make a great movie'

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:28 AM PST

Jackman talks about his return to the metal-clawed mutant persona that has been the signature role of his Hollywood career.

Envelope Music Producers Roundtable video: Does genre matter in pop music anymore?

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:11 PM PST

Album review: Bobby Long's 'A Winter Tale'

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:14 PM PST

You've seen this guy before. Plaid shirt, acoustic guitar; bedhead forelock flopping over a smoldering eye.

You've seen this guy before. Plaid shirt, acoustic guitar; bedhead forelock flopping over a smoldering eye.

'The King's Speech': Let the backlash begin

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:51 PM PST

A Slate essay exposes inaccuracies in "The King's Speech" and a newsreel uncovered by the History Channel shows King George VI stammering less severely.

A Slate essay exposes inaccuracies in "The King's Speech" and a newsreel uncovered by the History Channel shows King George VI stammering less severely.

Heidi Klum turns off the glamour, turns on the goofy

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Supermodel Heidi Klum puts away the lingerie and brings out the slimy boogers for 'Seriously Funny Kids.'

Supermodel Heidi Klum puts away the lingerie and brings out the slimy boogers for 'Seriously Funny Kids.'