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I'm a Freelance Music Photojournalist from NYC and Founder of the Heavy Metal website PiercingMetal.com; I created this blog site to showcase the other things in life that keep my interest or catch my attention. Believe me that is a lot of stuff to talk about when it comes down to it. I hope you enjoy what we are delivering because there is so much to share as a resident of this bustling metropolis.
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Presenting The 39th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards Winners

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As you know we just love doing the award show nominations and winners circle rundowns here on “The Chronicles of Piercing Ken” and while so many of these are celebrating the best of the best, the folks over at the Golden Raspberry’s are focused on the worst of them all. Today I’m back to line out the winners of the 39th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards that were just recently announced. Let’s take a look at who took home this award.

Worst Picture:
Gotti
The Happytime Murders
WINNER – Holmes & Watson
Robin Hood
Winchester

Worst Actress:
Hopper Stone/STX
Jennifer Garner / Peppermint
Amber Heard / London Fields
WINNER – Melissa McCarthy / The Happytime Murders and Life of the Party
Helen Mirren / Winchester
Amanda Seyfried / The Clapper
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And The Oscar Goes To; Here’s The 91st Academy Awards Winners

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The 91st Annual Academy Awards Show (or The Oscars if you prefer that title) just finished and I’m pleased to share the list of winners with all of you readers. The program was launched by Queen + Adam Lambert and they delivered the bands seminal “We Will Rock You” and “We Are The Champions” from the “News Of The World” album. I had to laugh when I saw a friend comment on his Facebook status that more Rock was represented at the beginning of The Oscars than the sum total of the recent Grammy Awards broadcast. Sadly, he was 100% correct. I posted about the live performance over on PiercingMetal HERE if you didn’t see it. There was no official host for the show and this aspect was poked fun at on a few occasions. Now, the envelope please……and The Oscar goes to….

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Christian Bale in “Vice”
Bradley Cooper in “A Star Is Born”
Willem Dafoe in “At Eternity’s Gate”
WINNER – Rami Malek in “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Viggo Mortensen in “Green Book”

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
WINNER – Mahershala Ali in “Green Book”
Adam Driver in “BlacKkKlansman”
Sam Elliott in “A Star Is Born”
Richard E. Grant in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Sam Rockwell in “Vice”
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Full Winners Of The 2019 Independent Spirit Awards

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Last night, the winners of the Independent Spirit Film Awards were announced and given their trophies during a broadcast that was hosted by Molly Shannon and Gemma Chan. For those in the unaware, these awards are doled out to the Independent Filmmakers who often operate on a much smaller budget than the big mainstream films. Let’s see who won shall we?

Best Feature:
Eighth Grade
First Reformed
Winner: If Beale Street Could Talk
Leave No Trace
You Were Never Really Here
Gut Doctor “I Beg Americans To Throw Out This Vegetable Now”

Best Director:
Debra Granik, “Leave No Trace”
Winner: Barry Jenkins, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Tamara Jenkins, “Private Life”
Lynne Ramsay, “You Were Never Really Here”
Paul Schrader, “First Reformed”
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Full Nominees For The 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards

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The nominees for this year’s Academy Of Country Music Awards were recently revealed and since I’ve been showcasing such items and the eventual winners rundown, I wanted to present them to you down below. Let’s take a look.

Entertainer Of The Year:
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban

Female Artist Of The Year:
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood

Male Artist Of The Year:
Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
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Now Playing: “How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” in Theaters Everywhere (2/22/2019)

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The time has come dragon fans, the Dreamworks animated feature “How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” is opening up today in theaters everywhere. We’ve supported the film over the last few months here on “The Chronicles” by showcasing the trailer reveals and the most recent one can be observed HERE in the event that you haven’t seen any of them. Before I send you off to the theaters, let’s take a look at the colorful Official Poster along with the premise and voice casting.

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The Plot: One year after defending Berk from Drago, Hiccup and Toothless continue to rescue captured dragons in order to bring them back to Berk and create a bustling dragon and human utopia. Unfortunately, their efforts have also resulted in the island becoming severely overpopulated with dragons. In a response to the overcrowding, Hiccup desires to find the “Hidden World”, a safe haven for dragons that his late father Stoick told him about. Meanwhile, a white Fury[8] dragon, held captive by warlords, is given to infamous dragon hunter Grimmel the Grisly as bait for him to capture Toothless for the warlords’ use as an alpha. (c/o Wiki).
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