Awards Season's Highlights (and Lowlights); Patton Oswalt on Hosting Indie Spirits; 'Noah' Marketing Tweaked at Urging of Religious Group; 'Son of God' Review, Marketing Push

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view it in a browser. TOP STORIES Oscars: Highlights (and Lowlights) of the Awards Season So Far From Ronan Farrow's tweets to Harvey Weinstein's feats, it's been a busy four months. | Read More Independent Spirits: Host Patton Oswalt on His Favorite Contenders, Oscar Snubs and Handing Out Live Birds (Q&A) The actor-comedian talks to THR about his plans for Saturday's awards, who he's looking forward to meeting and why the targets of his jokes should be flattered. | Read More LATEST MOVIE NEWS 'Noah' Marketing Tweaked at Urging of Religious Group (Exclusive) Future materials will include a disclaimer stating the Darren Aronofsky film is a creative -- not a literal -- adaptation of the Bible story. | Read More Son of God: Film Review The Christian film, based on Mark Burnett and Roma Downey's 10-hour miniseries, is directed by Christopher Spencer and zooms in on "The Bible" lead, Diogo Morgado. | Read More 'Slumdog Millionaire' Kids Remember 2009 Oscars: Bodyguards, Brad Pitt and Rushing the Stage (Video) THR tracked down six stars of the best picture winner, who recall getting the A-list treatment and signing autographs at the ceremony held five years ago this week. | Read More LATEST TV NEWS 'Grey's Anatomy': The 10 Biggest Reveals From the Midseason Premiere April makes her choice, Callie and Arizona make a big investment, Grey Sloan Memorial makes a big change and seven other highlights. | Read More Paula Deen to Open New Restaurant Next to Dollywood The celebrity chef is launching a $20 million eatery and retail facility in Tennessee as she mounts a comeback from last year's scandal involving her admission that she previously used the n-word. | Read More 'Scandal' Case Study: Bellamy Young on Mellie's New Suitor, Threats to the White House The actress breaks down the jam-packed midseason premiere and previews what's to come in the remainder of season three: "Everything that is out of the ordinary is a threat to the re-election." | Read More THE BUSINESS 'Son of God' Marketing Push Includes Legos, NASCAR and Plug From David Letterman (Video) Filmmakers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey sent an email to tens of thousands of Christians on Thursday encouraging them to evangelize for the movie. | Read More Hollywood's Top Lobbying Group Tilts Toward Republicans After losing a bruising battle over piracy, the MPAA has a new strategy, new hires and increased donations to influential groups, some spending "dark money." | Read More Oscars: Security Officers to Protest Outside of Dolby Theater Friday SEIU, a union representing security workers, is asking the Academy to contract with a company which allows is guards opportunities for full-time jobs and unionization. | Read More STYLE & CULTURE RECOMMENDED FOR YOU 'Slumdog Millionaire' Kids Reunite, Five Years Later: How They're Doing A version of this story first appeared in the March 7 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. MUMBAI, INDIA -- "More than a dream, it was fantasy come true," recalls Tanay Chheda, 17 -- a child star of Slumdog Millionaire and now a student at Connecticut's Choate prep school -- of the film's eight statuettes won at the 2009 Oscars, including best picture and best director for Danny Boyle. | Read More 'American Idol' Recap: Singing for the Save With Facebook Photos Onscreen The top 12 was revealed during Thursday's episode of American Idol -- a result derived from voting since the start of Wednesday's show for the first time in Idol history, through Google and Facebook. VIDEO: 'American Idol' Top 13: What They Sang Before Competing on the Fox Show | Read More You are currently subscribed to The Hollywood Reporter Headlines newsletter as zakakl9000.worldmovies@blogger.com Unsubscribe | Newsletter Preferences | Forward To A Friend | Follow us on Twitter or Facebook ©2014 The Hollywood Reporter. 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 All rights reserved. | Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy