So, Oscar will celebrate his 80th birthday this Sunday and some of the writers will actually be attending his party since the Writers Guild of America strike has ended and the dust is starting to settle in Tinseltown.With any luck, your favorite movie will walk away with the golden prize, but as in the past, some of the best pictures never receive Best Picture Oscars. A prime example would be "Citizen Kane."Though it was nominated in nine categories in 1941, "Citizen Kane" won only Best Original Screenplay for Orson Welles and Herman J.Mankiewicz.According to the folks at filmschoolrejects.com, it was rumored that whenever the film's name was mentioned, guffaws were heard around the room because the powerful newspaper magnate, William Randolph Hearst, on whose life the film was alleged to be based, threatened voters with the old adage, "You'll never work in this town again." An interesting note: Kane's editor was future Oscar-winning director Robert Wise.

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NORM: LV notables also get test notices

Fox Sports Radio shifts from 1460 AM KENO to 920; and ESPN Deportes Radio takes over the 1460 slot.

Andre Agassi and Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt, hitting on center court Saturday at the Stacy Darling Center with their children. ... Homegrown NASCAR star Kyle Busch, having dinner with a blonde galpal at Piero's Italian Cuisine on Friday. ... At "Love" (Mirage) on Friday: Priscilla Presley, with her son, Navarone Garibaldi, who was celebrating his 21st birthday; talk-show host Regis Philbin with wife, Joy, and illusionist Criss Angel, with his girlfriend, Veronica Grabowski (Miss Nevada USA 2008) and her parents.

Focus Enhancements and Showlogix Create a Multi-Sensory Experience in ...

4D theaters create a multi-sensory experience that is changing the way people watch movies. By employing unique special effects that are synchronized with events on the screen, 4D theaters let audiences viscerally experience the rumbling of an earthquake, wind gusts on a mountain peak, or the scent of a rose. The technology is becoming increasingly popular at theme parks, museums, visitor centers, casinos, and more.

The Logix-4D software gives traditional and mobile theater operators a turnkey solution for transforming their theaters into 4D. Intuitive drag-and-drop software interface lets users drag the effect of choice into timeline and test the result in real time. Since it was first introduced one month ago, the Logix-4D solution has been implemented in three 4D cinemas in Greece, Romania, and Israel.

WHS student enjoying time as sideline reporter

A position as a High School Playbook sideline reporter for KOCO News Channel 5 has offered a local teen opportunities to gain experience and improve skills, which could prove valuable as she prepares for college and a career.Woodward junior Mallory Ross, 17, said she has always had an interest in film – an interest that "started out as a hobby.""My cousins and I would make these stupid movies over holidays," she said.But soon Ross began to develop her skills and volunteered her talents to help her church make children's music videos. When her computer teacher Bryan Stephenson suggested she apply for the sideline reporter position, where she would get to film sporting events, Ross said she figured it was worth a shot. She filled out an application one day last and received a call from the television station the next day inviting her to interview.Taking time out from her Thanksgiving break, she went to Oklahoma City and interviewed with some of the station members, including sports reporter Mark Rodgers."It was my first formal interview, so I was a little nervous," Ross said.