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National Board: `Slumdog' 2008's best film

AP - The National Board of Review has picked "Slumdog Millionaire" as the year's best film.

National Board: `Slumdog' is 2008's best film

AP - The National Board of Review has picked "Slumdog Millionaire" as the year's best film.

Demand from Potter fans prompted new book: Rowling

Reuters - Author J.K. Rowling said on Thursday that it was demand from Harry Potter fans that prompted her to publish her latest work "The Tales of Beedle the Bard."

"Slumdog Millionaire" wins first Oscar season award

Reuters - Director Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" was named best film of 2008 by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures on Thursday in the first major award of the Oscar season.

Viacom cuts 7 pct of staff, suspends some pay raises

Reuters - Viacom, the owner of MTV Networks and the Paramount movie studio, said on Thursday it will cut its workforce by about 7 percent, or 850 positions, underscoring the advertising slump afflicting most major media companies.

Actor Mark Ruffalo's brother shot in head

Reuters - Actor Mark Ruffalo's brother was in serious condition in hospital on Thursday after being shot in his head in a mystery shooting at his Beverly Hills home.

War flick, Taiwan yokel film lead Golden Horse pack

Reuters - A Hong Kong star-studded historical drama and a Taiwanese comedy packed with a colorful

Michael Sheen finds career in real people roles

Reuters - Actor Michael Sheen has played former British Prime Minister Tony Blair twice -- in "The Deal" and "The Queen" -- but he described his latest film role portraying television host Sir David Frost as liberating.

Oscar `Knight'? Batman rises to serious contender

AP - As the box-office bankroll climbed for "The Dark Knight" last summer, the Hollywood consensus was that a posthumous nomination for Heath Ledger was the Batman blockbuster's best Academy Awards hope.

The woman who adopted Brad Pitt

Taraji Henson lost her father one year before she began filming 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.' 'You kind of always want to ask, why, why, why now? Why in the height of my career? Everything that he always said would happen to me, he's not here

Lee Evans - Evans Left Hollywood To Save His Marriage

Caption: Lee Evans Variety Club Showbiz Awards, London Hilton Hotel. London, England .... Click for the LEE EVANS Gallery British comic LEE EVANS was forced to return from his two-year stint in Hollywood to salvage his marriage. Evans shot to

African-American actress plays Pitt's mom

Taraji Henson lost her father one year before she began filming 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.' 'You kind of always want to ask, why, why, why now? Why in the height of my career? Everything that he always said would happen to me, he's not here

Kate on knockout form at New York screening of her Oscar contender

The sun kissed-locks, the va-va-voom curves, the honey-gold complexion - she might hail from Reading, but Kate Winslet looked every inch the California girl as she sashayed down the red carpet at the US premiere of her new film The Reader. Kate, who

Leonardo DiCaprio talks not having an Oscar & admiring Brad Pitt

Leonardo DiCaprio arrives for the premiere of the film 'Body Of Lies' in Paris November 3, 2008.[Agencies] Leonardo DiCaprio may be one of the most dedicated and talented actors in Hollywood who hasn't yet been awarded an Oscar. And, apparently, he

Pitt on movies, family and New Orleans

Watch Pitt's interview with Larry King on '' Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on CNN. (CNN) -- Actor Brad Pitt spoke to CNN's Larry King about his latest movie, his family and his efforts to help with the continuing Hurricane Katrina recovery in New Orleans,

Samuel L. Jackson says wife a tough critic

's wife wasn't always his biggest fan. The actor received a lifetime achievement award at the 23rd annual American Cinematheque honors Monday night, and he told CNN that some of the harshest criticism he ever heard came from his wife of 27 years,

Polanski attorneys move to dismiss case

Attorneys for Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski are asking a California court to dismiss a 30-year-old sex offense case against him, claiming prosecutorial and judicial misconduct. Polanski's defense team offers what it calls 'extraordinary new

Oscar is going hungry

Just one more month. Four weeks. Thats how much time Hollywood has to come up with films and performances worthy of an Academy Award nomination. The studios had better have something up their collective sleeves, because the first 11 months of 2008 were

