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 news:blended 10.4 - 10.10
news:blended 10.4 - 10.10
It's now been scientifically proven that Chihuahua movies lower your IQ by 75 points.
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 Oscars predix: 'Frost/Nixon,' 'Milk' and 'Benjamin Button' in the lead
Oscars predix: 'Frost/Nixon,' 'Milk' and 'Benjamin Button' in the lead
In the best-picture race, "Frost/Nixon" garners the most early support. >

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 IN DEPTH: Oscar Vets & HBO Films Highlight the Short List for Short Docs
IN DEPTH: Oscar Vets & HBO Films Highlight the Short List for Short Docs
Greetings from Moscow, Russia and the American Film Festival, where my comrade Irene Taylor Brodsky was awakened at 5 AM local time yesterday with the news that her new, soon-to-be-unveiled short film about the eradication of polio, was shortlisted for...
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Oscars will take movie ads, ending 50-year ban - Los Angeles Times
"The revenue from the show fuels our programs all over the world," Academy President Sid Ganis said. The academy generates more than $65 million a year in TV license fee revenue from Walt Disney Co.'s ABC television network and foreign channels. ...
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8 Doc Shorts Shortlisted for 2008 Oscars®
for 2008 Oscars Beverly Hills, CA The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject entries for the 81st Academy Awards has been narrowed to eight films, of which three to five will earn ...
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 Rachel Zoe's Assistant Is Cruel And Unusual [Fashion Zoe]
Rachel Zoe's Assistant Is Cruel And Unusual [Fashion Zoe]
newVideoPlayer("/zoe10808_jez_512K.flv", 475, 376,""); If you've been following The Rachel Zoe Project, then you know all about her assistant Taylor, a girl with messy bleached hair, heavy eyeliner,...
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 Steve Carell Has Shingles [Trade Roundup]
Steve Carell Has Shingles [Trade Roundup]
· Steve Carell's new production shingle, Carousel Prods., will set up on the Warners lot, run by The Daily Show 's Vance DeGeneres and college buddy Charlie Hartsock. "My idea was to partner with friends of mine, people I trusted, with whom I share ...
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 W Poised to Hit Zeitgeist, But Will It?
W Poised to Hit Zeitgeist, But Will It?
Lionsgate threw a party at the Landmark in Westwood Monday night for Oliver Stone's W, which was basically an intimate L.A. premiere for Stone and his cast; the movie will also premiere in New York and the Austin Film Fest. Josh Brolin soaked up ...
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 Recall the Gold Ballot: Hollywood Re-Votes on the Oscars
Recall the Gold Ballot: Hollywood Re-Votes on the Oscars
Postal workers are going to hate us. On Oct 6, 2008, EW launched the "Recall the Gold" Project -- a massive ballot survey that invites Hollywood to re-vote on past Oscar races. Will Shakespeare in Love still beat Saving Private...
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 EW Launches Oscar Revote,Without Buzz
EW Launches Oscar Revote,Without Buzz
Entertainment Weekly wants Hollywood to rewrite Oscar history by giving the film industry a chance to revise the Oscar history books. It's called "Recall the Gold." On October 6, EW is inviting more than 7,000 Hollywood insiders to participate ...
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 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Lifetime award for actor Douglas
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Lifetime award for actor Douglas
Michael Douglas will be presented with the American Film Institute's lifetime achievement award at a tribute event in Los Angeles in June. Kirk Douglas, the 64-year-old's father, received the same honour in 1991. "I am honoured and overwhelmed to be ...
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 Nicole Kidman Photoshopped For Elle Cover
Nicole Kidman Photoshopped For Elle Cover
I am totally in love with this cover! Nicole Kidman (yes it’s her, I had to take a double take myself!) covers the November 2008 issue of Elle magazine. Now whoever was in charge of the editing on these pictures should get a triple raise. I love them.
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 Will 'Changeling' put Jolie back in the Oscars derby?
Will 'Changeling' put Jolie back in the Oscars derby?
Angelina Jolie has not been nominated for an Academy Award since she won best supporting actress of 1999 for "Girl, Interrupted." >
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 'Elegy' DVD sent only to Oscars' acting branch
'Elegy' DVD sent only to Oscars' acting branch
Reports around the Web noting that "Elegy" just became the second DVD screener sent to Oscar voters fail to mention one important thing. >
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 Che Release Strategy
Che Release Strategy
Ever since word broke at Toronto that IFC had picked up Steven Soderbergh’s Che for US distribution, there have been conflicting rumors as to how the company, known for its day-and-date theatrical and VOD releases, would handle a film of this ...
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 The bitter truth about Hollywood's Oscar obsession
The bitter truth about Hollywood's Oscar obsession
DeadoscarEveryone complains about how hard it is to find an audience for quality films, but no one ever talks about the force wreaking the most havoc on high-end movies--the Oscars. >
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 Time's Up! Did Your Favorite Country Submit a Film to the Oscars?
Time's Up! Did Your Favorite Country Submit a Film to the Oscars?
Pencils down, foreigners! Wednesday was the deadline to submit a film to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration in the Best Foreign-Language Film award at the Oscars, and 51 countries came up with something. Nations with ...
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 Mickey Rourke's Oscar Pitch: 'You Change, or You Blow Your F***ing Brains Out' [Piledriver]
Mickey Rourke's Oscar Pitch: 'You Change, or You Blow Your F***ing Brains Out' [Piledriver]
After picking up its hardware in Venice and a distribution deal in Toronto, Mickey Rourke's comeback The Wrestler screened for the first time in the United States this morning in New York. We crashed the joint, and we can confirm that everything ...
