| Sandler sets Razzie record with 11 nominations for worst movies, acting Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:34 PM PST | SANTA MONICA, Calif. — When Adam Sandler's bad, he's really bad, according to voters for the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof that singles out the worst movies of the year. Sandler received a record 11 nominations Saturday for the Razzies as star, more | | Washington Post ( 2/25/2012 9:23:25 PM -08:00 ) |
| Epic Fail! Adam Sandler Breaks Record With 11 Razzie Nominations |  | On the eve of the best, comes the worst, and leave it to the 32nd annual Golden Raspberry Awards, better known as the Razzies, to point out the worst of the worst—and it's looking like a record breaker for funnyman Sandler. The actor broke the bad kind more | | E! Online ( 2/25/2012 9:01:30 PM -08:00 ) |
| Worst in show: The Razzie worst-picture nominees |  | Jack & Jill: "A marathon of Tyler Perry's Madea flicks is preferable to Jack & Jill, a noxious PG comedy starring Adam Sandler as a pair of middle-aged male-female twins that should have been separated at birth to spare us from this movie," Jennifer more | | Globe and Mail ( 2/25/2012 9:01:02 PM -08:00 ) |
| Adam Sandler sets Razzie record for worst movies | | LOS ANGELES - Comic actor Adam Sandler may not be in the running for an Oscar this year, but on Saturday he set a new record for another award — the most Razzie nominations for the worst films and performances of 2011. The producer, actor and writer more | | Khaleej Times ( 2/25/2012 8:52:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| New low: Adam Sandler nominated for record 11 Golden Raspberry Awards |  | ADAM Sandler more than doubled Eddie Murphy's record for most nominations for the Golden Raspberry Awards - or Razzies - in a single year with 11 nods for the worst achievements in film for 2011. Sandler, whose nominations came for his roles as an more | | NEWS.com.au ( 2/25/2012 7:30:16 PM -08:00 ) |
| Adam Sandler sets Razzie record with 11 nominations | | He's picked up 11 nominations for the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof singling out the year's worst movies. That's more than twice the previous record of five nominations by Eddie Murphy. Among Sandler's acting, producing and writing nominations: more | | New Zealand Herald ( 2/25/2012 6:47:02 PM -08:00 ) |
| Adam Sandler dominates the Razzie nominations | | In a dubious achievement, Adam Sandler broke all records Saturday evening, earning 11 Razzie nominations for his various work as an actor, a writer and a producer on three 2011 movies: "Jack and Jill," "Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star" and "Just Go more | | Los Angeles Times ( 2/25/2012 6:00:13 PM -08:00 ) |
| The 32 Annual Razzie Award nominees are in; Adam Sandler sets a record | | Everyone in DC has their plans ready to watch the 84th Annual Academy Awards tomorrow, where the (supposedly) best films of 2011 will be honored. It's probably very comforting to us all as a routine. First, we get to see who's wearing who, more | | Examiner.com ( 2/25/2012 8:50:20 PM -08:00 ) |
| Sandler's record a new low |  | by The Canadian Press - Story: 71539 In this film publicity image released by Columbia Pictures, Brooklyn Decker, left, and Adam Sandler are shown in a scene from "Just Go with It." (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures-Sony, Tracy Bennett) When Adam Sandler's more | | Castanet.net ( 2/25/2012 8:47:22 PM -08:00 ) |
| Adam Sandler Breaks Record with 11 Razzie Award Nominations | | It's a record-breaking year for Adam Sandler – but probably not in the way he'd prefer. On Saturday, the comedy superstar "scored" a staggering 11 nominations for the upcoming 32nd Annual Razzie Awards, shattering Eddie Murphy's mark for cinematic more | | GossipCop ( 2/25/2012 8:37:33 PM -08:00 ) |
| Adam Sandler Gets 11 Razzie Nominations! | | The Jack & Jill star (and co-star) sets a new record for most nominations in a single year. Here's the full list of nominees. By William Bibbiani Today's the day, the eve of The Academy Awards, when The Golden Raspberry Awards - aka "The Razzies" more | | Crave Online ( 2/25/2012 8:34:18 PM -08:00 ) |
| Sandler Dominates the Razzie Noms | | by IGN Staff The nominations for the 32nd Annual Golden Raspberry Awards were announced today, the eve before the Oscars as is customary for the RAZZIES. Adam Sandler dominated this year's crop "honoring" the worst in cinema for the year 2011. more | | IGN ( 2/25/2012 8:34:05 PM -08:00 ) |
| Kristen Stewart Gets Razzies 2012 Attention | | Not only was she picked as a nominee on Saturday night for the category "worst actress" for Razzies 2012, but she is a two-time nominee for "worst couple" Razzie alongside both Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. To be fair, KStew will probably not more | | Gather.com ( 2/25/2012 8:15:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Jack & Jill' up for 12 Razzie Awards | | LOS ANGELES, Feb 25, 2012 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Adam Sandler's big-screen comedy "Jack & Jill" was nominated for a leading 12 Razzie Awards, including Worst Picture, in Los Angeles Saturday. The movie, in which Sandler plays twin brother and sister, more | | Middle East North Africa Financial Network ( 2/25/2012 8:14:42 PM -08:00 ) |
| Razzie nominations: 'Jack & Jill' leads with 12 nods |  | By Liz Kelly Nelson Adam Sandler may not be in contention for any Oscars when Hollywood's A-listers gather for the biggest event of the entertainment year on Sunday (Feb. 26), but he can rest assured in the fact that his 2011 release, "Jack & Jill," more | | Zap2it.com (blog) ( 2/25/2012 6:40:17 PM -08:00 ) |
| Will Adam Sandler have the balls to accept Worst Actress Razzie? | | By Daniel Montgomery Adam Sandler is no stranger to the Razzie Awards, with nine previous nominations and a Worst Actor win in 1999 for "Big Daddy," but this year the "Saturday Night Live" alum has outdone himself. As writer, actor, and producer of the more | | GoldDerby ( 2/25/2012 6:09:52 PM -08:00 ) |
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| How a girl lost — and found — the horse she loved Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:35 PM PST | This 1998 photo provided by Megan Chance shows her with her thoroughbred mare, Burma, in Mountainside, NJ For six years, they were inseparable. Megan worked on pacing her new horse, calming her, grooming her, earning her trust. more | | Seattle Post Intelligencer ( 2/25/2012 9:09:43 PM -08:00 ) |
| How a girl lost _ and found _ the horse she loved | | By HELEN O'NEILL, AP The mare was tall and spirited and a joy to behold, galloping across the pasture with her head high, lithe and fast and fearless. A dark bay, nearly black, with a dramatic white blaze on her forehead, everyone thought Burma — the more | | U.S. News & World Report ( 2/25/2012 9:01:22 PM -08:00 ) |
| How girl lost — and found — horse she cherished in real-life tale that brings | | Gerry Broome / AP Megan Chance and her son Alex visit with Burma. left, and Lulu in Washington, NC, Jan. 31. Megan rode Burma as a child in New Jersey and planned to bring her to North Carolina where she was starting a new stables. more | | msnbc.com (blog) ( 2/25/2012 10:07:53 AM -08:00 ) |
| Woman's horse rescued from 'kill pen' |  | By Helen O'Neill AP The mare was tall and spirited and a joy to behold, galloping across the pasture with her head high, lithe and fast and fearless. But the 6-year-old thoroughbred was practically impossible to handle. High-strung and feisty, more | | Fort Worth Star Telegram ( 2/25/2012 8:40:28 PM -08:00 ) |
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| The Artist sweeps Independent Spirit Awards Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:34 PM PST  | By Tim Masters Entertainment and arts correspondent, BBC News French silent film The Artist has been named best feature at the Film Independent Spirit Awards. It comes one day before it is expected to take the top prize at the Oscars. more | | BBC News ( 2/25/2012 9:06:19 PM -08:00 ) |
