I finally saw the Sam Mendes dramedy "Away We Go" starring Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski. The film is thoroughly enjoyable with its highs and its lows sharing equal poignancy. It is the perfect hybrid of a drama and a comedy.

Music throughout the film is spot on, appropriate in each instance for the emotions the filmmakers are trying to convey. Rudolph and Krasinski have a wonderful chemistry as husband and wife and engage in hilarious interactions with the other couples in the movie. Krasinski plays the role of Burt with a dopey charm that's hard not to love.

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Mischa Barton is heading back to TV - she's in negotiations to star in the Melrose Place remake. The former O.C. star has confirmed she is in talks to join the cast of the show.

Barton ended her run as rich kid Marissa Cooper on teen drama "The O.C." in 2006. TV bosses at The CW, who brought back Beverly Hills 90210 as a spin-off last year, have ordered the production of a pilot episode of the new Melrose Place.

The show, which ran from 1992 to 1999, launched the careers of Marcia Cross and Kristin Davis and was notorious for its sensationalist storylines and extravagant character...

Popular 1990s soap opera Melrose Place is set to make a return to the small screen.

TV bosses at The CW, which brought back a Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off last year, have ordered the production of a pilot episode. The show, which ran from 1992 to 1999, launched the careers of Marcia Cross and Kristin Davis and was notorious for its sensationalist storylines and extravagant characters.

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim, who won an Oscar for his 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth, has been recruited to direct the update.

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Former Led Zeppelin star Robert Plant and his new performance partner Alison Krauss were the toast of the 51st Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night after claiming a fistful of honors.

The duo picked up awards for Album of The Year, Record of The Year, Best Pop Collaboration, Best Country Collaboration and Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.

Lil Wayne, who was the most nominated artist at this year's Grammys, took home three prizes and a share of the Best Rap Performance for a Duo or Group for Swagga Like Us with Jay-Z, T.I. and Kanye West. Coldplay were also triple w...

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's... Leonardo DiCaprio? Earthlings, take note: April 22 marks Earth Day, a day of national environmental recognition. In the last decade, environmental awareness has grown by leaps and bounds, and many celebrities have visibly thrown their support behind the planet.

Though it may currently be trendy, Kermit the Frog said it best: It ain't easy being green. Committing to be more conscious environmentally takes sacrifice, dedication and consistency. We should all stop a moment - April 22 is as good a day as any - and examine our lifestyles and what changes, ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Oprah Winfrey and other producers behind the Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker film ''The Great Debaters'' will receive an award from the Producers Guild of America for illuminating provocative social issues.

The film's producers will receive the 2008 Stanley Kramer Award at the PGA Awards on Feb. 2 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the guild announced Wednesday. Among those who produced the film are Todd Black, Kate Forte, Joe Roth and Winfrey.

''Oprah and I are very proud of this film and honored to receive the PGA's Stanley Kramer Award,'' Forte said. '''The G...

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are teaming up to produce a new TV series based on the lives of aid workers. The couple is working on a new small screen project - their first together - for HBO, which will go behind the scenes of an international aid organization.

The series is being written by The Bourne Ultimatum co-writer Scott Burns, who also produced An Inconvenient Truth.

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Former Vice President-turned-environmental warrior Al Gore is to hand over the $1.5 million he'll receive as the latest Nobel Prize winner to a green charity in California.

Ironically, the An Inconvenient Truth star was planning to meet with officials at The Alliance For Climate Protection in Palo Alto, California when he discovered he had been honored on Thursday night.

At a press conference staged at the ACP's headquarters on Friday, the global warming activist said, "I'm of course deeply honored to receive this award.

"(My wife) Tipper and I will go to Oslo (Norway) and...

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore has won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work raising awareness about climate change. Gore, whose climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth won an Academy Award, shares the prize with the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

The panel comprises 3,000 leading climate scientists.

Novel chairman Ole Danbolt Mjoes revealed the committee had chosen the winners "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract...

A British judge has criticized Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth - claiming the environmental film has several inaccuracies. The climate change film was critically acclaimed after its release last year and earned Gore an Oscar - but it has come under fire in the U.K. after the government sent copies to 3,500 British schools to educate teenagers about the perils of global warming.

Last week, High Court Judge Michael Burton ruled An Inconvenient Truth should be shown in schools - as long as teachers provided a balance to the film's political undertones. However while agreeing ...

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's global warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth has been given the green light to be shown in British schools following a high court battle.

