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Star Jim Parsons arrives at "An Evening with 'The Big Bang Theory'" at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 18.


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Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and director Martin Scorsese attend the premiere of "Shutter Island" at The Ziegfeld Theatre in New York on Wednesday, Feb. 17.



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