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	    <title>PHOTOS: A Look Back At The Acadamy Awards Through The Years</title>
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    <published>2012-02-23T01:01:36Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-23T02:23:42Z</updated>
    
    <summary>It's a night of glitz and glamour, honors and upsets, obvious wins and outrageous snubs. The Academy Awards has become one of the most anticipated...</summary>
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        <name>Katelyn Mullen</name>
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        &lt;p&gt;It's a night of glitz and glamour, honors and upsets, obvious wins and outrageous snubs. The Academy Awards has become one of the most anticipated nights in Hollywood, but this Super Bowl of award shows has a history far longer than the train of Halle Berry's 2002 gown. There are 83 years of red carpet wonders and blunders that have made the Academy Awards what it is today.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences handed out the very first Oscar statuette at a brunch held in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Films released between Aug. 1, 1927 and Aug. 1, 1928 were up for top honors, with "Wings" taking home the now-coveted Outstanding Picture award (&lt;a href="http://oscar.go.com/oscar-history?year=2011" target="_hplink"&gt;check out the rest of the winners from the first Academy Awards at Oscar.com.&lt;/a&gt;) That May 16 ceremony marked the very first Oscars, and although it was far from what &lt;em&gt;we&lt;/em&gt; now know award shows to be, the ceremony packed the same A-list star power that will hit the red carpet on Oscar night. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;From Oscar party images of Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis in 1939 to red carpet shots of Audrey Hepburn in 1954 -- the year she won Best Actress for "Roman Holiday" and old blue eyes himself, Frank Sinatra, won Best Supporting Actor for "From Here to Eternity" -- Hollywood's biggest night is full of the boldest and most beautiful stars of all time. Take a look back at photos from the start, when Old Hollywood was present day and glamour was timeless.   &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For the ultimate guide to everything Oscar, head over to &lt;a href="http://oscar.go.com/oscar-history?year=2011" target="_hplink"&gt;Oscar.com for a timeline of nominees and winners&lt;/a&gt; from the past 83 shows. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PHOTOS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	    <title>Oscars Made Easy: 'Extremely Loud &amp; Incredibly Close'</title>
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    <published>2012-02-22T23:11:37Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-22T23:37:19Z</updated>
    
    <summary>"Extremely Loud &amp; Incredibly Close" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Max Von Sydow) What's It About: Based on the novel by Jonathan Safran...</summary>
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close/10065800/main" target="_hplink"&gt;"Extremely Loud &amp; Incredibly Close"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nominated For:&lt;/strong&gt; Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Max Von Sydow)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What's It About:&lt;/strong&gt; Based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" follows Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn), a young boy who -- after losing his father (Tom Hanks) in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 -- finds a key in his dad's closet. With the help of a mysterious older man named "The Renter" (Von Sydow), Oskar travels around Manhattan looking for the lock that the key belong to, convinced it was left behind as a sign from his father.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why You Should See It:&lt;/strong&gt; Despite having some of the worst reviews ever for a Best Picture nominee, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" isn't all bad. Hanks, Von Sydow, Sandra Bullock and Jeffrey Wright all give wonderful performances, and while Horn's Schell is an irritating lead character, the film still hits the right emotional beats. Those concerned about the 9/11 factor, shouldn't be; "Extremely Loud" handles the national tragedy as best can be expected.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's Kind Of Like:&lt;/strong&gt; "Hugo" mixed with "The 25th Hour," but not as good as either.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How You Can See It: &lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close/10065800/showtimes" target="_hplink"&gt;Out in theaters now&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
        
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  <entry>
	    <title>'Hangover' Star Joins Ryan Murphy's Next Project</title>
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    <published>2012-02-22T23:04:17Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-23T01:08:04Z</updated>
    
