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This year’s AFI Fest will play home to some major contenders, thanks to a sterling World Cinema lineup that boasts no less than 13 official Best Foreign Language Film Oscar entries from around the globe. The annual Los Angeles festival has announced its latest picks, including a World Cinema section rounded out by 30 films from 39 different countries. Of those films, over a dozen are already in contention for Oscar attention, from festival favorites like “A Ciambra,” “Foxtrot,” and “A Fantastic Woman” to new works from modern masters like “Happy End” and “Thelma.”

The full list of Oscar contenders includes: Jonas Carpignano’s “A Ciambra,” Sebastian Lelio’s “A Fantastic Woman,” Samuel Maoz’s “Foxtrot,” Michael Haneke’s “Happy End,” François Girard’s “Hochelaga, Land of Souls,” Fatih Akin’s “In the Fade,” Ziad Doueiri’s “The Insult,” Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Loveless,” Amit V. Masurkar’s “Newton,” Ildikó Enyedi’s “On Body and Soul,...

25 films comprise the main slate of 55th edition set to run from September 28-October 15.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced the 25 films for the main slate of the 55th New York Film Festival.

This year’s selection showcases films honoured at Cannes such as Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winner The Square, Robin Campillo’s Critics’ Prize winner Bpm, and Agnès Varda and Jr’s Faces Places.

From Berlin, Aki Kaurismäki’s Silver Bear winner The Other Side Of Hope and Agnieszka Holland’s Alfred Bauer Prize-winner Spoor mark the returns of two New York Film Festival veterans, while Luca Guadagnino makes his debut with Call Me By Your Name (pictured).

As previously announced, the opening night screening is Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying, while Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck is the Centerpiece, and Woody Allen’s Wonder Wheel will close the festival.

Nyff Director and Selection Committee Chair Kent Jones said: “Every year, I’m asked...

25 films comprise the main slate of 55th edition set to run from September 28-October 15.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced the 25 films for the main slate of the 55th New York Film Festival.

This year’s selection showcases films honoured at Cannes such as Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winner The Square, Robin Campillo’s Critics’ Prize winner Bpm, and Agnès Varda and Jr’s Faces Places.

From Berlin, Aki Kaurismäki’s Silver Bear winner The Other Side Of Hope and Agnieszka Holland’s Alfred Bauer Prize-winner Spoor mark the returns of two New York Film Festival veterans, while Luca Guadagnino makes his debut with Call Me By Your Name (pictured).

As previously announced, the opening night screening is Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying, while Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck is the Centerpiece, and Woody Allen’s Wonder Wheel will close the festival.

Nyff Director and Selection Committee Chair Kent Jones said: “Every year, I’m asked...

It’s beginning to look a lot like fall festival season. On the heels of announcements from Tiff and Venice, the 55th edition of the New York Film Festival has unveiled its Main Slate, including a number of returning faces, emerging talents, and some of the most anticipated films from the festival circuit this year.

This year’s Main Slate showcases a number of films honored at Cannes including Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or–winner “The Square,” Robin Campillo’s “Bpm,” and Agnès Varda & Jr’s “Faces Places.” Other Cannes standouts, including “The Rider” and “The Florida Project,” will also screen at Nyff.

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Elsewhere, Aki Kaurismäki’s Silver Bear–winner “The Other Side of Hope” and Agnieszka Holland’s Alfred Bauer Prize–winner “Spoor” come to Nyff after Berlin bows.

Following their gala selections of Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying, Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck, and Woody Allen’s Wonder Wheel, the New York Film Festival have now unveiled their full Main Slate. Their picks include Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name, Lucrecia Martel’s Zama, Greta Gerwig’s debut Lady Bird, as well as the Palme d’Or-winning The Square and more favorites from Cannes, Berlin, Locarno, and Sundance.

“Every year, I’m asked about the themes in our Main Slate line-up, and every year I say the same thing: we choose the best films we see, and the common themes and preoccupations arise only after the fact,” Nyff Director and Selection Committee Chair Kent Jones says. “As I look at this slate of beautiful work, I could just make a series of simple observations: that these films come from all over the globe; that there is a...

Storm Boy.

Screen Australia has unveiled the recipients of its last production investment funding round of 2016. $15 million is shared between seven films and eight television projects, including anticipated titles such as Fred Schepisi.s Andorra and the Shawn Seet remake of Storm Boy..

