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Iran's `Separation:' Oscar glow and slap at Israel

Iran hailed the country's first Oscar-winning film as a triumph over arch-foe Israel on Monday after an Academy Award race with its own subplots: Iranian officials giving a grudging nod to cinema and Israeli audiences flocking to see a made-in-Tehran drama.

Octavia Spencer wins best supporting actress Oscar

Octavia Spencer inspired her formidable character in "The Help," but the actress turned into a softy Sunday as she accepted an Oscar for the role.

Everything old was new again at the Oscars

Justin Bieber wasn't mincing words. "I'm here to bring you the 18 to 24 demographic," the teen pop star told Billy Crystal in the opening Oscar montage. "So, how long do you want me to stay here for?"

Dad says Oscar-nominated film glorifies convicts

Todd Moore isn't sure whether he'll watch the Oscars this weekend, when a documentary about the murder of his son and two other Cub Scouts could win an Academy Award.

`The Help,' Dujardin win at lively SAG Awards

Finally, an awards show with some surprises and spontaneity.

Oscar nod for West Memphis 3 film angers parents

The parents of two of three Arkansas boys who were murdered in 1993 said they're disappointed that a documentary about the killings and the three men convicted, known as the West Memphis Three, was nominated Tuesday for an Academy Award.

Iranian film in running for foreign language Oscar

Their settings span the globe, but this year's foreign-language Academy Award nominees are united in giving local stories a universal resonance.

Iranian film in running for foreign language Oscar

A taut domestic drama from Iran is competing against a Belgian thriller, a true Polish tale from the Holocaust and dramas from Canada and Israel in the Academy Awards race for best foreign-language film.

Oscar nominations announced for lead actress

The 84th annual Academy Award nominations for lead actress in a motion picture have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Oscar nominations announced for supporting actor

The 84th annual Academy Award nominations for supporting actor in a motion picture have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Oscar nominations announced for supporting actress

The 84th annual Academy Award nominations for supporting actress in a motion picture have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Visual-effects pioneer Trumbull to receive Oscar

Hollywood filmmaker and visual-effects master Douglas Trumbull is receiving an honorary Academy Award.

'Potter,' 'X-Men,' 'Apes' vie for visual Oscar

The Academy Award for visual effects is shaping up into a showdown among such heroes as Harry Potter, the X-Men, the Transformers and Captain America.

Welles' Oscar for 'Citizen Kane' sells for $861K

The Academy Award statuette that Orson Welles won for the original screenplay of "Citizen Kane" was auctioned for more than $861,000 Tuesday in Los Angeles.

China says Christian Bale should feel embarrassed

"Batman" star Christian Bale should feel embarrassed for trying to visit a human rights activist while he was in China to promote a movie the country has submitted for an Oscar, a government spokesman said Wednesday.

Parents: No Oscar nod for film about Ark. killings

The parents of one of three West Memphis, Ark., boys found dead 18 years ago are asking that a documentary about the killings be excluded from Academy Award consideration.

Scorsese's 'Hugo' UK premiere gets royal audience

Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese is in London's Leicester Square for the royal premiere of his first-ever 3D movie, "Hugo."

Oscar's tumultuous week ends with Governors Awards

After a tumultuous week that saw the departure and replacement of the Oscar show's host and producer, the film academy enjoyed a night of good vibes Saturday at its third annual Governors Awards. You might even say the force was with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Morgan Freeman earns DeMille Award at Globes

Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman is taking home a new prize — a lifetime-achievement honor at the Golden Globes.

Emmy-winning costumer Ray Aghayan dies at 83

Ray Aghayan, an Emmy-winning costume designer who worked on more than a dozen Academy Award shows and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, has died. He was 83.

Cliff Robertson remembered in NY as family man

Cliff Robertson was remembered Friday as much more than a movie star who won an Academy Award and spent a lifetime appearing on the silver screen, television and Broadway stages.

Mel Gibson and ex-girlfriend reach settlement

After sparring for more than a year, Mel Gibson and his ex-girlfriend have reached a financial and custody settlement of a bitter dispute that spawned a criminal case and left the Academy Award winner's reputation damaged.

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Andy Garcia on the Movie About Freedom Hollywood Would Not Make
Source: CNSNews.com

Andy Garcia’s new movie—co-starring Peter O’Toole and Eva Longoria—is an epic story of freedom that Hollywood would not make. “It’s a completely independent film,” Garcia told CNSNews.com. “It is being distributed independently a …

OpEdNews - Article: U.S. filmmaker repeatedly detained at border
Source: OpEdNews.Com Progressive

One of the more extreme government abuses of the post-9/11 era targets U.S. citizens re-entering their own country, and it has received far too little attention. With no oversight or legal framework whatsoever, the Department of Homeland Security routinely singles out individuals …

If Sammy Davis Jr’s daughter is cool with Billy Crystal, shouldn’t we all be? | Death and Taxes
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If Sammy Davis and clan were cool with it, why the fuss???

Photos of Indonesia
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Photo highlights from Indonesia Below you will find a collection of photos from Indonesia. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler in 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2011.