Concerned parent Stewart Brown lobbied to ban the film from U.K. schools, claiming it was biased politically.

In court, he told High Court Judge Michael Burton, "I want my children to have the best education possible, free from bias and political spin, and Mr. Gore's film falls far short of the standard."

But Judge Burton ruled that An Inconvenient Truth should be shown in schools - as long as teache...

Actor Bruce Willis surprised U.S. chat show host David Letterman with a little wind power on Monday, when he arrived for his appearance on The Late Show with a mini-turbine strapped to his head. The Live Free or Die Hard star had made a habit of wearing odd wigs and headgear for his spots on pal Letterman's late-night show.

He told Letterman, "I got the idea from Al Gore's big film, the global warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth."

Willis then jokingly revealed he plans his own climate change documentary, An Unappealing Hunch.

The movie star also had fun with a spoof st...

LONDON (June 19, 2007) – Metallica, Kasabian, Pussycat Dolls, and Terra Naomi are the final acts to be added to the Live Earth London line-up performing at Wembley Stadium as part of the 24-hour, 7-continent Live Earth concert series on 7/7/07.

With an already astounding line up that includes some of the best music acts from around the world, this monumental event will bring together more than 2 billion people to combat the climate crisis.

An exclusive download of Metallica's Live Earth performance is going to be available for a minimal fee immediately after the event finishes. ...

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is considering a second bid for the White House. The man behind An Inconvenient Truth missed out on the top job after losing to George W. Bush at the 2000 presidential election.

After the phenomenal success of his environmental movie it was rumored he would run again.

He has repeatedly denied he plans to campaign for next year's election - but for the first time admits it's a possibility for the future.

Democrat Gore says, "(His environmental duties) feels like a worthwhile mission. I have not ruled (a presidential run) out entirely becau...

From National Geographic Films, the people who brought you March Of The Penguins, and Paramount Classics, the studio that brought you An Inconvenient Truth, Arctic Tale is an epic adventure that explores the vast world of the Great North.

The film follows the walrus, Seela, and the polar bear Nanu, on their journey from birth to adolescence to maturity and parenthood in the frozen Arctic wilderness. Once a perpetual winter wonderland of snow and ice, the walrus and the polar bear are losing their beautiful icebound world as it melts from underneath them. Story told by Queen Latifah...

Former Vice President Al Gore nearly turned down his double Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth, branding it "a terrible idea."The politician/environmentalist was worried about turning his climate change lectures into the feature-length documentary, but was encouraged to partake in the movie to highlight the effects of climate change and global warming.

Gore says, "I have to 'fess up that when I was approached to make my slide show into a movie, I thought it was a terrible idea. I had to be talked into it and I'm glad that I was talked into it."

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Former Vice President Al Gore opened the TriBeCa Film Festival in New York last night where he helped raise awareness about the connection between filmmakers and the issues of global warming. The festival was founded by actor Robert De Niro in 2002 following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center to promote the city as a center for filmmaking.

The event now includes a mission to raise awareness about climate change and opened with an array of global warming-themed films. Gore, who narrated the Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth, thinks artists play a role in g...

Jenny McCarthy is planning on giving funnyman boyfriend Jim Carrey a child after reconsidering her decision not to have more kids. The model/actress gave birth to her son Evan in 2002 and has always maintained she won't be adding to the family, but dating Carrey has made her rethink motherhood.

The 34-year-old blonde says, "I was adamant about not having any more and then for some reason, in the past few months, the eggs in my ovaries have been talking to me, screaming at me, that they're dying at a very fast rate. I go back and forth and back and forth."

But McCarthy admits the...

Former Vice President Al Gore is set to receive an honorary International Emmy Award for his contribution to television. Gore, 58, whose documentary An Inconvenient Truth won two Oscars last month, will accept the Founders Award at a ceremony in New York City in November.

The organization’s president Bruce Paisner says, "We in the media industry are honored that one of the world's leading political figures has joined our global community of broadcasters."

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Pop superstar Madonna is urging Al Gore to change his mind and run for President next year, insisting she'd lend him her support. Gore, who lost out to George W. Bush in 2000, has stated he has no plans to campaign for the White House in 2008.

But Madonna was so impressed with his Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth, she thinks he should run. She says, "I would publicly support him if he joins the race."

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Former Vice President Al Gore has been blasted as a hypocrite for using 20 times more energy at home than the average American, despite his fight against climate change. Gore's global warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth won Best Documentary at the Academy Awards on Sunday. However, Gore lives in a 20-room Nashville, Tennessee mansion that runs up power bills of $29,250 each year.

