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Review: `Green Zone’ is a failure of intelligence (AP)

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AP - All the war-zone authenticity in the Arab world cannot salvage the silly Hollywood plot at the heart of “Green Zone,” Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass’ first collaboration outside the Jason Bourne realm.

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Charlie Sheen returning to work next Tuesday (Reuters)

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Reuters - Charlie Sheen is expected to return to work on CBS’”Two and a Half Men” on Tuesday, according to his publicist.

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“Spartacus” halted after star’s cancer diagnosis (Reuters)

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Reuters - Starz’s freshman drama “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” has halted series production due to star Andy Whitfield being diagnosed with cancer.

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De Niro signs up to play football icon Lombardi (Reuters)

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Reuters - He has played killers and cops in the movies, and two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro may soon take on the role of iconic U.S. football coach Vince Lombardi in a film backed by sports television network ESPN.

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Woods practice reports set tour tongues wagging (Reuters)

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Reuters - Media reports that Tiger Woods is working with his swing coach Hank Haney have leading golfers talking of a possible return to action for the world number one.

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Oscars ride ‘Avatar effect’ to ratings surge (AFP)

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AFP - Television ratings for the Academy Awards surged to their highest level in five years, figures showed Monday, likely boosted by the inclusion of box office giant “Avatar” in the best picture race.

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Latest Oscar telecast most watched in five years (Reuters)

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Reuters - “Avatar” may have failed to repeat the Academy Award success for “Titanic,” but James Cameron’s latest hit film proved once again: nothing draws eyeballs to the Oscars like the nomination of a blockbuster.

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Japan dolphin hunt town shrugs off ‘Cove’ Oscar (AP)

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AP - The gala crowd in Los Angeles cheered as “The Cove” won the best documentary Oscar with its grisly portrayal of dolphin hunting. Half a world away, residents of the small Japanese village shown in the film abhorred the attention and said it won’t end their centuries-old tradition.

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Leibovitz agrees loan deal with Colony Capital: report (Reuters)

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:03:31 +0000

Reuters - Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz has arranged a deal with a private equity firm to sort out her debts, the Financial Times reported in its Tuesday edition.

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Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson join suspense film (Reuters)

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Reuters - Liv Tyler and Patrick Wilson have been cast in the suspense film “The Ledge,” which began shooting Monday in Baton Rouge, La.

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