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Haim was 'a handful' on Saskatchewan set: producer

Corey Haim appears at Planet Hollywood Times Square for his handprint ceremony on August 15, 2007 in new York City.

Saskatoon producer Tony Towstego says he was saddened, but not shocked, by the apparent drug-overdose death of actor Corey Haim

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Pure Pwnage (pronounced ownage) centres on 26-year-old Jeremy (Jarett Cale), who lives with his parents and considers his status as the "world's greatest gamer" as something he must maintain, even if it means sacrificing niceties such as employment, independence and social interaction.

Skewering the 'world's greatest gamer'

New Showcase series Pure Pwnage satirizes the world of video gaming.

We track down celebs to find out what they do when they're not on set or walking the red carpet.

Celebs caught on film

Look into the lives of stars as we give you the hottest celebrity photos from around the globe.

America Ferrera and Lance Gross in Our Family Wedding.

America Ferrera says bye to Betty

With Ugly Betty about to end, America Ferrera looks to new challenges, including the new movie Our Family Wedding.

POINT ST. CHARLES, 1968, BY  GABOR  SZILASI, a photographer who is one of eight Canadians to be named winners of the 2010 Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts Tuesday at the Cinematheque Quebecoise in Montreal.

Eight get governor general's visual-arts awards

Eight Canadian artists, were named winners of the 2010 Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts Tuesday at the Cinémathèque...

Best actress winner Sandra Bullock for the film "The Blind Side," displays her Oscar at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood March 7, 2010.

Oscar telecast most watched in five years

"Avatar" may have failed to repeat the Academy Award success for "Titanic," but James Cameron's latest hit film proved once again: ...

Julianne Moore and Amanda Seyfried in Chloe.

Interpreting Egoyan's erotica

Chloe is a study of marriage, Canadian director Atom Egoyan insists.

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin host the 82nd Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California on March 07, 2010.

Oscar the grouch

The error-prone broadcast was one of the worst Oscar ceremonies in recent memory.

Kathryn Bigelow shows off her Best Director trophy.

The Hurt Locker, Bigelow reign on historic Oscar night

The Hurt Locker, the low-budget, low-grossing war film about bomb-disposal experts in Iraq, won six Oscars Sunday night, including...

Lucky Louie could never be confused for the Brady Bunch. More like the Lenny Bruce Bunch.

Lucky Louie pushes comic boundaries in Canadian cable debut

Are you hankering for something unhinged? That would be Lucky Louie, making its Canadian cable debut this week on The Comedy Network...

Mo'Nique accepts the award for best supporting female for "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" at the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles March 5, 2010.

Precious sweeps indie film awards

Precious swept the Spirit Awards on Friday, taking home five prizes at the independent film world's version of the Oscars.

Corey Haim was best known for his role in The Lost Boys, where he starred with Corey Feldman, Kiefer Sutherland and Jason Patric.

Obituary

Life of a Lost Boy

Corey Haim shot to fame in the 1980’s, but descended into a life of drug abuse in Hollywood in the 90s.

Angelina Jolie poses with her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at the 72nd Annual Academy Awards March 26, 2000 in Los Angeles, CA. (

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Oscar Week: If frocks could talk

Nathalie Atkinson fantasizes about infamous dresses and their imaginary Academy Award acceptance speeches

Oscar night has several constants: ridiculous fashion, long-winded speeches, unfunny jokes and endless montages. Surprisingly, the offenses committed at this year’s awards were less egregious than in Oscars past – in fact, a few moments were, dare we say, kind of enjoyable. But even with the better-than-usual antics this year, the night was filled with both good moments and bad. Take a look the best and worst moments from the 82nd annual Academy Awards.

Awards

Oscars - Best and Worst Moments

Check out the highs and lows from the 82nd annual Academy Awards.

A strange mutant of a movie that ambitiously tries to ramp up the suspense factor of the surreal by fusing Lewis Carroll's children's classic Alice in Wonderland with his famed nonsense poem, "Jabberwocky," this Johnny Depp vehicle takes some torturous twists - without getting anywhere all that fantastic.

Movie Review

Mutant movie falls short

Depp is wonderful as Mad Hatter but film is emotionally and spiritually anemic

Comedian Sarah Silverman, top left, talk show host Rush Limbaugh, top right, and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, bottom right, have all gotten into trouble for using the R-word.

Controversy

How bad is the R-word?

'Retard' and 'retarded' have joined the glossary of words and phrases that public figures cannot use

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Getting what's coming to them

Directors take justice into their own hands

SNL Sketch with Fred Armisan playing Barack Obama

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The SNL viral hit

Watch the Obama sketch that's gone viral, then catch the CNN response and let us know what you think.

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