Tommy Chong -- Justin Bieber's Talented BECAUSE He Smokes Weed

Justin Bieber wasn't born with the talent to become an international superstar ... he inhaled it ... in the form of miraculous marijuana smoke -- so says legendary weed icon Tommy Chong.The "Cheech & Chong" star was out in L.A. yesterday when we…

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Ancient critter could be the grandfather of shellfish

A weird marine creature that lived 500 million years ago at a time of explosive growth in Earth's biodiversity could be a forerunner of worms and molluscs, a study says.

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George Clinton -- Funk Classics Seized to Pay Off $1 Million Debt

George Clinton's ex lawyers gotta have the funk, and a judge just gave it to 'em -- forcing the music legend to hand over four classic recordings to pay off the million bucks he owes the law firm ... TMZ has learned.According to court docs, Hendricks…

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The Link Between Manti Te'o and Katie Couric is ... Matthew Hiltzik

How, you ask, did Katie Couric -- who now hosts a daytime syndicated talk show targeted at women -- snag the first on-camera interview with Manti Te'o?  The answer is Matthew Hiltzik.Hiltzik is a high-powered publicist who specializes in crisis…

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Michael Jackson Estate Coughed Up $55,000 to Pay Off 'Thriller' Chick

$55,000 ... that's how much it took for the chick from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video to call a truce in her war with the MJ estate ... TMZ has learned.TMZ broke the story ... Ola Ray settled her lawsuit with the estate earlier this year,…

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SUNDANCE: Directors Tease ?Dirty Wars,? ?Fire In The Blood,? ?God Loves Uganda,? ?A Teacher,? ?Computer Chess?

The Sundance Film Festival heads into the week with more world premieres and a peek at many of the films that will grace the Specialty Big Screen this year. Beginning last week, Movieline posted details about this year's U.S. and World Competition films and filmmakers in their own words. In this round, Richard Rowley (Dirty Wars), Dylan Mohan Gray (Fire in the Blood), Roger Ross Williams (God Loves Uganda), Hannah Fidell (A Teacher) and Andrew Bujalski (Computer Chess) preview their films.

[Related: WATCH: Get To Know 5 Sundance Film Festival Filmmakers (And Their Films)]

Dirty Wars by director Richard Rowley [U.S. Documentary Competition]

Synopsis:
It?s the dirty little secret of the War on Terror: all bets are off, and almost anything goes. We have fundamentally changed the rules of the game and the rules of engagement. Prior to 9/11, it was customary for America to sound a formal declaration of war on a given country before attacking. Today drone strikes, night raids, and U.S. government?condoned torture occur in hidden corners across the globe, generating unprecedented civilian casualties. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill traces the rise of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), the most secret and elite fighting force in U.S. history, exposing covert operations carried out by men who do not exist on paper and will never appear before Congress. No target is off-limits for the JSOC ?kill list,? even if the person is a U.S. citizen. [Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]

Responses by Richard Rowley

Dirty Wars quick pitch:
Part action film and part detective story, Dirty Wars is a gripping journey into one of the most important and underreported stories of our time. We follow investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill, who is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America?s expanding covert wars.…

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Jennifer Lawrence Roasts Her Fellow Oscar Nominees

Jennifer Lawrence Roasts Her Fellow Oscar Nominees

Sunday, January 20th 2013

Jennifer Lawrence Roasts Her Fellow Oscar Nominees

On Saturday Night Live last night, Jennifer Lawrence took her "I Beat Meryl" joke to the next level by trashing every one of her Best Actress rivals from Hush Puppy to Naomi Watts. (Click here if you're outside of the US since NBC is prejudiced against non-Americans.) Jennifer, who delivers every line that comes out of her mouth like she's challenging a group of dudes to a drink-off at a sports bar, read them all like this:

Jessica Chastain: "More like Jessica ChasaintwinningnoOscaronmywatch! In Zero Dark Thirty you caught Bin Laden. So what? In Winter's Bone I caught a squirrel and then ate it. Boom, deal with that. Also, every time I see you act I learn something new."

Naomi Watts: "You were in The Impossible. You know what else is impossible? You beating me on Oscar night. Naomi Wattsherproblem? She's going to lose. Oh, and Naomi, you are amazing in everything you do."

Quvenzhané Wallis: "You think you can beat me? What you talkin' 'bout, Wallis?' Also, the Alphabet called. It wants its letters back. Quvenzhané, I saw Beasts of the Southern Wild and you are a revelation."

Emmanuelle Riva: "An 85-year-old French lady? Um yeah, I think I can take you. You know what I say to your Oscar chances, Emmanuelle Riva? Emmanuelle Arrivederci."

I flunked my first semester of High School French, but isn't Arrivederci, Italian? I think Bugs Bunny or some other bitch like that said it in his trip to Rome.

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Oscar Index: Argo-Sell Yourself ? It?s Crunch Time, Nominees

?It just doesn't matter,? Bill Murray pep-talked to his misfit campers in Meatballs. You've got to think that Teams Lincoln and Silver Linings Playbook similarly rallied the troops in the wake of Argo?s surprise Best Picture and Best Director wins at the Golden Globes. Go home, they might have said, it?s the Golden Globes. It just doesn?t matter.

Except that it does, contends In Contention?s Kris Tapley: ?Anyone who dismissively calls it a non-issue doesn't get it. With six weeks, every little nuance and acceptance speech will be grist for the mill. It matters.?

That means that Tommy Lee Jones better start smiling, Golden Globe-winner Anne Hathaway better keep all her acceptance speeches as gracious and humble, and Jennifer Lawrence better recover from her rivals-slamming turn hosting Saturday Night Live.

But what matters more are the major Guild award ceremonies in the offing: The Producers Guild Awards on Jan. 26, the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 27, and the Director?s Guild Awards on Feb. 2. These should give a clearer picture of the Oscar race. Or not. A DGA award, one of the most reliable Oscar indicators, will come to naught should either Ben Affleck or Kathryn Bigelow, neither nominated for an Oscar, win.

As Times-Picayune critic Mike Scott noted on NOLA.com, ?Usually the Golden Globes at least do a little to clarify an Oscar race or two, but in what is shaping up to be a more difficult-than-usual year in which to predict the Oscar winners, Sunday's Globes only clouded things? many of the Oscar races would appear to be coin-flip races at this point.?

One thing is irrefutable after Sunday night: After

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