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In this film publicity image released by Paramount, George Clooney portrays Ryan Bingham in a scene from 'Up in the Air.' (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Dale Robinette)

NEW YORK - "Up in the Air" was named best picture from the National Board of Review and won a total of four awards.

Directed by Jason Reitman ("Juno," "Thank You for Smoking"), the film stars George Clooney as a perpetually traveling contractor who fires people for a living. The National Board of Review, which announced its awards Thursday, also chose Clooney as best actor, an honor he shares with Morgan Freeman who plays Nelson Mandela in "Invictus."

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Universal Studios unfazed by Comcast deal (AP)

A group of tourists walk along the street near the entrance to the Universal Studios theme park in Los Angeles, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Comcast said it will put up $6.5 billion in cash and $7.25 billion in assets to buy 51 percent of NBC Universal from General Electric Co. That means the biggest U.S. cable TV provider would control the NBC and Telemundo networks, about two dozen cable channels and the Universal movie studio and theme parks. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - Almost everywhere you look at Universal Studios Hollywood, there are signs flaunting the 5-year-old marriage of NBC and Universal.

There's the billboard of Conan O'Brien from NBC's "The Tonight Show" smiling down at visitors on their way to the ride based on Universal Pictures' "Jurassic Park," and those cutouts of the bubbly hosts from the NBC-owned entertainment news show "Access Hollywood" greeting guests as they step off the backlot tram tour.

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In this film publicity image released by the Sundance Film Festival, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, left, and Amy Ryan are shown in a scene from, 'Jack Goes Boating.' (AP Photo/Sundance Film Festival)

LOS ANGELES - Ben Affleck, Katie Holmes, rapper 50 Cent and "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" co-stars Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning are taking their acts to the Sundance Film Festival.

They are among the stars of big-name premieres announced Thursday for Robert Redford's independent-film showcase that runs Jan. 21-31 in Park City, Utah.

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Spanish actress Penelope Cruz poses for the photographers prior to the world premiere of her latest film 'Nine' in central London,Thursday Dec. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

LONDON - Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz and Daniel Day-Lewis have appeared in London at the world premiere of the Hollywood movie "Nine."

The musical, inspired by Federico Fellini's classic film 8 1/2, also stars Kate Hudson, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren, Marion Cotillard and singer Fergie.

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- Partial list of film awards given by National Board of Review, announced Thursday:

Best Film: "Up in the Air"

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In this film publicity image released by Paramount, George Clooney portrays Ryan Bingham in a scene from 'Up in the Air.' (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Dale Robinette)

NEW YORK - "Up in the Air" is the National Board of Review's pick for best film of the year.

Directed by Jason Reitman ("Juno," "Thank You For Smoking"), the film stars George Clooney as a perpetually traveling contractor who fires people for a living. The National Board of Review also chose Clooney as best actor, an honor he shares with Morgan Freeman who plays Nelson Mandela in "Invictus."

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NEW YORK - The National Board of Review names "Up in the Air" the best film of 2009.

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FILE - In this file photo from Sept. 20, 2009, Oliver Stone is seen on the set of 'Wall Street 2' in the meat packing district in New York. Stone will speak at American University on Dec. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Donald Traill)

WASHINGTON - Hollywood filmmaker Oliver Stone is again taking on the financial world in a sequel to 1987's successful "Wall Street," but this time he said greed is not only good — it's legal.

Stone just finished filming "Wall Street 2" and dropped a few hints while talking to a class at American University late Wednesday that focuses on his work.

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Swiss move Polanski to undisclosed location (AP)

Profile on film-maker Roman Polanski was transferred on Thursday from jail in northeastern Switzerland to an undisclosed location ahead of house arrest at his chalet in the Swiss ski resort of Gstaad.(AFP/Graphic)

GENEVA - Authorities acted to protect Roman Polanski from public attention Thursday by moving him from a Zurich area jail to an undisclosed location before his transfer to house arrest in the Swiss Alps.

Polanski was taken from the jail in Winterthur for "security reasons and personal protection," Justice Ministry spokesman Folco Galli said.

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FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2009 file photo, Paul McCartney participates in 'Chance and Chemistry: A Centennial Celebration of Frank Loesser' to benefit The Actors Fund in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

NEW YORK - There are only so many songwriting suggestions an outsider is allowed to offer Paul McCartney. Kirk Jones, director of the new Robert DeNiro movie, "Everybody's Fine," found the limit.

McCartney, who has written only a handful of songs specifically for films, decided to contribute the emotional ballad "(I Want to) Come Home" for the story about a widower learning about his grown children after the former Beatle saw an advance screening of the movie.

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