Gervais: I won't host Oscars

London - Ricky Gervais doesn't want to host the Oscars because he would have to censor his humour. The British comic star - who recently confirmed he had been approached to host the prestigious annual film awards ceremony - insists he would refuse to

Hey Oscar! Don't Forget The Subtle Gals

This year, I want to talk about two female performances that shook me to the core with their vulnerability and, of course, their subtlety. I hope that I am proven wrong this year and that space will be made for these two extraordinary performances, but

Movie Releases

Upcoming Movie Releases

#	Movie title	Release Date
	Brothers	04.12.2008
	Milk	05.12.2008
	Punisher: War Zone	05.12.2008
	Frost/Nixon	05.12.2008
	Cadillac Records	05.12.2008
	Nobel Son	05.12.2008
	Swing	07.12.2008
	My Father's Love	07.12.2008
	Wendy and Lucy	10.12.2008
	Laughing for Silver	10.12.2008
	Youth in Revolt	12.12.2008
	Twilight	12.12.2008
	The Day the Earth Stood Still	12.12.2008
	Seven Pounds	12.12.2008
	Doubt	12.12.2008
	Nothing Like the Holidays	12.12.2008
	The Assistants	15.12.2008
	Ram	15.12.2008
	Tremble	15.12.2008
	Yes Man	19.12.2008

TV Series Releases

#	Title	Release Date
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	04.12.2008

Top Rated Movies

Movie Name	Rates	Rating
Raspberry & Lavender	500	8.46
Phil of the Future	362	8.04
Hangmans Curse	311	7.99
Americas Next Top Model	621	7.86
Danny Phantom	243	7.79
Radio Free Roscoe	225	7.76
Love Comes Softly	222	7.75
"Rockman.exe"	245	7.55
Black Hole High	210	7.55
Love Dont Cost a Thing	230	7.51
Thats So Raven	232	7.49
Kung Pow 2: Tongue of Fury	162	7.46
Shottas	159	7.43
Australian Rules	184	7.43
Rebelde Way	213	7.40
Drake and Josh	212	7.38
The Princess & the Marine	139	7.27
The Notebook	140	7.26
The Art of Travel	130	7.22
McLeods Daughters	127	7.16
Amor real	115	7.15
Oldboy	108	7.15
Anne Frank: The Whole Story	98	7.13
Love's Enduring Promise	101	7.07
Horton Hears a Who!	90	7.06
Mujer de Judas, La	127	7.06
Seed of Chucky	129	7.05
Bumer	100	7.03
Juana la virgen	322	7.02
Nowheresville	89	7.02

Top Rated Actors

Movie Name	Views	Rates	Rating
Ricky Ullman	40806	3489	9.42
Michelle Vieth	14311	1239	7.24
Drake Bell	12086	938	8.68
Anneliese van der Pol	10718	609	8.53
Garrett Hedlund	8248	649	8.52
Ali Mukaddam	5160	303	7.94
Holly King	5037	58	5.76
Bam Margera	3538	1711	9.22
Taylor Rain	3343	296	7.91
Nathan Carter	2988	234	7.56
Jake Richardson	2874	637	8.68
Silvana Arias	2555	153	7.10
Holly Sampson	2463	133	7.16
Kay Panabaker	2417	464	6.73
Florencia Bertotti	2258	130	6.84
Jennifer Nitsch	2060	18	6.15
Sebastien Guy	1965	126	6.28
Birol Ünel	1947	122	6.98
Evan Peters	1646	515	8.47
Heart Evangelista	1530	420	7.67
Misaki Ito	1470	54	6.64
Camille Prats	1460	206	7.41
Fernando Poe Jr.	1430	73	6.53
Elisabeth Harnois	1381	193	7.52
Dagmar Midcap	1346	166	7.48
Natasha Dupeyron	1343	147	6.88
Zita Görög	1270	92	6.79
Mario Cimarro	1208	546	7.89
Victoria Paris	1167	222	7.24
Jenny Funnell	1075	165	7.36