Public records, scoured by Tennessee's Center For Policy Research, show the politician's family used 221,000 kilowatt hours of power in 2006, compared to a national average of 10,656 kilowatt hours. Th...

Lesbian rocker Melissa Etheridge agonized over whether it was appropriate to kiss her wife at the Oscars - because she isn't fond of public displays of affection.

The singer/songwriter knew she had an outside chance of winning gold at the Academy Awards last night for her An Inconvenient Truth song I Need To Wake Up and she wanted to find the best way to thank partner Tammy Lynn Michaels.

But, when her name was called she didn't hesitate to lock lips with the actress.

She says, "I have not been one to kiss my partner in public just for sensationalism. I don't think I ever hav...

Green-minded celebrities including Leonardo DiCaprio were shuttled to the Academy Awards in plug-in hybrid cars last night. Global Green USA began ferrying stars in environmentally-friendly automobiles to the Kodak Theatre ceremony in Los Angeles five years ago.

This year, the firm lined up 30 two-seat, scarlet-colored prototypes of the Tesla Roadster, to drive celebrities to the Oscars. One taker was David Guggenheim, director of the Academy Award-winning global warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth.

Global Green USA boss Matt Petersen says, "The past years we only worked w...

Dame Helen Mirren and Forest Whitaker were crowned queen and king of the Oscars last night. The stars of The Queen and The Last King of Scotland won Best Actress and Best Actor respectively, while Martin Scorsese won Best Director for The Departed - his first win out of six nominations in the category and 31 years since his first nomination. Full List of Winners Below!

As she accepted her award, Helen, struggling to hold the statuette, said: "I've got my purse in one hand, my earring in the other. Thank you, Academy. You know, my sister told me that all kids love to get gold stars, and...

Former US vice president Al Gore has ruled out a bid to run for the American presidency in the 2008 elections.

Instead, Gore will concentrate on his fight against global climate change following the enormous success of his environmental documentary An Inconvenient Truth.

He says, "I have no intention to run for president. I can't imagine in any circumstance to run for office again."

Gore was defeated in the 2000 presidential race by George W. Bush.

On Thursday, he announced a massive summer 24-hour world concert to save the planet from global warming, which Pharrell ...

"I really liked her. I thought she was a good girl. I feel incredibly sad for her. She became kind of a freak show on her own reality show (but) I was really upset when she died." Elton John pays tribute to late Anna Nicole Smith.

"Sometimes what I actually love to do is go to a farm and get fresh milk or watch a pig get slaughtered." Jake Gyllenhaal on his rural hobbies.

"I shall sit in my cardigan in my shed in my garden and write." Hugh Grant has big plans for his eventual retirement from acting.

"Because, what do I write? Help! What do we do? 'Give a hoot, don't pollute' ...

Academy awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak theatre at Hollywood & highland center, and televised live by the ABC television network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour arrivals segment, “The Road to The Oscars.” Babel is nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture.

Nominations By Category - 79th Awards

Best Motion Picture Of The Year

Babel

The Departed

Letters From Iwo Jima

Little Miss Sunshine

The Queen

Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role

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The American Film Institute (AFI) today announced the second portion of the AFI AWARDS 2006 deliberation process -- the year's AFI Moments of Significance. These eight noteworthy events were determined to have had an impact on the world of the moving image during the calendar year 2006.

Each year, AFI AWARDS adds another volume to the history of American film and television by documenting the collective opinion of the moving image communities, archiving the year's significant moments and honoring the talent and collaborative teams who have created the year's outstanding accomplishments...

Helen Mirren and Sacha Baron Cohen picked up the top prizes at this year's San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards yesterday. Mirren won the Best Actress award for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen and Cohen was named Best Actor for Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan.

There was more glory for Brits with the Kate Winslet-starring film Little Children, which was named Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. "Little Children" star Jackie Earle Haley also won the Best Supporting Actor Award. British director Paul Greengras...

The Queen is the big winner at this year's New York Film Critics Online Awards, taking home five honors for the Helen Mirren-starring drama. Mirren plays British monarch Queen Elizabeth II during the aftermath of the 1997 death of Diana, Princess Of Wales in the movie, directed by Stephen Frears.

The film has been named Best Picture, Best Actress for Mirren, Best Supporting Actor for Michael Sheen, Best Director for Frears and Best Screenplay for Peter Morgan.

Meanwhile, former American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson tied with Catherine O'Hara for the Best Supporting Actress ac...