The Oscar Winners Are...

"Did your favorite star take home a golden statuette? Read our complete winners list to find out -- winners are listed in red and bold. BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR "Atonement" "Juno" "Michael Clayton" "No Country For Old Men" "There Will Be Blood" PERFORMANCE BY AN...

`Atonement` gets 14 BAFTA nominations

""Atonement", the film adaptation of Ian McEwan's award-winning novel about life and love in World War II, on Wednesday received 14 nominations at Britain's showpiece film awards, the BAFTAs.The romantic drama, which won best picture at the US Golden Globes on Monday, was put...

`Atonement` heads crowded Golden Globes nominations

"In an unusual step, Golden Globes organizers named seven films instead of the usual five in the best motion picture drama category, with "Atonement" joined by "American Gangster," "Eastern Promises," "The Great Debaters," "Michael Clayton," "No Country for Old Men" and...

Lily Allen's Younger Brother, Alfie Owen-Allen, To Star In Equus

"Alfie Owen-Allen, the younger brother of the singer Lily Allen, is to star in the psychological stage drama Equus after his performance in a marginal film role so impressed the play's scriptwriter, Peter Shaffer, that he ordered its producer to recruit him. Shaffer, who...

Keira Knightley Wants People To See Her Movies, Not Figure.

"Actress Keira Knightley got frustrated when the media asked her about her weight instead of her work in the movie Atonement at the Venice Film Festival on Friday. The 22-year-old Brit revealed that she had already reckoned that questions about her thin frame were to pop up...

Keira Knightley - The Best Kisser Ever

"Keira Knightley has kissed some of the biggest heartthrobs in Hollywood, but her current leading man gets top billing. "James [McAvoy] is the best kisser ever!" a giggling Knightley, 22, said of her Atonement costar while sitting in romantic Venice."

UK author McEwan denies "Atonement" copy claim (Reuters)

" LONDON (Reuters) - British novelist Ian McEwan on Monday denied claims that he copied the work of another author when writing his acclaimed bestseller "Atonement." The Mail on Sunday reported that Lucilla Andrews had been planning to draw attention to the similarities...

Today in history - Oct. 1

"Today is Sunday, Oct. 1, the 274th day of 2006. There are 91 days left in the year. The Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, begins at sunset. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 1, 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market. On this date: In 1800,...

Christians seek West's atonement for colonialism (Reuters)

" By MacDonald Dzirutwe 58 minutes ago HARARE (Reuters) - Hands aloft and tears streaming down her cheeks, Alicia Chipoyi prayed in a high-pitched voice for spiritual healing for the wounds caused by years of slavery and colonization of Africa by Europeans. Chipoyi was one of...