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This question comes from Carl: Has Kevin Costner won an Oscar?

My answer:  Yes. He won Best Picture and Best Director for Dances With Wolves, and was nominated for Best Actor for that film as well.

-Bill

Random Thought Of the Day

The more I find out about post-Beatles John Lennon, the more interesting he becomes to me.

I guess I'll have to pick up some of his albums and check out some lesser-known solo stuff(like Mind Games, for example) or just get Working Class Hero if I can't get the individual albums.

-Bill

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This question comes from Jeremy: Has any actor ever played a Batman villain twice in any of the movies?

My answer: Only Cillian Murphy, who played The Scarecrow in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, has played the same villain in two movies. Other characters have had different actors play them in different movies(The Joker, Two-Face), but The Scarecrow is the only character consistent with one actor right now. However, if Aaron Eckhart were to return as Two-Face in the next Batman movie, he would be the second actor to play a villain twice.

-Bill

Random Thought Of The Day

Given how good the Green Lantern movie looks, I wonder if they'll try The Flash next?

-Bill

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This question comes from Jeremy: How many actors have portrayed Superman in movies or TV?

My answer: Six. George Reeves played him in the classic Adventures of Superman TV series, Christopher Reeve portrayed him from Superman to Superman 4: The Quest For Peace, Dean Cain played him on Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman TV series, Tim Daly did his voice for Superman: The Animated Series, George Newbern voiced him for Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, and Brandon Routh played him in Superman Returns.

-Bill

Random Thought Of The Day

I had no idea that True Grit was a book as well; I'll probably read it before I go see the movie to see how faithful the new film stays to the source material.

-Bill

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This question comes from Carl: Besides No Country For Old Men, what else has Josh Brolin been in?

My answer: Milk, W., The Goonies, American Gangster, and Grindhouse, among other things. He will also be in the upcoming remake of True Grit and Men In Black III.

-Bill