Cartoonists who mocked Islam were slaughtered where they stood for 'insulting Prophet'

The gunmen reportedly asked for the cartoonists by name before shooting them dead and yelling 'the Prophet has been avenged'.

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Casting Society Unveils Artios Awards Film Nominees

With new date changes for Artios eligibility, 2013 film titles like "12 Years a Slave," "Captain Phillips" and "American Hustle" will contend in the big-budget drama competition with "Foxcatcher," "Gone Girl" and "Selma."

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WGA Unveils Film Award Nominations

The Writers Guild of America on Wednesday morning announced its nominees for best theatrical and documentary screenplay.

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War Over Hollywood Sign Pits Wealthy Residents Against Urinating Tourists

In the not-so-distant past, only the bravest visitors trekked up through this devil's knot of dead ends, blind curves, narrow streets and treacherous inclines to get to the sign, just a few miles north of Sunset Boulevard. Then the Internet and navigation systems disrupted everything. "Before GPS, somebody from Omaha was afraid to head up here," says Tom LaBonge, the local city councilman. "Now they're not."

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'Birdman' Leads Australian Academy's International Awards Nominations

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s "Birdman" is leading the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards nominations with mentions in seven categories, ahead of "Boyhood" and "The Imitation Game," which received five nominations each.

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National Society of Film Critics names "Goodbye To Language" year’s best picture

The highly experimental 3-D film premiered last May at the Cannes Film Festival, ultimately earning Godard the Jury Prize (which Godard shared with Xavier Dolan and his Mommy, an amusing and progressive juxtaposition between the new and the old), along with a Palme d’Or nod.

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Producers Guild's Film Nominees Go Indie

The Producers Guild of America on Monday announced its nominees for best film, a list that was heavy on indie features like "Boyhood" and "Whiplash" along with a couple of studio entries like "American Sniper" and "Gone Girl" joining the mix.

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