Topic: Academy Awards
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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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Les Misérables' Victor Hugo: 10 quotes on his birthday
Some of our favorite quotes from Victor Hugo on his birthday.
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2013 Oscar-inspired dishes
The Academy Awards are right around the corner! What better way to cheer on the Best Picture nominees than by cooking a dish inspired by your favorite film?
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Deanna Durbin dies: Child actress walked away from film career as an adult
Deanna Durbin dies: She starred as a teenager with such actors as Judy Garland in the 1930s. Deanna Durbin, who according to her son died a few days ago, also starred in musicals.
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Culture Cafe 'Macbeth' movie adaptation will reportedly star Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman
Michael Fassbender will reportedly take on the lead role while Natalie Portman will play his scheming wife in a new adaptation of 'Macbeth' directed by Justin Kurzel. 'Macbeth' could arrive in theaters in 2014 or 2015.
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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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Jane Fonda handprints next to Dad's in Hollywood
Jane Fonda is honored with hand and foot prints in cement next to Henry Fonda's outside the Chinese Theater. Jane Fonda will also be present at a special screening of 'On Golden Pond.'
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Global News Blog Don't blame Canada: Former ambassador to Iran on Argo, America, and nukes
Canada's envoy to Tehran at the time of the Islamic revolution and the US hostage crisis, says Argo disappointed him and that he's worried about where Iran's nuclear program might lead.
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Prom spending: Prom dress, two(!) pairs of shoes, and more push past $1,000
Prom spending: In an easing economy, teens – or the parents stuck with the bill – are expected to spend more than $1,000 on average to get down in style.
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Culture Cafe Anne Hathaway may reunite with director Christopher Nolan for Nolan's film 'Interstellar'
Anne Hathaway may be 'near a deal' to appear alongside Matthew McConaughey in the film 'Interstellar.' Anne Hathaway worked with Christopher Nolan on 'The Dark Knight Rises.'
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Reese Witherspoon arrested for disorderly conduct (+video)
Reese Witherspoon arrested: Reese Witherspoon apologized for her behavior after her arrest for disorderly conduct. Witherspoon's husband was arrested for drunk driving.
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Bill Clinton honored at GLADD Awards
Former President Bill Clinton received the first advocate for change award at the annual GLAAD Media Awards, which celebrates inclusive representations of the LGBT community in the media.
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Culture Cafe Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's 'Annie' gets a star in Quvenzhané Wallis
The 'Annie' remake which is being produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith will star 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' actress Quvenzhané Wallis. The movie was originally slated to star Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's daughter Willow, but the Smiths will still presumably serve as producers.
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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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Culture Cafe Margaret Thatcher: Her portrayals in pop culture
Margaret Thatcher, like other politicians before and after her, has appeared often in movies, TV shows and stage productions. Everyone from Meryl Streep (who received an Oscar for her performance) to Monty Python comedian Michael Palin has portrayed the 'Iron Lady.'
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Halle Berry pregnant with her second child (+video)
Halle Berry pregnant: The Oscar-winning actress is pregnant with her first child by her fiance, Olivier Martinez. Halle Berry had a child with Gabriel Aubry five years ago.
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'Hannibal' is back in a new TV show
The TV series 'Hannibal' is based on only five pages of the 1981 book 'Red Dragon,' serving as a prequel to 'The Silence of the Lambs.' 'Hannibal' stars Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter.
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 'A Room With a View' screenwriter, dies
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala won two Acadamy Awards for screenwriting for her adaptations of the E.M. Forster novels "Howards End" and "A Room With a View." Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was a novelist, too, and won the Man Booker Prize,
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Culture Cafe 'Finding Dory': The 'Finding Nemo' sequel is coming in 2015
'Finding Dory,' a 'Finding Nemo' sequel, will follow Dory and other 'Nemo' characters about a year after the original film. 'Finding Dory' will be released in November 2015.
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Latin America Monitor Knowing neighbors through art: Rio houses new Latin American art museum
Rio de Janeiro’s Latin American contemporary art museum aims to spark dialogue among artists across the diverse region.
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White House Easter Egg Roll: not just a few bunnies in fuzzy suits
Stars on hand will include NASCAR driver Danica Patrick, New York Giant Victor Cruz, actress Quvenzhané Wallis, and 'American Idol' alums Jordin Sparks and Jessica Sanchez.
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Kate Winslet joins YA adaptation movie 'Divergent'
Kate Winslet will play the leader of a scholarly people known as the Erudite in the new movie, according to the film's studio Summit Entertainment. Kate Winslet recently appeared in the movie 'Contagion' and starred in the miniseries 'Mildred Pierce.'
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Chapter & Verse 'Persepolis' removal from some Chicago classrooms prompts protests
Teachers and students first believed the acclaimed graphic novel was being taken out of all classrooms and libraries, but Chicago Public Schools staff say it's only being taken out of seventh-grade classrooms.
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Not happy, Iran, with a Hollywood movie? Argo make your own.
Iran was not pleased with Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning 'Argo,' so it is planning its own take on the diplomat rescue drama. Political retaliation through moviemaking is an established practice.
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Iran plans to sue makers of 'Argo': Could lawsuit succeed?
Iran's wants to sue the makers of 'Argo,' the Oscar-winning film about the 1979 hostage crisis. But legal experts say Iran will have a hard time finding any legitimate court to take the case.
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Modern Parenthood Jada Pinkett-Smith: She posts a mom’s-eye view of bullying young stars
Jada Pinkett-Smith aired her feelings on Facebook about the media's treatment of young stars like Justin Bieber and Quvenzhane Wallis. Now the media says she's an overprotective Mama Bear.
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Global News Blog Iran to sue Hollywood for fear-mongering with 'Argo'
This is not the first time Iranian officials have complained about the portrayal of Iran in Hollywood cinema.
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Chapter & Verse 'How did they ever make a movie of "Lolita?" '
The Novel to Screen Film Festival will examine three National Book Award nominees alongside their screen adaptations in New York next month.
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