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y DAVID K. LI Will Ferrell's "Talla- dega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" cap- tured its second box-of- fice checkered flag this weekend, while Oliver Stone's 9/11 drama. "World Trade Center,' finished in a respectable third place. "Talladega Nights.- from Sony Pictures En- tertainment, raked in ab

n weekend take. Disney's "Step llp- danced its way to a sur- prisingly strong No. 2 performance, with weekend ticket sales of $21.1 million. Stone's "Wit" stars Nicolas Cage and Mi- chael Pena as Pon Au- thority cops John McLoughlin and Will Ji- meno. who were the only rescuers pulled al

lad of Ricky Bobby raced ahead of the competition to remain the box office champ for a second weekend with $23 mil- WATT SIYILSOThe Acsocerec n.. Eastwood honored BEVERLY HILLS - Actor Clint Eastwood ac- cepts the Founders Award from actor Mor- gan Freeman at the Golden Boot Awards. Established in 198

umbrellas include Disney's Bob Iger and wife willow Fox's Jim Gianopulos, Candice Bergen and journalist daughter Chloe Malle. Google's Eric Schmidt, oliver Stone avoiding questions about Charlie Sheen and escortino his daughter Tara, Moby, Jamie Niven, Brian Grazer, Vivi Nevo, Tracey Ul1man. CBS's Les Moonves

eech" that edges out the competition for The Audience Prize. Mid-November David O. Russell and Mark wahlberg, working together for the third timelint Eastwood is sneak "The Fighter" in Manhattan. As their audience erupts in cheers, I tell producer/actor Wahlberg, "You are wrong. He turned it down because he

directing this.” He says, “Youre wrong. He turned it down because he’s done it. He’s seen it and he loves it.” David O. Russell becomes my new Clint Eastwood. Christian Bale and Melissa Leo are hailed the supporting actors to beat. True Grit, directed by the Coen Brothers and also produced by Scott Rudin,

ayers include Disney’s Bob Iger and wife Willow Bay, Fox’s Jim Gianopulos, Candice Bergen and journalist daughter Chloe Malle, Google’s Eric Schmidt, Oliver Stone escorting his daughter Tara and avoiding questions about Charlie Sheen, Moby, Jamie Niven, Brian Grazer, Vivi Nevo, CBS’s Les Moonves and Julie Chen,