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27 May 2020
TV critic Dheepthika Laurent gives FRANCE 24's viewers a list of escapist TV dramas to watch this May. They chat about the much-awaited jazz drama "The Eddy" from the director of "Whiplash" and "La La Land", Damien Chazelle, and review HBO's indie show about female skateboarders trying to smash the patriarchy in their sport: "Betty" from director Crystal Moselle. It's a spinoff of her film "Skate Kitchen", featuring the same young actresses and avid skateboarders whom she discovered on the subway in New York.
27 Jan 2017
Actor Ryan Gosling and director Damien Chazelle bring 'La La Land' to Tokyo after the film received 14 Oscar nominations.
24 Jan 2017
'La La Land' earned a record-tying 14 Oscar nominations, but multiple nods for 'Fences,' 'Moonlight' and 'Hidden Figures' may have finally buried the #OscarSoWhite trend.
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The directors of 'La La Land,' 'Moonlight,' 'Lion,' 'Manchester by the Sea' and 'Arrival' receive nominations for the Directors Guild of America awards.
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'La La Land' led the race for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts' movie awards after nominations were announced Tuesday at the organisation's headquarters in Central London.
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Jazz musical 'La La Land' wins a record seven Golden Globes, and Meryl Streep turns a Golden Globe acceptance speech into a scathing attack on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
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