Ricky Gervais steals show, skewers celebrity audience
As enjoyable as movies are, the winter award-show whirl is hardly worth watching anymore.
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As enjoyable as movies are, the winter award-show whirl is hardly worth watching anymore.
The last year proved to be a fantastic year for music (thanks, Kanye!), and the spheres of rock and pop are shaping up to be just as exciting in 2011. The upcoming year promises the return of some of music’s biggest names. Radiohead is set to release their follow-up to 2007’s exceptional “In Rainbows” sometime this year. The band broke new ground three years ago when they released “Rainbows” using a pay-what-you-want model, so expect Radiohead’s still-untitled album to be released in some strange Internet stunt, most likely without any warning whatsoever.
Los Angeles indie band Local Natives have had a fantastic two years filled with rave reviews for their debut record “Gorilla Manor.”
Isn’t it every burgeoning musician’s dream to move into a house with their high school friends, record an album, play the biggest music festivals in the world and launch into the upper stratosphere of indie rock? That’s the approximate trajectory of Los Angeles band Local Natives.
Oliver Stone has always loved stirring the pot. His movies have been the subject of intense criticism for the controversial liberties taken with historical figures and events. However, fifteen years ago, few would have questioned his ability to take the drama of human history and craft an excellent film from it. In “Platoon” and “JFK,” Stone utilized tight storylines and believable, complex characters to shed light on sensitive issues.