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Making Fun Of The Rich Is A British Comedy Tradition Honored In 'Greed'
'Sonic The Hedgehog' Zooms Ahead At Box Office — A Surprise To Some
Musicians perform a song from Slumdog Millionaire during the 81st Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 22, 2009, in Hollywood, Calif. The film won 8 Oscars including Best Picture that year — and had box office returns to show for it. Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In An Age Of Streaming, 'Oscar Bounce' At The Box Office Is ... Less Bouncy
Kirk Douglas, Last Great Movie Star Of His Generation, Dies At 103
Actor Kirk Douglas, shown above at 39, was born Issur Danielovitch in New York to Russian-Jewish parents. He would later tell his own children that they didn't have his "advantage of being born into abject poverty." Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption