The Cricket's Daily 3: 'Gravity' leads BAFTA nominations

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Here's what's being talked about in pop culture:

• Alfonso CuarĂ³n's space-survival drama "Gravity" leads the BAFTA nominations, with 11. [Entertainment Weekly]

• The New York Film Critics Circle has apologized to "12 Years a Slave" director Steve McQueen for heckling, apparently from NYFCC member Armong White, during the group's awards ceremony Monday night. [Deadline]

• OK, because somebody didn't do their homework, the entire class is going to be punished — and we're going to have a sequel to "Paul Blart: Mall Cop." [The Hollywood Reporter]