| FACTBOX - A list of winners at the Independent Spirit Awards | | By Bob Tourtellotte | SANTA MONICA, California (Reuters) - The Independent Spirit Awards, art house cinema's equivalent of the Oscars, on Saturday handed out honors for the best films and performances of 2012 among movies made outside Hollywood's major more | | Reuters India ( 2/25/2012 8:58:13 PM -08:00 ) |
| The Post Most: EntertainmentMost-viewed stories,videos, and galleries in the | | Sign-up for e-mail newsletters and alerts and get the news you need delivered directly to your inbox. Get up close and personal with famous faces from Hollywood in our gallery of showbiz photos. Updated daily! Jen Chaney writes this must-bookmark blog more | | Washington Post (blog) ( 2/25/2012 8:34:15 PM -08:00 ) |
| Independent Spirit Awards: Awarding indies and echoing Oscar | | By Jen Chaney Michel Hazanavicius, Penelope Ann Miller, James Cromwell and producer Thomas Langmann accept the best-picture trophy for "The Artist" at the Independent Spirit Awards. (Rick Wilking - Reuters) "The Artist" — that silent film that everyone more | | Washington Post (blog) ( 2/25/2012 8:29:19 PM -08:00 ) |
| "The Artist" captures spirit of indie film awards | | By Bob Tourtellotte SANTA MONICA, California (Reuters) - Silent movie romance 'The Artist' on Saturday won four Independent Spirit Awards, the years top honors among movies made outside Hollywoods major studios, including best film and director in a more | | IBNLive.com ( 2/25/2012 8:05:29 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Artist' wins best-picture at indie Spirit Awards | | "The Artist" won best picture and three other prizes Saturday at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film, a possible prelude to a big night at the Academy Awards for the black-and-white silent movie. BY DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer No comments more | | The Seattle Times ( 2/25/2012 8:04:22 PM -08:00 ) |
| "The Interrupters" on Chicago gangs wins Spirit Award for documentaries | | BY ROGER EBERT Sun-Times Film Critic February 25, 2012 9:34PM SANTA MONICA, CA - FEBRUARY 25: Director Steve James (L) and Producer Alex Kotlowitz accept the Best Documentary award for "The Interrupters" onstage at the 2012 Film Independent Spirit more | | Chicago Sun-Times ( 2/25/2012 7:37:04 PM -08:00 ) |
| Plummer wins supporting actor prize at Spirit Awards |  | Canadian actor Christopher Plummer has won the supporting-actor prize at the Spirit Awards honouring independent film for his role as an elderly widower who comes out as gay in Beginners. Plummer's win Saturday in Los Angeles could be a prelude to more | | CBC.ca ( 2/25/2012 7:34:00 PM -08:00 ) |
| The Artist picks up another four awards | | The Artist picks up another four awards Updated: 14:28, Sunday February 26, 2012 The Artist is primed for Oscars glory after scooping up four major prizes at the Film Independent Spirit Awards. A day after the silent black and white movie picked up six more | | Sky News Australia ( 2/25/2012 7:31:38 PM -08:00 ) |
| Independent Spirit Awards Gives The Artist Best Feature, Best Director, Best Actor |  | Victoria: Back in Blue! Plus, Emma Stone, Eva Longoria, Michelle Williams & Nicole Richie. Rate the highs and lows! The 27th annual Independent Sprirt Awards were dealt out by host Seth Rogen in Santa Monica on Saturday, granting the silent film and more | | E! Online ( 2/25/2012 7:27:22 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'The Artist' captures spirit of indie film awards | | SANTA MONICA, California - Silent movie romance "The Artist" on Saturday won four Independent Spirit Awards, the year's top honors among movies made outside Hollywood's major studios, including best film and director in a prelude to the Oscars. more | | ABS CBN News ( 2/25/2012 7:24:35 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Artist' gets pre-Oscars boost at Spirit awards |  | SANTA MONICA, California - Silent movie "The Artist" won another pre-Oscars boost Saturday, barely 24 hours before the big show, taking three of the main prizes at the independent Spirit film awards. The black-and-white movie, a frontrunner at Sunday's more | | AsiaOne ( 2/25/2012 7:00:18 PM -08:00 ) |
| The Artist wins eve-of-Oscars gongs | | The Artist has won best picture and three other prizes at the Spirit Awards honouring independent film, a possible prelude to a big night at the Academy Awards for the black-and-white silent film. The film also won for best director for Michel more | | The Press Association ( 2/25/2012 6:30:00 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'The Artist' wins best feature at Indie Spirit Awards |  | By Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY (LR) 'The Artist' executive producer Richard Middleton, director Michel Hazanavicius, actress Penelope Ann Miller, producer Thomas Langmann and actor James Cromwell pose with the Best Feature Film Award at the Film more | | USA TODAY ( 2/25/2012 6:15:54 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'The Artist' scores big Spirit Awards |  | Movies Newsday > Entertainment > Movies 'The Artist' scores big Spirit Awards Published: February 25, 2012 8:57 PM "The Artist" won best picture and three other prizes Saturday at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film, a possible prelude to a big more | | Newsday (subscription) ( 2/25/2012 6:12:44 PM -08:00 ) |
| Which Spirited Actress Went Barefoot on the Independent Spirit Awards' Purple |  | The Independent Spirit Awards are set on the beach in Santa Monica, but it seems one starlet may have taken the casual vibe a bit too far. But it had nothing to do with the oceanside setting. Her high heels turned out to be a pain. more | | E! Online ( 2/25/2012 6:04:26 PM -08:00 ) |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2012: Winners List | | By Mary J. DiMeglio "The Artist" dominated the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday afternoon, snagging trophies for best feature, director, male lead (Jean Dujardin) and cinematography. Michelle Williams was awarded Best Female Lead for her role in more | | MTV.com ( 2/25/2012 6:02:37 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'The Artist' wins best feature at Independent Spirit Awards | | By AMY KAUFMAN AND OLIVER GETTELL LOS ANGELES -- "The Artist," produced by Thomas Langmann, won best feature at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday. The black-and-white homage to silent cinema, which is also nominated for 10 Oscars, more | | Kansas City Star ( 2/25/2012 5:59:41 PM -08:00 ) |
| Spirit Awards: Actors (and a producer) talk Oscar diversity | | The entertainment world's spotlight Saturday is on the Film Independent Spirit Awards, but plenty of its attendees have their minds on Sunday's big show, the Oscars -- a ceremony where the winners, as a Times study recently revealed, more | | Los Angeles Times ( 2/25/2012 5:46:22 PM -08:00 ) |
| Spirits 2012: 'The Artist' named Best Feature | | By Chris Kaltenbach Setting the stage for what could be the quietest Oscar weekend since 1929, the largely silent film "The Artist" was named Best Feature at the Spirit Awards. 'The Artist" is also favored to win the Best Picture Oscar Sunday. more | | Baltimore Sun (blog) ( 2/25/2012 5:28:46 PM -08:00 ) |
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| "The Artist," "The Help," "War Horse," Meryl Streep, Viola Davis Among Oscar Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:35 PM PST | By Shreya Badola | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA It's just a matter of a few hours before we see the who's who of the movie world come together for the much awaited Oscar Awards. And needless to say, the predictions and calculations are doing the rounds more | | Daily News & Analysis ( 2/25/2012 7:44:29 PM -08:00 ) |
| Oscar special: Meryl Streep the saving grace of The Iron Lady |  | By Apoorva Dutt | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA How good is Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady? Streep, as the frontrunner for the Oscar for Best Actress, has been called the redeeming feature of this largely plodding and sentimental film. more | | Daily News & Analysis ( 2/25/2012 7:21:41 PM -08:00 ) |
