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  • August 2008

    • Iran Bars Actress From Leaving Country

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 21, 08 8:09 AM CDT

      Iran Bars Actress From Leaving Country

      (Newser) - Iran has barred an actress from leaving the country after details of her role alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in a spy thriller emerged, the Guardian reports. Golshifteh Farahani was on her way to Hollywood to discuss future roles when authorities stopped her at the airport. A trailer for the thriller, Body of Lies , shows Farahani without a hijab on. More »

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      Iran  • movie  • actor  • Leonardo DiCaprio  • Ridley Scott

    • Close Casting Calls for Stars

      New York Post  |  Aug 18, 08 2:51 PM CDT

      Close Casting Calls for Stars

      (Newser) - Some of today's brightest stars nearly landed iconic TV roles, but didn't for better or worse. Author Eila Mell reveals a few near-misses to the New York Post :   Harrison Ford turned down the part of "Meathead" in All in the Family . Mickey Rooney also passed on bigot Archie Bunker. Rosie O'Donnell was almost cast on Seinfeld as neighbor Elaine. More »

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      list  • television  • Rosie O'Donnell  • Harrison Ford  • Leonardo DiCaprio  • Whitney Houston  • Courteney Cox

  • July 2008
  • January 2008

    • Right Church, Wrong Pew

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 21, 08 2:03 PM CST

      Right Church, Wrong Pew

      (Newser) - Oscar nominees have often delivered more than one award-worthy performance in a single category in the same year. Sometimes, Tariq Khan tells the LA Times, the academy picks the wrong one. On the eve of this year's nominations, he lists his top 10 mistakes. Catherine Keener, Capote, Best Supporting Actress 2005 (should have been nominated for Walking and Talking ) Susan Sarandon, The Client, Best Actress 1994 ( Safe Passage ) More »

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      actor  • Oscar  • Nicole Kidman  • Jack Nicholson  • Leonardo DiCaprio  • Susan Sarandon

  • December 2007

    • Knut Mania Triggers Rift at Zoo

      Times (UK)  |  Dec 13, 07 4:30 PM CST

      Knut Mania Triggers Rift at Zoo

      (Newser) - A savvy marketing campaign that turned cuddly Knut into the world's most famous polar bear has driven a wedge between his human handlers. The Berlin Zoo's finance director, the man who made Knut the poster bear for global warming and turned a tidy profit for the zoo in the process, has left on not-so-amicable terms after the zoo's director complained of the never-ending cult of Knut, the Times reports. More »

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      climate change  • polar bear  • Knut  • Berlin Zoo  • Leonardo DiCaprio

  • September 2007

    • Famous, Eco-Friendly, and... Frauds?

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 1, 07 6:33 PM CDT

      Famous, Eco-Friendly, and... Frauds?

      (Newser) - Greenies are putting celebrities under the microscope to see if their eco-lifestyles really resemble what they preach, the Los Angeles Times reports. A-listers insist they're not perfect, but bloggers ask what value their message has when Leonardo zips around in a private jet and Madge owns 9 homes. One critic says that nobody can “consume opulently like a movie star and still protect the planet.” More »

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      celebrity  • environmentalism  • Leonardo DiCaprio  • John Mayer  • Live Earth

  • March 2007

    • Chic Pups Are Channeling Nic and Leo

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 26, 07 9:05 AM CDT

      Chic Pups Are Channeling Nic and Leo

      (Newser) - Knock-offs of Academy Awards gowns—always a brisk business—now come in even-smaller sizes:  An L.A. company has released a new line of Oscar duds for dogs, from Nicole Kidman's red Balenciaga  to Leonardo DiCaprio's Armani tux. Little Lily's, which has been dressing posh pooches since 2002, has already sold out its "Red Carpet Line"  in the U.S. More »

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      celebrity  • movie  • film  • fashion  • dog  • pets  • actor  • Oscar  • Academy Awards  • Nicole Kidman  • awards  • Leonardo DiCaprio

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