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U.S director Martin Scorsese, right, chats to British actor John Hurt during a pre Bafta drinks reception for Scorsese at Claridges in London, Friday, Feb.

Espionage thriller "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and mute movie "The Artist" lead the race for Sunday's British Academy Film Awards, Britain's equivalent of the Oscars.

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And if the absurd happens to take the form of an artfully cornered Martin Scorsese and Sir Ben Kingsley, getting a chuckle at my expense, I'll take it.

Stay with IBTimes over the next few weeks as we analyze each Academy Award Best Picture nominee's chances of winning the Oscar.

"The Dictator" is coming to theaters soon, and Sacha Baron Cohen has put on his latest persona, General Aladeen for the film's Super Bowl commercial.

On "Who Do You Think You Are?," actor Martin Sheen discovers a family history full of activism as he journeys through Ireland and Spain.

Viola Davis, joined by one of her co-stars from The Help, took to the stage Jan.

What a giggle it would be to see Sir Brucie stripped of his knighthood. Photograph: Steve Back/Daily Mail/Rex Features This week's big news-effect announcement is that former RBS boss Fred Goodwin has been stripped of his knighthood .

Do You Sudoku? - You can now play the Daily Sudoku on Edhat. How fast can you fill in the blanks? This image got Edhatters talking yesterday, racking up a total of 26 comments.

The Taj Mahal, actress Aishwarya Rai and Alexander the Great bind famous Italian archaeologist-historian, television presenter and novelist Valerio Massimo Manfredi to India - a country whose heritage he finds iconic.

Casting for the the long-awaited Ender's Game sci-fi film seems like it is finally drawing to a close.

Last night, January 29, the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards was simulcast live coast-to-coast from the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles.

Downtown Cincinnati, local landmarks and suburbs will play a major role in 'A Doll's House' when filming starts next month.

With the SAG Awards less than a week away, more and more details are slowly coming out of the woodwork, including which of Hollywood's finest with be presenting the awards that evening.

The New York Film Academy has a long and impressive list of speakers who have shared their insight and knowledge with students who have chosen acting and/or filmmaking as a career.

French illusionist-turned-filmmaker George MA©liA s, whom Ben Kingsley played in Martin Scorsese's 11-time Oscar-nominated film Hugo , was a cinematic pioneer to say the least.

AUSSIE actor Joel Edgerton has no time for bad movies. At the Sundance Film Festival he has taken a swipe at some high-grossing, critical duds filling movie theatres.

Michelle Williams, George Clooney, Ben Kingsley, Octavia Spencer, Berenice Bejo, Jean Dujardin, Jessica Chastain and Owen Wilson have been tapped to present at Saturday's ceremony.

The favorites - "The Artist," "Hugo," "The Descendants" - all came away with their predicted boatloads, but a pleasant quirkiness followed with several out-of-left-field nods and a handful of unlikely curiosities.