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Heart of the Game, The
This Hoop Dreams-like documentary focuses on a high school girls basketball team. [Rated PG-13]

Return, The
Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as a Midwestern woman with visions of a murder in a spooky supernatural thriller that marks the American debut for British director Asif Kapadia. [Rated PG-13]

86% Black Friday
Black Friday is a film about the investigations following the March 12, 1993 serial Bombay bomb blasts, told through the different stories of the people involved - police, conspirators, victims, and middlemen.

Dreamgirls
Cinema Review: The Broadway musical inspired by the sixties girl group the Supremes comes to the screen starring Jamie Foxx, Beyonc Knowles and Eddie Murphy. Does it deserve its 8 Oscar nominations? Review by Kevin O’Reilly.

AICN Games: Monki’s Weekly Wrap-Up! Transformers, Crosswords & Shrek, Oh My! + Swiss Vampire Retro-Rock Ballad Awesomeness!
Greetings humans, Monki here with your weekly dose of video game…

Redstone wants to mend ties with Cruise (AP)

AP - Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone wants to be friends again with Tom Cruise. The actor’s behavior over his romance with Katie Holmes and his aggressive defense of Scientology were reasons cited by Redstone when he broke ties with Cruise last year after a long and lucrative relationship at Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures.

Comedy fest names Colbert person of year (AP)

AP - Stephen Colbert, a faux conservative who often honors himself on his Comedy Central show, was lauded by the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival as their “Person of the Year.”

Jackson arrives in Japan for fan events (AP)

AP - Smiling and waving to screaming fans, Michael Jackson arrived in Japan on Sunday for his second visit in recent years to host an exclusive party where admirers pay $3,500 to spend 30 seconds with the pop icon.

Daily Box Office: Friday, March 2, 2007
Wild Hogs tops Friday’s box office with an estimated $11.0 million

Awards Power Rankings: Best Picture
The latest contenders in the race for Best Picture as of Thursday, February 22, 2007