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New Ebert Protege Ignatiy Vishnevetsky Fails Movie Quiz — How Would You Do?

I applaud him for playing along and testing his mettle, but there’s no doubt that Ignatiy Vishnevetsky — the new 24-year-old co-host on Roger Ebert Presents At the Movies — crashed and burned while taking The Daily Beast ‘s 10-question movie quiz . He compensated with a slick harangue to Aaron Sorkin midway through question eight, but still, he biffed. Would you have fared better?

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REVIEW: Danish Actress Paprika Steen Shines in Modest But Moving Applause

Martin Zandvliet’s Applause is a small movie with modest ambitions, and accordingly, it packs only a modest emotional punch. But as a showcase for its star, the Danish actress Paprika Steen (possibly best known for her role in Thomas Vinterberg’s 1998 Dogme picture The Celebration ), it’s still rewarding in its own quiet, jarring way.

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George Clooney Contracts Malaria For the Second Time; What Have You Done Today?

Earlier this month, Movieline mentioned that George Clooney was spending this year’s award season in Africa so that the Oscar winner could bring attention to Darfur, break in his khaki vest collection and, as revealed today, contract malaria for the second time .

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Movieline’s Giving Away Tickets To See Jane Fonda In 33 Variations!

Good news for any Los Angeleno readers who saw medical marvel and veteran actress Jane Fonda present at Sunday’s Golden Globes: Movieline and Center Theatre Group are giving away tickets to see the two-time Oscar winner’s triumphant return to the stage in Moisés Kaufman’s 33 Variations .

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Who is This ‘Mark Whalberg,’ and Why Is He Trending on Twitter?

I know we’re all quick to judge these days, but come on: Who hasn’t gravely misspelled an A-list movie star and eventual Oscar nominee’s name in the process of tweeting about his rumored third nipple?

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Who is This ‘Mark Whalberg,’ and Why Is He Trending on Twitter?

Who is This ‘Mark Whalberg,’ and Why Is He Trending on Twitter?

I know we’re all quick to judge these days, but come on: Who hasn’t gravely misspelled an A-list movie star and eventual Oscar nominee’s name in the process of tweeting about his rumored third nipple?

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Who is This ‘Mark Whalberg,’ and Why Is He Trending on Twitter?

Cancer claims ‘best actor in the world’

INCEPTION star, Oscar nominee and Steven Spielberg favourite dies of cancer at the age of 64.

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Cancer claims ‘best actor in the world’

Reese Witherspoon engagement ring picture

A rep for the Oscar-winning actress confirms that Reese Witherspoon’s fiancé, Jim Toth, 40, proposed with a 4-carat Ashoka diamond stunner set on a pave diamond-and-platinum band, similar to the one pictured above. LeAnn Rimes isn’t the only A-lister making news today with a mega-watt engagement ring. Reese Witherspoon‘s sparkler has just been revealed as well. So how did Toth land on the special sparkler? “In the past year, the retro look in diamonds has been very popular,” says Eve Goldbe

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Original Space Jam Website Found Tragically Intact

Oscar Index: Inception, ‘Steak Eaters’ on the Move

Well, here we go: Nomination ballots are in Academy voters’ mailboxes as of this week, meaning that the ” [m]ost over-covered, over-considered Oscar season ever ” just became that much more over-covered and over-considered. How can we ever hope to break it down? To the Index!

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