| Oscar special: Viola Davis in The Help better than Meryl Streep |  | By Aniruddha Guha | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA The Help has everything to please Academy members: racial discrimination theme, period setting, moving story et al. The real triumph for the film, though, lies in the fact that it encapsulates all those more | | Daily News & Analysis ( 2/25/2012 6:46:21 PM -08:00 ) |
| Meryl Streep wants Voila Davis to win Oscar |  | Actress Meryl Streep, who has been nominated in the best actress category for the Oscars, says she want her friend Viola Davis to win the prestigious trophy. "Yes, oh yes. I love her and think she's amazing. She deserves and should be at the forefront more | | NDTV ( 2/25/2012 6:38:04 PM -08:00 ) |
| Viola Davis: 'Buzz makes me nervous' | | Tonight she's the bookies' favourite to pip Meryl Streep to the Best Actress Oscar for her role in 'The Help'. Just don't expect Viola Davis to get over-excited before the ceremony. She tells James Mottram why she will never shake the 'paranoia' Ezra more | | The Independent ( 2/25/2012 4:01:53 PM -08:00 ) |
| Who will take the gold? Fox411's Dr. Oscar's offers Best Actress predictions |  | The Academy Awards are often described as Hollywood's Super Bowl. This year, that may actually be an understatement. But rest assured. If you're looking for some guidance as you prepare for your office Oscar pool, you've come to the right place. more | | Fox News ( 2/25/2012 2:26:18 PM -08:00 ) |
| Oscar predictions: Could Brad Pitt really win best actor? And will Viola Davis | | By Jen Chaney With the Academy Awards set to take place Sunday, we are rolling out predictions all week long and naming the films, actors, directors and writers most likely to win in eight major categories. This post tackles the lead acting categories. more | | Washington Post (blog) ( 2/25/2012 1:37:39 PM -08:00 ) |
| Critic's Notebook: My Meryl Streep problem |  | The virtuosic 'Iron Lady' star is stuck in two self-parodying modes of late: impersonating a character quite unlike herself or playing one who bears a teasing resemblance to her starry self. "The Iron Lady" won Meryl Streep (as Margaret Thatcher) her more | | Los Angeles Times ( 2/25/2012 10:23:40 AM -08:00 ) |
| Streep wants Best Actress Oscar for Davis | | Meryl Streep has revealed that she would love Viola Davis to win the Best Actress award at tomorrow's Academy Awards. Streep is nominated in the same category for her role as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, while Davis is nominated for The Help. more | | RTE.ie ( 2/25/2012 8:36:48 AM -08:00 ) |
| RI to cheer actress Viola Davis at Oscar party | | PROVIDENCE, RI—Rhode Island residents are set to celebrate Oscar's Best Actress nomination of Viola Davis, who grew up in the state and is a graduate of Rhode Island College. Rhode Island International Film Festival officials say attendees at Sunday more | | Boston.com ( 2/25/2012 7:06:21 AM -08:00 ) |
| Oscars 2012: How stars like Octavia Spencer get ready | | Viola Davis, Emma Stone and Octavia Spencer have all looked flawless on red carpets this awards season and doubtless they will pull out all the stops for Sunday's Academy Awards. Anticipation for the Oscar red carpet seems higher than ever this year. more | | Los Angeles Times ( 2/25/2012 7:02:12 AM -08:00 ) |
| Oscar predictions: We call the four acting races | | And the winner is … Dujardin. It's not just because he won the SAG Award (and cried while accepting it!), though his victory there indicates the strength of his position. The actors branch makes up more than a fifth of the academy's membership. more | | Los Angeles Times ( 2/25/2012 6:00:09 AM -08:00 ) |
| Meryl Streep: "I don't want an Oscar" |  | If we were up for an Oscar we'd be prepared to elbow everybody and anybody in the face to win it. But then we don't already have two and Meryl Streep does which might be why she's slightly more laid back about the whole thing. The 62-year-old Hollywood more | | Mirror.co.uk ( 2/25/2012 2:58:48 AM -08:00 ) |
| I don't want an Oscar. I'd prefer my friend Viola to win it |  | By GRANT ROLLINGS MERYL STREEP could walk on to the stage of the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood tomorrow to collect an Oscar for a third time. The award would confirm the 62-year-old American's status as the greatest actress of the modern era, more | | The Sun ( 2/24/2012 7:31:46 PM -08:00 ) |
| Despite Oscar notice, black actors still hit limits in film |  | By Bill Goodykoontz, Gannett Chief Film Critic There are no sure things when it comes to the Academy Awards, but front-runners always emerge. This year Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer are nominated for best actress and best supporting actress for their more | | USA TODAY ( 2/24/2012 3:07:56 PM -08:00 ) |
| 11 Oscar Predictions to Help You Win Your Pool | | Hollywood's biggest night is almost here. That's right ... the domestic release of Mirror Mirror! But also, the Oscars. Here are 11 predictions that are sure to help you win your Oscar pool: 1. The Artist wins Best Picture. more | | Huffington Post (satire) ( 2/24/2012 2:12:34 PM -08:00 ) |
| 4 Oscar trivia questions: Test your movie knowledge | | 1. "The Help" received the most acting nominations this year, with three (for Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain). Three nominated performances in the same film is an impressive but not unusual feat; "The King's Speech" did it last year, more | | The Seattle Times ( 2/24/2012 10:31:45 AM -08:00 ) |
| In the name of Meryl, our Oscar ballot guide |  | AP Photo Meryl Streep is up for another Oscar, but will she finally win? She hasn't since 1983. So you're going to an Oscar party this year. Not the kind where disappointed celebrities gather to envy the winners, but the kind where disappointed viewers more | | ESPN ( 2/24/2012 10:31:11 AM -08:00 ) |
| Octavia Spencer's post-Oscar plans: A breast lift | | Oscar nominee Octavia Spencer has big plans following the Academy Awards, but they have nothing to do with whether she takes home the Oscar for best supporting actress. The "Help" star tells Parade magazine that for her first "splurge" gift, more | | CNN (blog) ( 2/24/2012 8:39:09 AM -08:00 ) |
| Does winning an Oscar open doors for black actors? |  | By Wesley Morris Viola Davis has spent the last six months defending herself and her movie in a way I've never known an Academy Award nominee to have to do. She tussled with Tavis Smiley. She was candid with The Wall Street Journal. more | | Boston Globe ( 2/24/2012 8:06:09 AM -08:00 ) |
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| 10 Things You Gotta Know About Oscar Night Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:34 PM PST | By BILL HARRIS, QMI Agency So before you movie snobs get all cosy with the classy Crystal when he returns to host the Academy Awards for the ninth time on Sunday (ABC, CTV), remember that he has the boob tube in his blood. more | | CANOE ( 2/25/2012 9:23:07 PM -08:00 ) |
| Get ready for a predictable Oscars | | By BRUCE KIRKLAND, QMI Agency Comedian Billy Crystal, host for the 84th Academy Awards, poses in this undated publicity photograph with a large Oscar statuette. The Oscars will be presented in Hollywood on February 26, 2012, at Hollywood & Highland more | | London Free Press ( 2/25/2012 9:02:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| 10 Things You Gotta Know About Oscar Night |  | Lots. From the looks of things, you're in for a crazy, or just plain maddening night: 1. The Snub of All Snubs?! So, for all intent and purpose, The Artist is on track to become the box office's least-popular Best Picture winner of at least the last 30 more | | E! Online ( 2/25/2012 9:01:30 PM -08:00 ) |
| Vive l'Artiste! | | By James Verniere "The Artist," the front-runner for this year's Best Picture Academy Award, was produced by several French companies, directed and written by Paris-born Best Director nominee Michel Hazanavicius and stars French leading man Jean more | | Boston Herald ( 2/25/2012 9:00:30 PM -08:00 ) |
