A Beautiful Mind
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John Nash dead: Beautiful Mind mathematician dies in car crash
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At Home On The Range
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WINNER/LOSER OF THE WEEK
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A Beautiful Mind (Take 2)
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A Beautiful Mind
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A Beautiful Mind
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Here are the MTV Movie Awards nominations
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The Entertainment Weekly/AOL Poll
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Grammys appear headed for New York
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Get our vital statistics from the Oscar show
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An Oscar obsessive rates the full day's coverage
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Las Vegas bookmakers favor ''Mind'' for Oscar win
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Best Picture
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Owen and Lisa debate the Big One: Best Picture
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John Forbes Nash defends himself on ''60 Minutes''
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The Entertainment Weekly/AOl Poll
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Sparks fly over the Best Director race
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Directors Guild honors Ron Howard for ''Mind''
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Guild awards boost Mirren, ''Gosford'''s Oscar odds
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EW's critics have two Best Actors to Crowe about
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Did Russell Crowe commit Oscar suicide?
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Russell Crowe proves sore winner at BAFTAs
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''Rings,'' Denzel, Halle gather Oscar momentum
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Will Oscar snub ''A Beautiful Mind''?
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EW's critics square off on the Oscars
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Are some Oscar-likely movies too slowly paced?
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''Black Hawk Down'' wins a slow box office weekend
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The latest buzz on the Oscar race
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SAG snubs Nicole Kidman
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Super Bowl Sunday will limit movie audiences
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''Black Hawk Down'' holds the No. 1 spot
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Virgin dumps Mariah Carey
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A Beautiful Mind; Black Hawk Down
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''Black Hawk Down'' soars to No. 1
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A Beautiful Mind
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Bush, Kid Rock, and Busta Rhymes announce tours
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Best Adapted Screenplay
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''Black Hawk Down'' should defeat ''Rings''
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Best Picture
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''Rings'' spends a fourth weekend at No. 1
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'Ocean's 11', 'Ali': How Real Are These Reels?
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''Rings'' wins AFI's first best picture award
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How closely does ''Ali'' stick to the truth?
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''Rings'' posts a third weekend at No. 1
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Sean Penn lashes out at Bill O'Reilly
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A Beautiful Mind
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''Rings'' should top ''A Beautiful Mind''
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Russell Crowe gives EW a piece of his ''Mind''
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''Lord of the Rings'' holds on to No. 1
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Russell Crowe & Jennifer Connelly in 'A Beautiful Mind'
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Is Drew and Tom's split another hoax?
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''Black Hawk,'' ''Bedroom,'' lead AFI nominees
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Why do directors cut Russell Crowe's love scenes?
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'Spider-Man' to 'Ali': Grading the Latest Movie Posters
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Lives Less Ordinary
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Holiday Movie Preview Calendar
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And The Nominees Could Be...
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A Beautiful Mind
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Russell Crowe meets his ''Beautiful Mind'' alter ego
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Paul Bettany talks about working with Russell Crowe
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Prestigious colleges get screen time
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Dave Matthews Band outsells Aerosmith
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Robert Downey Jr. loses a high profile movie role