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Trent Reznor gets Oscar nomination for 'Social Network' score
Industrial rockers, country songwriting veterans, India's soundtrack guru — the Oscar nominees in the music categories this year are as eclectic as an iPod on shuffle.
Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor, nominated for original score for "The...Tags: Burlesque (movie) , Country Strong (movie), Hans Zimmer, Academy Awards, Apple iPod
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Fun facts about the Oscar nominations
— Jeff Bridges, who won the lead actor Oscar last year for "Crazy Heart," is up in the same category for his performance as Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit." Only two actors have won Academy Awards in the lead actor category two years in a row —...Tags: Marlee Matlin, Dance, Tom Hanks, Awards and Prizes, Academy Awards
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'The King's Speech' wins top Oscars
Los Angeles Times Staff Writers"The King's Speech" was crowned best film at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday night. Nominated for 12 Oscars -- the most of any film -- it won four statuettes, including for Colin Firth for lead actor, Tom Hooper for director, and David Seidler for...Tags: Susanne Bier, The Fighter (movie), James Franco, Awards and Prizes, Academy Awards
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BEeFF's West L.A. swag rap aims to crack top-10 lists with a David Letterman-obsessed mix
Pop & HissThe press line holds that Odd Future emerged amoebically off the floor of the Supreme Store on Fairfax Boulevard. The truth is more complicated. The last 36 months has seen Los Angeles' hip-hop splinter into half a dozen or more...... -
Randy Newman on playing at the Oscars: 'It's not, ahem, a great audience'
The Big PictureRandy Newman made himself famous writing pungent, often hilarious songs about oddballs, fat boys, short people, Huey Long and anyone else he thought was worthy of a satiric jab in the ribs. When he saw the fiery racist Lester Maddox...... -
Frank Sinatra tune gets nod over Jay-Z anthem for 2011 Belmont Stakes
The Fabulous ForumKaty Perry's "California Gurls" is pretty modern and hip, but chances are it will never replace Randy Newman's "I Love L.A." as the unofficial theme song at pretty much every sporting event around here. Perhaps the folks at Belmont Park...... -
Randy Newman on writing songs about pigs: 'It probably hurt my chances for a hit'
The Big PictureWhen we last left off with Randy Newman, he was musing about the fact that Barry Levinson's "Avalon" was clearly about a Jewish family, but in the movie, the family was played by actors like Aidan Quinn, who were decidedly...... -
Michael McKean joins cast of Randy Newman's 'Harps and Angels'
Culture MonsterFrom his role in "This Is Spinal Tap," we know Michael McKean can sing rock music. But how will he fare when it comes to the particular challenges of musical theater? The musical "Harps and Angels" is set to have...... -
Randy Newman on playing Oscar night: 'The academy never goes for any of my trashy ideas'
The Big PictureRandy Newman loves to poor-mouth his salability, since he's written untold hundreds of songs, but the few that have been even minor commercial hits for him were comparatively lightweight items like "Short People" and "I Love L.A." So when it...... -
Harry Nilsson documentary opens Friday in West Hollywood
Pop & HissSongwriter Jimmy Webb calls him âthe best singer of our generation.â Filmmaker and Monty Python alumnus Terry Gilliam describes him as âa fallen angel.â Randy Newman compares his knack for writing indelible melodies to Franz Schubert, Paul... -
âSons of Anarchyâs' Katey Sagal talks about her other life, as a singer
Show TrackerWhile Gemma was falling to the pavement from a heart attack, the actress who portrays her was soulfilly singing over the melodrama. We caught up with "Sons of Anarchy" star Katey Sagal to talk about her double life as a...... -
If you go for a drive with Randy Newman, watch out!
The Big PictureRandy Newman has always had bad luck as a driver. To make matters worse, Newman has never had great vision either -- he endured a number of eye operations as a kid and still wears thick glasses. But when it......
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