This story first appeared in the Oct. 11 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Will Gravity lose its impact if Academy members watch it at home instead of on a big screen? Are voters likely to pop in a DVD of 12 Years a Slave, with its rough brutality, during family time over the holidays? These are the questions facing awards strategists as Oscar season begins. | Read More
Thursday night's episode of The X Factor picked up where the competition left off: with Demi Lovato in the hot seat as she struggled to round out her team. As we learned in the previous episode, just because you earned a seat in the Four Chair Challenge doesn't mean you're keeping it. This particular new wrinkle in the competition already caused stress for Kelly Rowland and her Over-25s category, and is delighting Simon Cowell, as it plays to his sadistic tendencies. | Read More
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