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Joaquin Phoenix Uninjured in LA Car Crash (AP)
 AP - Joaquin Phoenix's car overturned on a canyon road and collided with another vehicle after his brakes went out, but there were no reports of injury, police said.
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Oprah Tells Frey He 'Betrayed' Readers (AP)
 AP - In a stunning switch from dismissive to disgusted, Oprah Winfrey took on one of her chosen authors, James Frey, accusing him on live television of lying about "A Million Little Pieces" and letting down the many fans of his memoir of addiction and recovery.
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Ex-'SNL' Star Pleads Not Guilty to DUI (AP)
 AP - Former "Saturday Night Live" star Tracy Morgan is heading to court after pleading not guilty to charges of drunken driving, prosecutors said Thursday.
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Kidman Accepts Role As Goodwill Ambassador (AP)
 AP - Nicole Kidman has a new role — working to advance women's rights around the globe as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. The Oscar-winning actress will work with the United Nations Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM, on critical gender concerns such as ending violence against women.
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'The Office' reports strong future expansion (USATODAY.com)
 USATODAY.com - There's no longer a fear of layoffs at The Office. After a slow ratings start, the offbeat comedy (Thursday, 9:30 ET/PT) has blossomed in its second season into a key player in NBC's efforts to rebuild its Thursday comedy franchise. The show also has earned a bonus: a 22-episode third season.
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Fatigue common among sleep-deprived festgoers (Reuters)
Reuters - At the Sundance Film
Festival, the subject of a good night's sleep seemed to be on
nearly everyone's mind -- from a trio of filmmakers who have
crafted projects about the necessity of sleep to beleaguered
fest attendees dragging themselves through the snow from
screenings to deals to parties.
'Understudy' soprano Bartoli to honor Mozart (Reuters)
Reuters - Classical music folklore is
full of tales of the understudy stepping in at the last minute
to stun the crowd and grab the glory.
Frey admits fictions, Oprah apologizes (Reuters)
 Reuters - Author James Frey confessed to Oprah
Winfrey on Thursday that he made up details about every
character in his memoir "A Million Little Pieces" and the talk
show host apologized to her viewers, saying she felt "duped."
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Fatigue common among sleep-deprived festgoers (Reuters)
Reuters - At the Sundance Film
Festival, the subject of a good night's sleep seemed to be on
nearly everyone's mind -- from a trio of filmmakers who have
crafted projects about the necessity of sleep to beleaguered
fest attendees dragging themselves through the snow from
screenings to deals to parties.
PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Scott Ellis (Playbill)
Playbill - "I'm better busy than not," says the director who is juggling a national tour, an Off Broadway hit, an upcoming revival and world premiere musical.
Fatigue common among sleep-deprived festgoers (Reuters)
Reuters - At the Sundance Film
Festival, the subject of a good night's sleep seemed to be on
nearly everyone's mind -- from a trio of filmmakers who have
crafted projects about the necessity of sleep to beleaguered
fest attendees dragging themselves through the snow from
screenings to deals to parties.
'Big Momma' said knock you out at box office (Reuters)
 Reuters - Martin Lawrence is
expected to lead the weekend box office with his comedy sequel
"Big Momma's House 2," one of four films opening Friday.
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Hungarian Oscar winner was communist era informant (Reuters)
Reuters - Hungarian Oscar winning film director
Istvan Szabo said on Friday he was an informant for Hungary's
communist-era secret police while a film student in the 1950s,
but said he had done it to save a classmate's life.
Ratings board attacked in scattershot documentary (Reuters)
Reuters - In "This Film Is Not
Yet Rated," veteran documentary filmmaker Kirby Dick lets the
Motion Picture Assn. of America's much-maligned film ratings
board have it from both barrels.
Not much life in 'Mars' (Reuters)
Reuters - It's easy to see why the
large-screen film "Roving Mars" is being "presented as a public
service" by Lockheed Martin.
'Annapolis' rehashes old themes for new generation (Reuters)
Reuters - Packing in enough cliches
for a dozen movies, this drama about a sensitive young man
trying to achieve his dreams via the U.
Producer Revolution Studios sets cutbacks (Reuters)
Reuters - Revolution Studios,
stung by such recent flops as "XXX: State of the Union" and
"Rent," said Thursday it is shuttering its development
operations.
Williams joining Stiller in 'Museum' (Reuters)
Reuters - Robin Williams has
signed on to play Theodore Roosevelt in the Ben Stiller comedy
"Night at the Museum."
Neil Young leaves 'Heart' in Nashville (Reuters)
Reuters - "Prairie Wind" is a
smart, aesthetically understated documentation of Neil Young's
two-night stand at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium last
year, shortly after he suffered a brain aneurysm.
Kidman, Leigh eye sister act (Reuters)
 Reuters - Nicole Kidman and
Jennifer Jason Leigh are in talks to play sisters in filmmaker
Noah Baumbach's follow-up to the acclaimed family drama "The
Squid and the Whale."
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'Understudy' soprano Bartoli to honor Mozart (Reuters)
Reuters - Classical music folklore is
full of tales of the understudy stepping in at the last minute
to stun the crowd and grab the glory.
Mozart hometown leads worldwide birthday party (Reuters)
 Reuters - Church bells will ring on
Friday to mark Mozart's birth 250 years ago, as his hometown
Salzburg throws street parties and stages concerts to lead the
world in celebration of a musical genius.
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Megadeth turns to online artists to revamp mascot (Reuters)
 Reuters - Heavy metal veterans Megadeth have
turned to an online community of artists to redesign their
longtime mascot, Vic Rattlehead.
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Neil Young leaves 'Heart' in Nashville (Reuters)
Reuters - "Prairie Wind" is a
smart, aesthetically understated documentation of Neil Young's
two-night stand at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium last
year, shortly after he suffered a brain aneurysm.
Phil Spector's Deposition to Be Released (AP)
AP - Part of Phil Spector's deposition testimony in a civil court battle with his former attorney will be released to prosecutors in his murder case, even though it contains no "smoking gun," a judge ruled Thursday.
Activists Aid Woman in Music Piracy Case (AP)
 AP - Patricia Santangelo just wanted to save money, but the mother of five quickly realized that acting as her own lawyer against the music companies accusing her of illegal downloading was a big-time money-burner.
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Mozart Rules From Salzburg to Santiago (AP)
 AP - This cobblestoned and turreted city of his birth is pulling out all the stops to celebrate Mozart's 250th birthday Friday. But not only Austria is seized with Mozart madness.
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Bono Sees Red (E! Online)
 E! Online - He might have lost out on the Nobel Peace Prize last year, but
Bono's already laying the groundwork for another run at the hardware.
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Bono Band Mates Worry About 'Uncool' Pols (AP)
 AP - U2 front man Bono said Thursday that his band mates had feared his activism would "wipe out" their music and have bristled at his meetings with "uncool" politicians.
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A Primer on Getting to Know Mozart (AP)
 AP - Don't know anything about Mozart? A guide for where to start:
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