– Actor Will Smith was honored with the Modern Master Award, which says he is a master of his craft, at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California.
– Kevin Bacon says he used to think the “six degrees of Kevin Bacon” game was a joke that would die out, but it hasn’t, so he is using the notoriety for charity. Bacon and the non-profit Network for Good started a Web site, SixDegrees.org. The site includes a feature to search more than 1 million charities.
– Pedro Almodovar’s “Volver” won best picture and earned Penelope Cruz the best actress award Sunday in Madrid at the Goya Awards, Spain’s equivalent of the Oscars. Gothic fairy tale “Pan’s Labyrinth,” directed by Mexico’s Guillermo del Toro, won the most awards–seven including best original screenplay.
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The Personals page was compiled by Kim Profant from Tribune news services and staff reports.
