SSN Awards Originals, Why the Critics Choice Awards Sets the Trend for Oscars, TCA Tidbits, Today’s Headlines

SSN AWARDS ORIGINALS

CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

 

Why the Critics Choice Awards Sets the Trend for Oscars

Coming right after the Golden Globes, the Critics’ Choice Awards often fall on the same night the Oscar nominations are announced. (SSN)

Spotlight: BFCA President Joey Berlin on the Trendsetting Critics’ Choice Awards

Q&A with Joey Berlin, who presides over the BFCA as its president and over the Critics’ Choice Awards as its executive producer. (SSN)

Oscar Analysis Part One: Sony's Smart Investment in Sony Pictures Classics

Regardless of how Sony does at the box office, Sony Pictures Classics is a welcome addition to the company’s haul of Oscar nominations. (SSN)

SSN OTHER ORIGINALS

 

TCA Tidbits: Cable Day 2

Viacom, Starz, MTV, Comedy Central, Ovation, TNT, TBS, and NatGeo showcased their new shows. (SSN)

TCA Tidbits: Cable Day 3

Saturday was the third day of cable TCA sessions and it was filled with interesting new dramas and period shows, which are definitely trending right now. (SSN)

Four Game-Changers From CES 2014

Major trends include smart homes and smart cars, but the real game changers for industry professionals are a handful of tools that will make a very big difference in the way you work in the near future. (SSN)

'Journey To the South Pacific' Screening Wrap-Up

An overview of the film and Q&A by Leonard Maltin with director Greg MacGillivray at the Santa Monica IMAX offices. (SSN)

On the Set for 1/13/14

Updates on Brother's Keeper, Everest, Glassland and more. (SSN)

TODAY'S HEADLINES

 

HBO’s ‘Newsroom’ Returning For Third And Final Season

The cable news drama is officially a go for a third season, which will be its last. (DH)

Golden Globe Awards Pull Largest Audience in 10 Years

NBC telecast averages nearly 21 million viewers. (VAR)

Michael Douglas Marches To Marvel's 'Ant-Man'

The actor will play opposite Paul Rudd in Marvel Studio’s Ant-Man. (THR)

E! apologizes for Michael J. Fox 'Fun Fact' during Golden Globe Awards

"We regret the insensitive classification of Michael J Fox's Parkinson's diagnosis during our E online live stream," the network said. (CNN)

‘Chronicle’s Max Landis Boards Sony’s ‘Houdini’ Project

Sony Pictures has Max Landis working his magic on a new draft ofHoudini, the film being produced by Jimmy Miller. (DH)