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2/20/2008 11:10:02 PM

Sound mixer hoping to avoid 20th loss at Oscars (Reuters)
2/20/2008 10:37:41 PM
Reuters - If you look up the word "loser" in the dictionary, you probably won't find a respected Academy Award nominee as the accompanying illustration. And yet somehow, sound mixer Kevin O'Connell has been required to fight that unfortunate perception.

Directors ratify new contract (AP)
2/20/2008 9:07:29 PM
A line of Oscar statuettes can be seen at a 'Meet The Oscars' display in Times Square, New York February 15, 2008. Maybe it was the crippling writers' strike or the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Or was it something in the expensive bottled water in Beverly Hills where Oscar organizers are based. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)AP - Members of the Directors Guild of America voted to ratify a new contract that increases compensation for projects distributed on the Internet and other digital media, the union said Wednesday.

Stallone says he is willing to testify (AP)
2/20/2008 8:48:27 PM
Sylvester Stallone appears in front of a portrait of himself during a presentation of the movie 'Rambo' at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, in Madrid, in this Jan. 28, 2008, file photo. Stallone said Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 he wouldn't mind squaring off against private investigator Anthony Pellicano accused of tapping his phone. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, file)AP - Fresh from promoting his latest "Rambo" film, Sylvester Stallone said Wednesday he wouldn't mind squaring off against the private investigator accused of tapping his phone.

Renewal of Simpson judgment upheld (AP)
2/20/2008 8:47:27 PM
AP - A state appellate court on Wednesday upheld a renewal of a civil judgment against O.J. Simpson in a decade-old wrongful death lawsuit.

Paparazzi arrested in West Hollywood (AP)
2/20/2008 8:20:59 PM
AP - Sheriff's deputies arrested two cameramen photographing Britney Spears at a hair salon and two other photographers outside a trendy nightclub in a crackdown that follows a year of frenzied paparazzi swarms around the troubled pop star and other celebrities.

The Top 5 lists (AP)
2/20/2008 5:34:01 PM
AP - 1. "American Idol" (Tuesday), Fox.

Michael Moore: Bring Fidel to the Oscars (AP)
2/20/2008 4:55:14 PM
Filmmaker Michael Moore arrives at the premiere of 'Semi-Pro' in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008.  (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - "Sicko" director Michael Moore jokes that Fidel Castro would be a "ratings grabber" at Sunday night's Academy Awards show.

Some suspense remains in Oscar race (AP)
2/20/2008 4:54:56 PM
This undated file photo originally provided by Miramax shows actor Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in a scene from 'No Country for Old Men.' After 23 years as oddballs, the Coen brothers could be the first filmmakers to win four Oscars for one movie.  (AP Photo/Miramax, Richard Foreman, File)AP - As usual in Hollywood, Oscar night looks like the same people will generally be collecting the same prizes. Yet some suspense remains for a few of the main awards. A look at the key categories:

Capsule reviews of this week's films (AP)
2/20/2008 4:44:20 PM
AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:

Aretha makes PETA's `worst-dressed' list (AP)
2/20/2008 4:43:30 PM
AP - PETA thinks Aretha Franklin is no queen of soul when it comes to wearing fur.

Monopoly the Movie? (E! Online)
2/20/2008 1:32:21 PM
Monopoly the Movie?(E! Online)E! Online - Mr. Potato Head might have a, um, chip on his sholder about now.

Movie fans give Oscar to "Juno": E-Poll/Reuters (Reuters)
2/20/2008 3:59:03 PM
Canadian actress Ellen Page attends a news conference presenting her film 'Juno' at the Rome International Film Festival October 26, 2007. If movie fans picked the best film this Sunday, comedy 'Juno' would eclipse grim front-runners 'No Country For Old Men' and 'There Will Be Blood,' according to an E-Poll/Reuters survey. (Dario Pignatelli/Reuters)Reuters - Lighten up, Oscar voters. If movie fans picked the best film this Sunday, comedy "Juno" would eclipse grim front-runners "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood," according to an E-Poll/Reuters survey.

Report: Strike Cost $2.5 Billion (E! Online)
2/20/2008 7:06:43 AM
Report: Strike Cost $2.5 Billion(E! Online)E! Online - Lesson learned from the recent writers' strike: The pen is costlier than the sword.

There will be gloom and doom at Oscars (Reuters)
2/20/2008 1:43:11 PM
A line of Oscar statuettes can be seen at a 'Meet The Oscars' display in Times Square, New York February 15, 2008. Maybe it was the crippling writers' strike or the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Or was it something in the expensive bottled water in Beverly Hills where Oscar organizers are based. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Maybe it was the crippling writers' strike or the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Or was it something in the expensive bottled water in Beverly Hills where Oscar organizers are based.

Owen Wilson: Back in Business (E! Online)
2/20/2008 5:15:42 AM
Owen Wilson: Back in Business(E! Online)E! Online - Owen Wilson is heading back to the big screen.

Hasbro, Universal pact may produce Monopoly movie (Reuters)
2/20/2008 9:21:48 AM
The Monopoly Sephona Edition is seen in an undated file photo. Hasbro Inc on Wednesday said it signed a six-year deal with Universal Pictures for the film company to make at least four movies based on well-known games like Monopoly, Battleship, Candy Land and Ouija. (PRNewsFoto/Sephora/Reuters)Reuters - Hasbro Inc on Wednesday said it signed a six-year deal with Universal Pictures for the film company to make at least four movies based on well-known games like Monopoly, Battleship, Candy Land and Ouija.

Beyonce Knowles hopping aboard "Cadillac" (Reuters)
2/20/2008 1:46:06 AM
Singer Beyonce Knowles performs 'Somewhere over the Rainbow' during the taping of 'Movies Rock' at the Kodak theatre in Hollywood, California, December 2, 2007. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Beyonce Knowles has signed on to play blues singer Etta James in "Cadillac Records," a 1950s period film about the founder of Chicago's Chess Records and his lineup of stars.



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