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Film on Ga. graveyard wins film festival award

A film that documented the recovery of an unmarked graveyard in Middle Georgia has won two awards in an international film festival focused on human culture. The 33-minute film "I Remember, I Believe," won the best script and best music awards at the Archaeology Channel's International Film and Video Festival ...

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2013 file photo, host Seth MacFarlane speaks onstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014. He announced the news on Twitter Monday, May 20, 2013. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Seth MacFarlane won't return as 2014 Oscar host

Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014. The multitalented comedian says on Twitter that he "tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep." MacFarlane said in his tweet Monday that Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are among the best in the ...

In this May 2, 2013 photo, Paul T. Woodal Jr. poses for photos next to his Barbie-pink 2008 Volkswagen Beetle adorned with photos and sayings from one of country music’s most beloved artists, Dolly Parton. (AP Photo/The Herald-Mail, Joe Crocetta)

Hagerstown man has car devoted to Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton once said "Sometimes you just have to toot your own horn. Otherwise, nobody will know you're a-comin'." For Paul T. Woodal Jr. of Hagerstown, his horn is attached to a Barbie-pink 2008 Volkswagen Beetle adorned with photos and sayings from one of country music's most beloved artists, Dolly ...

Jury president Steven Spielberg, left, speaks with jury member Ang Lee during a photo call for the jury at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Oscar rivals Spielberg, Lee reunited at Cannes

Asked about their recent history as Oscar rivals, Steven Spielberg and Ang Lee look at each other hesitantly before Spielberg graciously offers, "After you." The two have come to the Cannes Film Festival just months after facing off as the two favorites for best director at the Academy Awards. In ...

This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, right, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from "Behind the Candalabra," a film being shown at the Cannes Film Festival. (AP Photo/HBO, Claudette Barius)

From 'Gatsby' to Gosling, a preview of Cannes

For even those most accustomed to the frenzy of celebrity, the Cannes Film Festival can be a disorienting experience. For 12 days every year, the French Rivera resort town turns into one giant seaside swirl of glamour, high art and backroom deal-making. Like some sun-drenched phantasm, all of cinema comes ...

FILM - In this Saturday, May 15, 2004 file photo Ray Harryhausen visits the Empire State Building in New York. Ray Harryhausen, a special effects master whose sword-fighting skeletons, six-tentacled octopus, and other fantastical creations were adored by film lovers and admired by industry heavyweights, has died. He was 92. Biographer and longtime friend Tony Dalton confirmed that Harryhausen died Tuesday May 7, 2013 at London's Hammersmith Hospital, where the special effects titan had been receiving treatment for about a week. (AP Photo/Mike Appleton, File)

Special effects master Ray Harryhausen dies at 92

When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by "King Kong" that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. He fulfilled his desire as an adult, thrilling audiences with skeletons in a sword fight, a gigantic octopus destroying the Golden Gate Bridge, and a six-armed dancing goddess. ...

Rule lets Oscar voters watch DVDs for some votes

Oscar voters will no longer be required to see certain nominated films in a theater to cast their ballots. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Saturday that members will be mailed DVDs of documentaries, shorts and foreign language nominees — categories that don't typically get lengthy stays ...

Military school pays tribute to 11 killed in duty

The elite school that trains bomb technicians from all branches of the military held a somber ceremony Saturday to mark the deaths of 11 graduates killed in the line of duty last year. Families of the fallen and military dignitaries watched as the men's names were added to a memorial ...

Today in History for May 4th

Here is a look at some of the notable events that took place on this day in history, May 4th.

Robert Downey Jr. Predicts He'll Land an Oscar

Robert Downey Jr. is highly regarded as a talented actor. Recently, he appeared on the cover of GQ magazine and gave an interview. The 48-year-old actor certainly wasn’t modest as he claimed to be "one of the best actors" of his generation. He also went on to predict he will ...

ShowBiz Minute: Bieber, Jackman, MTV Awards

Justin Bieber criticized for Anne Frank comment; New York woman is charged with stalking Hugh Jackman; 'The Avengers' takes top prize at the MTV Movie Awards.(April 15)

ShowBiz Minute: Ebert, the Queen, Beyonce

Tributes pour in after death of film critic Roger Ebert; Queen Elizabeth II receives an honorary British Academy film award; Beyonce and Jay-Z are causing a big stir in Havana. (April 5)

Angelina in Africa, Marriage Equality Case in Supreme Court, and More Headlines!

Angelina Jolie continues her work for refugees in the Congo ahead of the G8 Summit, and the marriage equality debate finally arrives in the Supreme Court today - plus, find out why the 2014 Oscars had to make way for the Winter Olympics and what's next for Victoria Beckham's fashion ...