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U.S. war drama wins top film at Gotham awards

The Hurt Locker, a suspense film about a U.S. Army bomb squad unit that defuses bombs in Iraq, won best feature on Monday at the Gotham awards, the top U.S. East Coast independent film awards.
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Tiger Woods fought with wife ahead of crash: report

Tiger Woods screamed to his wife supermodel Elin Nordegrin she had ruined their Thanksgiving, fleeing away from their Orlando house and before crashing his car on Friday, RadarOnline.com reports Monday.
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New Moon shines on record holiday box office

The Twilight Saga: New Moon rose to the top of movie box office charts for the second straight week on Sunday with a three-day haul of $42.5 million on a record-breaking holiday weekend in North America, according to studio estimates.
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Taiwanese tear-jerker wins 'Chinese Oscar'

Taiwan director Leon Dai's harsh real-life drama No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti won best feature over the weekend at the Golden Horse Film Awards, regarded as the Oscars for Chinese-language movies.
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District 9 no alien to Oscar buzz

In a year full of surprise hits without stars, District 9 stands out as an even more unlikely box office champion than the crowd-pleasing comedy The Hangover or the supernatural thriller Paranormal Activity.
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Top 10 TV series of the decade

Every decade has its landmark TV shows, and there will or should never be complete agreement on which 10 series belong at the top of the list.
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Leona Lewis hopes Echo will resound

Violence and theft. Not words one would normally associate with Leona Lewis, the squeaky-clean winner of The X Factor, who went on to stunning worldwide success with her debut album, Spirit.
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Indie Spirit Awards hit milestone 25th year

When organizers for the independent film world's Spirit Awards unveil nominees for its honors this coming Tuesday, they will be doing more than just singling out top movies in the low-budget, art house arena.
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Top 10 movie flops of the decade

Movie flops aren't just about losing money. Yes, big budgets that go bust are one consideration. But flops are also about lofty expectations dashed and high profiles brought low. They trigger embarrassing catcalls from the peanut gallery and a general whoever-thought-that-was-a-good-idea-in-the-first-place bewilderment.
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Luc Besson says the French are his harshest critics

French film director Luc Besson, known worldwide for blockbusters like The Big Blue and The Fifth Element, says his movies face the toughest criticism at home where they are seen as not quite French enough.
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Adam Lambert furor spreads to gay community

American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert on Wednesday admitted he got carried away during his racy American Music Awards performance, as furor over his singing and dancing stoked a wider controversy in the U.S. gay community.
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A Minute With: Director Lee Daniels on his Precious

Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire, directed by Lee Daniels, is generating a large amount of Oscar buzz this season and getting a push from executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry.
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Donny Osmond calls Dancing victory a career high

Dancing With The Stars champion Donny Osmond on Wednesday ranked his win on the television show at the top of his career achievements, saying his entire body hurts after weeks of grueling rehearsals.
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Music stores see dream week with Boyle, Lambert

U.S. music retailers are realizing a dream week with Susan Boyle's I Dreamed A Dream ringing cash registers far beyond expectations and Adam Lambert's album stirring sales after his sexually charged TV performance.
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Hollywood's mansion of magic celebrates 100 years

One hundred years ago, a wealthy couple built a mansion in Hollywood and installed a speaking tube allowing them to order a Scotch whisky from their servants -- a handy trick, but nothing compared to what the home's later occupants would conjure up.
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Phish electrifies fans with marathon show

When tickets for Phish's Sunday night (November 22) show in Syracuse, N.Y., went on sale back in October, all 6,700 of them were gone in 15 minutes -- and with good reason. The last time Phish performed at the War Memorial arena was November 1994. Local fans were ready for another show, and the band was certainly ready to give it to them.

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