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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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Ricky Gervais hosts the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards at 6 p.m. today on KSL Channel 5.

Golden Globes get Oscar ball rolling

David Germain The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, January 15, 2012 - 8:49am

LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood's first big show on the road to the Academy Awards will help determine if silence is golden this season.

The black-and-white silent film "The Artist" leads contenders for Sunday's Golden Globes with six nominations, among them best musical or comedy, directing and writing honors for Michel Havanavicius and acting slots for Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo.

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FILE - In this July 22, 2008, file photo, actors John C. Reilly, left, and Will Ferrell pose backstage at MTV Studio's in Times Square for MTV's "Total Request Live" show in New York. Reilly and Ferrell will star in "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie," the story of two filmmakers who get the most colossal budget ever, only to have it all go wrong. The film will showcase at Sundance Film Festival in January. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)

Will Ferrell's 'Billion Dollar Movie' heads to Sundance

David Germain The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 6:05pm

LOS ANGELES -- Here's a dream come true for cash-strapped filmmakers: A billion-dollar movie budget.

Next month's Sundance Film Festival, the top showcase for independent cinema, includes the comedy "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie." It's the story of two filmmakers who get the most colossal budget ever, only to have it all go wrong.

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(CASEY RODGERs/The Associated Press) In this Sept. 17, 2011 photo provided by Time Warner Cable, guests gather outside before a Time Warner Cable and Disney screening of “The Lion King” 3D at The El Capitan Theatre, in Los Angeles. Walt Disney’s “The Lion King” reissue was No. 1 for the second-straight weekend with $22.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, Sept. 25, 20311. That puts it just ahead of Pitt’s baseball drama “Moneyball,” a Sony Pictures release that opened at No. 2 with $20.6 million.

‘Lion King’ chases off Brad Pitt to remain No. 1

David Germain The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 4:38pm

LOS ANGELES — Brad Pitt was unable to put the cat out of first place at the weekend box office.

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It's hockey night in Canada at Toronto film fest

David Germain The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 5:04pm

TORONTO -- It's looking like hockey night in Canada at the Toronto International Film Festival.

One of the country's national sports, hockey is the subject of three films at the prestigious cinema showcase, which opened Thursday and runs through next weekend.

"The Last Gladiators" from Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney ("Taxi to the Dark Side") premiered Friday, offering a portrait of punch-throwing hockey enforcers such as former Montreal Canadiens brawler Chris Nilan.

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This Feb. 16, 1997 file photo shows Elizabeth Taylor arriving with Michael Jackson at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles for her birthday celebration. Publicist Sally Morrison says the actress died Wednesday, March 23, 2011 in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure at age 79.

Film legend Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79 in LA

David Germain, Hillel Italie, The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 11:26am

LOS ANGELES — Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed film goddess whose sultry screen persona, stormy personal life and enduring fame and glamour made her one of the last of the classic movie stars and a template for the modern celebrity, died Wednesday at age 79.

She was surrounded by her four children when she died of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she had been hospitalized for about six weeks, said publicist Sally Morrison.

“My Mother was an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest, with great passion, humor, and love,” her son, Michael Wilding, said in a statement.

“We know, quite simply, that the world is a better place for Mom having lived in it. Her legacy will never fade, her spirit will always be with us, and her love will live forever in our hearts.”

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"Wall Street" No. 1 with a $19 million debut

David Germain, The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 9:05pm

LOS ANGELES -- Movie fans are investing in Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone's "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," which opened as the No. 1 weekend movie with $19 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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(The Associated Press) In this file publicity image released by 20th Century Fox, Tina Fey (left) and Steve Carell are shown in a scene from, "Date Night." The No. 1 spot at the weekend box office is too close to call between Steve Carell and Tina Fey's comedy "Date Night" and the action tale "Clash of the Titans."

'Titans' clashes with 'Date Night' at box office

David Germain The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, April 11, 2010 - 7:37pm

LINK: Read the reviews for this week's new releases on our movie page

LOS ANGELES -- Steve Carell and Tina Fey are in a box-office clash with the gods of Mount Olympus.

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(The Associated Press) In this film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures,Astrid, voiced by America Ferrera (center) is shown a scene is shown from "How to Train Your Dragon."

'Dragon' stokes up box office with $43.3M debut

David Germain The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 8:47pm

Read Steve Salles' review of this weeks' new releases at our movie site

LOS ANGELES -- "How to Train Your Dragon" breathed a bit of box-office fire with a $43.3 million opening weekend and a No. 1 debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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'Avatar,' 'The Hurt Locker' lead Oscar nominations

David Germain The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 2:41pm

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- The science-fiction sensation "Avatar" and the war-on-terror thriller "The Hurt Locker" lead the Academy Awards with nine nominations each, including best picture and director for former spouses James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow.

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In this film publicity image released by Lionsgate films, Gabourey Sidibe is shown in a scene from "Precious." (AP Photo/Lionsgate, Anne Marie Fox)

'Precious' aims to extend Sundance's Oscar glory

David Germain The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 11:22am

PARK CITY, Utah -- A little movie called "Precious" seems ready to join the list of Sundance Film Festival hits that have gone on to compete for Hollywood's biggest prize.

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