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In this image released by Paramount Pictures, Asa Butterfield portrays Hugo Cabret in a scene from "Hugo." The film was nominated Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 for an Oscar for best film. The Oscars will be presented Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Billy Crystal and broadcast live on ABC. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Jaap Buitendijk)

Scorsese's 'Hugo' leads Oscars with 11 nominations

Christy Lemire, David Germain The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 4:56pm

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Martin Scorsese's Paris adventure "Hugo" leads the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, among them best picture and the latest director honor for the Oscar-winning filmmaker.

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3-D 'Lion King' feels the love with $29.3M opening

Christy Lemire The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 11:12pm

LOS ANGELES -- It's 1994 all over again, with a re-release of "The Lion King" opening at the top of the box office.

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In this Sept. 20, 2007 photo, producer John Calley arrives at the premier of "The Jane Austen Book Club", in Los Angeles. Calley, who ran three Hollywood studios and enjoyed a career that spanned more than 50 years, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011 after a lengthy illness. He was 81. (Mark Avery/The Associated Press file)

Longtime film studio chief John Calley dies at 81

Christy Lemire The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 5:15pm

LOS ANGELES -- John Calley, who ran three Hollywood studios that made such hits as "The Exorcist" and "Spider-Man," died Tuesday. He was 81.

Calley died at his home in Los Angeles after a lengthy illness, Sony Pictures Entertainment said.

Among the other varied and influential films produced under his tenure as a studio head were "All the President's Men," "Dirty Harry," "A Clockwork Orange" and "The Da Vinci Code."

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Mel Gibson plans to produce film on Jewish hero

Christy Lemire The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, September 9, 2011 - 2:23pm

LOS ANGELES -- Mel Gibson, who reportedly made anti-Semitic remarks during a drunken driving arrest five years ago, is now producing a film about the life of Jewish hero Judah Maccabee.

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5 best performances from Shaquille O'Neal

Christy Lemire, The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 6:56pm

LOS ANGELES -- Shaquille O'Neal announced this week that he's retiring from the NBA after 19 seasons. He shared the news on Twitter, of course, where he has nearly 4 million followers -- which just goes to show what an engaging, larger-than-life presence he's been off the court.

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