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Movie review: Emily Blunt takes the throne with zest and authority as 'Young Victoria'
DAVID GERMAIN - December 16, 2009
The first Queen Elizabeth has been the It Girl of the British monarchy in recent times in Hollywood. Queen Victoria now gets royal treatment with a fresh film biography starring Emily Blunt as the empire's longest-reigning ruler in her early years. "The Young Victoria" is good,...
Roy E. Disney, nephew of Walt Disney who was a strong behind-the-scenes influence, dies at 79
SANDY COHEN - December 16, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Roy E. Disney, the nephew of Walt Disney whose powerful behind-the-scenes influence on The Walt Disney Co. led to the departure of former chief Michael Eisner, has died. He was 79. The company announced that Disney died Wednesday in Newport Beach, Calif., after a...
Swiss will decide whether to extradite Polanski to the US in early 2010, Justice Ministry says
By Associated Press - December 16, 2009
GENEVA (AP) Swiss authorities say they will decide early next year on whether to extradite director Roman Polanski to the United States. Justice Ministry spokesman Folco Galli says officials are still studying a U.S. extradition request and an argument by Polanski's lawyers against...
Sherlock Holmes movie reinvigorates world's largest Holmes collection in Minnesota
JEFF BAENEN - December 16, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Anyone searching for clues about the enduring popularity of Sherlock Holmes need not look only to his headquarters on London's Baker Street. Deep in an underground cavern at the University of Minnesota lies the world's largest collection of Holmes memorabilia a cache...
Once underdog, director Jason Reitman adjusts to role of Oscar favorite with 'Up in the Air'
JAKE COYLE - December 16, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Two years ago, director Jason Reitman's "Juno" was the consummate Oscar underdog. An independent film without A-list stars, it went on to earn four Oscar nominations, winning best screenplay for Diablo Cody. Reitman's new, widely feted film, "Up in the Air," won't have...
Police: Man in custody in Calif. for violating restraining order obtained by Jennifer Garner
By Associated Press - December 17, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Prosecutors say they have charged a man with felony stalking and violating a restraining order protecting Jennifer Garner and her family. Steven Burky was arrested in Santa Monica on Monday at the nursery school where Violet Affleck, one of Garner's two daughters with...
Movie review: Fellini-inspired musical 'Nine' adds up a few numbers shy of Italian masterpiece
DAVID GERMAIN - December 15, 2009
Title-wise, the musical "Nine" registers half a digit higher than "8 1/2," the Federico Fellini masterpiece that inspired the stage show that was the source for this new movie version. On a scale of 1 to 10, though, "Nine" comes in somewhere around a 5, maybe 5 1/2. Yeah,...
Randy and Evi Quaid skip California criminal court hearing, forfeit $40,000 in bail
By Associated Press - December 16, 2009
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) Arrest warrants have been issued for actor Randy Quaid and his wife after they failed to appear for a court hearing, a prosecutor said Tuesday. The couple didn't show up in a Santa Barbara criminal court Tuesday on a felony charge that they defrauded an...
Stars react to nominations for the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards
The Associated Press - December 15, 2009
Reactions to nominations for the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Calif: "The biggest effort is figuring out what to wear. If I could go in a lovely pair of black pajamas, I'd be really happy." Glenn Close, nominated for best dramatic actress for...
Film friends reunited: James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver on 'Aliens,' and 'Avatar,'
HILARY FOX - December 15, 2009
LONDON (AP) What first signaled to a young, eager-to-please James Cameron he'd make movie history with Sigourney Weaver? Her heels. More than two decades ago, the director was waiting to meet her in a Santa Barbara hotel to pitch his ideas for the film "Aliens" the sequel to "Alien."...
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