    <summary>While fans are still reeling over the "Glee" winter finale, the cast of Ryan Murphy's new NBC comedy is shaping up. Justin Bartha of "The...</summary>
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        &lt;p&gt;While fans are still reeling over the &lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/crystal-bell/glee-recap_b_1292020.html" target="_hplink"&gt;"Glee" winter finale&lt;/a&gt;, the cast of Ryan Murphy's new NBC comedy is shaping up. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hangover-justin-bartha-ryan-murphy-nbc-pilot-glee-293895" target="_hplink"&gt;Justin Bartha of "The Hangover" franchise&lt;/a&gt; has signed on for "The New Normal," according to The Hollywood Reporter, which revoles around a gay couple and the woman who agrees to serve as their surrogate. Bartha will play David to "The Book Of Mormon" star &lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/19/book-of-mormons-andrew-rannells-ryan-murphy-sitcom_n_1215950.html" target="_hplink"&gt;Andrew Rannells'&lt;/a&gt; Bryan as the couple looking to start a family.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Also joining the cast is Scottish actress Georgia King as Goldie, their surrogate, THR reports. &lt;a href="http://www.vulture.com/2012/02/ellen-barkin-ryan-murphy-new-normal-comedy.html" target="_hplink"&gt;Ellen Barkin is already attached to "The New Normal"&lt;/a&gt; as Goldie's racist grandmother on the NBC sitcom, co-created by Murphy and fellow "&lt;a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/glee/3496658" target="_hplink"&gt;Glee&lt;/a&gt;" scribe Ali Adler.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And in more casting news ...&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"Superman" alum Brandon Routh will play Michael Urie's boyfriend in "Partners" for CBS.&lt;/strong&gt; The comedy pilot is from the minds of "Will &amp; Grace" creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. [&lt;a href="http://www.tvline.com/2012/02/brandon-routh-partners-michael-urie/" target="_hplink"&gt;TVLine&lt;/a&gt;] &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ryan Phillippe has dropped out of the CBS pilot he was attached to.&lt;/strong&gt; The actor, who's currently filming a major arc on the finale season of FX's "&lt;a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/damages/185590" target="_hplink"&gt;Damages&lt;/a&gt;," would have starred as a cop on the Greg Berlanti project, which was previously known as "&lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/10/ryan-phillippe-star-joins_n_1269646.html" target="_hplink"&gt;Golden Boy&lt;/a&gt;." [&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ryan-phillippe-drops-out-cbs-pilot-greg-berlanti-293848" target="_hplink"&gt;The Hollywood Reporter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"Kings" alum Chris Egan is going Disney. &lt;/strong&gt;The actor has landed the first role in&lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/25/beauty-and-the-beast-tv-show-pilot-abc_n_1231187.html" target="_hplink"&gt; ABC's reimagining of the classic fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast"&lt;/a&gt; as Gorrick, a Gaston-like character betrothed the show's leading lady, Grace. [&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tvline.com/2012/02/ashley-tisdale-louis-ck-cbs-pilot/" target="_hplink"&gt;TVLine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Former "Oz" inmate Lee Tergesen may be back doing small screen crime. &lt;/strong&gt; TVLine exclusively reports that Tergesen is close to signing onto ABC's drama pilot "Penoza," which is based on a Dutch series of the same name about the widow of an assassinated criminal forced to adopt her husband's role in order to protect her family. [&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tvline.com/2012/02/pilot-casting-lee-tergesen-abc-penoza/" target="_hplink"&gt;TVLine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;
        