| Crystal's ball | | By Mark A. Perigard For those who missed it — or who, mercifully, repressed it — the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences last year, in a misguided attempt to cater to a younger demographic and make the Oscars seem relevant, tapped James Franco more | | Boston Herald ( 2/25/2012 9:00:29 PM -08:00 ) |
| Oscar, the golden statuette coveted by Hollywood | | HOLLYWOOD — He stands only 13.5 inches (34 centimeters) tall and weighs just 8.5 pounds (3.85 kilos) — but Oscar, in all his bald gold-plated glory, is the holy grail of Hollywood. The iconic statuette was created in 1929, two years after the Academy more | | Khaleej Times ( 2/25/2012 8:52:08 PM -08:00 ) |
| Academy has mismanaged Oscars into irrelevance |  | The Academy Awards have grown stale and predictable. Here are some ways to fix them. By Rene Rodriguez When The Artist wins the Best Picture Oscar at the climax of tonight's 84th Academy Awards telecast, the world will be watching — and almost no one more | | MiamiHerald.com ( 2/25/2012 8:40:46 PM -08:00 ) |
| Tinseltown Is Oscar Ready But Pressure Is On |  | The red carpet has been laid, cameras are in position and now the stars just need to arrive – but the Oscar nominees are not the only people that will be nervous before Sunday's ceremony. This year's show has a lot to prove after TV ratings fell last more | | Sky News ( 2/25/2012 8:31:27 PM -08:00 ) |
| Hollywood set for the biggest night of the year | | HOLLYWOOD — Hollywood is set for its biggest night of the year Sunday, as two odes to film-making — silent movie "The Artist" and Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" — vie for Oscars glory at the 84th Academy Awards. After months of campaigning and a flurry of more | | Khaleej Times ( 2/25/2012 8:31:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| Hanks, Streep, Kermit, other stars dress down for final Oscar rehearsal before | | LOS ANGELES — The Academy Awards are a big deal — even to A-listers. That's why a parade of stars came through the theater at the Hollywood & Highland Center Saturday to run through their lines and prepare to address their peers in front of a worldwide more | | Washington Post ( 2/25/2012 8:15:25 PM -08:00 ) |
| Nation News of the Day From Across the Nation - | | 1 Oscars auction: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is not pleased with plans to auction off 15 Oscar statuettes but says it's powerless to block the Tuesday sale by Nate D. Sanders Auctions in Beverly Hills. The statuettes were awarded more | | San Francisco Chronicle ( 2/25/2012 6:58:23 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'The Artist' deserves best picture, and here's why |  | The film has so much going for it that would make it an ideal top winner: talent, timelessness and a link to Hollywood's past. Berenice Bejo and Jean Dujardin take a fresh turn in the movie "The Artist." (Peter Iovino / The Weinstein Co.) more | | Los Angeles Times ( 2/25/2012 6:28:43 PM -08:00 ) |
| First black actor wins top award |  | PARIS - The star of a French feel-good comedy about a quadriplegic aristocrat and his home-help from the melting-pot suburbs of Paris, Friday became the first black actor to scoop France's top film award, a Cesar. Omar Sy, named best actor for his role more | | The Nation, Pakistan ( 2/25/2012 6:25:40 PM -08:00 ) |
| Aussie Oscar nominees hunt for upset win | | Aussie Oscar nominees hunt for upset win Updated: 12:23, Sunday February 26, 2012 A year ago Australians were flying high at the Academy Awards, with a record five winners holding gold statuettes on stage at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre. more | | Sky News Australia ( 2/25/2012 5:25:26 PM -08:00 ) |
| Last minute rehearsals for Crystal clear Oscars | | THE Oscar ceremony has much to prove, including whether a blockbuster-free field can draw a TV audience and if Billy Crystal's host routine remains a crowd pleaser. Brian Grazer and Don Mischer, the show's producers, are laughing off the challenges: more | | Herald Sun ( 2/25/2012 5:25:16 PM -08:00 ) |
| Academy unhappy but helpless to stop Oscar auction | | BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is not pleased with plans to auction off 15 Oscar statuettes from such films as Citizen Kane, Wuthering Heights and Little Women. But the academy says its hands are tied more | | Straits Times ( 2/25/2012 5:18:35 PM -08:00 ) |
| A Silent Night | | By Jay Stone, Postmedia News February 25, 2012 7:05 PM Part of a display of 50 Oscar statuettes on February 15, 2008 at a "Meet the Oscars" event in New York's Times Square. The Academy Awards ceremony is February 24 in Los Angeles. more | | Ottawa Citizen ( 2/25/2012 5:15:45 PM -08:00 ) |
| How to win an Oscar | | The 84th Academy Awards are upon us. Tonight, months of suspense, debate and discussion will give way to smiles and speeches as a lucky few are chosen to etch their names on to 13.5-inch pieces of cinema history. The showpiece of the near four-hour more | | Times of India ( 2/25/2012 5:07:24 PM -08:00 ) |
| Oscars 2012: Billy Crystal's back where he belongs | | By Rob Salem Television Critic Fear not, Oscar watchers. You're safe now. The crisis is over and the way is clear — Crystal clear. Billy's back to save the day as the 84th annual Academy Awards unspool Sunday night at 8:30 on ABC and CTV. more | | Toronto Star ( 2/25/2012 4:49:52 PM -08:00 ) |
| When Are The Oscars?: 2012 Academy Awards Start Time, Best Picture Nominees | | When are the Oscars? Viewers can tune into ABC at 8:30 pm ET to watch the 84th Academy Awards. We've seen the movies and cast our picks, but as Hollywood's biggest night draws near, there's only one question in mind: Who will take home the Oscar? more | | Huffington Post ( 2/25/2012 4:09:54 PM -08:00 ) |
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| Rihanna and Chris Brown may be close to reconciling Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:35 PM PST | By Herald Wire Services Rihanna and Chris Brown may be close to reconciling, and some friends of the former couple aren't pleased. TMZ.com reports that since the couple have been working together in the recording studio, their romance has reblossomed. more | | Boston Herald ( 2/25/2012 9:00:29 PM -08:00 ) |
| Rihanna 'tearful over Houston death' | | Whitney was found unresponsive in a Los Angeles hotel on Saturday February 11 aged just 48. The iconic singer's death reportedly struck a chord with Rihanna and made her think about her own future. "Rihanna was in floods of tears when she heard about more | | Belfast Telegraph ( 2/25/2012 6:32:42 AM -08:00 ) |
| What I'd Tell Rihanna If We Were Best Friends | | By Leslie Simon For as much time as I've spent worrying about Rihanna over the past couple years, you'd think she was a friend of mine… Maybe a close acquaintance… At least an old high-school friend who I occasionally run into at TJMaxx. more | | Wall Street Journal (blog) ( 2/25/2012 6:01:20 AM -08:00 ) |
| Chris Brown and Rihanna: A teachable moment wasted |  | In the era of the 24-hour news cycle and 140-character fiascoes, damage control is swift. In the past few weeks, ESPN staffers were fired over a racist headline and CNN commentator Roland Martin was suspended for two homophobic tweets. more | | Chicago Tribune ( 2/25/2012 12:27:06 AM -08:00 ) |
| Rihanna, Chris Brown sending "dreadful" message |  | By Vinay Menon Staff Reporter Rihanna and Chris Brown did more than just flirt on Twitter or release new duets this week. They also sent a dangerous message to the world. Three years after a horrifying incident, in which he savagely punched her, more | | Toronto Star ( 2/24/2012 2:19:49 PM -08:00 ) |
| Rihanna backlash should focus on Chris Brown | | By Lyndal Khaw, Special to CNN Editor's note: Lyndal Khaw is an assistant professor of family and child studies at Montclair State University. (CNN) -- On the eve of the Grammys in 2009, when news surfaced that singer Chris Brown assaulted his more | | CNN International ( 2/24/2012 2:05:50 PM -08:00 ) |
