Mandalit del Barco

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Billie Eilish Sweeps 62nd Grammy Awards

Monday, January 27, 2020

In a night when Billie Eilish, the youngest artist to win Album and Record of the year, might have otherwise been the whole story, the Recording Academy could not put its recent scandals behind it.

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A Preview Of This Year's Sundance Film Festival

Thursday, January 23, 2020

The festival, which prides itself on showcasing up-and-comers, opens Thursday in Park City, Utah. What films are generating buzz this year? We'll hear about some of them.

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Under Two Weeks Before Grammy Awards, Recording Academy CEO Is Suspended

Friday, January 17, 2020

Deborah Dugan, the Recording Academy president and CEO, has been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into misconduct allegations.

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Hollywood Wakes Up Early To Hear Oscar Nominations

Monday, January 13, 2020

Nominations for this year's Academy Awards will be announced in Beverly Hills Monday morning. There could be as many as 10 films nominated for this year's Best Picture Oscar.

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John Baldessari, Conceptual Art Pioneer, Has Died

Wednesday, January 08, 2020

Artist John Baldessari died last Thursday at his home in Venice, Calif. The artist helped shape not just a movement — conceptual art — but the LA art scene itself. He was 88.

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'1917' Wins Best Drama At Golden Globe Awards Ceremony

Monday, January 06, 2020

The 77th Golden Globes were held Sunday in Beverly Hills. Joaquin Phoenix, who played a terrifying Joker, and Renee Zellweger, who portrayed Judy Garland in Judy, won the drama movie actor honors.

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How Droids Hold The 'Star Wars' Universe Together

Friday, December 20, 2019

Droids are every bit as important as jedis and princesses in the Star Wars universe.

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Getting The Fox News 'Bombshell' Look

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Academy Award-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood created the look for the ladies of Fox News in the new movie, Bombshell.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution Pushes Back Against Journalist Trope In 'Richard Jewell'

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Warner Brothers' new movie Richard Jewell is getting backlash from journalists who say its fictional portrayal of a real, but deceased, reporter falsely implies she was unethical.

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You'll Have To Wait For Official Baby Yoda Toys

Thursday, December 05, 2019

Disney's popular "Baby Yoda" character from The Mandalorian is getting his own official toys, but they're not available until next year. Meanwhile, fans are taking matters into their own hands.

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Iraqi American Artist Hayv Kahraman Is 'Building An Army Of Fierce Women'

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Repeating female images, geometric 3D wood cutouts and acts of violence: They're the semi-autobiographical signatures of a refugee, a survivor of war and domestic violence, and a busy artist.

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Family Shares Their Oaxacan Tradition Of Giving Thanks In New Cookbook

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Thanksgiving might be the most Oaxacan holiday in the U.S.; Guelaguetza, the name of the Lopez family's award-winning Los Angeles restaurant, is a Zapotec word meaning "to give and receive."

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Chinese Star Zhao Shuzhen Gains Hollywood Attention

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Actress Zhao Shuzhen made her U.S. film debut in this year's hit film The Farewell. Already well-known to audiences in her native China, she has just been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.

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Nigerian Film, 'Lionheart,' Disqualified From Oscar Contention

Wednesday, November 06, 2019

The drama Lionheart is the first film Nigeria has submitted for consideration for an Academy Award. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences disqualified it because it's in English.

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Rick Baker, The Monster Maker Of Hollywood

Thursday, October 31, 2019

An American Werewolf in London, Maleficent, the ghouls in "Thriller": the costume designer has made some of film's great creatures. His four-decade career is collected in a new book, Metamorphosis.

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Monster-Maker Rick Baker On 'Metamorphosis'

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Monster-maker Rick Baker has won seven Academy Awards for his work in films like An American Werewolf in London and Men in Black. Metamorphosis is a new two-volume book that chronicles his work.

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How Angelina Jolie's Dark Fairy Look Came Together In Disney's 'Maleficent'

Friday, October 18, 2019

Disney's dark fairy Maleficent returns to the theaters with Angelina Jolie reprising her role as the villainous godmother of Sleeping Beauty. The artists behind her look explain how it came together.

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Actress Da'Vine Joy Randolph On Her Role In 'Dolemite Is My Name'

Thursday, October 03, 2019

Da'Vine Joy Randolph plays a comedian in the new movie Dolemite Is My Name. The actress plays a strong, curvy, funny, black single mother who subverts stereotypes of the Blaxploitation era.

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'Ad Astra' Director Says Cosmic Sounds Helped Create Celestial World

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Director James Gray built sets sideways and dangled actors from wires. He also listened to space sounds on headphones as he created the lonely celestial world of an astronaut played by Brad Pitt.

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Getty Trust Initiative Will Work To Save Ancient Sites Worldwide

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

The J. Paul Getty Trust will devote $100 million over the next decade to help preserve and promote understanding of the world's cultural history and heritage sites around the world.

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