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Prince William Only Slept 30 Minutes The Night Before Royal Wedding

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, greet well-wishers from the balcony at Buckingham Palace, London, England, on April 29, 2011

May 22, 2012

LONDON, England

Prince William had a case of royal pre-wedding jitters the night before the Royal Wedding.

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2012 Sundance Film Festival Opens With 4 Films

Joel Edgerton arrives at the premiere of “Legend of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles on September 19, 2010

January 19, 2012

PARK CITY, Utah

A fresh dusting of snow over Park City heralded the opening of the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday.

For 11 days every January, Sundance becomes the focal point of the independent film world as established directors and stars mix with up-and-coming talent, while theatrical distributors prowl the festival looking for the next indie hit and film lovers have a good time being the first audiences to see new movies.

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‘Forrest Gump,’ ‘Bambi,’ ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ Among 25 Films Chosen For Nat’l Film Registry

'Forrest Gump' (1994)

December 28, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Bambi, Forrest Gump and Hannibal Lecter have at least one thing in common: Their cinematic adventures were chosen by the Library of Congress to be preserved in the world’s largest archive of film, TV and sound recordings.

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Jack Osbourne Gets Engaged To Actress

Jack Osbourne attends the National Television Awards 2007 at the Royal Albert Hall on October 31, 2007 in London, England

September 29, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Jack Osbourne grew up before America’s eyes on MTV’s “The Osbournes,” and now he’s moving on to the next chapter in his life – marriage to his actress girlfriend, Lisa Stelly.

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Slain Oscar-Nominated ‘Restrepo’ Director Tim Hetherington Remembered As Courageous

Tim Hetherington attends the 2011 Cinema Eye Honors at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City, on January 18, 2011

April 20, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Tim Hetherington, the daring war photographer and Oscar-nominated co-director of the documentary “Restrepo” about a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, died Wednesday while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. He was 40.

Hetherington was killed in Misrata, the only rebel-held city in western Libya, said his U.S.-based publicist, Johanna Ramos Boyer. The city has come under weeks of relentless shelling by government troops

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Sundance Offers Oscar Sneak Peek A Year In Advance

Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams attend the ‘Blue Valentine’ photocall at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 18, 2010

January 20, 2011

PARK CITY, Utah

It’s a winter ritual at the Sundance Film Festival: As organizers present this year’s crop of independent films, they’ll get to see how last year’s fared at the coinciding Academy Awards nominations.

At least four dramas that premiered at Sundance a year ago — including “Winter’s Bone,” '‘Blue Valentine” and “The Kids Are All Right” — have strong prospects at Tuesday’s Oscar nominations, which come right in the middle of the 11-day festival. And seven of the 15 films on the short-list for the documentary Oscar nominations also debuted at Sundance in 2010.

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