| Bobby and Chris Brown: Why we can't forgive their violent pasts |  | Did the Grammys really need to celebrate a man guilty of the same crime that ruined Whitney Houston's life? by Emma Teitel on Friday, February 24, 2012 4:35pm - 0 Comments The sudden death of Whitney Houston on Feb. 11, and the tribute-filled Grammy more | | Macleans.ca ( 2/24/2012 1:36:06 PM -08:00 ) |
| Rihanna needs to explain | | There could be a dozen reasons why the music stars Chris Brown and Rihanna have collaborated on vocals on two new songs (as they let the world know earlier this week) three years after he brutally beat her in the face on the eve of the Grammys. more | | Los Angeles Times ( 2/24/2012 1:18:56 PM -08:00 ) |
| Rihanna and Chris Brown: Is it Fair to Judge? | | You know, one of those times when you're so outraged about something you read that you just have to... tweet? OK, so maybe it's somewhat unique to Generation Y (although both my baby boomer parents involved in the Twittersphere may suggest it's not) more | | Huffington Post ( 2/24/2012 10:07:25 AM -08:00 ) |
| Why Rihanna And Chris Brown Can't Erase The Past, No Matter How Much They | | By J. Bryan Lowder On Monday, Rihanna and Chris Brown each released a remix track featuring the other; Brown joined Rihanna for a few verses on the innuendo-iced "Birthday Cake," and she reciprocated with vocals on his club jam "Turn Up the Music. more | | Huffington Post ( 2/24/2012 9:56:13 AM -08:00 ) |
| Rihanna and Chris's secret rendezvous |  | The 24-year-old pop beauty collaborated with the R&B star - who was convicted for assaulting the 'Russian Roulette' hitmaker in 2009 - on her latest single 'Birthday Cake' and the pair have reportedly rekindled their romance, which has left Rihanna's more | | Independent Online ( 2/24/2012 6:03:39 AM -08:00 ) |
| Will Rihanna's Chris Brown Collaboration Affect Her Career? |  | I know everyone must be asking this, but just in case: Will Rihanna's song release with Chris Brown, "Birthday Cake," affect her career negatively? It seems like everyone is in an uproar over this (as they should be). It's too early to tell whether her more | | E! Online ( 2/24/2012 5:49:52 AM -08:00 ) |
| Trending: Rihanna, Brown hit sour note, Bethenny reveals struggles and Milania |  | By Amy Kuperinsky/The Star-Ledger News that Rihanna and Chris Brown had collaborated on not one but two songs — remixes for Brown's "Turn Up the Music" and Rihanna's "Birthday Cake" — had Twitter overflowing with exasperation as the two trended Tuesday more | | The Star-Ledger - NJ.com ( 2/24/2012 5:11:40 AM -08:00 ) |
| Chris Brown Collaboration Was Rihanna's Idea |  | Speaking to our US Team, The-Dream - who wrote Cake - claims he was more than a bit surprised when RiRi told him she'd like to work with Breezy, adding that he was far more understanding that some of the Bajan babe's critics. more | | MTV UK ( 2/24/2012 4:30:16 AM -08:00 ) |
| Rihanna's friends express concern over her blossoming friendship with ex Chris |  | By Jade Watkins With her inner circle rumoured to be concerned over her actions, Rihanna has been looking decidedly down cast in recent days. The singer, 23, was pictured out in London today looking far less glamorous than usual in jeans, more | | Daily Mail ( 2/24/2012 2:36:55 AM -08:00 ) |
| Chris Brown collaboration is typical Rihanna, analysts say |  | The public has been shaking its collective head since rumors of a Rihanna-Chris Brown collaboration began circulating on the Internet last week. Once the artists' respective remixes, "Birthday Cake" and "Turn Up the Music," featuring each other, more | | Myjoyonline.com ( 2/23/2012 10:10:06 PM -08:00 ) |
| Never go back, Ricki-Lee Coulter warns Rihanna | | Prev of 2 Next > UPDATE 1.20pm: RICKI-Lee Coulter has revealed her mother was a victim of domestic violence and has a message for Rihanna: "Never go back." Rihanna reunited with her abusive ex-boyfriend Chris Brown for a remix of her new single, more | | Herald Sun ( 2/23/2012 7:08:32 PM -08:00 ) |
| The-Dream says it was Rihanna's idea to collaborate with Chris Brown on | | PRODUCER The-Dream has said it was Rihanna's idea to ask former boyfriend Chris Brown to collaborate on a remix of her song Birthday Cake. Three years ago, the couple got in a physical fight that landed her in the hospital and him pleading guilty to more | | The Australian ( 2/23/2012 6:31:12 PM -08:00 ) |
| Chris Brown & Rihanna Reuniting on American Idol?! |  | American Idol producers are in talks with Chris Brown and Rihanna about possibly performing together on the show this season, a source close to the situation exclusively tells E! News. "They want Chris and Rihanna to reunite on the show," the insider more | | E! Online ( 2/23/2012 6:06:53 PM -08:00 ) |
| Letter: Upset about Rihanna and Chris Brown |  | Letters Newsday > Opinion > Letters Letter: Upset about Rihanna and Chris Brown Published: February 23, 2012 7:22 PM I would like to applaud Anne Michaud's column "Uneasy about Chris Brown and the Grammys" [Opinion, Feb. 21]. more | | Newsday ( 2/23/2012 5:04:51 PM -08:00 ) |
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| Gwyneth Paltrow steps out for Women In Film celebration Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:35 PM PST | Gwyneth Paltrow has touched down in Los Angeles just in time for Sunday's Academy Awards, and she spent some time Friday celebrating her fellow female thespians. Paltrow co-hosted Women in Film's annual pre-Oscar cocktail reception with producer Cathy more | | Los Angeles Times (blog) ( 2/25/2012 8:31:15 PM -08:00 ) |
| Gwyneth hosts a pre-Oscar cocktail party for a bunch of beautiful women | | So this is where all the glamorous women hang out - at parties celebrating themselves. Our invite lost in the post was it? Figures Cocktails with Gwynnie? Why not? Oh, because we weren't invited Getty We love Oscar time. It's an excuse for celebrities more | | Mirror.co.uk ( 2/25/2012 9:45:52 AM -08:00 ) |
| Selena Gomez, Gwyneth Paltrow And More Celebrate Female Oscar Nominees At | | SANDY COHEN 02/25/12 03:26 AM ET AP WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Gwyneth Paltrow, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens and Allison Janney celebrated their Oscar-nominated sisters at Women in Film's fifth annual pre-Oscar party. Of the year's nearly 200 Academy more | | Huffington Post ( 2/25/2012 9:45:13 AM -08:00 ) |
| Selena's sweet but sexy |  | The singer and actress warmed up for the weekend's main event by attending the the Women In Film cocktail party in Hollywood. Selena's unusual outfit combined the star's sweet and sexy nature. A risque metallic top was complemented by a girly peach more | | The Sun ( 2/25/2012 5:47:48 AM -08:00 ) |
| Women in Film celebrates female Oscar nominees | | By SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer Dan Steinberg / AP Actress Viola Davis arrives at the Women In Film 2012 Academy Award Party in West Hollywood, Calif. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. Gwyneth Paltrow, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens and Allison Janney more | | San Francisco Chronicle ( 2/25/2012 5:12:50 AM -08:00 ) |
| Gwyneth Paltrow helps celebrate female Oscar nominees at Women in Film's pre | | WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Gwyneth Paltrow, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens and Allison Janney celebrated their Oscar-nominated sisters at Women in Film's fifth annual pre-Oscar party. Of the year's nearly 200 Academy Awards nominees, 45 are women, more | | Washington Post ( 2/25/2012 12:40:49 AM -08:00 ) |
| Gwyneth Paltrow takes the plunge in a black jumpsuit slashed to the navel as |  | By Eleanor Gower Awards season has been well populated with an array of gorgeous gowns worn by some of the best known actresses in Hollywood. But Gwyneth Paltrow went against the grain earlier tonight as she arrived at a party wearing a black jumpsuit more | | Daily Mail ( 2/24/2012 11:34:30 PM -08:00 ) |