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 Australiagasm
Australiagasm
Opinions on Baz Luhrmann ( Moulin Rouge! ) vary from moviegoer to moviegoer -- not everyone responds to super sized style and theatrics but to me the Australian filmmaker is a blessed rarity. He's a real live descendant of the old showman style of ...
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 And the Oscar-Hosting Job Goes to...Ricky Gervais?      (E! Online)
And the Oscar-Hosting Job Goes to...Ricky Gervais? (E! Online)
E! Online - Ricky Gervais as the next host of the Oscars?
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 Oscar Watch: Frozen River is Year's First Screener
Oscar Watch: Frozen River is Year's First Screener
Sony PIctures Classics is claiming first screener of the season this year. Academy voters should be getting today their copies of Frozen River, starring Best Actress candidate Melissa Leo (here on the cover of Filmmaker). Gold Derby weighs her ...
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 Rudin and Weinstein issue Oscars truce over 'The Reader'
Rudin and Weinstein issue Oscars truce over 'The Reader'
Rumors of a rift are laid to rest as the film's December 12 release date is agreed upon. >
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 Paramount Steps Up to Contest for Oscars
Paramount Steps Up to Contest for Oscars
A clutch of late-season releases promises to push several big studios heavily into the Oscar fray. >
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 Paul Newman's frustrating quest at the Oscars
Paul Newman's frustrating quest at the Oscars
"It's like chasing a beautiful woman for 80 years. Finally, she relents and you say, 'I'm terribly sorry. I'm tired.'" >
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 Ricky Gervais Tipped As 2009 Oscars Host
Ricky Gervais Tipped As 2009 Oscars Host
British comedian Ricky Gervais is hotly tipped to host next year's Academy Awards. Gossips claim new Oscars bosses Laurence Mark and Bill Condon were impressed with The Office creator's laugh-raising stint at Sunday's Emmy Awards, Read more!
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 And the Oscar-Hosting Job Goes to...Ricky Gervais?      (E! Online)
And the Oscar-Hosting Job Goes to...Ricky Gervais? (E! Online)
E! Online - Ricky Gervais as the next host of the Oscars?
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 Ricky Gervais to host the Oscars?
Ricky Gervais to host the Oscars?
Paul MacInnes: Rumours are flying that, following a sterling performance at the Emmys, the star of The Office and Extras may be anointed master of ceremonies at next year's gong-of-gongs-fest, the Oscars
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 Oscar Watch: Producers, Hosts and Show
Oscar Watch: Producers, Hosts and Show
With Oscar-show producers Laurence Mark and Bill Condon announced, we now move into the annual Oscar Show-guessing stage. Who will host? Effective perennials: 1. Steve Martin (makes it look easy, and always funny) 2. Billy Crystal (ditto) 3. ...
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 "Nobody puts Baby Angie in a Corner"
"Nobody puts Baby Angie in a Corner"
...except, apparently, movie poster designers. What exactly is the message here? Attack of the 50 Foot Woman ? Angelina will one day overpower us all ! bonus jpeg: I've redesigned the poster to make it more appropriate for the context in which the ...
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 Ricky Gervais, Oscar host?
Ricky Gervais, Oscar host?
Brad Brevet at Rope of Silicone mines EW for the rumor/tease suggesting Ricky Gervais is being courted to host the Oscars. But is his intentionally graceless demeanor too clever and caustic for the masses? Gervais’s “The ...
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 Can the Oscars be saved?
Can the Oscars be saved?
"Dreamgirls" wasn't exactly a hit at the Academy Awards in 2007, only scraping together two lesser Oscars. But could two members of the film's creative team--producer Larry Mark and writer-director Bill Condon--help save the Oscar telecast, which has ...
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 Spain and Oscar's Big Foreign Film Race
Spain and Oscar's Big Foreign Film Race
I used to be the only site that covered the Oscar Foreign Film Race in anything more than a 'list of titles' way. The sandbox is no longer my terrain alone [*sniffle*] -- even the corporate sites have sections for it now. But at least, you'll give me ...
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 Michael Douglas asked about Wall Street crisis - Los Angeles Times
Michael Douglas asked about Wall Street crisis - Los Angeles Times
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Michael Douglas had to field questions Wednesday about the financial turmoil shaking world markets from reporters recalling his role in the 1987 film "Wall Street." The actor sought to focus on the subject of Wednesday's news ...
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 Yet More AMPAS Cronyism Choosing 81st Oscar Producers Larry Mark & Bill Condon
Yet More AMPAS Cronyism Choosing 81st Oscar Producers Larry Mark & Bill Condon
This is precisely why the Academy Awards telecast sucks. Because the Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences doesn't seek out the best people, just its closest pals. So AMPAS president Sid Ganis made his selection of Dreamgirls team Larry Mark ...
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 'Changeling' Poster: Exclusive First Look
'Changeling' Poster: Exclusive First Look
Click poster to enlarge The last time Angelina Jolie received an Oscar nod was for playing a mental patient in 1999's Girl, Interrupted , for which she took home the statue for Best Supporting Actress. To give you an idea of how long ago that ...
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Mark and Condon to Guide 81st Oscar® Telecast
81st Oscar Telecast Beverly Hills, CA Producer Laurence Mark has been tapped to produce and writer-director Bill Condon to executive produce the 81st Annual Academy Awards telecast, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis ...
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