Topic: Academy Awards
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'Star Trek': How well do you know the Trek universe?
'Star Trek' is a story that's spawned TV shows, movies, and spin-off books. As the newest movie, 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' hits theaters, test your Trek knowledge!
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You know Saul Bass, even if you've never heard of him
Saul Bass had a huge role in modern design. Today's Google doodle pays homage to some of his work, but it only scratches the surface. The man, who would have turned 93 on Wednesday, created some of Hollywood's most iconic opening credits and corporate America's most recognizable logos.
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The 25 best movie musicals of all time
The American Film Institute picks the best song-and-dance stories ever put on film.
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Charlie Chaplin: 10 quotes on his birthday
Read these 10 quotes by Charlie Chaplin, the silent-movie icon most famously known for his character with the toothbrush mustache, bowler hat, bamboo cane, and funny walk.
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Jennifer Lawrence: 3 reasons why she's charmed Hollywood
Jennifer Lawrence is everywhere, and not just because she recently picked up a Best Actress Oscar. Here are three reasons she's won over many in Hollywood and those outside it.
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
Christopher Guest displays his musical talents, quirky 'This American Life' puts out a second DVD, Martin Luther King Day offers a chance to make a difference, and more.
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Hollywood rolls out the green carpet
The entertainment industry is doing more to make productions and events ecofriendly.
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YouTube cyber-orchestra puts a new spin on traditional auditions
Website’s invitation to audition by video for its new online orchestra rewrites the finely tuned art of judging a musician’s talent.
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DVDs and CDs for the elementary crowd
From fairies to pandas and penguins, with a little Beethoven thrown in, these movies and music will keep children watching again and again ... and again.
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Review: 'Milk'
Biopic about the first openly gay man to hold a major political office in America is bolstered by Sean Penn's superb performance as Harvey Milk.
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For Bulgarian nurses, freedom isn't easy
A year after being released from prison in Libya, where courts had accused them infecting children with HIV, five nurses face tough living at home.
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Will downturn hit Hollywood?
The box office may not be recession-proof this time.
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VP debate shatters TV ratings record
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
A book of canine comfort, free tickets to 900 museums, a dark documentary on torture, and more.
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Barbra Streisand and Barack Obama - like buttah...
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
A new CD of foot-stomping gospel, a DVD of classic fairy tales with an irreverent twist, a Spanish author's latest love story, and more.
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Obama's speech is TV ratings home run
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Sounding out character in movies
Movie sound design proves more art than science.
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Review: 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army'
Another bulked-up superhero returns, accompanied by an endless parade of freaks and creepy-crawlies, to fight an otherworldly army.
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Six picks: recommendations from the Monitor staff
National Geographic's TV extravaganza 'Earth: The Biography,' a reggae songster's lyrical rhythms, a color-filled trip around the world, and more.
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Appreciation for storytellers
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Al Gore debunks global warming by using a lot of electricity
The Tennessee Center for Policy Research found that Al Gore uses many times more electricity than the average American, conclusively demonstrating that climate change is a hoax.
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Kazakhstan seeks identity on the big screen
The Central Asian nation throws Borat a counterpunch.
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New on DVD: 'Juno,' 'There Will be Blood'
The two Oscar-winning films get a home-video release. One's a comedy; the other decidedly is not.
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Gore launches climate change ad campaign
Too few people are changing their lifestyles, environmentalists say, and too few politicians are acting.
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Gore launches climate change ad campaign
Too few people are changing their lifestyles, environmentalists say, and too few politicians are acting.
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The Stones 'Light' up screens
Martin Scorsese's concert film captures Jagger's every strut and shimmy.
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