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Obama under fire for giving Hollywood access to Bin Laden SEALs

Rep. Peter King is criticizing the President's administration for sharing too much information with Kathryn Bigelow, the director of the Hurt Locker and the force behind a movie intended to depict the raid that killed Osama bin Laden last year.
Academy Awards 2012: why Oscar winners are often head-scratchers

Academy Award winners aren't always the ones the viewing public expects – or wants. But the secretive Academy likes it that way. Don't forget, you're not in the Oscar club
"The Artist" leads the Golden Globes in nominations, but others not far behind

The Hollywood Foreign Press Asssociation's annual awards are considered strong predictors for Oscar glory.
Car of the year award: prestige. But more sales?

Car of the year is Hyundai Elantra, while Range Rover Evoque named truck of the year at Detroit auto show. But car of the year winner doesn't always see a boost in sales.
Bin Laden movie consult has White House under fire

Bin Laden movie meeting causes stir: Washington helping Hollywood produce realistic movies isn't new. But talking to filmmakers about the Osama bin Laden raid discomfits some Americans, including Rep. Peter King (R) of New York.
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Hollywood filming in Jordan hinders local filmmakers

Hollywood's decision to film several major movies in Jordan has made it harder for native filmmakers to afford making movies in the country.
Oscar winners no one expected: mothers everywhere

Oscar winners dispensed morsels of wisdom in their thank-you speeches Sunday night. 'Listen to your mother' was the advice of Best Director Tom Hooper, who won for the 'The King's Speech.'
Academy Award nominees include Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush for 'The King's Speech'

Academy Award nominees were announced Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. Natalie Portman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Bale, and Helena Bonham Carter are also Academy Award nominees for acting.
Black Swan leads Critics Choice award nominations

Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis as rival ballerinas, got a record 12 nominations in the Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Close behind was The King's Speech.
Hey, Soul Sister by Train, Angry Birds top iTunes top music and apps lists for 2010

Eminem and Ke$sha had the best-selling albums on iTunes and the addictive game Angry Birds was the top selling mobile app.
The Town: movie review

Ben Affleck stars as a robber ringleader in ‘The Town,’ a dark drama with a cliché-ridden script.
Ben Affleck goes to 'Town' with second directing gig

Ben Affleck returns with "The Town," a genre-bending bank-heist thriller that is loaded with action but also heavy on gritty working-class drama and sweet romance.
Lackluster Memorial Day box office: Economy or bad films to blame?

Big-name films including the Sex and the City sequel failed to draw the audiences expected on the traditional kick-off of the summer movie season.
War

Sebastian Junger’s ‘War’ details the US Army’s disastrous occupation of Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley.
'The Hurt Locker': Hollywood's unsettling view of the Iraq war

‘The Hurt Locker’ is said to be apolitical. But shouldn’t a movie about the Iraq war have a strong point of view?
Green Zone: movie review

Set in US-occupied Baghdad, ‘Green Zone’ confronts the WMD fiasco with Matt Damon playing an Army office tracking down the truth.
Oscar winners 2010: full of drama

Oscar winner 'Hurt Locker' beat out 'Avatar' for Best Picture, while Sandra Bullock won Best Actress, beating out 16-time nominee Meryl Streep.
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'District 9' bests 'Avatar' among BitTorrent fans

Of the ten Best Picture nominees, 'District 9' was the most popular with users of file-sharing services. That's almost as good as an Oscar.
Gallery: Oscar winners 2010
Gallery: Oscar nominees: Who donated the most in politics
Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

'Eco Chic' book for the green traveler, Nicholas Kristof's reporting chutzpah on HBO, dulcet harmonies on the Real Vocal String Quartet's debut CD, and more.
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Avatar smashes past $2 billion, but can it beat Gone with the Wind?

The sci-fi epic Avatar raked in more money than any other, but what about inflation?
Oscar nominations: 'Avatar,' 'The Hurt Locker' take the lead

But some fresh faces appear in the Best Actress category with Carey Mulligan (‘An Education’) and Gabourey Sidibe (‘Precious’).
In Pictures: Oscar nominees 2010
Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

A new mouthwatering book on artisan cheeses, singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston's lastest album, History Channel's new 'American Pickers' series, and more.