.We are delighted to be supporting TV projects from so many of the major players all in one round including Foxtel, Channel Seven, Network Ten, the ABC and Sbs," CEO Graeme Mason said. "And in film we look forward to seeing the latest from acclaimed talents Fred Schepisi, Jonathan Teplitzky and John Maynard."

The successful feature film projects are:.

– A contemporary re-imagining of 1976 classic Storm Boy from writer Justin Monjo (The Secret Daughter, Spear), director Shawn Seet (Deep Water, The Code) and Ambience Entertainment producers Michael Boughen and Matthew Street (Tomorrow When the War Began). This time around we meet Mike .Storm Boy. Kingley as a grandfather...

ABC’s Dancing With the Stars wrapped Season 21 on Tuesday night with 13.5 million total viewers and a 2.4 rating (per finals), up in the demo versus May’s Rumer/Val coronation (13.5 mil/2.3) though down 16 and 20 percent from Alfonso and Witney’s year-ago win (16 mil/3.0).

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Opening ABC’s night, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving did 7.5 mil and a 2.2, tying NCIS for the scripted demo win.

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Elsewhere in the ratings….

CBS | NCIS (16.2 mil/2.2), New Orleans (11.9 mil/1.6) and Limitless (6.5 mil/1.3) each...

In celebration of country music’s top songwriters, the industry’s biggest stars stepped out for the 2013 Broadcast Music, Inc. Country Awards in Nashville on Tuesday (November 5).

Luke Bryan showed off his dapper smile, while Miranda Lambert showed off her slim figure and struck a pose with the night’s guest of honor Dean Dillon.

Other attendees included newcomer Kacey Musgraves and powerhouse trio The Band Perry. In addition, aspiring country singer/actress Lucy Hale made an appearance and is expected to be at tonight’s (November 6) Cma Awards.

There were quite a few winners last night, including Hunter Hayes taking home Song of the Year for “Wanted.”

Check out the full list of winners below!

Song Of The Year

“Wanted”

Hunter Hayes

Troy Verges

Happy Little Man Publishing

Songs From the Engine Room

Songs of Universal, Inc.

Songwriter Of The Year

Rodney Clawson

“Did It for the Girl”

“Drink...

[Ed. note: The following playlists -- and introduction -- were curated by our friends at Songza -- a great site that lets you select music based on either your activity or mood. Clicking on a playlist below will open an single window or tab and immediately start the selected music -- no log-in or personal information is required. Enjoy, and happy Fourth!]

Because summer is our favorite season, it only follows that the Fourth of July is our favorite holiday. When you take all the classic summer activities and add parades, fireworks, and a nationwide birthday celebration for America, you have the recipe for a great time. With carefully curated soundtracks for every summertime activity and mood, we promise to make your Fourth, and every day for the rest of your summer, even better.

Patriotic Music

These All-American playlists are the best way to celebrate Independence Day.

Stars and Stripes Forever!

Celebrate America in music, from marching bands to great pops orchestras. Play this sparkling homage to the land we love before, during, and after you watch the fireworks this Fourth of July.

Heartland America

Celebrate the things that make America great -- including cars, young love and rock & roll -- with these classic heartland rockers.

Patriotic Country

Celebrate the spirit of America,...

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The second issue of Adrian Martin and Girish Shambu's film journal Lola has arrived—or has begun to, rather—with a new staggered distribution of content. Shambu dishes some exposition on the changes and details the content at his blog, which include contributions from Nicole Brenez and Chantal Akerman. From horror to hockey? In one of the stranger director + project announcements of late, the underrated Rob Zombie is going to be making Broad Street Bullies, a sports movie about the notoriously tough 1970s Philadelphia Flyers. A hometown plug from me for the Pacific Cinémathèque here in Vancouver, which is currently raising money by selling limited edition postcards featuring designs from the great Steve Chow, who was featured in Adrian Curry's Movie Poster of the Week column last fall. Donate $10 and you'll receive 6 of Chow's program guide designs. Along with the gorgeous posters detailed in Curry's article, Chow is also...

HollywoodNews.com: The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, news, radio, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2011 season. The winners will be honored at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 19, 2012, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.

Television Nominees

Drama Series

Boardwalk Empire, Written by Bathsheba Doran, Dave Flebotte, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Itamar Moses, Margaret Nagle, Terence Winter; HBO

Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC

Game of Thrones, Written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, George R.R. Martin, D.B. Weiss; HBO

The Good Wife, Written by Courtney Kemp Agboh, Meredith Averill, Corinne Brinkerhoff, Leonard Dick, Keith Eisner, Karen Hall, Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, Steve Lichtman, Matthew Montoya, Julia Wolfe; CBS

Homeland, Written by Henry Bromell,...

