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Sundance Institute announced today the films selected to screen in the out-of-competition Premieres and Documentary Premieres sections, as well as the selections for a new Special Events section and participants for two panels, at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, January 22 to February 1 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The Festival is the centerpiece of the year-round public programs for the Institute, which also hosts 24 residency labs and grants more than $2.5 million to independent artists each year.

James Franco, Kenan Thompson and Cecily Strong appeared in a Ferguson related sketch which was cut from the live broadcast of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE on NBC over the weekend. Watch it below

This week's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, with host James Franco and musical guest Nicki Minaj delivered the show's second highest rating in metered-market households so far this season

Transport Group, the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and OBIE Award-winning theatre company, has announced its annual gala Gimme a Break!, will honor Tony Award-winning producer Barbara Whitman tonight, December 8, 2014 at 6:30pm at the Asia Society and Museum, 725 Park Avenue.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: BC/EFA hosts its GYPSY OF THE YEAR celebration, THE INVISIBLE HAND makes its NYC debut and more!

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With the recent release of the highly anticipated trailer for the next STAR WARS film, the Saturday Night Live cast made their own interpretation, taking the name 'Sky-Walker' literally. Check out the parody below!

James Franco hosted this week's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE on NBC with musical guest Nicki Minaj. To open the show, Seth Rogen joined Franco in leaking embarrassing photos of both stars. Check it out below!

This week on SNL, James Franco channeled his inner Christopher Walken. The host was joined by the cast in a parody on NBC's PETER PAN LIVE!, featuring the pirates, Peter Pan, aka, 'a gorgeous, womanly boy,' Tink's replacement, 'Tonkerbell,' and of course Captain Hook. Check it out below!

Queen Bey is now the official queen of the Grammy Awards. The iconic 'Single Ladies' singer has just surpassed country music legend Dolly Parton's Grammy Award nominations record.

Nominations for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced tonight by The Recording Academy and reflected an eclectic mix of the best and brightest in music over the past year, as determined by The Academy's voting members. The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on 'GRAMMY Sunday,' Feb. 8, 2015, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 to 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

Discovery's Mega Week has Hollywood baring it all when stars of the upcoming film, THE INTERVIEW, James Franco and Seth Rogen attempt to survive 21 days NAKED AND AFRAID tonight, December 7th

Legendary comedian Joan Rivers, who passed away on Sept. 4 after complications from throat surgery, received a posthumous Grammy nomination for her recent candid memoir 'Diary of a Mad Diva.'

James Franco hosts this week's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE on NBC with musical guest Nicki Minaj. The show airs on Saturday, December 6. Check out the all-new promo below!

From a Korean BBQ-inspired dish to playing Santa and an elf or reminiscing about FREAKS AND GEEKS as they get ready to launch their latest film THE INTERVIEW, check out three new videos shot at YouTube Space LA featuring James Franco and Seth Rogen. Click below!

James Franco hosts Saturday Night Live with musical guest Nicki Minaj on Saturday, December 6. Check out promos for the upcoming broadcast featuring SNL's Cecily Strong below!

James Franco visits the Strand Book Store in NYC on December 8, 2014 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for an exclusive signing of his book, Hollywood Dreaming, a story-picture-poem mashup that blurs lines of reality and fiction in a compelling coming-of-age tale.

As the 2014 holiday season begins, top syndicated morning show “LIVE with Kelly and Michael” celebrates this December with festive theme weeks, an annual Christmas Eve extravaganza, and a fun-filled 2014 end of the year special.

The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center will present a live panel discussion with the producing team behind Broadway's Of Mice and Men in conjunction with the HD broadcast of the play by National Theatre Live on Saturday, December 20. The pre-screening panel will take place onstage at the Mahaiwe starting at 7:00pm, followed by the 8:00pm broadcast. Panelists will include Broadway Producer David Binder, Marketing Director/Associate Producer Eric Schnall, Steinbeck Estate Representative Elizabeth Winick Rubinstein, and Executive Producer/General Manager Wendy Orshan, who will serve as moderator.