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	    <title>Lawrence Shulruff: A Fast and Furious Look at the Oscars</title>
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    <published>2012-02-22T23:01:55Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-22T23:02:13Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Spicing up the broadcast would be a quick fix -- It's time to add some new award categories. So Hollywood, take note: These recommendations could be the cure for that after-party hangover.</summary>
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        <name>Lawrence Shulruff</name>
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        &lt;p&gt;"Mon dieu!" as Jean Dujardin's character George Valentin might say in the film &lt;em&gt;The Artist&lt;/em&gt; if only he could speak. What has happened to the Oscars?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;At a time when watching movies has become more and more experiential with 3D glasses, enormous IMAX screen and heart-pounding surround sound systems, the Academy sings paeans to a silent movie? With French actors?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But there's more: With Hollywood executives panicking about dropping movie attendance and the inability to attract younger, hipper viewers, someone needs to ask how the Academy of Motion Pictures selected funnyman Billy Crystal to host the 84th Academy Awards given that few people under the age of 30 have heard of him. What happened? The Lollipop Guild was unavailable?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Can anyone say make-over? It is time to bring style back to the Oscars, and I'm not talking asparagus and hollandaise sauce. Spicing up the broadcast would be a quick fix -- It's time to add some new award categories. So Hollywood, take note. Take a meeting. Take some Tylenol. These recommendations could be the cure for that after-party hangover. Part II.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Best Sequel&lt;/strong&gt;: Am I the only one miffed that &lt;em&gt;Fast Five &lt;/em&gt;was overlooked -- again? The franchise about street racing has everything you expect in a great movie: clutch actors, clutch plotline, clutch transmissions. (Changing topics for a second, am I also the only who thinks actor Claron Hinds looks like Clutch Cargo?) Did I mention the great chase scenes and the midriff-baring gear heads? Yet the film got blanked by the Academy. Not even an award for best cinematography, whatever that is.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vin Diesel. Ludacris. The Rock. The film should win an Academy Award for having the actors with the coolest names.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Truth is that sequels are driving the Hollywood engine. Ten of the top 11 grossing films of 2011 were prequels or sequels. Of the past nine years, eight of the top grossing movies were sequels. It just doesn't seem kosher that year after year these cash cows are ignored during the awards season. The Academy seems to think that imitation is the sincerest form of flatulence.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Instead of snubbing this movie-making trend, why not embrace it with its own award category? This will guarantee us a chance to see the same movies we love over and over and over again. (Footnote: &lt;em&gt;Fast and Furious 6&lt;/em&gt; is scheduled for a 2013 release. Plot unknown. Not a big surprise given that I still can't figure out the plots for the first five.)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Best Bat Mitzvah Montage&lt;/strong&gt;: How is it that this genre of filmmaking had gone completely unrecognized by the Academy Awards?  This is especially bizarre when you consider that the production costs for the average bat mitzvah montage exceeds those for most foreign films. And there aren't any subtitles! &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let's also consider that adding such a category would attract a demographic group Hollywood has shamefully ignored over the years -- Jewish teens. In time I expect a spin-off show devoted exclusively to this segment of the industry, and, with a special soundtrack award, there's a logical tie-in with the Grammys. Imagine the scene: Rachel Glickstine's Bubbie is being nominated for   best birthday scene which features her racy version of Rihanna's "S&amp;M." The envelope is opened. The winner announced. Rachel jumps from her chair, screaming, "My grammy won a Grammy!" It's an advertiser's dream. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Salma Hayek Award&lt;/strong&gt;: Every year the Academy presents a lifetime achievement award to an actor who is wrinkly and grey. Why wait? Why not give the award to someone in her prime while she still looks great in evening wear? I nominate Salma Hayek. And the good news is that it would guarantee she'd be at the show. For 2013 I nominate Penelope Cruz. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thinking ahead it's not too early to start thinking about next year's host. I'm pushing for Vin Diesel. He's cool. He's hip. He'd look great in a tux, assuming there is one that would fit. All in all, it would be a clutch move.&lt;br /&gt;
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	    <title>Movie Theater Showing 'Shame' Dubbed 'Den Of Sin'</title>
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    <published>2012-02-22T22:31:15Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-22T22:44:00Z</updated>
    
    <summary>An NC-17 rating is often the kiss of death for a movie, but one South Carolina theater is seeing boffo business for "Shame" after fliers...</summary>
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        &lt;p&gt;An NC-17 rating is often the kiss of death for a movie, &lt;a href="http://www.movieline.com/2012/02/22/video-shame-prompts-awesome-den-of-sin-campaign-in-south-carolina/" target="_hplink"&gt;but one South Carolina theater is seeing boffo business for "Shame" after fliers that condemn the film started popping up around town&lt;/a&gt;. The fliers dub the Nickelodeon theater a "den of shame" and caution people not to see the movie, which features ample sex scenes and full-frontal nudity from lead Michael Fassbender. The 75-seat art-house theater (no relation to the kid-friendly network) has seen business go up since the flier controversy. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Two locals interviewed by WLTX Channel 19 admitted the negative ad, which warns that the film will "offend your sensibilities," only made them want to see the movie more. Since the flier lists the exact address and dates the film is playing and is posted right outside the "den of sin" in question, could it be the Nickelodeon itself is behind the campaign? See the video above and decide for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;[via &lt;a href="http://www.movieline.com/2012/02/22/video-shame-prompts-awesome-den-of-sin-campaign-in-south-carolina/" target="_hplink"&gt;Movieline&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;
        
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	    <title>Books To Tide You Over Until 'The Hunger Games' Movies</title>
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    <published>2012-02-22T22:10:10Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-22T22:32:50Z</updated>
    