| Speechless Gwyn |  | Don't talk to Gwyneth! That was the directive to all press ahead of a Women in Film pre-Oscar party Gwyneth Paltrow co-hosted at Cecconi's West Hollywood Thursday. Along with RSVP confirmations came a "friendly reminder that . more | | New York Post ( 2/25/2012 8:52:19 PM -08:00 ) |
| Selena Gomez' New Tattoo is a Music Note! | | Selena Gomez takes a plunge on the red carpet as she arrives at the 2012 Women In Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party held at Cecconi's Restaurant on Friday (February 24) in Los Angeles. Along with mom Mandy Teefey and Spring Breakers costar Vanessa Hudgens, more | | Just Jared Jr. ( 2/25/2012 8:30:44 PM -08:00 ) |
| Selena Gomez Shines at Pre-Oscar Party Hosted by Gwyneth Paltrow | | Can Selena Gomez actually make a fashion faux pas? She shines incredibly in gorgeous dresses at nearly every single formal event she attends, including last night's big Women in Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail party. Selena wore a stunning, low-cut bustier more | | Gather.com ( 2/25/2012 4:56:27 PM -08:00 ) |
| Selena Gomez Thrilled to Meet 'The Help''s Octavia Spencer |  | Selena Gomez may be a star herself but that doesn't prevent her from becoming star-struck from time to time. She found herself in that very situation on Friday, when she attended a pre-Oscars party and met The Help's Octavia Spencer. more | | Gather.com ( 2/25/2012 4:55:41 PM -08:00 ) |
| Selena Gomez: 'Women in Film' Pre-Oscar Dress | | On February 24, Hollywood's women gathered for the Fifth Annual 'Women in Film' Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party. Nineteen-year-old Selena Gomez who stars in the upcoming Spring Breakers, attended the bash, which was held at Cecconi's in Los Angeles. more | | Gather.com ( 2/25/2012 4:53:48 PM -08:00 ) |
| Zhang Ziyi, Gwyneth Paltrow: 'Women in Film' Style | | Gwyneth Paltrow cheered on this year's female Oscar nominees at the Fifth Annual 'Women in Film' Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party at Cecconi's on February 24. Zhang Ziyi, a 2006 Golden Globe nominee herself, joined Jennifer Beals, Blythe Danner, and many more more | | Gather.com ( 2/25/2012 4:53:13 PM -08:00 ) |
| Trend Spotting: Selena Gomez Is Latest Star to Shows Skin in Plunging Neckline | | Selena Gomez was the latest celeb to rock the plunging neckline trend when she stepped out at Friday's Women In Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party. Sporting a shimmery cocktail dress with a low-cut bodice, the 19-year-old starlet flashed just the right more | | Celebuzz ( 2/25/2012 4:35:46 PM -08:00 ) |
| VANESSA HUDGENS IS REARLY SLINKY | | By James Ingham VANESSA Hudgens was on amber alert this weekend as she showed off her fab figure at this year's Women in Film pre-Oscar party in Los Angeles. The shapely saucepot wowed the guests, who included Gwyneth Paltrow and Selena Gomez, more | | Daily Star ( 2/25/2012 4:11:02 PM -08:00 ) |
| Selena Gomez Dazzles In A Bustier-Inspired Ensemble At Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party |  | Selena Gomez rocked the red carpet at the 5th Annual Women in Film Pre-Oscar cocktail party in West Hollywood, Calif., yesterday. The 19-year-old singer/actress looked cute, sexy and age appropriate in a bustier-inspired look. more | | Starpulse.com (blog) ( 2/25/2012 11:42:16 AM -08:00 ) |
| Selena Gomez wows at pre-Oscars bash | | Selena Gomez was the star of the red carpet as Hollywood geared up for the Oscars on Sunday night. Justin Bieber's girlfriend wowed onlookers as she opted for a silver corset and thigh-length number at the pre-Awards Women In Film cocktail party in Los more | | Star Magazine UK ( 2/25/2012 11:12:02 AM -08:00 ) |
| Video: Selena Gomez Reveals Her and Justin's "Call Me Maybe" Inspiration and | | Selena Gomez stopped by the Gwyneth Paltrow-hosted Women in Film pre-Oscars event in LA last night. We chatted with Selena on the red carpet and she filled us in on the "cute" and "weird" experience making the "Call Me Maybe" viral video runaway hit more | | PopSugar.com ( 2/25/2012 11:06:41 AM -08:00 ) |
| Gwyneth Paltrow, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens look hot, hot, hot at pre | | That's certainly what Gwyneth Paltrow proved at a pre-Oscars party as she stepped out in a simple yet elegant black jumpsuit. The Iron Man star, who is married to Coldplay's Chris Martin, looked pretty amaze-balls in the low-cut number as she geared up more | | OK! Magazine ( 2/25/2012 10:03:02 AM -08:00 ) |
| Gwyneth Paltrow, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens Celebrate At Women In Film | | The ladies were out in full force yesterday (February 24) for the 5th Annual Women In Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party held at Cecconi's Restaurant in West Hollywood, California. Vanessa Hudgens worked the red carpet in her orange dress, blowing kisses more | | Socialite Life ( 2/25/2012 9:19:13 AM -08:00 ) |
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| Taylor Swift to take N.J. teen with cancer to CMAs Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:35 PM PST  | By Rich Schapiro / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Singer Taylor Swift invited Kevin McGuire, of New Jersey, to be her date at the upcoming Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. McGuire, who is battling leukemia, had sought to take Swift to his high school prom. more | | New York Daily News ( 2/25/2012 8:18:26 PM -08:00 ) |
| Swift asks student with cancer to awards show |  | Expressing apologies that she can't accompany him to prom on his birthday, country music beauty Taylor Swift on Friday asked an 18-year-old student with cancer to be her date to the Academy of Country Music Awards in April. Kevin McGuire was diagnosed more | | Myjoyonline.com ( 2/25/2012 7:59:16 PM -08:00 ) |
| Taylor Swift invites cancer patient to ACM Awards |  | Los Angeles: In yet another step in her apparent bid for sainthood, country music superstar Taylor Swift has invited 18-year-old leukemia patient Kevin McGuire to be her date to the Academy of Country Music Awards in April. The invitation grew from a more | | Zee News ( 2/25/2012 7:56:23 PM -08:00 ) |
| Swift: No to teen's prom offer, but . . . |  | Entertainment Newsday > Entertainment Swift: No to teen's prom offer, but . . . Published: February 25, 2012 9:05 PM Taylor Swift has a date for the Academy of Country Music Awards. The country star asked a fan, Kevin McGuire of Somerdale, NJ, more | | Newsday ( 2/25/2012 6:22:30 PM -08:00 ) |
| Taylor Swift asks leukemia-stricken fan to country music awards |  | SOMERDALE, New Jersey (AP) - Taylor Swift has a date for the Academy of Country Music awards. The country star asked a fan, Kevin McGuire of Somerdale, New Jersey, to the awards show. McGuire is 18 and has leukemia. His sister had started a campaign on more | | Straits Times ( 2/25/2012 5:03:32 PM -08:00 ) |
| I'll be your princess: Taylor Swift asks cancer sufferer to be her date to the |  | By Mike Larkin Taylor Swift is bringing the lyrics of her hit Love Story to life for one of her fans. The 22-year-old Country Music star has invited a cancer sufferer to be her date to this year's American Country Music Awards. more | | Daily Mail ( 2/25/2012 2:59:25 PM -08:00 ) |
| Taylor Swift asks NJ teen to country music awards |  | Region/State Newsday > News > Region/State Content Preview Newsday 7 day/Optimum Online ® subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online ® subscriber? Click here Taylor Swift asks NJ teen to country music awards Originally more | | Newsday ( 2/25/2012 2:33:26 PM -08:00 ) |
| Taylor Swift asks US teen to awards | | The country star asked Kevin McGuire, of Somerdale, New Jersey, to the awards show. Kevin is 18 and has leukaemia. His sister had started a campaign on Facebook to get Taylor to go with her brother to his prom. Taylor wrote a Facebook post of her own more | | Belfast Telegraph ( 2/25/2012 12:02:16 PM -08:00 ) |
| Kevin McGuire, Teen Cancer Patient, To Be Taylor Swift's Date To Academy Of | | Taylor Swift might not be going to prom with teen fan Kevin McGuire, but the songstress has invited the 18-year-old to the Academy of Country Music Awards as her date. McGuire, a New Jersey high school student, is battling cancer for a second time, more | | Huffington Post ( 2/25/2012 9:30:06 AM -08:00 ) |
