'Albert Nobbs,' 'J. Edgar,' 'DWTS' among GLAAD Media Award nominees (24 Frames)

The Glenn Close-led period drama "Albert Nobbs," the Clint Eastwood-directed biopic "J. Edgar" and writer-director Mike Mills' indie family film "Beginners" will compete for outstanding feature in wide release at the 22nd...

YouTube & Ridley Scott search for the world’s best storytellers for Venice Film Festival (The Next Web)

YouTube is teaming up with Ridley Scott, the Venice Film Festival, Emirates and Scott Free London, to create a global competition that will see one awesome storyteller earn a $500,000...Source : The Next WebExplore : Directors, Internet, Ridley Scott, Technology, Technology Blogs

An abuse of power given the freedoms these companies enjoy in the marketplace today (Offworld)

As Xeni wrote on Tuesday, the MPAA isn't pleased about sites like this one going dark to protest SOPA and PIPA. Former Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America called it "an abuse of power given the freedoms these companies enjoy in the...

Darvish, Rangers agree to $60 million, six-year contract (NY Daily News)

Yu Darvish is coming to America to pitch, for the team he really wanted to join for his next challenge. Japan’s best pitcher will play for the Texas Rangers, who scouted him for more than two years and then needed nearly every minute of a 30-day negotiating window before finalizing a $60...

Tebow played hurt in playoff game against New England (Seattle Times)

Tim Tebow needs more R&R than anyone thought. The Broncos quarterback played through rib, lung and chest injuries he suffered in Denver's...Source : Seattle Times

Academy Premiere Of 1927′s Oscar Winner ‘Wings’ Launches Paramount’s Centennial Celebration (Deadline | Hollywood)

At the second floor entrance to the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences there is a one-sheet poster of Wings, the first-ever Oscar winner for Best Picture and to date the only silent film ever to win. Next to it is a one-sheet of the most recent...

‘Book Of Mormon’ Star Andrew Rannells Inks Deal To Topline NBC’s Ryan Murphy/Ali Adler Comedy (Deadline | Hollywood)

EXCLUSIVE : In what would be his first major series gig, The Book Of Mormon star Andrew Rannells has been signed in a joint 20th Century Fox TV-NBC talent holding deal with the intention for him to play one of the 3 leads in the NBC/20th TV comedy from Ryan Murphy and Allison Adler. The...

CBS Greenlights Nick Stoller Comedy Pilot (Deadline | Hollywood)

CBS has given the pilot green light to a comedy from feature writer-director Nick Stoller ( The Muppets ), Chernin Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV. Stoller wrote and will direct the untitled project loosely based on his real-life experiences. It is a twenty-something ensemble comedy about a...

Fox Moves ‘This Means War’ To February 14 (Deadline | Hollywood)

Fox is moving its comedy-action film This Means War up three days to open on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday February 14. Chris Pine and Tom Hardy play CIA operatives and best buddies who discover they’re both courting Reese Witherspoon. Shifting This Means War may give it a chance to build momentum...

Ghost of Princess Diana haunts cathedral, entire damn planet is rapt [Video] (io9)

In the spirit of such Earth-shattering news as Thor's cameo on Google Maps and the Dalek Christ log , Princess Diana has now been found haunting a Glaswegian church. She's freaking out confused tourists, given that the afterlife is presumably a crashing bore. More »Source : io9Explore :...