Monday, February 15, 2010 - Posts
People who dread going to their parents' for Thanksgiving may think differently after seeing "Sona, the Other Myself." Japanese-born Korean Yang Yonghi's documentary witnesses the transient joys and long-term heartaches of her family, who had only a few
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Several of Andy Warhol's stable of performers achieved the 15 minutes of fame promised by their guru, but one of Warhol's pets, the transvestite performer known as Candy Darling, probably achieved a few more than her allotted minutes before fading into
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Knowledge of Korean film and entertainment is essential for full appreciation of "The Actresses" -- E J-yong's delicious mockumentary in which top Korean stars play themselves or, more accurately, play on their professional personas.
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Comedies don't get much more unfunny than "Father of Invention," a lame and somewhat preachy comic take on a father trying to get back into his daughter's good graces. Thanks to a cast that includes Kevin Spacey, Heather Graham and Camilla Belle, the
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Terrorism, honor killings, fundamentalism and female oppression. The themes of films in the Berlin festival lineup this year could read like a series of banner headlines from Fox News. But instead of sensationalism and stereotypes, what competition films
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Noah Baumbach seems intent on laying his own distinctive claim to a territory already overcrowded with developers, that of adults swamped in disabling neuroses, bad behavior and self-absorption. You can add Jewish angst as well in the case of "Greenberg.
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AFP - Oscars nominees gathered Monday ahead of next month's 82nd Academy Awards to hear show organizers urge the stars to keep this year's acceptance speeches short and sweet.
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Academy Award organizers have come up with a novel idea for avoiding those boring Oscar acceptance speeches filled with "thank yous." Their solution: have the winners give two speeches.
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Stuart Hazeldine's "Exam" claimed the Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema at the 25th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which handed out its prizes Sunday at a brunch at Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort.
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The editors of "The Hurt Locker," "The Hangover" and "Up" won the feature-film competitions Sunday at the 60th annual American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards in Beverly Hills.
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The sexy actress also reveals her fears about her fellow females in Hollywood. "I don't trust people in this industry, but I especially don't trust girls in this industry."
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The show's producers offered potential winners tips on giving the 45-second acceptance speeches onstage and saving the long thank yous for a backstage camera.
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Barbara Walters made the announcement Monday on her weekday talk show, "The View," saying she feels like she has "been there, done that." The special will air March 7.
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This season's Academy Awards elite gathered for the annual nominees luncheon, with table talk ranging from weighty matters such as the war on terror to lighter chatter like what to wear to the big show.
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AFP - "Valentine's Day," a tale of break-ups and make-ups in Los Angeles, opened with record-setting Valentine's Day weekend box office takings in North America, pulling in 66.9 million dollars, final figures showed Monday.
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Production of the Fox network thriller "24" has been temporarily shut down so that star and executive producer Kiefer Sutherland can undergo surgery.
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Selling magazines is one thing, but is there more to the constant drumbeat that has Brangelina breaking apart and Jennifer Aniston constantly pining for lost love?
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Although adult film star and alleged Tiger Woods mistress Joslyn James recently claimed she got pregnant twice by the embattled golf great, a source close to James warns she has a habit of lying.
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For the first time in show history, the final 24 contestants will be announced differently.
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Table talk among Academy Awards nominees is ranging from weighty matters such as the war on terror to lighter matters like what to wear to the Oscars.
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The war story "The Hurt Locker," the bachelor bash "The Hangover" and the animated tale "Up" have earned top honors from the American Cinema Editors.
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Comedy "Valentine's Day' was like a box of chocolates to movie fans over the weekend, landing atop North American box office charts and helping treat major U.S. movie studios to record holiday ticket sales.
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It starts bleak, like quite a few Scandinavian films before it. Then "A Somewhat Gentle Man," a Norwegian movie screened at the Berlin Film Festival on Monday, warms into a delightful if still-dark comedy.
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U.S. actress Kristen Stewart, best known as Bella in the hit "Twilight" franchise, ditches her image as a wholesome, reserved teenager to play a foul-mouthed, pot-smoking prostitute in "Welcome to the Rileys."
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British rock singer and songwriter Peter Gabriel has taken what he calls the "scary" step of paring down a new album of cover songs confined to orchestral instruments and his voice.
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Barbara Walters made the announcement Monday on her weekday talk show, "The View," saying she feels like she has "been there, done that." The special will air March 7.
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Barbara Walters says next month's Oscar interview special will be her last, ending a 29-year tradition.
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In "Shutter Island," DiCaprio explores a creepy insane asylum as a hurricane approaches. Plus: The Winter Olympics continue in Vancouver; "Coco Before Chanel" hits DVD.
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The documentary shows the singer as a goofy jokester, a doting mother, a tender wife, a wide-eyed tourist, a devoted daughter and more.
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The star-studded romance wooed audiences with a $52.4 million opening weekend, easily grabbing the No. 1 spot over the holiday that shares its name, according to studio estimates.
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The starchy 32-year-old commercial flight instructor, who has flown through the 25 women vying for his affection faster than any leading man on the seemingly never-ending ABC dating franchise, says he doesn't need to justify his romantic choices to the
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The war story "The Hurt Locker," the bachelor bash "The Hangover" and the animated tale "Up" have earned top honors from the American Cinema Editors.
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The pop singer/songwriter has launched a competition seeking the first official video to accompany the song — either the original or the acoustic version released last year. Perhaps one of its widely rumored objects, Warren Beatty, will put his Oscar-winning
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The director and actor says a pilot ejected him from a Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to Burbank, Calif., saying he didn't fit properly in a single seat.
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“Avatar” vs. “The Hurt Locker,” Sandra Bullock vs. Meryl Streep, and more exciting showdowns are on tap at this year's Academy Awards.
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Ask the 29-year-old "America's Got Talent" host how his various achievements came about — and he'll tell you that he willed them to happen by telling the universe what he wanted.
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The prison thriller "Cell 211" has won eight trophies at the Goya Awards, Spain's version of the Oscars.
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Roman Polanski can enjoy a break from sensational headlines about his arrest and misdemeanors and bask in the glow of mostly positive reviews for his latest movie "The Ghost Writer."
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Doug Fieger, leader of the power pop band The Knack who sang on the 1979 hit "My Sharona," died Sunday. He was 57.
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Kevin Smith says he's "way fat," but that shouldn't stop him from flying.
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