Reuters - Critics skewered James Franco for a poor job co-hosting the Oscars with some saying he looked stoned onstage, but on Thursday, the actor said it was likely low energy, not dope, that was to blame.

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Reuters - A green auction at Christie’s to benefit the environment raised $1.4 million, with bidders paying $100,000 for a trip to the hottest Oscars parties or a day with former President Bill Clinton.

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Reuters - A film financing company that put up nearly $6 million for the production of “Stone,” a crime drama starring Robert De Niro and Edward Norton, is suing the film’s producers for allegedly duping them into losing their entire investment when the film bombed last year.

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AP - After a void of animated family fare in the movie marketplace this year, the genre has multiplied like rabbits, with four such films in theaters this weekend, led by the debuting ‘Hop.’

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Reuters - A New York man who uploaded an unfinished copy of the 2009 blockbuster “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” has pleaded guilty to felony copyright infringement.

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