Obama enlists Hollywood names for arts committee

The White House is enlisting "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker, Forest Whitaker and others from Hollywood and beyond to help push President Barack Obama's arts initiatives.

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Oprah Winfrey to Receive Producers Award

Oprah Winfrey and other producers behind the Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker film "The Great Debaters" will receive an award from the Producers Guild of America for illuminating provocative social issues.

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Black Stars Featured on New Audio Bible

Forest Whitaker, an Oscar winner for his portrayal of ruthless dictator Idi Amin, is reversing direction to play one of the Bible's most beloved figures in a new audio version of the Old Testament.

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Instead, over 131 minutes, and through the combined talents of Stone, the screen-writer Stanley Weiser (Wall Street) and the actor Josh Brolin, we are presented with Bush the dreamer, Bush the charmer, Bush the frat boy, Bush the harried son (his relationship with James Cromwell …

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Sarah Silverman & Leonardo DiCaprio: "Don't Vote" ..Sarah Silverman and Jonah Hill can make even a voting PSA funny... See more irresistible headlines

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Phone Booth is a better-than-average psychological thriller from director Joel Schumacher

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Forest Whitaker and Mountain Dew have teamed up to develop "DEWmocracy" - a virtual world that will allow consumers to create the next Mountain Dew beverage online.

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Whitaker has made a deal with Showtime to executive produce a new series called Mr. Untouchable, detailing the life of Harlem gangster Leroy "Nicky" Barnes.

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Oscar winner to produce, direct pilot. Forest Whitaker, who did a season-long arc on "The Shield" in 2006, is reteaming with FX.

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....Oprah Winfrey's fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama took place Saturday with Sidney Poitier, Forest Whitaker, Chris Rock, Jamie Foxx and Halle Berry among the 1,500 guests in attendance.

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Ray Liotta joins Forest Whitaker in the indie. Ray Liotta will team with Forest Whitaker and Jessica Biel in the drama "Powder Blue."

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Forest Whitaker, an Oscar winner for his portrayal of ruthless dictator Idi Amin, is reversing direction to play one of the Bible's most beloved figures in a new audio version of the Old Testament.

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The 2007 Academy Awards: Oscar Anticipations and Predictions

Jennifer Hudson's Acceptance Speech: "I know that she hasn't won yet, but she's the frontrunner in nearly everyone's Oscar predictions. As the nominee who's closest to having a normal, non-celebrity life, I'm looking to Hudson for the evening's most humble words."

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Joe Morgenstern at the WSJ reviews new film; "The Last King of Scotland"

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The Toronto Film Festival: Resistance in Africa is seen through the eyes of a Scottish Doctor in the upcoming film 'The King of Scotland'. Forest Whitaker takes the lead as Idi Amin, Uganda's legendary and deeply genocidal dictator.....

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