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Can Africa produce its own "Slumdog Millionaire?" (Reuters) March 9, 2009 at 8:55 am Reuters - The African equivalent of an Oscar -- the Golden Stallion of Yennenga -- has been awarded to a film about Ethiopia's bloodthirsty past. Iraq war play scoops four Olivier theater awards (Reuters) March 9, 2009 at 8:53 am Reuters - "Black Watch," a play about a famous Scottish army regiment's deployment to Iraq, won four Laurence Olivier awards on Sunday, more than any other production at the annual celebration of British theater. Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns losing GM backing (AP) March 9, 2009 at 8:51 am AP - General Motors Corp. is ending its 22-year support for Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. McClatchy to slash 1,600 jobs, cut executives' pay (Reuters) March 9, 2009 at 8:43 am Reuters - McClatchy Co will slash 1,600 jobs, or about 15 percent of its workforce, in one of the more dramatic cuts by a U.S. newspaper publisher as it struggles with plunging advertising sales. Winehouse won't attend US music fest (AP) March 9, 2009 at 7:28 am AP - A spokesman for Amy Winehouse says the singer won't perform in the United States next month, as had been planned. "Castle" stars fake it in shallow crime drama (Reuters) March 9, 2009 at 1:02 am Reuters - The urge to refer to "Castle" as "Murder, He Wrote" is overwhelming, given the premise of a famous mystery novelist involving himself in crimes similar to those he writes about. Watchmen's Weekend: $55.7 Million Worth of Unanswered Questions (E! Online) March 8, 2009 at 10:23 pm E! Online - So, when an R-rated comic book movie that runs more than two-and-a-half hours and stars no stars, much less Batman or Spider-Man, opens with an estimated $55.7 million, that's good, right? Rihanna "Easing Back" Into New Music (E! Online) March 8, 2009 at 8:19 pm E! Online - While Chris Brown is spending late nights in the recording studio, girlfriend Rihanna is also focusing on new music, one month after being brutally attacked by her longtime love. Iraq war play scoops four Olivier theatre awards (Reuters) March 8, 2009 at 6:38 pm Reuters - "Black Watch," a play about a famous Scottish army regiment's deployment to Iraq, won four Laurence Olivier awards on Sunday, more than any other production at the annual celebration of British theater. Pop culture sings an `American Idol' tune (AP) March 8, 2009 at 3:12 pm AP - In 2001, Simon Cowell figured a singing contest snapped up by British TV would be an easy sell in America. Instead, network responses ranged from lukewarm to hostile. Watchmen's Weekend: $55.7 Million Worth of Unanswered Questions (E! Online) March 8, 2009 at 2:44 pm E! Online - So, when an R-rated comic-book movie that runs more than two-and-a-half hours and stars no stars, much less Batman or Spider-Man, opens with an estimated $55.7 million, that's good, right? 'Watchmen' conquers box office with $55.7 million (AP) March 8, 2009 at 2:42 pm AP - "Watchmen" clocked in with $55.7 million in ticket sales to claim the top spot at the box office, making director Zack Snyder's comic book adaptation about a team of twisted superheros the biggest opening of 2009 so far. Royals arrive in Chile to talk environment (AFP) March 8, 2009 at 2:00 pm AFP - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrived in Chile Sunday for a three-country Latin American tour set to focus on conservation efforts and military ties. Chinese bronzes, Gandhi's glasses in art tussle (AP) March 8, 2009 at 1:57 pm AP - A bronze rabbit's head was the first to go under the hammer, then came Mohandas Gandhi's glasses and sandals. "Watchmen" hits big time at box office (Reuters) March 8, 2009 at 1:50 pm Reuters - "Watchmen," an unorthodox superhero movie that took two decades to reach the big screen, took the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office in North America on Sunday, but fell a little short of expectations. The CW bets its future on young women viewers (AP) March 8, 2009 at 1:08 pm AP - Somewhere in Hollywood, writers are polishing the pilot episode for a "Gossip Girl" spinoff set in a distant time that much of the CW network's target audience has no memory of — the 1980s. Britney Not Clowning Around With Donation (E! Online) March 8, 2009 at 12:59 pm E! Online - Britney Spears knows everybody loves a circus. Cranach masterpiece stolen from Norwegian church (Reuters) March 8, 2009 at 10:47 am Reuters - Thieves broke into a church in Norway and stole a valuable 16th century painting by the German Renaissance master Lucas Cranach the Elder, police said on Sunday. Britney Spears visits sick kids in Miami hospital (AP) March 8, 2009 at 10:31 am AP - Just hours before taking the stage, pop singer Britney Spears made a surprise visit to a group of sick children at Miami Children's Hospital.