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Misdemeanor battery charge dismissed against Gerard Butler by judge in LA
By Associated Press - January 6, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) A judge has dropped a misdemeanor battery charge against Gerard Butler. Superior Court spokeswoman Mary Hearn says the charge was dismissed at a hearing Tuesday after the actor completed community service. Butler could have faced up to six months in jail...
Sci-fi tales 'Avatar,' 'Trek,' 'District 9' among Producers Guild nominees
DAVID GERMAIN - January 5, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Science-fiction scored big with the Producers Guild of America, with "Avatar," ''Star Trek" and "District 9" taking three of the 10 nominations Tuesday for the group's top film honors. The group representing Hollywood producers also handed best-picture nominations to...
'Twilight,' 'True Blood,' 'Vampire Diaries' sink fangs into People's Choice Awards
DERRIK J. LANG - January 7, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) The people have chosen vampires. "The Twilight Saga," ''True Blood" and "The Vampire Diaries" all sucked up trophies Wednesday at the 36th annual People's Choice Awards. "Twilight" won four trophies, including favorite movie, franchise and on-screen team...
Kevin Bacon to be recognized for philanthropy at the Critics' Choice Awards
By Associated Press - January 5, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Hollywood's awards season is just beginning, and Kevin Bacon has already won. The 51-year-old actor, nominated for Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe awards for his starring turn in the TV movie "Taking Chance," will receive the Joel Siegel Award from the Broadcast...
'Couples Retreat' actor Vince Vaughn marries real estate agent outside Chicago
By Associated Press - January 4, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) "Wedding Crashers" actor Vince Vaughn is a groom. Vaughn's spokesman, Alan Nierob, said Monday the 39-year-old "Couples Retreat" and "Swingers" actor wed 31-year-old real estate agent Kyla Weber in a small private ceremony Saturday outside Chicago. He said the...
Los Angeles judge sets hearing in Roman Polanski's long-delayed sex case
ANTHONY McCARTNEY - January 4, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) A court spokesman says a Los Angeles judge has scheduled a hearing Wednesday in Roman Polanksi's criminal case. Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini says Judge Peter Espinoza will convene a status conference at 3 p.m. PST. It's the first time the...
Tracking the awards: A list of movie awards leading up to the Oscars
The Associated Press - January 4, 2010
With movie awards season now in full swing, the Iraq war film "The Hurt Locker" is an early frontrunner, according to an award tracking survey by The Associated Press. But honors have been spread around to a number of movies as well. Jason Reitman's uber-relevant "Up in the Air," in particular,...
It's a girl!: McConaughey, girlfriend announce birth of their 2nd child _ Vida Alves
By Associated Press - January 4, 2010
DALLAS (AP) Actor Matthew McConaughey and his girlfriend have announced the birth of their second child a baby girl. The actor says on his Web site that Vida Alves McConaughey was born Sunday. She weighs seven pounds, seven ounces. McConaughey says his girlfriend, model...
Emile Hirsch joins Jessica Biel, Lupe Fiasco, Elizabeth Gore on fundraising Kilimanjaro climb
By Associated Press - January 4, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Emile Hirsch is on his way to Africa to climb the continent's highest peak. The "Milk" and "Into the Wild" star is joining Jessica Biel, Lupe Fiasco, Isabel Lucas and Elizabeth Gore for a weeklong trek up Mount Kilimanjaro. The Summit on the Summit expedition, which...
National Society of Film Critics selects 'The Hurt Locker' as best picture of 2009 at NYC meet
By Associated Press - January 4, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) The National Society of Film Critics has selected "The Hurt Locker," a film about an elite Army bomb squad unit that works in Iraq to defuse improvised explosives while under the threat of insurgents, as the best picture of 2009. The society, composed of film critics...
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