    <summary>By Sarah Pitre for Bookish: Shortness of breath. Racing heartbeat. An inability to acknowledge that the series is actually over. Pre-ordering movie tickets a month...</summary>
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://bookish.com/" target="_hplink"&gt;&lt;em&gt;By Sarah Pitre for Bookish:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Shortness of breath. Racing heartbeat. An inability to acknowledge that the series is actually over. Pre-ordering movie tickets a month in advance (they go on sale today!). These are all symptoms one might experience after finishing &lt;a href="http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/" target="_hplink"&gt;the Hunger Games trilogy&lt;/a&gt;. Over at the YA blog Forever Young Adult, TEABS (The End of an Awesome Book Syndrome) is a serious condition that can be remedied only by starting a new, equally satisfying book. Fortunately, the young adult genre is teeming with dystopian adventures that will tide you over until the first &lt;a href="http://www.thehungergamesmovie.com/index2.html" target="_hplink"&gt;Hunger Games film&lt;/a&gt; hits theaters in MarchÃ¢ï¿½ï¿½though these books are just as likely to cause TEABS as they are to cure it. May the odds be ever in your favor!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sarah Pitre lives in Austin, TX, where she spreads the gospel of YA and champ cans. Unlike Fred Savage, she totally loves kissing books.&lt;a href="http://bookish.com/" target="_hplink"&gt;Read more at Bookish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  <entry>
	    <title>Who Is Jessica Chastain's Oscar Date?</title>
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    <published>2012-02-22T21:59:05Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-22T22:08:03Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Jessica Chastain never stops giving us more reasons to love her. The latest? Her date for the Academy Awards! "I'm bringing my grandma to the...</summary>
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        <name>E! Online</name>
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        &lt;p&gt;Jessica Chastain never stops giving us more reasons to love her. The latest? Her date for the Academy Awards!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"I'm bringing my grandma to the Oscars," the first-time nominee told me at Vanity Fair and Juicy Couture's Vanities party. "She started crying when I told her.&lt;/p&gt;
        
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  <entry>
	    <title>Happy Birthday, Drew Barrymore</title>
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    <published>2012-02-22T21:52:09Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-22T21:58:34Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Americaâs sweetheart Drew Barrymore turns 37 today! We have seen her in mad love, date a wedding singer and ride in cars with boys. We...</summary>
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        &lt;p&gt;Americaâs sweetheart Drew Barrymore turns 37 today!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We have seen her in mad love, date a wedding singer and ride in cars with boys. We have even watched her go from never being kissed to going on 50 first dates and we have loved her every step of the way!&lt;/p&gt;
        
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	    <title>Terrence Howard's Divorce Gets Ugly</title>
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    <published>2012-02-22T21:51:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-22T22:28:05Z</updated>
    
    <summary>After ugly divorce proceedings, 'Red Tails' star Terrence Howard is ordered to pay big bucks to ex-wife Michelle Ghent....</summary>
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        <name>Nadine Cheung</name>
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        &lt;p&gt;After ugly divorce proceedings, 'Red Tails' star Terrence Howard is ordered to pay big bucks to ex-wife Michelle Ghent.&lt;/p&gt;
        
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	    <title>Watch Jean Dujardin In 1998 French Television Series 'Farce Attaque'</title>
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    <published>2012-02-22T21:27:03Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-22T22:01:51Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Honestly, I don't really know what's going on in this clip (two years of French classes: money well spent) other than that Jean Dujardin, your...</summary>
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        &lt;p&gt;Honestly, I don't really know what's going on in this clip (two years of French classes: money well spent) other than that Jean Dujardin, your likely future Best Actor winner, is running through the jungle like he's Rambo. I'm starting to get the impression that Dujardin may have been holding out when &lt;a href="http://news.moviefone.com/2012/02/09/jean-dujardin-funny-or-die-video_n_1265916.html" target="_hplink"&gt;he did that Funny or Die parody&lt;/a&gt; of all of the action movies that he was now being offered. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The 1998 clip, from a French television series called "Farce Attaque," shows Dujardin in predicaments ranging from being whipped while tied to a tree to, well, yes, something involving a fart joke. Enjoy, America.  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mike Ryan is the senior writer for Moviefone. He has written for Wired Magazine, VanityFair.com, GQ.com, New York Magazine and Movieline. He likes Star Wars a lot. You can contact Mike Ryan &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/mikeryan" target="_blank"&gt;directly on Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        
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  <entry>
	    <title>Dr. Harold Koplewicz: Extremely Loud and the Incredible Courage of Parents</title>
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    <published>2012-02-22T21:23:52Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-23T03:10:41Z</updated>
    
