CONTENTS
Books............................ 166
TV................................ 168
Blockbusters...................... 172
Movie Stars....................... 172
Star Wars.......................... 174
Music.............................. 176
Chart-Toppers.................... 178
Arts & Media Round-Up........... 180
MOST OSCAR
NOMINATIONS
FOR A FILM
On 24 Jan 2017, La La Land
(USA, 2016) received 14 Oscar
nominations. This matched
the total achieved by All About
Eve (USA, 1950) and Titanic
(USA, 1997). The musical
comedy-drama, starring
Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling,
went on to win six Oscars at
the 89th Academy Awards
ceremony on 2 6 Feb 2017.
The director of La La Land,
Damien Chazelle (USA, inset,
b. 19 Jan 1985), became
the youngest winner of
the Academy Award for
Best Director, breaking
a record that had stood
since 1931. Chazelle was
aged 32 years 38 days.