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2/22/2008 11:10:00 PM

Hollywood abuzz with Oscar preparations (AP)
2/22/2008 9:24:32 PM
AP - Jewels and parties. Stars and stand-ins. Rehearsals and news conferences. So much swag even Hollywood canines could rack up free goodies. The city is abuzz with all things Oscar as celebrities flock from all over the world for Sunday's Academy Awards...

Attorney: Spears can visit young sons (AP)
2/22/2008 9:24:24 PM
AP - Kevin Federline has agreed to give ex-wife Britney Spears visitation rights with their two young sons, his lawyer said Friday.

'Green Berets' author Moore dies at 82 (AP)
2/22/2008 7:55:26 PM
AP - Robin Moore, a nonfiction author best known for writing "The French Connection" and "The Green Berets," has died after a long illness. He was 82.

Cotillard wins top French film award for Piaf role (Reuters)
2/22/2008 7:01:55 PM
Reuters - Oscar-nominated actress Marion Cotillard took France's top cinema award on Friday, winning a Cesar for her virtuoso portrayal of chanteuse Edith Piaf in "La Vie en Rose."

Dark films and rain clouds loom over Oscar night (Reuters)
2/22/2008 6:01:30 PM
Reuters - Saved at the 11th hour when writers ended their strike, Sunday's Oscars promise plenty of glamour, but dark films, possible rain and a lack of splashy parties threaten to dampen the mood on Hollywood's big night.

4 women vie for screenwriting Oscars (AP)
2/22/2008 12:09:26 PM
AP - To "Juno" screenwriter Diablo Cody, the attention she and three other women are getting for their Academy Award nominations in the typically male-dominated screenwriting categories is "kind of a double edged-sword."

War epic tops all-time favorite film survey (Reuters)
2/22/2008 9:52:27 AM
Reuters - They may be largely missing from this year's roster of best-film Oscar contenders, but a new U.S. survey shows war and sci-fi epics top the list of all-time favorite movies.

Miley Cyrus seat belt flap debated (AP)
2/22/2008 8:48:59 AM
AP - When Consumer Reports posted a blog last week criticizing Miley Cyrus for not wearing her seat belt in a new film, Hannah Montana Nation rallied in her defense. Before long, the posting had received nearly 200 comments (far more than the typical one or two) — and made national news.

Mmm, Smells Like Timberlake (E! Online)
2/22/2008 8:25:30 AM
E! Online - Justin Timberlake is bringing smelly—and, possibly, polyester pants—back.

Snubs, omissions taint Oscar foreign film award (Reuters)
2/22/2008 8:19:30 AM
Reuters - No matter which movie wins the Oscar for best foreign language film on Sunday, critics and fans may remember this year for work that was snubbed or disqualified by Academy Award voters.

Oscar Forecast: Stars, with 100% Chance of Miley Cyrus (E! Online)
2/22/2008 7:59:39 AM
E! Online - It may rain on the Oscars. Which, all things considered, is pretty good bad news.

Oscar picture nominees made by and about outsiders (Reuters)
2/22/2008 12:54:51 AM
Reuters - Rarely has a slate of best picture Oscar contenders centered on characters so much at odds with society.

Monaghan Joins Wolverine Pack (E! Online)
2/22/2008 7:28:27 AM
E! Online - There's something about Dominic Monaghan and appearing onscreen alongside scary, often hairy, supernatural forces.

Diddy Does Hollywood (E! Online)
2/22/2008 6:21:07 AM
E! Online - If Diddy were in Top Gun, they'd call him Hollywood.

Tommy Lee Jones avoids Oscar hysteria (Reuters)
2/22/2008 1:09:10 AM
Reuters - Though his role as the taciturn sheriff in "No Country for Old Men" garnered him a wider audience, Tommy Lee Jones' other 2007 role -- as a concerned parent in the Iraq war-themed drama "In the Valley of Elah" -- landed him his third Oscar nomination.

Myanmar takes potshot at Rambo (AP)
2/22/2008 6:52:55 AM
AP - Sylvester Stallone's Rambo character looks like a fat lunatic in his new movie, a Myanmar magazine said this week, bucking local public opinion that has glorified him for his exploits fighting the ruling junta's unpopular soldiers.

Before hitting the Oscars, don't forget to Polaroid (Reuters)
2/22/2008 8:08:59 AM
Reuters - Before any celebrities walk the red carpet at the Academy Awards on Sunday, they should have been primped, preened and "Polaroided," according to a new novel satirizing the glamour world of Hollywood.



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