WOODY ALLEN WILL ONLY ACT AND NOT DIRECT HIS NEXT FILM PROJECT

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- "Frozen River," "Rachel Getting Married" and "Ballast" led the field when the 2009 Spirit Award nominations were announced in Los Angeles Tuesday.

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- "Tropic Thunder," Ben Stiller's comedy about making a movie about the Vietnam War, debuted at No. 1 in U.S. theaters, Box Office Mojo said Sunday.

UPI Almanac for Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Spanish actress Penelope Cruz says she has no "funny answer" to the question of the quality of her on-screen kiss with Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson.

NEW YORK, April 1 (UPI) -- Filmmaker Woody Allen is suing American Apparel Inc. for $10 million for using his likeness in billboard ads in New York and Los Angeles, court papers show.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Writers Guild of America East has picked former blacklisted U.S. screenwriter Walter Bernstein for its Evelyn F. Burkey Award.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- New York filmmaker Woody Allen has confessed he does not understand why so many of his films are revered and he has been labeled an influential director.

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