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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences revealed the nominees for the 78th Annual Academy Awards earlier today notably honoring Three 6 Mafia, the Dirty South’s most uncompromising hip-hop ensemble, with a nomination in the Best Achievement In Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) category.
Three 6 Mafia’s track, “It’s Hard Out Here For […]

this one is for all the lovers:
To celebrate Valentine’s Day and the publication of her new gift book, “I Love You Because…,” Beverly Clark, renowned lifestyle expert and author of the best-selling “Planning a Wedding to Remember,” is sponsoring a writing contest. She’s inviting everyone who wants to tell their significant other why they […]

Spike TV has given the green-light for a television series based on Marvel Super Hero “Blade” as the network’s first original scripted series. The network has ordered 11 one-hour episodes, in addition to the previously announced two-hour kick-off episode, to be produced by New Line Television, set to commence production in Vancouver this spring. […]

78th Academy Awards Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2005 will be presented on Sunday, March 5, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland and televised live by the ABC Television Network.
Performance by an actor in a leading role

Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Capote” (UA/Sony Pictures Classics)
Terrence Howard in “Hustle & Flow” (Paramount […]

One of the biggest selling female acts of all-time, Destiny’s Child will share Center Court with NBA All-Stars, reuniting for their last ever performance to sing the national anthem preceding the 2006 NBA All-Star Game at the Toyota Center in their native Houston, Texas, Sunday, Feb. 19.
The 55th NBA All-Star Game will be televised in […]

Actor Samuel L. Jackson left his mark on Hollywood Boulevard on Monday, sinking his hands and feet into wet cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, where many other stars have been honored.
“It’s an awesome sort of experience, the kind of thing you don’t really think about as a young actor,” Jackson said at the […]

Five dates have been announced for the legendary Van Morrison to take place in March.
Morrison is set to tour in support of his upcoming Lost Highway country album Pay The Devil, which comes out on March 7. Morrison has confirmed dates in San Francisco, Nicasio, CA, Los Angeles, Dallas, Nashville and Boston. […]

The N presents a whole new way to watch Degrassi! The nighttime network for teens will unveil its first, original on-line series created exclusively for broadband entitled, “Degrassi Minis.” The new series will launch on The N’s web site, http://www.the-n.com, beginning Friday, February 3. New “Degrassi Minis” will premiere online each week through March […]

After two decades of groundbreaking and memorable advertising during the Super Bowl — sometimes featuring the world’s most popular celebrities — Pepsi is at it again. This time, zero-calorie Diet Pepsi is the star, and the “Diet Pepsi Can” becomes a celebrity in its own right.
Two commercials for the brand, along with a third […]

Rank Movie Title Estimated Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross 

Big Momma’s House 2  $28,000,000 $28,000,000 
Nanny McPhee  $14,085,000 $14,085,000
Underworld: Evolution  $11,100,000 $44,303,000
Annapolis  $7,708,000 $7,708,000
Hoodwinked  $7,384,000 $37,672,000 
Brokeback Mountain  $6,354,000 $50,836,000
Glory Road  $5,163,000 $34,766,000
Last Holiday  $4,800,000 $32,628,000
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe  $4,411,000 $277,773,000
The Matador  $3,843,000 $5,501,000
Fun With Dick and Jane  $3,600,000 $106,314,000
Walk the Line […]