    <summary>The thing in Extremely Loud that moved me even more than Oskar's nervous pluck was the portrayal of his parents -- their patient and equally ingenious efforts to understand Oskar's complexities and nurture his talents.</summary>
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        &lt;p&gt;"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" isn't exactly a favorite to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, but it's my personal favorite for a film that shows not only the courage of children but the courage of parents.  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In the movie, based on the Jonathan Safran Foer novel, an 11-year-old boy struggles to come to terms with his father's death on 9/11 by constructing an elaborate quest to find the lock that matches an unmarked key found in his father's closet.  It's a childish, magical fantasy -- that there will be a message from father to son in whatever safe deposit or lock box it fits. But he pursues it with the ingenious, literal-minded persistence of a very bright child with Asperger's, which the boy, Oskar, appears to have. Like any good quest, it involves traveling far and wide (all over the five boroughs of New York), meeting many characters, and learning from them. But Oskar also has overwhelming fears not unusual in kids on the spectrum; he's terrified of subways and bridges.  The sight of him shaking his tambourine to quiet his fears as marches in what he calls "heavy boots" across the Manhattan Bridge will be moving to anyone who knows kids who are afflicted with intense anxiety.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But the thing in "Extremely Loud" that moved me even more than Oskar's nervous pluck was the portrayal of his parents -- their patient and equally ingenious efforts to understand Oskar's complexities and nurture his talents.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Oskar is not an easy child. In a scene that will be familiar to many parents -- whether your kids are on or off the spectrum -- we see Oskar's father, played by a Tom Hanks, trying unsuccessfully to coax Oskar onto the swings at a playground in Central Park by invoking his own boyhood pleasure in it. In that moment he's every parent who's felt the frustration of having a child who just can't do an ordinary thing all the other kids do, or just doesn't share his parents talents or passions. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But Hanks, and the filmmaker, play the scene marvelously: only a tug at the swing as he takes the boy home betrays the father's disappointment. And we are grateful, because Oskar is nearly as afraid of disappointing his father as he is of getting on that swing. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Hanks, who seems wonderfully tuned in to Oskar's strengths and wonderfully non-judgmental about his weaknesses, devises elaborate scavenger hunts to help his son navigate the city and get better at speaking to strangers.  For his mother, getting on Oskar's wavelength seems tougher, and her parallel journey is a good deal of what the movie becomes about.  She surprises Oskar, and herself, when she says, "You thought only your father could think like you."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But before we see them coming together there's an exchange that's both painful and wonderful in its honesty. In anger and frustration and loneliness, Oskar blurts out, "I wish it was you." That is, that she had been in the World Trade Center that day and not his father. She says simply, "Me, too." Later, feeling badly about hurting her feelings, he says, "I don't mean that." She says, in an awesomely comforting voice, giving him permission to have his feelings, "Yes, you do. "&lt;br /&gt;
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A lot of critics disliked this film, called Oskar "obnoxious" or other words to that effect, and complained that they were being manipulated into "feeling sorry" for him. I think this is a misreading of the film: we're not being asked to feel sorry for Oskar or his mother and father. We're seeing the world, and the process of figuring out how to live after terrible loss, through their eyes. What I saw was love and courage and great creativity in the face of adversity -- something to admire, not something to feel sorry about.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Harold S. Koplewicz, M.D., is a leading child and adolescent psychiatrist and the president of the Child Mind Institute. For more about parenting kids with special needs and the courage of children, go to childmind.org, which also offers a wealth of information on childhood psychiatric and learning disorders.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	    <title>'Jane Eyre' Costume Designer On Mia Wasikowska's Corset</title>
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    <published>2012-02-22T21:15:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-23T04:17:24Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Although it not the first time Michael O'Connor has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design, the Brit confesses he was "like...</summary>
