Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - Posts
A U.S. Army sergeant who is suing the makers of Oscar-nominated film "The Hurt Locker" said on Wednesday he felt betrayed because they stole his story.
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Rachel McAdams is in negotiations to star opposite Owen Wilson and Marion Cotillard in Woody Allen's next movie.
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Through the looking glass and into the oh-so-lucrative third dimension.
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Oscar producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic are bridging stage and screen with an advanced, automated set at the Kodak Theatre and a super high-tech program planned for TV viewers.
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"Idol" brought her out early to sing Creedence Clearwater Revival, which she did in exactly the gospelly, organ-drenched way you'd expect a blonde, dreadlocked, acoustic-slinging woman to do it.
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An Army sergeant who is suing the makers of Oscar-nominated film "The Hurt Locker" said on Wednesday he felt betrayed because they stole his story.
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AFP - Anti-war, anti-imperialist, anti-semitic, anti-social, racist: this year's Oscars best picture contenders have faced a barrage of criticism from groups and commentators eager to exploit the media frenzy surrounding the Academy Awards to draw attention
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AFP - Win or lose at the Oscars this weekend, "Avatar" is already assured of its place in Hollywood history, a 3-D milestone to rank alongside the arrival of sound in the 1920s or color in the 1930s.
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Those who are betting real cash on the Oscars have determined that "Crazy Heart's" Jeff Bridges is a lock for best actor, so much so that most online bookies will require you to risk $6 just to win $1.
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Neil Patrick Harris is the narrator of a PBS documentary exploring the bond between service dogs and those they help.
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AFP - Sandra Bullock is on the brink of a rare double this weekend which could see her become the first actress to win an Oscar and a slightly less-coveted Razzie award in the space of 24 hours.
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According to a report, there’s more than one woman — and even a few men — who shared a bed with the actor and his wife, Brooke Mueller.
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Now that her plastic surgery buzz is over, Heidi Montag is thinking that the next step should be bringing Speidi Jr. into the world, a friend dishes to In Touch Weekly.
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Source tells Entertainment Weekly that show being shopped around would by a "planet-Earth type look" at the former vice presidential candidate’s home state.
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Ohno, who won the mirror-ball trophy in 2007 with partner Julianne Hough, has called the 10th season in favor of a fellow Olympian, gold medal-winning ice skater Evan Lysacek.
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The 24-year-old dreadlocked singer from Toledo, Ohio, performed Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Long As I Can See The Light" to rave reviews from the judges Wednesday.
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Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, March 3, from AP Financial News:
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When the directors yelled "Action!" on the set of Israeli film "Ajami," none of the actors had prepared lines or knew exactly what was expected in their scenes.
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Barbara Walters says her last Oscars television special will be her best.
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The path to the altar twists predictably through strained high jinks and more convincing sentiment in "Our Family Wedding," a slightly fractured fairy tale that places Latino and black characters center stage.
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It’s no secret that Shannen Doherty has been asked to join “Dancing With the Stars” in the past — and swiftly turned down the offer that her former “90210” costars accepted.
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If the Academy Awards are like the Super Bowl of entertainment, then it's game week in Tinseltown. All of Hollywood is gearing up for Sunday's big game — the Oscars.
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Barbara Walters says her last Oscars special will be her best.
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In Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland," Alice has grown — not by "drink me" potion or "eat me" cake — into a 19-year-old girl.
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Shares of giant-screen movie technology company Imax Corp. fell Wednesday after an analyst said No. 2 theater chain AMC Entertainment will roll out its own oversized format in the U.S., which could hurt Imax's revenue.
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“The doctors are meeting at this moment — this morning — and will make a decision a bit little later on in the day” about whether the hopeful will continue, an executive producer said.
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An organization of World War II veterans is unhappy with James Cameron's support for a discredited book about the atomic bombing of Japan that the director has optioned for a possible film.
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An organization of World War II veterans is unhappy with James Cameron's support for a discredited book about the atomic bombing of Japan that the director has optioned for a possible film.
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Director Oliver Stone was shocked when he revisited the world of high finance for the sequel to his 1987 hit movie "Wall Street", describing what was happening there as the "collapse of capitalism."
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The son of Iranian film director Jafar Panahi, detained this week with his wife and daughter, said he did not know where they had been taken, an opposition website reported Wednesday.
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The unusually high number of Oscar contenders this year has set off a frenzy in style circles as old and new designers clamor to outfit stars for the red carpet -- the fashion runway of all fashion runways.
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The star of "Smokey and the Bandit," "Deliverance" and "Boogie Nights" told his manager that he has "a great motor with brand new pipes" and is "feeling great."
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Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a… feature film? A big screen version of the 60’s TV classic “Gilligan’s Island” is reportedly in the works.
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Burt Reynolds' manager says the actor has been released from a Florida hospital after a planned heart bypass operation.
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Bobby Rydell, the 1960s teen pop idol, has resolved a Pennsylvania drunken-driving charge by entering a program for nonviolent first-time offenders.
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Michael Jackson's ex-wife's lawsuit was against woman who claimed in interviews that Rowe was only interested in getting money from the singer's family and didn't want custody of her two children with Jackson.
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The baby rut: "Mad About You" fell into it, as did "Family Ties" and "Murphy Brown." And now "The Office" is trying to stay out of it.
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Show adjusted its singing schedule due to Crystal Bowersox's illness. But in the past, producers haven't been so flexible with other performers. Is it fair? By Mike Berman
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A bomb disposal expert who served in the Iraq war plans to sue the makers of "The Hurt Locker," claiming the film's lead character is based on him and that they cheated him out of "financial participation in the film," his attorney said.
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Germany's foreign minister called Wednesday for the release of acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who was arrested in Tehran this week.
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There are 10 nominees for the best picture Oscar, and it's hard to argue with five of them. The remaining films all have their supporters, but wouldn't have made it in a less-generous year.
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A bomb disposal expert plans to sue the makers of "The Hurt Locker," claiming the film's lead character is based on him and that they cheated him out of "financial participation," his attorney said.
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Eddie Izzard has a cure to awards-season blues amid the seemingly endless string of ceremonies leading up to the Academy Awards.
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The Berlin film festival is criticizing the arrest of acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi.
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The first two times science-fiction blockbusters were nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards, Woody Allen and Gandhi beat up on them.
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If the Academy Awards are like the Super Bowl of entertainment, then it's game week in Tinseltown.
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AFP - An expanded field of 10 movies are vying for honors Sunday at the Oscars, where a complex new voting system will be used to determine the winner of the coveted best picture prize.
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The Kodak Theatre goes quiet as the big screen at center stage begins flashing images of actors and filmmakers who have died. A photo of Heath Ledger or Paul Newman might move the audience to spontaneous applause. Other images inspire deep sighs, as viewers
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Tim Burton and "Wanted" director Timur Bekmambetov are teaming to bring the new novel "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" to the big screen.
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Attention Academy Award winners: David Quinto will sue you if you sell your Oscar. He'll sue you if you try to sell someone else's Oscar, or if you make a fake Oscar, or even if you call yourself an Oscar winner.
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