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The Five Funniest Oscar Moments

SimchaFebruary 23, 2009 //

The movie business holds the Academy Awards in such high regard it can make or break a distribution deal. Luckily, actors don’t (always) take themselves so seriously. Aside from the over-the-top gushing that came when past winners introduced the nominees for the acting awards, there were plenty of LOL moments from last night’s Oscars (not including the moment when the camera caught Angelina Jolie laughing at Jennifer Aniston['s joke], above). From Styx lyrics in speeches to Steve Martin’s ego mania, here are our five favorite funnies…

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The Daily Squeeze: Joan Didion To Write Katharine Graham Film And Miley Cyrus’s Boyfriend

Catherine StrawnNovember 19, 2008 //
  • Joan Didion is writing an HBO film about Katharine Graham, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post publisher who led the paper through Watergate. [Paste]
  • People who live in nursing homes have sexual needs, too. [Newswise]

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    Knocked Up: The Most Controversial and Thought-Provoking Stupid-Funny Movie Ever

    Amelia McDonell-ParryDecember 4, 2007 //

    Wow. The last movie that made us this upset and confused was, like, Fahrenheit 9/11, so imagine our surprise when we found ourselves wanting to stab Ben (Seth Rogen) in the face as we shouted “Abort! Abort!” at Alison (Katherine Heigl), like she could hear us or something. Sadly, Judd Apatow, the man behind the ever more hilarious but not nearly as emotion-inspiring 40-Year-Old Virgin, probably didn’t intend for his summer blockbuster to get women involved in a heated debate about unplanned pregnancies, but, well, it did. Our highly expertised movie criticism after the jump. Keep reading »

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