THE KING’S SPEECH DOMINATES BAFTA NODS

Coming as no surprise whatsoever, The King’s Speech dominated the announcement of nominations for Britain’s BAFTA awards, the equivalent of America’s Oscars. The critically acclaimed film, which is also a frontrunner in the Oscar race, received an impressive 14 nominations, including best film, best British film, best actor (Colin Firth), and best director (Tom Hooper). […]

COWELL PLANNING WORLD TALENT CONTEST

Simon Cowell is planning to turn his “[Country’s] Got Talent franchise into a kind of international talent Olympics by pitting the winners and runners-up in the 36 countries where it is broadcast against one another and broadcasting the series to the entire world. The winner would received £1 million (about $1.4 million). The London Sun […]