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Number of best picture nominees doubling

The number of movies nominated for the best picture Oscar will double next year, a move apparently aimed at bolstering sagging ratings for the Academy Awards broadcast.

Metal band Anvil finds unexpected success

Ask Steve "Lips" Kudlow how his band, Anvil, overcame bad management, a dead colleague, cruddy jobs, unpaid tour bills, raging arguments and now mockery as a Spinal Tap clone, and he has one word: "kismet."

All that glitters: Five iconic Palme d'Or winners

As the Cannes Film Festival gets underway, all eyes will once again be on the contenders for the festival's top prize -- the Palme d'Or. As one of the most prestigious awards in world cinema, the Golden Palm has been the launchpad for success for many films over the decades.

Cannes gets specs appeal as 3D 'Up' opens festival

Dark glasses are de rigueur on the sun-kissed French Riviera, but this year glamorous cineastes attending the opening night of Cannes were matching another kind of face wear with their tuxedoes and designer dresses.

Cannes exposure is no guarantee of success

As the 2009 Cannes Film Festival draws near, filmmakers who have made the event's short list hope that their films will be blessed with that hard-to-earn Cannes buzz, which could lead to awards and financial success.

People.com: Cameron Diaz, Vanessa Hudgens to Present at MTV Movie Awards

Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds and Leighton Meester are also set to hand out Golden Popcorn prizes

Four found guilty in landmark Pirate Bay case

Four men behind a Swedish file-sharing Web site used by millions to exchange movies and music have been found guilty of collaborating to violate copyright law in a landmark court verdict in Stockholm.

Verdict due in major Internet piracy case

The founders of a Swedish file-sharing Web site could face jail time and multimillion-dollar fines if convicted of copyright infringement.

People.com: Andy Samberg to Host MTV Movie Awards

The Saturday Night Live funnyman says he "grew up watching the show"

Dirty Harry's greatest hits

After a lifetime of playing characters past-their-prime, Clint Eastwood appears to still be enjoying his own.

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