Report: Amy Winehouse in rehab
LONDON , Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse headed for rehab the same day The Sun newspaper ran on its Web site a video of her allegedly smoking a crack pipe.
Winehouse, who made headlines all last year for her bizarre behavior, legal woes and battles with drug and alcohol addiction, left her East London home Tuesday afternoon and headed to the Edward House, a private rehabilitation facility in North West London, the newspaper said.
The singer's father, Mitch, was at Winehouse's home earlier in the day and followed his daughter to rehab.
In addition to smoking what appears to be a crack pipe, Winehouse can also be heard on the video stating she had just taken six valium pills.
The Sun said she consumed ecstasy and cocaine, as well, during the binge.
'Juno,' 'Clayton' earn Oscar nods
BEVERLY HILLS , Calif., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- "Juno," "No Country for Old Men" and "Michael Clayton" each earned numerous Oscar nods as nominations were announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday.
The films will compete with "Atonement" and "There Will Be Blood" for the best-picture honor.
"Hairspray" was shut out of the major nominations/ Fellow critical favorites "American Gangster," "Into the Wild" and "Sweeney Todd" each earned only one nod in the top categories.
"Gangster" ensemble player Ruby Dee earned a nomination for best supporting actress, "Wild" co-star Hal Holbrook got a nod for best supporting actor and "Sweeney Todd" leading man Johnny Depp was nominated for best actor.
"Juno" star Ellen Page grabbed a nomination for best actress and the comedy's Jason Reitman was nominated for best director and Diablo Cody for best original screenplay.
George Clooney was nominated for best actor for his work in "Michael Clayton", the drama's writer-director Tony Gilroy was named in the directing and best original screenplay categories and Tilda Swinton earned a nod for best supporting actress.
Javier Bardem garnered a nod for best supporting actor for his role in "No Country for Old Men" and the thriller's co-writers-directors Ethan and Joel Coen earned nominations for best adapted screenplay and best director.
Cate Blanchett got nominations for best supporting actress and best actress for her work in "I'm Not There" and "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," respectively.
Daniel Day-Lewis was nominated for best actor for his performance in "There Will Be Blood," which also earned a best adapted screenplay nod and best director mention for Paul Thomas Anderson.
"Atonement" picked up a nomination for the best supporting actress award for Saoirse Ronan and another for best adapted screenplay.
'Ratatouille,' 'Once' win Golden Tomatoes
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Hollywood's animated tale "Ratatouille" and the Irish musical "Once" have earned Golden Tomato awards for being the best-reviewed films of 2007.
The 9th annual Golden Tomato Awards are presented by the Web site Rottentomatoes.com to the movies that earned the best reviews from various high-profile film critics during the year.
"Ratatouille" took the prize for best-reviewed film in wide release and best-reviewed animated movie. "Once" earned the distinctions for a musical and a film in limited release.
"Juno" was the year's best-reviewed comedy; "Away from Her" earned the title for drama;
"No Country for Old Men" for thriller; "The Bourne Ultimatum" for action/adventure movie; "Enchanted" for family/kids flick; "Grindhouse" for horror movie, and "Atonement" for romance.
The Moldy Tomato for worst-reviewed movie of the year was given to "Because I said So."
Suicide a common theme in Sundance films
PARK CITY , Utah, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Suicide is a running theme in many of the movies screening at the Sundance film festival in Park City, Utah.
More than 15 entries at the festival, many of them comedies, feature characters considering, attempting or actually killing themselves, the The Hollywood Reporter said said Tuesday.
Among the films that share this theme are "In Bruges," "The Merry Gentleman," "What Just Happened?," "The Last Word," "I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster" and "The Wackness."
"Comedies with suicide are just a phenomenon this year," the festival's director of programming,John Cooper, told the Reporter. "In 'Birds of America,' one of the brothers once attempted suicide. His siblings are always saying they should check up on him to see if he committed suicide. It's all very matter-of-fact with deadpan humor."
Festival Director Geoff Gilmore said suicide is frequently a popular theme at Sundance.
"Every year, the programmers post a list of the number of films with suicide in them, and it's always the biggest list of all the themes," Gilmore said. "Talk about a staple of independent cinema."
