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I'm here to make a modest proposal. What if the Oscars - an imaginary Oscars, a thought-experiment Oscars, the Oscars of an alternate universe - honored movies that people actually liked? No, I know, I know - they sometimes do, pretty much on the stopped-clock-occasionally-correct principle.

PanARMENIAN.Net - Director Stephen Daldry has brought Sept. 11 drama "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" to the Berlin International Film Festival, saying the film was sensitive to make, AP reported.

Starring Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock, directed by Stephen Daldry and a major contender at this year's Oscars, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close tells the story of a family caught up in the events of 9/11. Hear what the cast and crew have to say about playing their part in this affecting story.

Frank Abagnale is best know for his life being portrayed on the silver screen. "Catch Me If You Can" was a box office hit and not necessarily because Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks fronted a star filled cast in the movie.

The Artist actor will play an old friend of Clint's character, a talent scout with eyesight problems who takes a road trip with his daughter to view a hot prospect, Variety reports.

The band has been active since 1996, writing music for Tom Hanks' "That Thing You Do!," the "Josie and the Pussycats" soundtrack and producing albums for They Might Be Giants, Verve Pipe and David Mead.

Berlin is rolling out the red carpet for its 62nd annual International Film Festival.

This April 12, 2009 photo released by the U.S. Navy, shows Maersk-Alabama Capt. Richard Phillips, right, standing alongside Cmdr.

Tom Hanks may go from Saving Private Ryan to Saving Mr. Banks . Deadline reports that Hanks is rumored to be up for the role of Walt Disney in the Disney drama that recounts the filmmaking icon's 14-year-long courtship of Aussie author P.L. Travers to win the film rights to her beloved novel Mary Poppins .

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is about a 9-year old boy named Oskar Schell.

When the Academy Awards are given out, the speeches that follow often sound alike.

Here's a look back at some of our favorite New York love stories-- from An Affair To Remember to Blue Valentine , with three appearances by Meg Ryan, four by Tom Hanks, two musicals, a lotta kisses, heartbreak, the Verrazano, and the wisdom of Woody Allen.

Tom Hanks Dad INCREDIBLE. I DIDN'T KNOW TOM HANKS DAD WAS THE LEAD SINGER OF THE DIAMONDS WAY BACK IN 1957! THEY SOUND EXACTLY THE SAME AS THEY DID! 2 Performances 47 years apart FYI, the lead singer of the Diamonds is also the father of TOM HANKS.

Warner Bros' year-end release Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close faced a challenge of being too late and too early - simultaneously.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close was directed by Stephen Daldry, known for The Reader, Billy Elliot , and the Hours . It has been advertised as a stunning, avant garde movie centering on how the 9-11 tragedy affects one family.

Jose Merlos is biking across the country to raise money for a well in a town in Africa.

Stephen Daldry's newest screen adaptation, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," is a well thought-out story of a 9/11 child-victim's struggle to cope with loss.

Wow. Director Stephen Daldry has become a modern classic. His work might not appeal to mass audiences, but his movies cover such unique human stories that it is hard for me not to love each of them .

"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" An 11-year-old boy discovers a key left by his father , who was killed in the Sept.

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