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Jennifer Hudson to be new voice of 'One Shining Moment' after NCAA basketball championship
NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Hudson will have her "One Shining Moment."
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Percy Sledge, Atlanta Rhythm Section among acts to perform at Alabama Music Hall of Fame
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Performers appearing at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame ceremony March 25 in Montgomery include hall members Percy Sledge and the Blind Boys of Alabama.
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'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim, whose career was blighted by drug use, dies at Calif. hospital
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.
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Animal activists from 'The Cove' documentary target Calif. sushi restaurant
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Federal agents are investigating a high-end Santa Monica, Calif., sushi restaurant, following a video sting orchestrated by the producers of the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove."
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From Raging Bull to NFL coach: Robert De Niro set to play Vince Lombardi in upcoming movie
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Robert De Niro is set to play Vince Lombardi in an upcoming movie.
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Man stabbed with meat thermometer after asking woman to turn off phone during movie in Calif.
LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after asking a woman to silence her cell phone during a screening of the film "Shutter Island" at a Southern California movie theater.
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How did the little movie best the huge one? Theories on how 'Hurt Locker' beat 'Avatar'
NEW YORK (AP) — For Hollywood pundits, industry folk and Oscar fans still paying attention on Monday, a major question remained: How did David slay Goliath?
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Associate of Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis fined $5,000, avoids jail in Nev. bribe case
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Hollywood associate of Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis was fined $5,000 Monday but spared prison time for his role as the "bag man" in the bribery of jail guards to help Francis when he was held in Reno on tax evasion charges in 2007.
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Lohan takes legal swipe at E-Trade babies that mention 'milkaholic Lindsay' in ad
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Lindsay Lohan is feuding with the E-Trade babies.
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For Japan dolphin hunt town, Oscar for 'Cove' brings fresh, unwelcome attention
TAIJI, Japan (AP) — The gala crowd in Los Angeles cheered as "The Cove" won the best documentary Oscar with its grisly portrayal of dolphin hunting. Half a world away, residents of the small Japanese village shown in the film abhorred the attention and said it won't end their centuries-old tradition.
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AP's veteran Hollywood reporter offers view from the second mezzanine at the Oscars
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Talk about fantastic finishes. Just when Hollywood figured James Cameron would win the directing and motion picture awards for his super moneymaker "Avatar," it didn't happen that way.
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A-list stars and Olympians mingle at Oscar after-parties
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With his shaggy red hair, black leather jacket and skintight American flag-printed jeans, Olympic gold medalist Shaun White upstaged even glam Oscar winner Sandra Bullock at a pack of parties around town following the Academy Awards.
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Polanski's wife says husband's jailing hurt her carefree nature, disoriented couple's children
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Roman Polanski's wife said her husband's imprisonment in a 32-year-old sexual abuse case has diminished her carefree spirit and terrified and disoriented the couple's two children.
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'Hurt Locker' director Bigelow pioneers Oscars with first win for female filmmaker
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kathryn Bigelow played field commander to bring her raw, relentless Iraq War thriller "The Hurt Locker" to the screen.

