PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Tuesday, March 1, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Tuesday, March 1, 2005

Jamie Foxx's Win for His Portrayal of Music Legend Ray Charles Ranked as Top TiVo Moment of the Oscars Broadcast According to TiVo Analysis

Front-runner Jamie Foxx's emotional acceptance speech after winning the award for "Best Actor" was the top TiVo moment of the Oscar broadcast. In his speech, Foxx gave a heartfelt tribute to his grandmother saying "She still talks to me, only now she talks to me in my dreams. I can't wait to go to sleep tonight."

The second most popular TiVo moment of the evening was the "Best Picture" win by "Million Dollar Baby." Taking home four awards in some of the event's most prestigious categories, the film, directed by Clint Eastwood, was the Hollywood knockout of the night.

"The Aviator" co-star Cate Blanchett -- who clinched the award for "Best Supporting Actress" -- was the most popular Hollywood celebrity to grace the red carpet, among TiVo subscribers, as she made her entrance in a yellow Valentino gown with diamond brooch. Blanchett's arrival was the most replayed moment of the night's red carpet glamour.

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Hot Wheels: Now You See Them, Now You Don't!

The nation's motor vehicle thieves continue to find the most popular automobiles as their primary targets for feeding the underground need for replacement parts and for export to foreign countries.

Hot Wheels, the National Insurance Crime Bureau's companion study to its annual Hot Spots auto theft report, takes a look at the same data reported to the National Crime Information Center and determines the vehicle make, model, and model year most reported stolen in 2003.

N-I-C-B says the top ten most stolen vehicles in 2003 by make, model, and model year were:

1. 2000 Honda Civic
2. 1989 Toyota Camry
3. 1991 Honda Accord
4. 1994 Chevrolet Full Size C/K 1500 Pickup
5. 1994 Dodge Caravan
6. 1997 Ford F150 Series
7. 1986 Toyota Pickup
8. 1995 Acura Integra
9. 1987 Nissan Sentra
10. 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass

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U.S. Job Satisfaction Keeps Falling, The Conference Board Reports

The Conference Board reports Americans are growing increasingly unhappy with their jobs. The decline in job satisfaction is widespread among workers of all ages and across all income brackets.

Half of all Americans today say they are satisfied with their jobs, down from nearly 60 percent in 1995. But among the 50 percent who say they are content, only 14 percent say they are "very satisfied."

The survey finds that job satisfaction has declined across all income brackets in the last nine years. While 55 percent of workers earning more than 50-thousand dollars are satisfied with their jobs, only 14 percent claim they are very satisfied. At the other end of the pay scale (workers earning less than 15-thousand dollars), about 45 percent of workers are satisfied, but only 17 percent express a strong level of satisfaction.

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Mel Brooks' 'The Producers,' Starring Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman and Will Ferrell, Begins Filming In New York Under The Direction of Susan Stroman

Principal photography began yesterday in Brooklyn, New York, on the motion picture version of one of the most celebrated musical shows in the history of American theater, Mel Brooks' "The Producers." The film stars Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman and Will Ferrell. Universal Pictures will distribute the film domestically, opening on December 23, 2005, with Sony Pictures Releasing International handling foreign distribution.

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PRNewswire -- March 1

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