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2/14/2008 11:10:02 PM

List of NAACP Image Awards winners (AP)
2/14/2008 10:38:32 PM
AP - A list of winners of the 39th annual NAACP Image Awards:

'Great Debaters' tops Image Awards (AP)
2/14/2008 10:43:39 PM
Denzel Washington accepts the award for outstanding actor in a motion picture for 'The Great Debaters' at the 39th NAACP Image Awards on Thurs-day, Feb. 14, 2008, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)AP - Denzel Washington's "The Great Debaters" and Tyler Perry's TBS series "House of Payne" took top honors at Thursday night's NAACP Image Awards.

Full steam ahead for Oscar telecast (Reuters)
2/14/2008 10:17:47 PM
An Oscar statuette is shown at the Reuters - With the threat of picketing writers having passed, Oscar organizers on Thursday unveiled presenters and performers for their upcoming telecast.

Oscar's big fish are guppies at box office (Reuters)
2/14/2008 10:15:21 PM
Reuters - The restoration of the Oscars after months of strike uncertainty has delighted those who revel in the fashion and foibles of the annual glitzfest. But the actual nominees might evoke a lot less pleasure for those who count studio dollars.

COLUMN: Studios in search of elusive franchises (Reuters)
2/14/2008 10:14:22 PM
Reuters - Whenever a studio talks about creating a new franchise, it brings to mind the joke about the studio that has hit hard times and decides to call in a consultant. Executives turn over everything -- financials, marketing plans, scripts. After weeks of analysis, the consultant says: "I've identified your problem. Stop releasing flops and only release blockbusters."

Actress Bai Ling booked for shoplifting (AP)
2/14/2008 9:43:07 PM
Chinese actress Bai Ling arrives at a party celebrating the new mobile service Helio and benefiting Heal the Bay in West Hollywood, Calif., in this Aug. 8, 2007, file photo.  Bai Ling, 37, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for shoplifting, police said Thursday Feb. 14, 2008.  (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - Bai Ling's good looks and eccentric outfits have frequently put her picture in celebrity magazines, but that doesn't mean she can take the magazines for free.

Oscar-nominated short films get special release (Reuters)
2/14/2008 9:25:08 PM
An Oscar statuette is shown at the Reuters - For a third consecutive year, the 10 Oscar-nominated shorts hit the theatrical circuit thanks to Magnolia Pictures and Shorts International.

Teen's interview with John Lennon yields Oscar nod (Reuters)
2/14/2008 9:02:27 PM
Reuters - A 1969 encounter between a 14 year-old Beatles fan and John Lennon has inspired "I Met the Walrus," a five-minute Canadian film contending for an Oscar for best animated short.

"Conan" legal battle wages as work starts on film (Reuters)
2/14/2008 8:15:20 PM
Reuters - Here's a legal battle that's been raging almost as long as Arnold Schwarzenegger's post-bodybuilding career.

New DVD releases: `American Gangster' (AP)
2/14/2008 5:09:12 PM
AP - Selected home-video releases:

The Oscars Will Have Stars—Lots of Them (E! Online)
2/14/2008 10:07:36 AM
The Oscars Will Have Stars—Lots of Them(E! Online)E! Online - The Oscars doesn't like to drop names, but...

Fans Cheer, Decode Indy 4 Trailer (E! Online)
2/14/2008 8:15:12 AM
Fans Cheer, Decode Indy 4 Trailer(E! Online)E! Online - As Indy told Marion in Raiders of the Lost Ark, it's not the years, honey, it's the mileage.

J.J.'s Star Trek Beams to '09 (E! Online)
2/14/2008 7:08:23 AM
J.J.'s Star Trek Beams to '09(E! Online)E! Online - The revamped USS Enterprise won't be docking anywhere soon this Christmas.  

Director Madonna as good as actor Madonna: critics (Reuters)
2/14/2008 8:29:38 AM
Pop star Madonna signs autographs after a news conference to present her film 'Filth and Wisdom' running at the 58th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, February 13, 2008. The 58th Berlinale, one of the world's most prestigious film festivals, runs from February 7 to 17 in the German capital. (Tobias Schwarz/Reuters)Reuters - Critics damned Madonna's first feature film with faint praise on Thursday and suggested her career behind the camera might be as successful as her acting.

Clooney, Hanks & Co.: No Strike Rerun (E! Online)
2/14/2008 4:18:49 AM
Clooney, Hanks & Co.: No Strike Rerun(E! Online)E! Online - Ordinarily, the banding together of George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro would be a producers' dream. But the A-list foursome's latest group project may not be exactly what Hollywood had in mind.

Guilty plea in actress' NYC slaying (AP)
2/14/2008 5:02:55 PM
In this image provided by Fox Searchlight films, actress  Keri Russell, left, writer and director Adrienne Shelly, center, and Cheryl Hines on the set of 'Waitress'. A construction worker who admitted strangling Adrienne Shelly while robbing her apartment and then hanging her body to make it look like a suicide pleaded guilty Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, to manslaughter.  Diego Pillco, 20, admitted he killed Adrienne Shelly, 40, in her Manhattan flat after going through her purse. He was promised a sentence on March 6 of 25 years in prison. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight, Alan Markfield)AP - A construction worker who admitted strangling actress Adrienne Shelly while robbing her apartment and then hanging her body to make it look like a suicide pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter.

`Trek' boldly goes to summer 2009 (AP)
2/14/2008 5:01:39 PM
AP - "Star Trek" fans will have to wait a bit longer to see where the crew of the starship Enterprise is boldly going next.



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