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        &lt;p&gt;Although it not the first time Michael O'Connor has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design, the Brit confesses he was "like a child" when he heard the news that he was up again for his work on "Jane Eyre." "It's a strange feeling," O'Connor says, "It feels a little different [than the first time I was nominated], but not too different. You donât expect it, but then people say, 'I knew this would happen.' Itâs quite an honor. How the Academy ever narrows it down to five I will never know."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Although he won an Oscar for "The Duchess" in 2008, O'Connor confesses "I think I am most proud of the "Last King of Scotland" and âJane Eyre," in terms of my work." We had the chance to catch up with O'Connor to discuss his inspiration behind "Jane Eyre," what it was like to force Mia Wasikowska into a corset and what he thinks of his competition:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/509262/thumbs/r-MICHAEL-OCONNOR-JANE-EYRE-large.jpg"&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;How did you got started in costume design?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I used to do photography and I was keen on that, so I went to this theater and worked at the Old Vic in London.Then I did classes and went to college and I sort of started assisting designers. Eventually, I sort of thought Iâd branch out and try to do it myself and become the head of the department. I started doing small films and then one meeting after another meeting, and Iâm here. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;What was the inspiration behind âJane Eyre?â&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The inspiration is her character, the challenge is making a woman from that time look stylish today, while still looking simple. Sheâs sort of a âthinkingâ Jane, so it was about looking and finding paintings of women in simple costumes at the time. And notes from Emily Dickinson, things like that. I just thought, "How would we make something exciting in all black?" So, instead of black, she could be in dark grey, and it could show more of the style, or detail. The original costumes were a great inspiration. I looked at them and was like, "Oh my God. How did they do it?" I was trying to recreate it really, without, you know, replicating. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Do you feel like itâs more challenging to work on a film where people have read the book and have an idea of how âJane Eyreâ should look?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I think it is, unless the script is designed to run away from the vision of the book. I think in this case, the original source of material is crucial, really, to what we were trying to do. So for me, although the characters are being described as sort of plain and simple, I didn't want to make them not plain and not simple. The character doesnât have to be exact, but you don't want them to be unrecognizable. It's about achieving the spirit of the character, I think.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;How do you bring a contemporary aesthetic to the period costumes?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
It's challenging because people are looking at the actors, they know the actors and know that they are real people, so you canât kind of over-encumber them with lots of fuss. The key is in the details, like Janeâs sleeves are probably tighter than they would have been, or adjusting the fabrics. It's not an exact replica of what Jane would have worn. If she had great big, puffy sleeves or something, I feel that would be inappropriate.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;What was it like working with the stars, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender and Judi Dench, on the film?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Well, I donât think many women want to wear a corset everyday of their lives, but that is what Mia had to do to get the right shape. Iâm sure Michael doesnât want to wear trousers cut quite so high with braces and skirted coat and scarves around his neck. And likewise, I donât think Judi Dench really wants to be so buttoned up. I know with Judi, we couldâve gone further over-the-top with her, but I know that she wouldnât have felt correct like that. So even though it was a dialogue with all of the actors about those things, but you know, really, Mia has to be congratulated because she tolerated all of it everyday, without a single complaint.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Were there any things you did to make the corsets more comfortable?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Not really. Itâd be great if you could, but for them to do their work, it has to be constructed in a certain way. If theyâre not, they wonât last half a day. Itâd just be like a flannel or an old rag. And I know when Mia put it on, she was feeling  - she was becoming Jane as it were, so it helps the character. Itâs quite a relief to take it off, as Iâm sure sheâll tell you.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Do you feel that the costumes contribute to their character?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
It takes time, they might have done something the week before where theyâre sort of shot out in Los Angeles or something, in a t-shirt and jeans. So they come in, and they see this thing and they look and aren't totally comfortable. You know, Iâm around these things a lot, so theyâre familiar to me. But to them, itâs a bit tricky. But, slowly, I think that itâs good for them to meet the costumes designers, so they get a sense of where weâre going with it and they take the information, they use that and they come back to me with more information - what they feel about the character and then itâs like a journey together really. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;What do you think about the other designers who are nominated?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I met Mark Bridges [who is nominated for "The Artist"] once in Los Angeles, heâs very pleasant. I met &lt;a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2012/02/21/arianne-phillips-oscars-_n_1284453.html?ref=stylelist" target="_hplink"&gt;Arianne Phillips [who is nominated for "W.E."]&lt;/a&gt; many, many years ago. And I met Lisy Christl [of "Anonymous"] when I was doing âJane Eyre," in London. Iâve known Sandy Powell [who is nominated for "Hugo") for a very long time. Definitely the longest. I love her work and all of it â I think this year, particularly, the people are really strong, amazing technical achievements. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Take a peek in our gallery below for some of the remarkable costumes in "Jane Eyre."&lt;/p&gt;

