Mildred Pierce (tv program)

The Emmys telecast: Baltimore native Julie Bowen wins first award of the night

The Baltimore Sun

"TV is a vast wonderland. There's no place like TV. Except for HBO, it's not TV." That was the opening lyric sung by Jane Lynch, and it left me ice cold. It didn't work as a show tune, and it failed worse in its attempt to cut it as both salute and...

Tags: Mark Burnett, Justified (tv program), ABC (tv network), CBS Corp., Barry Pepper

TV glory: Our take on the Emmy nominations

Welcome to the pack, "Game of Thrones" and "Parks and Recreation"! Nominations for the 2011 Emmys were announced Thursday morning and a group of newbies are deservedly joining the pack of usual suspects. HBO's "Mildred Pierce" led overall noms with 21,...

Tags: Harry's Law (tv program), Rob Lowe, The Killing (tv program), Justified (tv program), Martha Plimpton

Robert Pattinson gets two new jobs: 'Mission: Blacklist,' 'Rover'

Robert Pattinson will be trading those pesky "Twilight" Volturi as his on-screen enemies for real-life menace Saddam Hussein, then will play the bad guy himself taunting Guy Pearce.  Pattinson is attached to star in "Mission: Blacklist," based on the...

Tags: Juliette Binoche, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Saddam Hussein, David Cronenberg

Review: 'Rain Dragon' by Jon Raymond doesn't think like a girl

Los Angeles Times

Rain Dragon A Novel Jon Raymond Bloomsbury: 272 pp., $16 paper FADE IN: A car idles in the foggy pre-dawn, pointed at the end of a cul-de-sac. Inside, an attractive 30-ish couple, DAMON and AMY, are worn from travel. She is dark-haired, pale-skinned...

Tags: Philosophy, Albert Brooks, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Jane Austen

SAG Award nominations feature 'Mildred Pierce'

SAG NOMINATIONS LIST: The Screen Actors Guild announcement brings plenty of surprises

WGN Feature Reporter

This is shaping up to be one of the biggest roller coasters of an award season in some time. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) unveiled its nominees for the best in film and television this morning, offering plenty of surprises. Perhaps the biggest?...

Tags: Harry's Law (tv program), The Descendants (movie), Hot in Cleveland (tv program), The Office (tv program), Comedy (genre)

Golden Globes: TV nods go dark and offbeat

Ambitious and largely dark cable shows dominated the TV drama category, while offbeat, quirky newcomers outnumbered the usual suspects for TV comedy in nominations for the 69th Golden Globe Awards, which were announced Thursday morning in Los Angeles....

Tags: Johnny Galecki, Satellite and Cable Service, Laura Dern, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, The Office (tv program)

War comes to 'Downton Abbey' as hit PBS miniseries returns

Zap2It

Characters who previously obsessed over planning a perfect garden party are struggling with life-and-death issues as "Downton Abbey" begins a new season Sunday, Jan. 8, on PBS' "Masterpiece Classic" (check local listings). The series, which bested such...

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FULL LIST: Winners at the 2012 Golden Globe Awards

WGN Feature Reporter

Yaaaaaaaaaawn. Sorry, I tried my best to not doze off during the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards. There were a few interesting moments (Seth Rogen concealing his erection, the clever acceptance speech from the folks at Modern Family, every Elton John...

Tags: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kelsey Grammer, The Descendants (movie), Ides of March, Laura Dern

'The Artist,' 'The Descendants' win big at the 69th annual Golden Globe awards

Los Angeles Times Staff Writers

"The Artist," the charming film about Hollywood's transition from silent movies to talkies, and the family drama "The Descendants" were catapulted to front-runner Oscar status Sunday night with an armful of Golden Globes to their names as the awards...

Tags: Kelsey Grammer, Laura Dern, Satellite and Cable Service, The Descendants (movie), The Help (movie)

Golden Globes' big wins and big surprises

WGN News

Last night's 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Ricky Gervais, proved to be just as big a night for the newcomers as it was for Hollywood's front-runners. Films such as "The Descendants" and "The Artist" stole the show, taking home mutiple...

Tags: Hugo (movie), My Week With Marilyn (movie), The Descendants (movie), The Iron Lady (movie), Sidney Poitier

Golden Globes: TV review

Despite all his tough talk leading to Sunday night's broadcast, it was a markedly respectful and restrained Ricky Gervais who showed up to host this year's Golden Globes, leaving one to wonder why he bothered to take the gig at all (except for the money,...

Tags: Rob Lowe, Jean Dujardin, Kelsey Grammer, Laura Dern, The Descendants (movie)