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24 June 2008 5:08 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

A group of actors including French star Marion Cotillard, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ray Winstone, Jet Li and Josh Brolin have been invited to join the voting committee of the Academy Awards.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences replenishes its ranks each year to replace committee members who die or opt to leave their position.

And every 12 months, the organisation endorses new candidates who will be able to vote in upcoming awards ceremonies.

This year's list of stars also includes Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody, director Jason Reitman and West Wing actress Allison Janney. Many of the new members have either won or been nominated for an Academy Award during their career.

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28 May 2008 12:13 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Martin Sheen was so determined to make sure his son Charlie kicked his drug habit - he became "fanatical" about getting him help.

Sheen's actor son was hospitalised in 1998 for a drug overdose and has endured a long-running battle with his addictions.

The West Wing star is a recovering alcoholic and admits he was so troubled when he found out about Charlie's problems he became fixated on helping him sort his life out.

And Sheen's first step was to report the 42-year-old to the police in a bid to get him into a rehabilitation programme.

He says, "When a life is at stake and it's your child, you become fearless in a lot of ways. I mean, you just become fanatic. Nothing ever gets done unless it's done by a fanatic.

"The only way I got to Charlie, frankly, was because he'd skipped out of the hospital. I had to pay the bill.

"He'd consumed an illegal substance; he was on probation. This was a criminal matter. And so that was the wedge; that was the leverage I had. That is what I took to the court; that's what I took to the sheriff. It was the only way I got him."

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6 May 2008 7:01 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Nicole Kidman and former The West Wing star Kirsten Chenoweth will go head-to-head in two rival biopics of the same star - 1960s singer Dusty Springfield.

Last week, scriptwriter Michael Cunningham revealed Kidman will play Springfield in his movie, about the late soul star's rise to fame in the 1960s and her battles with alcohol, drugs and mental health problems, before her death from breast cancer in 1999.

The movie, which reunites Cunningham with his The Hours star Kidman, will be made by movie studio Fox.

Meanwhile, rivals Universal are planning their own Springfield project, starring Chenoweth, which will be written and directed by Jessica Sharzer.

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6 May 2008 6:58 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Nicole Kidman and former The West Wing star Kirsten Chenoweth will go head-to-head in two rival biopics of the same star - 1960s singer Dusty Springfield.

Last week, scriptwriter Michael Cunningham revealed Kidman will play Springfield in his movie, about the late soul star's rise to fame in the 1960s and her battles with alcohol, drugs and mental health problems, before her death from breast cancer in 1999.

The movie, which reunites Cunningham with his The Hours star Kidman, will be made by movie studio Fox.

Meanwhile, rivals Universal are planning their own Springfield project, starring Chenoweth, which will be written and directed by Jessica Sharzer.

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