| Taylor Swift asks NJ teen on awards show date | | AP The country star asked a fan, Kevin McGuire of Somerdale, NJ, to the awards show. McGuire is 18 and has leukemia. His sister had started a campaign on Facebook to get Swift to go with him to his prom. Swift writes in a Facebook post of her own that more | | CTV.ca ( 2/25/2012 8:56:07 AM -08:00 ) |
| No prom - but an awards show date - for Taylor Swift and South Jersey teen |  | By The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk Paul Buck/EPATaylor Swift brandishes her two Grammys at the awards show earlier this month. Swift said she couldn't make it to a South Jersey teen's prom - but said she had a plus-one to another upcoming awards more | | The Star-Ledger - NJ.com ( 2/25/2012 7:10:33 AM -08:00 ) |
| Taylor Swift invites New Jersey teen with cancer to award show | | SOMERDALE, NJ – Country-pop star Taylor Swift said Friday she won't be able to accept a prom invitation from Kevin McGuire, a New Jersey teen undergoing treatment for leukemia, but offered to take him to an awards show instead The 22-year-old singing more | | Fox News ( 2/25/2012 4:23:28 AM -08:00 ) |
| Taylor Swift Taking Fan To Awards Show |  | Country pop superstar Taylor Swift has invited an American teenager suffering from leukemia to be her date for the forthcoming Academy of Country Music Awards. Initially 18-year-old Kevin McGuire's sister had asked Taylor, 22, via Facebook if she would more | | MTV UK ( 2/25/2012 3:44:24 AM -08:00 ) |
| Taylor Swift takes ill teenager to ACM Awards | | Taylor Swift has invited a teenage leukemia patient to be her date at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Kevin McGuire is an 18-year-old New Jersey high school football player and recently suffered a relapse from the disease. more | | Belfast Telegraph ( 2/25/2012 3:01:31 AM -08:00 ) |
| A Swift payback | | How country music's pop princess chose music's biggest night to strike back at her critics, JAMES WIGNEY reports WINNING two awards for her song Mean and performing it live for an audience of millions at the Grammy Awards this month was sweet revenge more | | Herald Sun ( 2/25/2012 12:16:14 AM -08:00 ) |
| Taylor Swift accepts date offer from teen battling cancer |  | UPDATE: Pop idol Taylor Swift has accepted the offer of a date from Kevin McGuire, a Stratford teenager who's battling cancer. But the singer says she can't attend McGuire's prom so she's invited him to a country-music awards show instead. more | | USA TODAY ( 2/24/2012 6:30:39 PM -08:00 ) |
| Taylor Swift accepts date offer from teen with cancer |  | By Steve Wood, The (Cherry Hill, NJ) Courier-Post A Stratford, NJ, teenager who's fighting leukemia won a personal victory Friday, when pop star Taylor Swift accepted his request for a date. By Chris Pizzello, AP Taylor Swift, 22, invited a teen more | | USA TODAY ( 2/24/2012 5:41:07 PM -08:00 ) |
| Taylor Swift Can't Make Teen's Prom, but Asks Him to the Academy of Country |  | What's better than taking Taylor Swift to your prom? Having her take you to the Academy of Country Music Awards. Taylor has finally responded to Kevin McGuire, the 18-year-old New Jersey guy who's battling leukemia, and whose big sister launched a more | | ABC News (blog) ( 2/24/2012 3:52:25 PM -08:00 ) |
| Taylor Swift Invites New Jersey Teen To ACM Awards | | Country superstar declines Kevin McGuire's prom invitation on Facebook — but she has a better idea. By Ryan J. Downey Taylor Swift has asked a fan to be her date to an awards show, and it all started on Facebook. Less than 24 hours after the sister of more | | MTV.com ( 2/24/2012 3:47:07 PM -08:00 ) |
| Taylor Swift turns down cancer patient's prom request -- but counters with an | | by Grady Smith Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis set the bar high for every celebrity when they each agreed to go to a military ball after being asked out online. Taylor Swift earned her own invitation this week when 18 year-old Kevin McGuire, more | | Entertainment Weekly (blog) ( 2/24/2012 3:22:00 PM -08:00 ) |
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| Global politics loom over Oscar foreign film event Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:34 PM PST | LOS ANGELES, CALIF. The director of "A Separation" dished that the biggest diva on the set of his Oscar-nominated film was none other than his daughter. Asghar Farhadi joked during a panel discussion with directors vying for the foreign-language film more | | Hamilton Spectator ( 2/25/2012 8:57:14 PM -08:00 ) |
| Global politics loom over Oscar foreign film event | | BEVERLY HILLS, Calif - Nominees for the best foreign language film Oscar gathered on Saturday for an annual symposium to discuss their films, but a cloud of global politics loomed over the event in which Iranian and Israeli filmmakers both took part. more | | Khaleej Times ( 2/25/2012 8:52:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| Oscar special: Asghar Farhadi's recipe for cinema - A Separation |  | By Malavika Velayanikal | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Post revolution, there came a phase in Iran when cinema was feared dead. Films were banned en masse, movie halls were shut, filmmakers — portrayed as evil-doers — were forced to flee. more | | Daily News & Analysis ( 2/25/2012 8:45:17 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'A Separation' has a powerful effect on LA Iranians |  | Asghar Farhadi's work, vying for Academy Awards for original screenplay and foreign film, raises dueling perspectives among expatriates. Sareh Bayat, right, with Kimia Hosseini, plays a woman whose miscarriage is a major element in 'A Separation,' more | | Los Angeles Times ( 2/25/2012 2:33:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| "A Separation" wins Cesar awards | | TEHRAN -- The highly acclaimed Iranian family drama "Nader and Simin, a Separation" was awarded the Cesar for best foreign film on Friday, international news agencies reported on Saturday. The black-and-white silent movie "The Artist" scooped up six more | | Tehran Times ( 2/25/2012 8:15:04 AM -08:00 ) |
| Will the Oscar go to A Separation? |  | Winners for Best Foreign Language Film A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin, Iran) Director Asghar Farhadi and actor-screenwriter Peyman Moaadi (R) poses with the trophy at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly more | | Hindustan Times ( 2/25/2012 2:17:22 AM -08:00 ) |
| Among Foreign Films, a Front-Runner but Not Necessarily a Sure Thing |  | By LARRY ROHTER Habib Madjidi/Sony Pictures ClassicsLeila Hatami in "A Separation," the front-runner for the foreign-language Oscar. Predicting Academy Award winners in the foreign-language category can be a fool's errand. Since the rules state that more | | New York Times (blog) ( 2/24/2012 9:39:11 AM -08:00 ) |
| Israeli and Iranian filmmakers share stage | | Two prominent filmmakers, one Israeli and the other Iranian, sat down together on the same stage on Saturday – and nothing happened. So no news made for good news, to the relief of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. more | | The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. (blog) ( 2/25/2012 9:20:31 PM -08:00 ) |
| "A Separation" wins France's Cesar Award | | Asghar Farhadi's A Separation has won the Cesar Award for Best Foreign Film as selected by members of France's Academie des arts et techniques du cinema. The winners were announced last night at a ceremony in Paris, just two days before the Oscar more | | Payvand ( 2/25/2012 11:42:31 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'A Separation' tops 9th Intl. Cinephile Society Awards |  | Celebrated Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's Nader and Simin: A Separation has earned top honors at the 9th International Cinephile Society (ICS) Awards. Four of the ICS awards including Best Picture, Best Film Not in the English Language, more | | Press TV ( 2/25/2012 10:41:02 AM -08:00 ) |