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	    <title>Meryl Streep To Present At Academy Awards</title>
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    <published>2012-02-22T20:29:53Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-22T22:34:07Z</updated>
    
    <summary>It looks like Meryl Streep will have a busy Oscars night: The "Iron Lady" actress was announced as a presenter at the 84th Academy Awards...</summary>
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        &lt;p&gt;It looks like Meryl Streep will have a busy Oscars night: &lt;a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-meryl-streep-angelina-jolie-tom-cruise-jennifer-lopez-291413" target="_hplink"&gt;The "Iron Lady" actress was announced as a presenter&lt;/a&gt; at the 84th Academy Awards on Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Joining the ranks of Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise, the "Bridesmaids" cast and more, Streep will be giving away an award -- and could be receiving one herself. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Streep, who has been nominated for 17 Academy Awards and taken home two statues, is nominated this year for her role as Margaret Thatcher in the "Best Actress" category. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Viola Davis is nominated in the same category for her starring role in "The Help." And while she has admitted that Streep may be the one to take home the Oscar, &lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/25/viola-davis-i-could-whoop-meryl-streeps-behind_n_1231112.html" target="_hplink"&gt;the question of who would win in a fight is a different story&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"Friendly competition -- although, I can whoop I whoop Meryl Streep's behind in a good, old fashioned street fight," Davis said of her longtime friend on CNN's "Showbiz Tonight" of her longtime friend. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Oscars air on Sunday, February 26. &lt;/p&gt;
        
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	    <title>Xaque Gruber: 25 Years After Anna, Sally Kirkland Reflects on the Oscar Race for Best Actress</title>
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    <published>2012-02-22T20:25:29Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-22T20:25:16Z</updated>
    
