BEAUTIFUL MINDS WITH A IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF OSCAR NOMINATIONS, THREE DIRECTORS REFLECT ON THIS YEAR'S RACE.Hear that rumbling growing into an unfathomable roar? No, it's not the rapacious Orc army from ``The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,'' or the boisterous can-can dancers from ``Moulin Rouge Moulin Rouge (French for Red Mill or windmill) is a traditional cabaret, built in 1889 by Joseph Oller, who already owned the Paris Olympia. ,'' or the mischievous phantoms in John Nash's head in ``A Beautiful Mind.'' No, it's this year's Oscar campaigns thundering down the home stretch. Voting closes at 5 p.m. Tuesday for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science' 5,739 members, all of whom are eligible to vote for best picture. With that in mind, we talked to the three men behind the three most-nominated films this year - Peter Jackson (``Rings''), Baz Luhrmann (``Moulin moulin (m  lăN`): see pothole. Rouge'') and Ron Howard (``Beautiful
Mind'') - to see how they're faring during
Hollywood's biggest three-ring circus three-ring circusn. 1. A circus having simultaneous performances in three separate rings. 2. Informal A situation characterized by confusing, engrossing, or amusing activity. Noun 1. . Oh, what a night ... The 74th annual Academy Awards will be broadcast at 5:30 p.m. March 24 on ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. (Channel 7), live from the new Kodak Theatre The Kodak Theatre is a live theatre in the Hollywood and Highland retail, dining, and entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. in L.A. Look for a full week of Oscar coverage beginning Monday. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- cover -- color) ron howard (2 -- cover -- color) baz luhrmann (3 -- cover -- color) peter jackson |
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