AP - Film fans finally will soon learn who’s competing for this season’s Academy Awards. Now all we need to know is whether any nominees will turn up for the big show amid a writers strike that has thrown the awards season into turmoil.
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The Economist January 19 2008 | PDF | English
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Seeing as how she no longer has visitation rights with her two sons, Britney Spears spent Sunday afternoon attempting to help fill the void.
The Gimme More singer was spotted out with companion/manager Sam Lufti shopping for a new bird and birdcage at a local Petco in Los Angeles.
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AP - The creature-feature “Cloverfield” became the first monster hit released in 2008, debuting with $41 million, a record opening for January, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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As a follow-up to a Gossip Girls article earlier today on Britney Spears’ Saturday night outing with manager Sam Lufti and new pal Chad Hardcastle, the Gimme More singer continued on that evening by mending fences with one of the paparazzi who was arrested while chasing her around town on Wednesday night.
After Britney invited the recently bailed out photog, Filipe, into her mansion, she reportedly asked how he was after his arrest and having to spend the night in jail.
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AP - Suzanne Pleshette, the husky-voiced star best known for her role as Bob Newhart’s sardonic wife on television’s long-running “The Bob Newhart Show,” has died at age 70.
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In Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival, Paris Hilton made a grand arrival to her own private dinner party last night (January 19).
The heiress, who showed up at the Turning Leaf Lounge clad in a stunning sparkly blue dress, spoke briefly to press before joining her fellow guests for a night full of fun.
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