Mr Sunshine star Andrea Anders has hinted that her character will become involved in a love triangle. On the ABC sitcom, Alice (Anders) ditched her casual relationship with Ben (Matthew Perry) for a more serious romance with the confident Alonzo (James Lesure). She told Zap2it: "It's one of those things in life that you have this person that you really care about and you really like and you really want to be with them, but because you're so focused on their flaws you tend to go look for somebody else who's easier." Anders suggested that Alice will begin to have doubts about her relationship with Alonzo and could get back together with Ben. "The easier person is (more)...

Andrea Anders has joked that she wants to work with all the Friends cast members. Anders previously starred in Matt LeBlanc's show Joey and is currently appearing in ABC's series Mr Sunshine with Matthew Perry. Speaking to the New York Post, she said: "Isn't that neat? I'm just slowly going to work my way through the cast of Friends, although I can't get Jennifer Aniston to return my calls!" Anders also said (more)...

"Mr. Sunshine" is Matthew Perry's return to a regular series after the unfortunate "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" misstep (a show which did not live up to the high expectations but which was not nearly as bad a show as many viewed it at the time; it was just a misfire). Perry plays Ben Donovan, the manager of operations for the Sunshine Center, a San Diego stadium that plays host to the local ice hockey team and, in the premiere, a circus. Presumably, the stadium also hosts concerts and rallies and the like. Donovan is tasked with running the joint and making sure everyone has a good time, and there's no question that the show is envisioned to be Perry's vehicle -- he is, of course, "Mr. Sunshine" (because of his job and "ironically" because of his less-than-sunny disposition).

And Perry is pretty good in the role, which...

Coming to you tonight, Matthew Perry returns to television in Mr. Sunshine. He's the general manager of the Sunshine Center, an arena that hosts a variety of sports events, the circus, political rallies, and who knows what else, and he's responsible for making everything run smoothly. That requires a special kind of chaotic dance, and Ben Donovan (Perry), well... he muddles through, generally without causing more damage than he's trying to prevent.

It would be a tricky enough job just with the maintenance issues, employee relations, and missing elephants, but he also has to deal with his unpredictable boss, Crystal (Allison Janney). Part of the trouble there is that she has thrown her son Roman (Nate Torrence) at him, and demanded that Ben find him a job somewhere among the arena's countless staffing opportunities. Obviously, Roman has no skills whatever, beyond a certain knack for looking rather goofy. That and...

Mc wants to drop heavily anticipated follow-up to Eternal Sunshine mixtape on September 19, his birthday.

By Jayson Rodriguez

Jay Electronica

Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images

Jay Electronica is on what can best be described as a world tour. Stationed now in London after making stops in Egypt and Jordan, the New Orleans rapper says he's overseas both out of curiosity and for work purposes. Electronica is wrapping up Act II, the follow-up to his much-heralded mixtape Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge).

His next tape will feature the breakout track "Exhibit C" and mark the first offering from the nomadic Mc since he premiered the Just Blaze-produced single earlier this year on Eminem's SiriusXM satellite radio station, Shade 45.

"It's gonna be finished soon," Jay Elect told the UK's DJ Semtex about Act II during a recent interview. "I want to release it on my birthday, that's September 19, and I'm pushing toward that.

Better Off Ted star Andrea Anders will join Matthew Perry in the ABC comedy pilot Mr. Sunshine, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Allison Janney to star alongside Matthew Perry in Sunshine pilot

The single-camera series revolves around an aging stadium manager (Perry) who realizes after his 40th birthday that he can no longer skate by on his charming, non-committal ways. Anders will play ...

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'We were like a fly on the wall in his life,' Quincy Jones III tells MTV News.

By Jayson Rodriguez

Lil Wayne

Photo: Mark Venema/ WireImage

New York — Lil Wayne lives by his own rules when it comes to recording music and, apparently, when it comes to making movies too.

The rapper is the subject of the forthcoming documentary "The Carter," set for a straight-to-dvd release Tuesday. The film, much like Wayne's records, is anything but conventional.

In fact, according to the project's producer, Quincy Jones III ("Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel," "Beef"), the Cash Money Records lyricist shunned the idea of a typical documentary in favor of a more raw, vérité look at his life.

"Typically, when we do documentaries, we sort of have a general understanding of what story we want to cover, and we'll go get interviews to cover the gaps in the story. And we'll do...