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From Gigli to Oscar: Composer John Powell Reacts to His Nomination

Today, John Powell, who has written the score for movies as diverse as The Bourne Ultimatum and Horton Hears a Who (and, yes, Gigli ), received his first Academy Award nomination today for Best Original Score for his work on How to Train Your Dragon . Needless to say, it’s been a long, strange road — one that Movieline revisited with Powell after he received today’s good news.

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From Gigli to Oscar: Composer John Powell Reacts to His Nomination

Restrepo’s Sebastian Junger Will Head Back to Afghanistan After the Oscars

Last year at this time, journalist Sebastian Junger and war photographer Tim Hetherington were on their way to seeing Restrepo win Best Documentary from the jury at Sundance. Today, the pair are Oscar nominees for their searing and critically acclaimed film about the war in Afghanistan. Which doesn’t mean the story is complete, of course: Junger and Hetherington will head back to Afghanistan in April.

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Restrepo’s Sebastian Junger Will Head Back to Afghanistan After the Oscars

Restrepo’s Sebastian Junger Will Head Back to Afghanistan After the Oscars

Last year at this time, journalist Sebastian Junger and war photographer Tim Hetherington were on their way to seeing Restrepo win Best Documentary from the jury at Sundance. Today, the pair are Oscar nominees for their searing and critically acclaimed film about the war in Afghanistan. Which doesn’t mean the story is complete, of course: Junger and Hetherington will head back to Afghanistan in April.

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Restrepo’s Sebastian Junger Will Head Back to Afghanistan After the Oscars

Attractions: Finally, the Tom Cruise/Adam Sandler Showdown You’ve Been Waiting For

Welcome back to Movieline Attractions, your regular guide to everything new, noteworthy, and faintly smelling of 1998 at the movies. This week, the world watches as Cameron Diaz helps Tom Cruise test his staying power, Adam Sandler and friends get juvenile, and an endlessly intriguing documentary pick up the slack at the art house.

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Attractions: Finally, the Tom Cruise/Adam Sandler Showdown You’ve Been Waiting For