Brand X Files: Oscar hosts announced. Leslie Nielsen dies. 'Spider-Man' hits ...

10:14 AM PT, November 29, 2010James Franco, Anne Hathaway to co-host 2011 Oscars: After a successful two-hander by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin at last year's ceremony, the Academy Awards have opted for another dynamic duo. Given Franco's penchant for performance art, we hope he completes his hosting duties stoned, in a hoodie, directed by Judd Apatow. [Oscars]Leslie Nielsen dies: The comedy icon, who starred in films including and was 84. [The Hollywood Reporter]'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' Broadway preview only mildly disastrous: despite a number of technical glitches during the long-delayed big-budget show, the New York Times reported. [New York Times]David Lynch recording album: Expect the filmmaker's music to be spooky, incomprehensible and impossible to stop thinking about. [Pop & Hiss]Hear Iron & Wine's new single: The folk act returns with a lush, electronics-infused sound on Watch your back, Sufjan! [Stereogum]-- David GreenwaldPhoto, from left: James Franco arrives at the 15th annual party held at Chateau Marmont on November 17, 2010 in Los Angeles, California; Anne Hathaway attends a screening of at DGA Theater on November 16, 2010 in New York City. Credits: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; Henry S. Dziekan III/Getty Images.

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