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Dog-on-it: Another Hollywood award show
(AP)
AP - With Uggie stealing hearts in "The Artist," snagging the spotlight at celebrity events and reportedly preparing for a sketch with Oscar host Billy Crystal, Hollywood really has gone to the dogs this year. There's even a brand-new award show honoring canine performers.
Bruno Mars heads back to Grammys with Smeezingtons
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AP - A whiteboard hangs on the wall of the tiny Hollywood studio used by the Smeezingtons, Bruno Mars' production and songwriting team. It's filled with doodles, including a picture of Alf and a joking note that producer-engineer Ari Levine "hangs out with Jamaican drug lords on the reg."
Taiwan's 'Love' features Taiwan-China romance
(AP)
AP - Taiwan and China may be drawing ever closer after decades of estrangement, but a pair of star-crossed lovers from opposite sides of the Taiwan Strait encounter huge difficulties in communicating with each other in a new Taiwanese film.
Angelina Jolie To Be Oscar Presenter
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The latest A-list presenter to be added to this year's Academy Awards show is Oscar winner Angelina Jolie.
Meryl Streep Oscar email angers voters, but it's legal
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Taiwan's 'Love' features Taiwan-China romance
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Report: Russell Brand Not Seeking Katy Perry's Money Despite Lack Of Prenup
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Ashton Kutcher Celebrates Birthday With 'Two And A Half Men' Cast & Crew
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Creepy Dolls Take Over TV
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In a bizarre coincidence, two TV shows used their 10 o'clock timeslot to introduce the world to some disturbing dolls.
Josh Hutcherson's Elle-gant Shoot
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Josh Hutcherson is about to be kind of a big deal. I can just sense it.
Lucian Freud exhibition opens with royal visit
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AP - There is a vast amount of flesh — clear and smooth or wrinkled and mottled — on display in the latest show at Britain's National Portrait Gallery, a retrospective of the work of Lucian Freud.
Testimony ends in trial over Globes broadcast deal
(AP)
AP - Testimony concluded Tuesday in a trial that will decide whether the Golden Globe Awards remain on NBC through 2018 with a federal judge strongly urging both sides to settle before a ruling is necessary.
Dierks Bentley returns 'Home' to mainstream sound
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AP - Dierks Bentley, "Home" (Capitol Nashville)
RI judge denies Richard Hatch $25 IRS payment bid
(AP)
AP - A request by reality television star Richard Hatch to give the Internal Revenue Service a reduced payment of $25 for January in his tax evasion case has been denied by a Rhode Island judge.
Dog-on-it: Another Hollywood award show
(AP)
AP - With Uggie stealing hearts in "The Artist," snagging the spotlight at celebrity events and reportedly preparing for a sketch with Oscar host Billy Crystal, Hollywood really has gone to the dogs this year. There's even a brand-new award show honoring canine performers.
Winter box office up 11 percent. Can it keep going?
(Reuters)
Reuters - After a lackluster 2011, the movie industry has shown renewed signs of life through the first month of the new year.
Dierks Bentley returns 'Home' to mainstream sound
(AP)
AP - Dierks Bentley, "Home" (Capitol Nashville)
Meryl Streep Oscar email angers voters, but it's legal
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Weinstein Company email that appears to skirt AMPAS campaign rules by using a third party to reach Oscar voters has stirred up anger among Academy members and rival campaigners.
Records tumble at Christie's art sale
(Reuters)
Reuters - Christie's on Tuesday kicked off a fortnight of major London art sales with a bang, hitting or exceeding the most optimistic pre-sale expectations and extending 2011's record-breaking run into the new year.
Dog-on-it: Another Hollywood award show
(AP)
AP - With Uggie stealing hearts in "The Artist," snagging the spotlight at celebrity events and reportedly preparing for a sketch with Oscar host Billy Crystal, Hollywood really has gone to the dogs this year. There's even a brand-new award show honoring canine performers.