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Film News: Celebs salute beauty crew — “If you think the people on ‘Sex and the City’ are iconically fashionable, they are not. The people sitting over there are,” announced Cynthia Nixon, pointing to the film’s fashion-and-style crew.

Film News: Oscar winners making way to World Soundtrack Awards —
Organizers behind the Ghent International Film Festival in Belgium have forecast a starry night to mark the 10th anniversary of its World Soundtrack Awards, the culmination of the fest’s trademark emphasis on celebrating movie music, which takes place Oct. 23.

Film News: Actress will join Kathleen Turner on indie drama — “Perfect Family” also stars Jason Ritter, Michael McGrady and Richard Chamberlain.

Film News: AFI lifetime kudos event gathers up A-listers —
AFI has lined up a slew of notables to serve on the committee shepherding the June 10 Life Achievement tribute to Mike Nichols.

Film News: Pic is directed by Handfield, stars Presley — Emmett/Furla Films and Freedom Films are teaming to produce football drama “Touchback,” starring Brian Presley and directed by Don Handfield.

Film News: Picmaker saves on upfront salaries, offers longer term deals — Marvel Entertainment has found it doesn’t need to supersize its budgets to land pricey thesps for its superhero pics.

Film News: Rohan Sippy pic stars Abhishek Bachchan — Fox Star Studios India announced Monday that it will co-produce helmer Rohan Sippy’s “Dum Maro Dum,” starring Abhishek Bachchan and Rana Daggubati, with the director’s Rohan Sippy Productions shingle.

Film News: ‘Melrose Place’ thesp lands female lead in comedy sequel — Jessica Lucas has snagged the female lead in the untitled third installment of the “Big Momma’s House” franchise.Lucas currently stars in the CW revival of “Melrose Place.” Her feature credits include J.J. Abrams’ “Cloverfield.”

Film News: Andes-set pic stars Magaly Solier — First Run Features will distribute Belgian spiritual drama “Altiplano” in the U.S.

Film News: Rain ruins hairdos of stars arriving at BevHilton — The red carpet outside the Beverly Hilton was the site of “a severe outbreak of frizz.”