Hollywood honours its brightest HOLLYWOOD -- Royalty did beat the Rabble as expected at the 83rd annual Academy Awards, just not in the dramatic fashion some had anticipated.[...] Read more on St. Catharines Standard "True Grit," Golden Globes lead Oscar losers By Dean Goodman Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News 'King's Speech' commands four Oscars "The King's Speech" took a final turn at the podium Sunday night, collecting the … [Read more...]
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Christian Bale wins best supporting actor Oscar HOLLYWOOD (AFP) - Britain's Christian Bale won the best supporting actor Oscar for his role as a former boxer brought down by drug addiction in "The Fighter." Read more on thewest.com.au 'Black Swan' wins top honor at indie Spirit Awards The ballet thriller "Black Swan" won four prizes Saturday at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film, including best picture, best actress for Natalie Portman … [Read more...]
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Debra Granik: 'I'm going to watch a circus' Debra Granik, director of Winter's Bone, is putting her true feelings about Hollywood aside There's a scene in Winter's Bone, Debra Granik's award-winning "country noir" thriller, in which the teenage heroine, Ree Dolly, teaches her younger siblings how to skin a squirrel. It only takes a minute, from Ree asking, "You guys want these fried or stewed?", to her brother Sonny tugging out the ... Read more … [Read more...]
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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 28 February 2011 All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. FD5 (Flight Day 5) of STS-133/ULF-5. Crew sleep cycle shifting (see below). Underway: Week 15 of Increment 26. Read more on SpaceRef Oxygen network to film documentary on Kolb case An horrific QC crime that grabbed national headlines, is being turned into a cable documentary. Read more on CBS4 Quad Cities Filmmaker … [Read more...]
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Area has several local ties to Academy Awards DAYTON — The Dayton area has a vote in this year’s Academy Awards, but no nominees to match 2010’s best documentary short contender “The Last Truck.”One of that film’s co-directors, Julia Reichert, is a first-year member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Read more on The Western Star Area has several local ties to Academy Awards DAYTON — The Dayton area has a vote in this year’s … [Read more...]
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Underdog Aussie's Oscar triumph Australian Shaun Tan has won the Academy Award for best animated short film. Read more on Brisbane Times Trial begins for man who thwarted oil-gas auction SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Hundreds of activists marched to the federal courthouse Monday to support a man who became an environmental folk hero by faking the purchase of $ 1.7 million of federal oil-and-gas drilling leases in an act of civil disobedience. Read more … [Read more...]
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Moments we'll remember from the 2011 Oscars AP - Oscar winners took home a nice, heavy statuette, but what will we, the viewers, take home from this year's Oscarcast? Herewith, some moments to remember, marvel at, cry at, frown at or simply scratch our heads at: Read more on omg! Will "The King's Speech" reign at the Oscars? The true story of George VI seems primed to clean up at 83rd annual Academy Awards - but the competition is stiff Read … [Read more...]
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Screen siren Jane Russell dies Her provocative performance in the 1943 Howard Hughes film — and the publicity shots posing her in a low-cut blouse while reclined on a stack of hay bales — marked a turning point in moviedom sexuality. She became a bona fide star and a favorite pinup girl of soldiers during World War II Jane Russell, the dark-haired siren whose sensational debut in the 1943 film "The Outlaw" inspired producer ... Read more on … [Read more...]
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Bangladesh adds pressure on Nobel winner to quit microlender DHAKA, March 1 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's central bank piled pressure on Tuesday on Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to quit microlender Grameen Bank, saying he had to retire, echoing a demand for him to step down from the finance minister. Read more on AlertNet US farmers hire movie stars to sell nuts in Asia Chinese movie star Gao Yuan Yuan ambled in front of blooming almond trees, … [Read more...]
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All hail the Dude: His followers abide at Lebowski Fest Jim "The Dude" Dowd abided Friday night. He welcomed hundreds of fellow dudes and more than a few dudettes to the first Lebowski Fest in Ybor City. Read more on The Tampa Tribune Johnnie To romance, short films to open HK fest Hong Kong veteran Johnnie To's new romantic comedy as well as short films directed by Cannes-winning filmmakers from the Philippines and Thailand will open the 35th … [Read more...]
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