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AP - It was a striking example of Hollywood protecting its own: After an aggressive lobby from powerful film industry figures, “Entertainment Tonight” decided against airing a video that shows the late Heath Ledger hanging out at a party where drugs were being taken.

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Fundamental issues of ethnic and religious identity and the agony of exile are at the heart of “Live and Become.”
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The beautifully acted ensemble film “The Witnesses” sidesteps most of its opportunities for high drama, political sermonizing and the jerking of tears.
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Reuters - Claire Danes has joined the
cast of Richard Linklater’s “Me and Orson Welles,” an
adaptation of the period coming-of-age novel by Robert Kaplow.

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Reuters - One of the less felicitous
cultural exports in its history, the Canadian-made “Trailer
Park Boys: The Movie” demonstrates that the country that has
contributed so much to comedy isn’t exactly infallible in its
instincts.

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AP - The Foundation for AIDS Research is honoring Julian Schnabel, Bobby Shriver and Carine Roitfeld for their work raising money for AIDS research.

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Reuters - Jada Pinkett Smith’s
directorial debut, “The Human Contract,” has been picked up by
Santa Monica-based sales and distribution entity Lightning
Entertainment, which will handle international sales.

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AP - Among the tales of depravity and violence that dominate this year’s Academy Awards race sits the bright and shining “Ratatouille.” A rat never seemed so sanitized.
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AP - Selected home-video releases:
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SRM Global Master, the hedge fund run by Jon Wood, a former UBS trader, has
amassed a 5.19 per cent stake in Countrywide Financial and announced plans
to block the mortgage lender’s proposed acquisition by Bank of America.
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