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Travolta apologizes for Idina Menzel flub; bad-name game emerges

John Travolta has apologized to Tony Award winner Idina Menzel for mangling the pronunciation of her name during the Oscars telecast, saying he’d been “beating myself up” over it.

 
‘Olympus’ movie ad draws $1.9M fine for false alarm

It turns out that using emergency warning tones in a TV commercial with images of the White House blowing up and the flashing words “THIS IS NOT A TEST” is frowned upon by the government.

‘12 Years a Slave wins Best Picture; ‘Gravity’ wins 7 awards

Steve McQueen’s slavery odyssey, based on Solomon Northup’s 1853 memoir, has been hailed as a landmark corrective to the movie industry’s long omission of slavery stories and years of whiter tales like 1940 best-picture winner “Gone With the Wind.”

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8 Oscars moments that raised our eyebrows

Not all Academy Award moments are created equal. We’ve picked the 8 that made the biggest impression this year.

Razzies pick Will and Jaden Smith as worst actors

Will and Jaden Smith have something they can bond over. They were both awarded Razzies for their performances in “After Earth.”

‘Non-Stop’ lands at No. 1 at weekend box office

Liam Neeson’s airliner thriller “Non-Stop” arrived in first place at the weekend box office, effectively ending the Warner Bros. animated film’s three-week blockade at the top spot.

Hollywood movie titles lost in translation

David O. Russell’s crime drama “American Hustle” could be a big winner at Sunday’s Academy Awards. But for the movie’s many international fans, it may take a little longer to realize it. In their country, there is simply no word that captures the true essence of “Hustle.”

‘Citizen Kane’ script up for sale at Sotheby’s

Orson Welles’ personal draft script for “Citizen Kane” is up for sale — from the collection of an American almost as wealthy as the movie’s monstrous newspaper mogul, though considerably more private.

Silver Seat Cushion Awards honor what the Oscars overlook

There’s a ceiling on just how exciting the Oscars (5:30 p.m. today, KTNV-TV, Channel 13) can get. You’re still going to have to sit through 18 awards you don’t care about to get to the six you do.

8 Nevada movies that have won Oscars

The Oscars aren’t devoid of Nevada love. Here’s a look at eight movies filmed at least partially in Nevada that have taken home Academy Awards.

 
11 airplane-based movies more entertaining than ‘Non-Stop’

In “Non-Stop,” Liam Neeson stars as an air marshal on a New York-to-London flight who starts receiving text messages from someone on the plane threatening to kill one of the passengers every 20 minutes until $150 million is wired to a bank account.

6 best movie theaters in Las Vegas

Here are what Best of Las Vegas voters say are the best movie theaters in the valley.

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