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  2. List of 2008 box office number-one films in the United States

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    3. January 20, 2008. Cloverfield. $40,058,229. Cloverfield broke Star Wars (Special Edition) ' s record ($35.9 million) for the highest weekend debut in January, Black Hawk Down ' s record ($28.6 million) for the highest Martin Luther King Jr. Day long-weekend debut, and Titanic ' s record ($30.0 million) for the highest Martin Luther King Jr ...

  3. 80th Academy Awards - Wikipedia

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    The 80th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2007. The award ceremony took place on February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories.

  4. Academy Award for Best Picture - Wikipedia

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    Website. oscar .go .com /nominees /best-picture. The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards (also known as Oscars) presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category in which every member of the ...

  5. The New York Times crossword - Wikipedia

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    The Times crossword of Thursday, April 2, 2009, by Brendan Emmett Quigley, [57] featured theme answers that all ran the gamut of movie ratings—beginning with the kid-friendly "G" and finishing with adults-only "X" (now replaced by the less crossword-friendly "NC-17").

  6. List of films set in New York City - Wikipedia

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    In the history of motion pictures in the United States, many films have been set in New York City, or a fictionalized version thereof. The following is a list of films and documentaries set in New York, however the list includes a number of films which only have a tenuous connection to the city. The list is sorted by the year the film was released.

  7. 181 movie trivia questions to test your film IQ - AOL

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    Answer: The Statue of Liberty. What Quentin Tarantino film features John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson as two hitmen? Answer: “Pulp Fiction”. “I'll be back” is a classic line from what ...

  8. List of awards and nominations received by Paul Thomas ...

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    Paul Thomas Anderson is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. He has received eleven Academy Award nominations. He was nominated for the Best Original Screenplay for the drama focusing on the porn industry during the 1970s Boogie Nights (1997), and the psychological drama Magnolia (1999).

  9. List of accolades received by Slumdog Millionaire - Wikipedia

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    Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British romantic drama film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Simon Beaufoy. It stars Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, and Irrfan Khan. [1] Based on Vikas Swarup 's 2005 novel Q & A, the film focuses on an 18-year old game show contestant named Jamal Malik (Patel).