    <summary> In Kirkland, a star was born -- in her forties. Kirkland's Anna, a faded Czech star stumbling into Manhattan striving for a new beginning, is just as stunning 25 years later.  </summary>
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        &lt;p&gt;This year's Academy Awards reunites Meryl Streep (&lt;em&gt;The Iron Lady&lt;/em&gt;) with Glenn Close (&lt;em&gt;Albert Nobbs&lt;/em&gt;) for the third time in the Best Performance By An Actress in a Leading Role category.  The first time they faced off for Oscar was 1988.  The prize went to Cher in &lt;em&gt;Moonstruck&lt;/em&gt;, but the Golden Globes earlier that year bypassed the superstars (Streep, Close, Barbra Streisand, Faye Dunaway) to honor a lesser known independent film veteran, Sally Kirkland, with Best Drama Actress for &lt;em&gt;Anna&lt;/em&gt;.  In Kirkland, a star was born -- in her forties. Kirkland's &lt;em&gt;Anna&lt;/em&gt;, a faded Czech star stumbling into Manhattan striving for a new beginning, is just as stunning 25 years later.  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Appropriately, she also collected one of the first Lead Actress Independent Spirit Awards for the role the &lt;em&gt;L.A. Times&lt;/em&gt; called "one of the five best performances by an actress in the 1980s."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Without the machinery of big studio dollars, expensive publicists, or even tapes being sent out to voters (not allowed by the Academy at that time), Kirkland's award show glory was the result of her own tireless campaign launch. With very little capital, Kirkland and friends spread the word, grassroots-style, to garner attention for the little seen indie.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sally Kirkland Career Film Clips:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/37142287?title=0&amp;amp;byline=0&amp;amp;portrait=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/37142287"&gt;Sally Kirkland Sizzle Video&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/user10522660"&gt;Jill Jucarone&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href="http://vimeo.com"&gt;Vimeo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;XG: How did the &lt;em&gt;Anna&lt;/em&gt; campaign begin?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;SK: When I first read the script by Agnieszka Holland, I thought whoever plays this role has a shot at the Oscar. It was just intuition. In the earlier days when we didn't have any publicity, I called friends including Andy Warhol (Kirkland's first director in 1964's &lt;em&gt;13 Most Beautiful Women&lt;/em&gt;) who put me on his TV show. Joan Rivers did too. At Cannes, I ran into Rex Reed in an elevator and begged him to see it.  e did, and he lent me this quote "Sally Kirkland devours &lt;em&gt;Anna&lt;/em&gt; like a raw steak and emerges a major star."  Then Norman Mailer gave me a quote.  We had pooled enough money for a black and white ad trade campaign.  Dale Olson, Shirley MacLaine's publicist, encouraged me to go for the L.A. Film Critics Awards.  So I wrote them all letters, and said this is a tiny little film but I hope you'll see it, and I ended up tying with Holly Hunter (&lt;em&gt;Broadcast News&lt;/em&gt;) for that.  Then we screened it for the Hollywood Foreign Press and their response was extraordinary.  At the Oscars, there were all these movie stars emerging from their limos, and then there was me. I felt like Cinderella. The greatest part was the feeling to be in the same Oscar category of these women that I was a huge fan of -- Meryl, Glenn, Holly Hunter and Cher, who I used to rollerskate with in the '70s.  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;ABC Commercial for the 1988 Oscars Best Actress race:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Erxy4mlb99k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;XG: How did actors' respond to your homemade Oscar campaign? &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;SK: Gena Rowlands said, "I voted for you, Sally, but I have to confess something, I never saw the film, but I wanted you to win so much because of that campaign."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;XG: As an Academy voter, give me your thoughts on this year's Best Actress category.  Let's start with Rooney Mara in &lt;em&gt;The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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SK: Her physical strength, scene after scene, getting beaten up, the nudity -- very courageous.  Meryl Streep in &lt;em&gt;The Iron Lady&lt;/em&gt; in a word -- magnificent.  In the first five minutes, you see this old woman shopping for groceries. I whispered to the person next to me, "Who is that?"  I'm pretty good at knowing actors, and I quite literally had no idea it was Meryl.  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;XG: Michelle Williams in &lt;em&gt;My Week With Marilyn&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;SK: It's not easy to take that on much less capture the essence of this icon. I couldn't believe it was Michelle Williams, this little tiny flower of a woman -- she was wonderful -- vulnerable.  And Glenn Close was outstanding. She did &lt;em&gt;Albert Nobbs&lt;/em&gt; so well on Broadway and it was a real tribute to her abilities becoming that gentle but strong, androgynous being.  Very touching.  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;XG: Viola Davis in &lt;em&gt;The Help&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;SK: She moved me to tears.  I had a black nurse growing up, Louise, who taught me about God, and everything.  I was closer to her than anyone.  To see Viola play this character that, to me, was Louise, was heart breaking. This is one of the strongest years ever for the Best Actress category. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;XG: Do you think your 1987 grassroots Oscar campaign could happen in today's world?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;SK: Yes, my friend Melissa Leo from &lt;em&gt;Frozen River&lt;/em&gt; is a testament to that.  If you're in independent films, and worked hard for years, and you don't happen to be part of the mega-billion dollar system, and you've got the chutzpah to stand up and say this is who I am, it takes all the humanity out of Hollywood not to appreciate that.  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sally Kirkland &amp; Polina Porizkova in &lt;em&gt;Anna&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;
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	    <title>'Seinfeld' Actor Hospitalized</title>
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    <published>2012-02-22T20:06:27Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-22T23:04:11Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Daniel von Bargen is in an Ohio hospital after a failed suicide attempt on Monday morning, TMZ is reporting. According to the 911 phone call...</summary>
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        &lt;p&gt;Daniel von Bargen is in an Ohio hospital after &lt;a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/22/super-troopers-daniel-von-bargen-suicide-attempt-shot/#.T0VB9UzLyEt" target="_hplink"&gt;a failed suicide attempt on Monday morning&lt;/a&gt;, TMZ is reporting. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;According to the 911 phone call the character actor made from his Cincinnati apartment, von Bargen sustained a self-inflicted gun shot in his head. The 61-year-old appears discombobulated on the phone: "I was supposed to go to the hospital and I didn't want toâ¦ they were supposed to amputate at least a few toes," he said, adding that he is diabetic.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Von Bargen played the characters of Chief Grady in "Super Troopers" and Mr. Kruger on "Seinfeld."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Need help? In the U.S., call 1-800-273-8255 for the &lt;a href="http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/" target="_hplink"&gt;National Suicide Prevention Lifeline&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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