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| Rapper Jim Jones among 5 arrested in fight after Foxwoods party hosted by Sean Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:35 PM PST | MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — Rapper Jim Jones was arrested Saturday in a brawl that broke out after a party hosted by Sean "Diddy" Combs at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, police said. A total of five people were charged in the fight that started after 2 am in more | | Washington Post ( 2/25/2012 6:29:20 PM -08:00 ) |
| Rapper, reality-TV star charged in fight at casino |  | AP MASHANTUCKET, Conn.— Rapper and reality-TV star Jim Jones was arrested Saturday in a brawl that broke out after a party hosted by Sean "Diddy" Combs at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, police said. A total of five people were charged in the fight that more | | Houston Chronicle (blog) ( 2/25/2012 5:42:16 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Jones Maced And Arrested After Casino Brawl | | By Sowmya Krishnamurthy Jim Jones was arrested and maced by police following a brawl in Connecticut on Friday night (February 24) which took place at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods. Details are still premature but early reports are saying that an more | | MTV.com (blog) ( 2/25/2012 5:42:04 PM -08:00 ) |
| Five arrests after Sean 'Diddy' Combs party | | State police say five people including the rapper Jim Jones were arrested in a brawl at a hotel at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut. Police say the fight broke out after 2 am Saturday, local time, in the foyer of the MGM Grand Hotel following more | | New Zealand Herald ( 2/25/2012 5:09:57 PM -08:00 ) |
| Rapper Jim Jones arrested after casino brawl | | by AP Rapper Jim Jones was arrested and charged with assaulting a Connecticut state trooper in a brawl at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, police said Saturday. The hip-hop artist and actor, whose "We Fly High" was one of 2007′s top-selling rap tracks, more | | Entertainment Weekly (blog) ( 2/25/2012 2:44:36 PM -08:00 ) |
| Rapper Jim Jones arrested after fight | | NEW YORK - MARCH 24: Hip-hop music artist Jim Jones signs copies of his new cd 'Pray IV Reign' at the Virgin Megastore Union Square Cafe on March 24, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) MASHANTUCKET, Conn. more | | CBS News ( 2/25/2012 1:46:58 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Jones Maced, Arrested And Released In Casino Brawl | | Rapper Jim Jones unexpectedly found himself in the middle of a scuffle when an intoxicated man punched him in the face at Connecticut casino & resort. Here's how it went down according to TMZ, "A guy, who seemed intoxicated, came up to Jones and more | | DimeWars (blog) ( 2/25/2012 8:09:06 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Jones Arrested Following Brawl [Video] | | During a party hosted by Diddy at MGM Grand in Foxwoods, the Harlem rapper was approached by a man who began confronting him. The man soon started swinging on Jones, who then retaliated. More people from both parties then got involved, more | | XXLMAG.COM ( 2/25/2012 7:51:05 PM -08:00 ) |
| UPDATED: Rapper Jim Jones arrested after fight at Foxwoods | | AP and Day staff reports Mashantucket — Rapper Jim Jones is accused of assaulting a state trooper during a brawl at Foxwoods Resort Casino Friday night. State police spokesman J. Paul Vance said the hip-hop artist and actor was arrested on charges of more | | TheDay.com ( 2/25/2012 7:09:38 PM -08:00 ) |
| Weekend Mess: Rapper Jim Jones Arrested After Casino Brawl (Video) |  | *Rapper Jim Jones got into a big ol' brawl Friday night in Connecticut which resulted in him getting arrested, but not before it took five cops and a little bit of mace to subdue him, according to reports. The fight (scroll down to see the video) went more | | Eurweb.com ( 2/25/2012 6:00:34 PM -08:00 ) |
| Rapper Jim Jones arrested, maced after Connecticut casino brawl | | By NewsCore MASHANTUCKET, Conn. -- Rapper Jim Jones was maced by police and arrested after a wild brawl at a Connecticut casino, TMZ reported Saturday. The Diplomats MC, whose real name is Joseph Jones II, was at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in more | | Pocono Record ( 2/25/2012 5:39:10 PM -08:00 ) |
| Rapper Jim Jones Arrested At Foxwoods | | The rapper Jim Jones and four others were arrested early Saturday after they were involved in a brawl at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino, state police said. Jones, 35, of Newark, NJ, was released without having to post bail, police said. more | | Hartford Courant ( 2/25/2012 5:34:48 PM -08:00 ) |
| Rapper Jim Jones arrested after fight at US casino | | AP – 1 hour 36 minutes ago MASHANTUCKET, Connecticut (AP) — Rapper Jim Jones has been arrested and charged with assaulting a state trooper during a brawl at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut. State police spokesman J. Paul Vance says the hip-hop more | | Yahoo! Philippines News ( 2/25/2012 3:32:04 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Jones Maced & Arrested After Casino Brawl [Video] | ![Jim Jones Maced & Arrested After Casino Brawl [Video]](data:image/jpeg;base64,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) | Harlem rapper Jim Jones was arrested last night after a brawl at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. It took five cops, security and mace to subdue the "We Fly High" rapper, reports TMZ. The fight inside the casino occurred after a party more | | Hip-Hop Wired ( 2/25/2012 3:01:38 PM -08:00 ) |
| Watch: Jim Jones Maced & Arrested During Casino Brawl |  | When I lived up in Rhode Island, I probably went to Foxwoods Resort Casino every month because, well, there wasn't really anything to do in my hometown. And as much fun as it was to get free drinks and watch my friends waste their money, more | | Prefixmag ( 2/25/2012 2:57:23 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Jones Arrested Following Brawl At Connecticut Casino |  | By Allen Starbury ♦ Published 02/25/2012 Jim Jones was involved in some sort of altercation in a Connecticut casino on Friday evening (February 25), which ended with the New York rapper being arrested. According to TMZ, the 35-year-old rapper was more | | BallerStatus.com ( 2/25/2012 2:09:43 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Jones Taken To Jail, Pepper Sprayed After Angry Man Attacks Him! | | Jim Jones of Love and Hip Hop was arrested on Friday night and maced in the face by five police officers after a nasty brawl erupted at the MGM Grand Casino in Connecticut. According to reports, Jim was minding his own business after a party with Diddy more | | Gather.com ( 2/25/2012 2:02:06 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Jones Arrested, Charged With Assaulting Cop During Connecticut Casino Brawl | | After leaving a party thrown by Diddy last night (Feb. 24) at a Connecticut casino, rapper Jim Jones was mixed up in a brawl that got him maced and placed under arrest, TMZ.com reports. Connecticut State Police spokesman J. Paul Vance has confirmed at more | | The BoomBox ( 2/25/2012 1:56:53 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Jones pepper sprayed and arrested following Connecticut casino fight |  | Rapper Jim Jones was arrested following a fight at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut on Friday night. Connecticut state police spokesman J. Paul Vance told the Associated Press that the hip hop artist and actor was charged with assault on a more | | OnTheRedCarpet.com ( 2/25/2012 1:54:18 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Jones Arrested Last Night After Wild Brawl | | The rapper was walking through Foxwoods Casino at the MGM Grand, after a party hosted by Diddy. A man who seemed drunk started trash talking him. Jones tried to ignore it but then the man hit Jones in the face. Jones fought back in self defense. more | | 411mania.com ( 2/25/2012 1:43:42 PM -08:00 ) |
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