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Did Pacquiao Lose To Mayweather Because Of A Torn Rotator Cuff?

Manny Pacquiao’s camp says the fighter boxed through a 12-round match against Floyd Mayweather Saturday night with a serious right shoulder injury. Pacquiao reportedly requested…

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Did Pacquiao Lose To Mayweather Because Of A Torn Rotator Cuff?

Lil Kim Spazzes On Peter Rosenberg For His Nicki Minaj Comments During Interview!

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  Ever the fighter, Lil Kim left Peter Rosenberg on the ropes during an interview he was attempting to conduct with Kim’s new protege Tiffany Foxx at…

Lil Kim Spazzes On Peter Rosenberg For His Nicki Minaj Comments During Interview!

Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton Get Into The Octagon for Warrior

Would you have loved The Fighter more if Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund fought each other at the end, and if Paramount dropped the “The” in the film’s title? Good news, then! The trailer for Warrior has arrived to make those improvements — and it even ignores the Masshole accents. (Which may or may not be an improvement from where you’re sitting.)

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25 Ways To Get Hollywood To Make a Biopic About You

Nearly fifty years after the tragic murder of Sam Cooke — the “King of Soul,” whose musical contributions and Civil Rights successes continue to inspire todat — it looks like Hollywood is just one step closer to adapting his story into a biopic. This hesitant pace — when it comes to one of the greatest soul singers of all time — begs the question: “What the hell does it take to get a biopic made these days?” 25 answers to this all-important question lie ahead.

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25 Ways To Get Hollywood To Make a Biopic About You

Movieline’s Celeb Oscar Predictions: ESPN Host Tony Reali Gets in the Ring with The Fighter

Oscar week is going strong here at Movieline HQ, and in addition to last minute party preparations — Julie is furiously working on her world famous potato salad — we’ve asked celebrities from all walks of life to give us their fool-proof predictions . ESPN host/ GoodFellas enthusiast Tony Reali was kind enough to take time away from his day job of keeping sportswriters in check on Around the Horn to participate in our little parlor game. Which Oscar hopefuls does he think should have speeches prepared for Sunday? Leave your mute buttons behind and click ahead to find out.

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Movieline’s Celeb Oscar Predictions: ESPN Host Tony Reali Gets in the Ring with The Fighter

American Idol Las Vegas Day: Cirque du Sob Story

American Idol dished two hours of giddy theatrics last night: We started with an hour of Las Vegas auditions featuring Beatles songs (courtesy of the Cirque du Soleil rollerblading clown show Love ) and concluded with sixty minutes of the judges’ first Top 24 invitees. BREAKING : I loved American Idol this Wednesday. Let’s break it all down in the wrong order: We’ll start by discussing the five declared entrants into the Top 24 and conclude with our (my) feelings about the remaining hopefuls. EXCLUSIVE : Still don’t trust Robbie Rosen.

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American Idol Las Vegas Day: Cirque du Sob Story

What If We Reinvented Awards Season As a Playoff Tournament?

Has awards season become a tad repetitive for your tastes? Sure, the recent surge by The King’s Speech over The Social Network is exciting, I suppose, but at this point how many awards can we see Natalie Portman and Colin Firth win against basically the same competition before we all collectively throw up our hands and say, “OK, we get it. Can we just move on to the Oscars now? Or at least try something different ?” Here’s an idea: What if every single awards ceremony were important?

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What If We Reinvented Awards Season As a Playoff Tournament?

What If We Reinvented Awards Season As a Playoff Tournament?

Has awards season become a tad repetitive for your tastes? Sure, the recent surge by The King’s Speech over The Social Network is exciting, I suppose, but at this point how many awards can we see Natalie Portman and Colin Firth win against basically the same competition before we all collectively throw up our hands and say, “OK, we get it. Can we just move on to the Oscars now? Or at least try something different ?” Here’s an idea: What if every single awards ceremony were important?

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What If We Reinvented Awards Season As a Playoff Tournament?

The “Whitest Oscars” In A While Picks — Have You Seen Any of These Flicks?

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards will be held on February 27, 2011. As usual, Black actors are largely absent from the nominee roll call. How could they be considered for the big W? They aren’t even contenders for significant roles in these films. Traditionally, Oscar picks are selected due to their high artistic value — which is subjectively determined by a group of voters. The dearth of Black actors in film begs many to wonder whether minorities are simply written out ofl events due to the perspective of the writers and directors (usually white men) or purposely excluded from films because their buying dollars aren’t perceived as relevant to the film industry’s gatekeepers (executive producers, who finance flicks). Either way, it’s offensive. Here’s a round up of the movies selected for “Best Picture” and the billion dollar question is … have you seen them?

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The “Whitest Oscars” In A While Picks — Have You Seen Any of These Flicks?

George Clooney Has ‘F*cked Too Many Chicks’ To Run For Office

You may have wondered why handsome leading man/director/humanitarian George Clooney has not yet committed to running for office. After all, he is one of the most politically outspoken celebrities in Hollywood, and he even helped his father run for Congress back in 2004. The reason behind Clooney’s lack of political ambition is quite simple though — as he recently told Newsweek , he just “f*cked too many chicks.” Read on for the Oscar winner’s full explanation.

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George Clooney Has ‘F*cked Too Many Chicks’ To Run For Office