Christopher Guest film takes a jab at Oscars
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Surrounded by the cast of his latest  film comedy "For Your Consideration," Christopher Guest barely  smiles. Comedy after all is serious business.
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Producers of the upcoming Academy Awards are getting what they paid for when they hired sharp-tongued comic Chris Rock to host the Oscars -- a bit of pre-show controversy that could boost TV ratings.
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Tired of watching the movie critics of America pile on director Oliver Stone - or perhaps sensing a golden opportunity to make headlines - novelist Gore Vidal leaped to Alexander&#39;s defense, calling Stone&#39;s film barrier-breaking for its frank depiction of
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The selection of Israel as guest of honor at this springâs International Book Fair in Turin has set off a furious debate.
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If you are going to go  up against George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart (&quot;The Man Who Came  to Dinner&quot;) and Jean Renoir (&quot;Boudu Saved From Drowning&quot;) to  tell the old chestnut about an impossible house guest who will  not leave, then you&#039;d better have the comedic and dramatic  goods.
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Stars and directors defend the movie version of Vanity Fair following a lukewarm reception by critics.
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If the victory of best-picture champ "Crash" over front-runner "Brokeback Mountain" last winter proved one thing, it's that nothing is ever certain at the Academy Awards.
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The Academy Awards typically are a gloomy Sunday, ending with a heavy drama crowned as best picture.
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Film maker Oliver Stone, whose latest movie Alexander has been panned by US critics, thinks the three hour epic will get a better welcome in Europe.
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The race for the Oscars is heating up, with Martin Scorsese's 'The Aviator', Clint Eastwood's 'Million Dollar Baby' and the road movie 'Sideways' dominating Hollywood's awards chatter.
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Oscar show producers say Chris Rock will still host the awards despite poking fun at the ceremony.
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The job of hosting the Academy  Awards, one of the most prestigious and demanding assignments  in Hollywood, falls on Sunday to comedian and talk show star  Ellen DeGeneres.
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The Oscars are still two months away but the world's top film awards ceremony found itself embroiled on Tuesday in the worst Hollywood labor clash in two decades.
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Comic Chris Rock, whose rapid-fire delivery and acid-tongued observations of modern society have made him a favorite of young people, was named host of February&#39;s 77th annual Academy Awards yesterday.
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NEW YORK  - An Oscarcast first: the award show host (or in this case hostess) running a vacuum cleaner in the audience. As amusing as it was, DeGenerously speaking, it did take the glamour of the Oscars down a notch or two.
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Moviegoers are not following the script written for them by the Hollywood studios.
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Meryl Streep and Judi Dench got  nasty. Kate Winslet stripped and Penelope Cruz padded her rear.  But it is Helen Mirren and her prim silver curls who looks  likely to reign on Oscar night.