'Gasland' Journalists Arrested At Hearing By Order Of House Republicans
Source: The Huffington Post

Josh Fox, director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary "Gasland" was taken into custody by Capitol Hill police this morning, along with his crew, after Republicans objected to their presence, according to Democratic sources present at the hearing.

Conservatives Want Info on Bin Laden Movie
Source: Courthouse News Service - By Ryan Abbott

WASHINGTON (CN) - The Pentagon and CIA refuse to give details of their alleged communications with the director of a forthcoming movie about the killing of Osama bin Laden, a government watchdog claims in Federal Court.

'Once' And Again: A Love Story Gets A Second Life
Source: NPR

Once, the much-loved 2007 Irish indie, was kind of the little movie musical that could.

Sebastian Junger Reflects on Friendship, War and Peace
Source: The L.A. Times

After the death of photojournalist and friend Tim Hetherington in Libya, Junger resolves to cease front-line reporting. But war, he says, remains one of humanity's master narratives.

Graham Greene - Actor - Native American
Source: wikipedia

Graham Greene, an Oneida Indian is one of the most recognizable actor's in films today. He has appeared in numerous movies and TV series. Nominated for an Academy Award (Dances With Wolves) and stared in the proclaimed ''Last of His Tribe'' as Ishi the last Yahi Indian.

Tim Hetherington, Co-Director of 'Restrepo,' Killed in Libya
Source: CNN

Tim Hetherington, an esteemed photojournalist and an Oscar nominee for a gritty and harrowing documentary about the Afghan war, was killed in the war-torn Libyan city of Misrata... More Seeds :: JCAtom

Movie Review: True Grit

It seems like the film industry today isn’t too keen on producing westerns as they aren’t made too often but when they are, they are made with much interest and an eager eye.

"Idiot with a Tripod" (aka, "Man in a Blizzard")
Source: YouTube

3-1/2 min. film of the New York blizzard last week; excellent photography, excellent editing, excellent development, and a fine choice of music. It's gone viral, and there are Oscar murmurs.

Science of TRON : Getting Up to Speed with Teleportation and Quantum Computing: Scientific American
Source: Science News, Articles and Information | Scientific American

When Steven Lisberger made the original 1982 cult film TRON, he was ineligible for an Academy Award for visual effects, because he'd used computers—and believe it or not, that was considered a form of cheating at that time.

And the Academy Award Goes to . . . Shia LaBeouf as Karl Rove
Source: indecisionforever.com - Dennis DiClaudio

Better get used to that sentence! Because it will maybe but probably not be used by somebody eventually…

Avatar's James Cameron calls Glenn Beck 'madman,' 'f**king a**hole'
Source: Raw Story

Avatar's director bashes the G. Beck idiocy. Flat out target.

Predictions for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards

Once again, it is now upon us. After months of screeners, ads in trade publications, scores of media interviews, the tweaking of a voting system and an e-mail scandal to top everything off, the 82nd Academy Awards will be presented at the Kodak Theater on Sunday, March 7 on ABC.

The Best of 'The Best' – who among the actors/actresses that have won multiple Oscars are your favorites?

Who among the actors who have won multiple Best Actor / Actress Academy Awards are your favorite? And the winners are... BEST ACTRESS Katharine Hepburn 4 Best Actress Oscars Ingrid Bergman 2 Best Actress Oscars (and 1 Best Supporting Actress Oscar) Luise Rainer 2 Best Actress Osc …

The Movies You Think Are the Most Under-rated of All Time.

We all know there are great films, like Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, To Kill a Mockingbird, etc.

Predictions for the 2009 Academy Award Nominations

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is prepared to reveal their nominations for the 81st Annual Academy Awards in less than 10 hours, honoring the best achievements in motion pictures for the 2008 calendar year.

FBI: Body of Jennifer Hudson's 7-Year Old Nephew Found
Source: Yahoo!

A top FBI official said Monday that a body found in an SUV is believed to be that of Jennifer Hudson's missing 7-year-old nephew, the focus of a desperate search since the Oscar winner's mother and brother were found shot to death in their home three days earlier.

Movie Review: Burn After Reading

I had the opportunity this past Friday, September 5 to check out the 32nd Annual Toronto International Film Festival’s Gala Presentation of the Coen Brothers highly anticipated, “Burn After Reading”.

Prayers for Morgan Freeman, Seriously Injured in Accident
Source: FOXNews.com

Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman was listed in "serious" condition at a Memphis hospital Monday following a late-night car crash in rural Mississippi.

Terrence Howard Blacklisted By Bill Cosby?
Source: eurweb.com

"I was 19 and had just moved to New York from Cleveland, I got on 'The Cosby Show' on my second audition ever," Howard said, ... He explains: "I told him, 'I'm a man just like you.' He didn't like it, and the casting agent never took my calls again."

Oscar Winner Busted After Buying Crack-Cocaine
Source: ABC News

Academy Award-winning actress Tatum O'Neal has been arrested after buying crack cocaine near her home in Manhattan. See more irresistible headlines  

80th Annual Oscar Nominees
Source: Oscars.org

Best motion picture of the year "Atonement" (Focus Features) A Working Title Production Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Paul Webster, Producers "Juno" (Fox Searchlight) A Dancing Elk Pictures, LLC Production Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick and Russell Smith, Produce …

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