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'Sopranos' actor cleared of New York cop's murder (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 06:09 AM CST

This Feb. 25, 2005 file photo shows former 'Sopranos' actor Lillo Brancato in New York.  Brancato, who played a bumbling aspiring mobster on 'The Sopranos,' was cleared Monday, Dec. 22, 2008 of second-degree murder in the shooting death of an off-duty policeman during a drunken, late-night search for drugs. (AP Photo/David Greene, file)AP - A slain police officer's sister reacted with disgust after a jury cleared a former actor on "The Sopranos" of her brother's killing during a botched burglary three years ago.


Foreign-language Oscar a magnet for controversy (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 03:11 AM CST

French director Laurent Cantet after he received the Palme d'Or award for the film 'Entre les Murs (The Class)' at the 61st Cannes Film Festival. (Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters)Reuters - Pity the foreign-language committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. No group works as hard watching so many difficult films. And yet no group takes as much grief for its choices.


An appreciation of some underrated movies (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 02:58 AM CST

Director Ethan Coen (L) and John Malkovich attend the 'Burn After Reading' news conference during the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival September 6, 2008. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)Reuters - It's that time of year: Film critics are making their lists and checking them twice, ignoring most of the movies they consider "naughty" while championing those they consider "nice."


Divided U.S. actors union delays strike vote (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 02:35 AM CST

Actor Tom Hanks presents the Oscar for best documentary short subject during the 80th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, February 24, 2008. (Gary Hershorn/Reuters)Reuters - Hollywood's deeply divided Screen Actors Guild said on Monday it has postponed a planned strike authorization vote set to begin on January 2, so that it can "address the unfortunate division and restore consensus."


Actors guild delays vote on strike authorization (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 12:17 AM CST

AP - Citing division among its membership, the Screen Actors Guild delayed a vote Monday that would authorize the union to call a strike and bring the entertainment business to a halt.

SAG Postpones Strike Vote (E! Online)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 11:02 PM CST

SAG Postpones Strike Vote(E! Online)E! Online - Hollywood has issued a preemptive shush to talk of a strike.


Capsule reviews of `Valkyrie' and other films (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 07:00 PM CST

AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:

Aniston and Wilson explore marriage in "Marley & Me" (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 04:43 PM CST

Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson pose at the premiere of 'Marley  and  Me' at the Mann Village theatre in Westwood, California, December 11, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - In their new film "Marley & Me," Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson pick up where most couples in romantic comedies end -- at the start of a happily-ever-after marriage.


`Titanic' duo DiCaprio and Winslet sail again (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 04:05 PM CST

In this image released by Paramount Home Entertainment, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio are shown in a scene from, 'Titanic.' (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures)AP - That pesky iceberg kept Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet from growing into an old married couple in "Titanic."


Cue the Ewoks, Star Wars Hits the Stage (E! Online)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:05 PM CST

Cue the Ewoks, Star Wars Hits the Stage(E! Online)E! Online - A long time from now, in a galaxy far, far away...the Star Wars money machine will still be cranking.


Review: `Button' dazzles visually, emotionally (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 03:41 PM CST

In this image released by Paramount Pictures, Brad Pitt is shown in a scene from, 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.'   (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Merrick Morton)AP - It's the damnedest thing. You look into the elderly man's blue eyes behind a pair of old-fashioned spectacles, look at the sweet smile ringed by wrinkles, and you know that's Brad Pitt under there.


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