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5 Times the Golden Globes Got it Right (and the Oscars Didn’t)

Three reasons to be excited for the Golden Globes: 1.) Tina Fey may give a speech; 2.) Ricky Gervais may enjoy the longest broadcast chucklefit since Ed McMahon left the air; 3.) Every once in awhile, the Golden Globes award the right people and the Oscars don’t. Join us for a stroll into Golden Globe past, where it turns out the HFPA sometimes — sparingly, mind you — executes better judgment than AMPAS.

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5 Times the Golden Globes Got it Right (and the Oscars Didn’t)

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Actress T.V. Carpio: ‘I Wouldn’t Do It If I Didn’t Feel Safe’

Just weeks after stepping into the lead female role in Julie Taymor’s highly scrutinized $65 million musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark , T.V. Carpio is already collecting compliments for her performance as Arachne, a role for which she replaced original cast member Natalie Mendoza following the string of highly publicized accidents and delays that rocked the Broadway community. Movieline spoke exclusively with the film and stage actress today — not long after the news hit that Spider-Man ‘s opening date will be postponed, yet again, to March — in a wide-ranging career-tracking conversation that will be posted in full soon. For now, hit the jump to hear what Carpio had to say in response to Spider-Man ‘s critics.

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Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Actress T.V. Carpio: ‘I Wouldn’t Do It If I Didn’t Feel Safe’

From Coy and Vance Duke to Bobby Ewing: A Brief History of Lead Actors Leaving Their Television Series

As producers of The Office told anyone who would listen at the NBC TCA party in Pasadena on Thursday night, Steve Carell is leaving the hit series before the season even ends . (Which is earlier than we had even expected.) Faced with the loss of its lead character after seven seasons, the future of The Office may be in doubt. Or, maybe not. Let’s take a look at the brief history of when a male or female lead left a popular television show, and the impact their departure had on future seasons.

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From Coy and Vance Duke to Bobby Ewing: A Brief History of Lead Actors Leaving Their Television Series

Join Movieline’s 2011 Golden Globes Livetweet Extravaganza!

Have you ever watched an awards show and thought, “This is great , but the Twitter-based ramblings of eight bloggers, countless commenters and their impromptu drinking games developed along the way would really make it magical ?” I know, I know — when haven’t you done that? Right, Brendan Fraser? Anyway, you get where I’m going with this.

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Join Movieline’s 2011 Golden Globes Livetweet Extravaganza!

Join Movieline’s 2011 Golden Globes Livetweet Extravaganza!

Have you ever watched an awards show and thought, “This is great , but the Twitter-based ramblings of eight bloggers, countless commenters and their impromptu drinking games developed along the way would really make it magical ?” I know, I know — when haven’t you done that? Right, Brendan Fraser? Anyway, you get where I’m going with this.

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Join Movieline’s 2011 Golden Globes Livetweet Extravaganza!

Jacki Weaver Appeals to Quentin Tarantino’s Foot Fetish, Because Why Not

On the one hand, I’m reluctant to even go here because of the inevitable cascade of “Is this foot-fetish joke video Jacki Weaver’s Norbit ?” controversy. On the other, it’s Friday and all I want is to hit the eject button on this hellish week. And anyway, what kind of comprehensive Team Jacki repository / campaign headquarters would this be without this interlude cataloged among the voluminous archives? Watch and learn.

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Jacki Weaver Appeals to Quentin Tarantino’s Foot Fetish, Because Why Not

Jacki Weaver Appeals to Quentin Tarantino’s Foot Fetish, Because Why Not

On the one hand, I’m reluctant to even go here because of the inevitable cascade of “Is this foot-fetish joke video Jacki Weaver’s Norbit ?” controversy. On the other, it’s Friday and all I want is to hit the eject button on this hellish week. And anyway, what kind of comprehensive Team Jacki repository / campaign headquarters would this be without this interlude cataloged among the voluminous archives? Watch and learn.

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Jacki Weaver Appeals to Quentin Tarantino’s Foot Fetish, Because Why Not