Pregnant M.I.A. to perform at Grammys

M.I.A. slated to perform, give birth during Grammys
The very pregnant singer, who is up for this year’s record of the year Grammy, is scheduled to deliver her little one on the same night she’ll be performing at the awards ceremony. Still, M.I.A. isn’t canceling her set. Should her water break on stage, a golf cart will be on hand to shuttle her out of Staples Center.
M.I.A. has been nominated in the category of record of the year for Paper Planes which became hugely popular last year after appearing on the Pineapple Express soundtrack as well as remixed versions in this years darling, Slumdog Millionaire.

Slumdog Advances Toward Oscar

At Sunday’s 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, “Slumdog Millionaire” and Heath Ledger triumphed once again, while Sean Penn shocked with a win in the lead actor category over presumed favorite Mickey Rourke.
Coming weeks after ruling at the Golden Globes, this latest victory for ‘Slumdog’ solidified its status as a heavy favorite to take the Oscar for Best Picture.
more HERE

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Nominations for 81st Academy Awards

Best Motion Picture of the Year

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• The Reader
• Slumdog Millionaire

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

• Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
• Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
• Sean Penn, Milk
• Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

• Josh Brolin, Milk
• Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
• Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
• Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

• Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
• Angelina Jolie, Changeling
• Melissa Leo, Frozen River
• Kate Winslet. The Reader
• Meryl Streep, Doubt

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

• Amy Adams, Doubt
• Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Viola Davis, Doubt
• Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

all the nominations are HERE

The Resurrection of Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke won the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture-Drama at the Golden Globes last night for his lead role in The Wrestler.
He gave a surprisingly eloquent and heartfelt speech, noting that he is not used to speaking in public and that he was almost “out of the business” a few years ago.
more HERE

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‘Slumdog Millionaire’ wins big at Golden Globes
Heath Ledger grabs Golden Globe for performance in ‘Dark Knight’
Kate Winslet receives two Golden Globe awards
’30 Rock’ nearly sweep Globes

Slumdog M.I.A.

One doesn’t have to get deep into Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire” to sample some of the kinetic music that drives it. Close to 10 minutes into the film, there’s a rush of rhythms — the sound, perhaps, of animals scurrying around an alley.
Vocals don’t cut in until around the halfway mark, but when they do, they capture someone on the run. It’s the voice of worldly electronic artist M.I.A.
The soundtrack to “Slumdog Millionaire” will mark the first release on M.I.A.’s Interscope label, N.E.E.T. In 2009.
more HERE

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