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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

July 23, 2010 - 9:48 pm

SAN DIEGO -- "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" won over Comic-Con. At the end of Universal Pictures' "Scott Pilgrim" panel at the pop-culture convention Thursday, director Edgar Wright had a surprise for the crowd. He invited anyone handed a button marked with an 8-bit rendition of the title character's face at the start of the session to follow the filmmaker to a world premiere screening of the movie. "Would you people like to follow me to the theater right now to watch the film?" he asked.

Catherine O’Hara, ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Home Alone,’ star dies at 71

The Associated Press

January 30, 2026 - 10:38 am

Catherine O’Hara, the Emmy-winning actor known for comedic roles across the decades — from Kevin’s beleaguered mom in “Home Alone” to the iconic Moira Rose in “Schitt’s Creek” — died Friday at 71.

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By Eric Tucker, Michael R. Sisak and Alanna Durkin Richer The Associated Press

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By Michael Biesecker and Rebecca Santana The Associated Press

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