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AP critics pick 'The Artist' for top Oscar wins

AP - Associated Press movie writers David Germain and Christy Lemire are boringly in lockstep on their picks for this season's top Academy Awards categories, depriving them of their usual snide debate over who's going to win.

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Costume designers honor "W.E.," "Harry Potter," "Glee"

Reuters - "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," "W.E." and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" have won the top awards from the Costume Designers Guild, which handed out this awards season's last set of guild awards on Tuesday night.

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Short films fill tall order as Oscar nominees

Reuters - Oscar week kicked off Tuesday night at a celebration of this year's nominees for live action and short films, who are among the least-known of the 2012 Academy Award contenders but no less important to the movie industry.

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Spirit Award nominees share low-budget secrets

AP - The Spirit Awards celebrate the best in low-budget filmmaking. But within those honors, the John Cassavetes Award goes to films with even lower budgets: those made for under $500,000.

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"Hunger Games" onslaught begins with advance ticket sales

Reuters - "Hunger Games" won't hit theaters for more than a month, but already Lionsgate is making a multi-front push to maximize interest in the film weeks ahead of its March 23 release.

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Pa. museum automaton has link to Scorcese's 'Hugo'

AP - An Academy Award-nominated movie is casting a bright spotlight on an unusual machine at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.

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A Minute With: Uggie, scene-stealing star of "The Artist"

Reuters - At 10 years old, Uggie has a long show business resume. But it wasn't until the lively Jack Russell terrier landed the role of sidekick to actor Jean Dujardin in silent film "The Artist" that he hit the big time.

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Dodging motorcycle crashes makes a star of movie insurer

Reuters - If Rooney Mara wins an Oscar for her role as a troubled waif in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," it's unlikely she'll thank Paul Holehouse from the stage.

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British queen honors actress Helena Bonham Carter

AP - Actress Helena Bonham Carter, whose regal roles include the Red Queen in "Alice in Wonderland" and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II in "The King's Speech," has been honored by the British monarch for services to drama.

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Oscars 2012: Foreign film nominees

A look at this year's nominees for the best foreign film Oscar

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VIDEO: Obama sings with blues legend

Blues giants including Mick Jagger, and B.B. King, played the blues at special concert held in the White House.

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VIDEO: Kate and Pippa lookalikes at LFW

Artist Alison Jackson creates a fake-royal scene for an off-schedule show at London Fashion Week.

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VIDEO: Blues giants play the White House

Blues giants including Mick Jagger, and B.B. King, played the blues at special concert held in the White House.

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VIDEO: Kate and Pippa look-a-likes at LFW

Artist Alison Jackson creates a fake royal scene for an off-schedule show at London Fashion Week.

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Adele cut short at Brits triumph

Adele wins two prizes at the Brit Awards ceremony in London, but is at the centre of controversy after an acceptance speech is cut short.

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Actor's Equity endorses SAG-AFTRA merger

Reuters - The Actors' Equity Association on Tuesday gave its blessing to the proposed merger between the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

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VIDEO: Adele's cut off and more news

The latest from the Brit Awards where winners included Adele, Ed Sheeran and One Direction.

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What films does Oscar like best?

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Brits 2012: Artists in awe of Adele

Music stars assess where it all went so right for Adele

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Lose at Oscars? 15 "used" statuettes up for auction

Reuters - Fifteen Oscar statuettes are to be auctioned off next week in what organizers said on Tuesday is the largest collection of Academy Awards ever to go under the hammer.

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