THE ENVELOPE

BILL PAXTON: EMMY AND MULTIPLE WIVES

The star of HBO’s “Big Love” sat down for a webcam chat with Gold Derby’s Tom O’Neil. Have the stellar reviews for his show been enough to push the controversial series into the realm of true Emmy Award contenders?

CHAT UP THE COUNTRY MUSIC TV AWARDS

Country Music Television’s big night is Tuesday. Pop & Hiss blogger Todd Martens offers a preview of the award show and will be conducting a live chat during the ceremonies starting at 5 p.m. PDT.

LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL BUZZ

The Los Angeles Film Festival starts this week, and we’ve got a preview of all the best-bet flicks to see, including the wackiness of “Black Dynamite” and the premiere of the newest animated feature from Hayao Miyazaki, “Ponyo.”