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Hollywood Republicans give Palin big thumbs up

Jon Voight and Pat Boone become her fans. 'She's the new star we're looking for,' one studio chief says. It w...
'Blindness' looks for second chance in Toronto

Director Fernando Meirelles to premiere re-tooled picture in North America...
Couric teams with anchors to 'Stand Up to Cancer'

NEW YORK -- Katie Couric marks her second anniversary at "CBS Evening News" today, but tonight the anchor will be focused on raising money for cancer research.
'Samurai Girl': This teen wields a mighty sword

"Samurai Girl" seems to know what it's doing and where it's going. For those tired of or frustrated with the Disney teen-empowerment-t...
'Ghostbusters' back from the great beyond?

A new "Ghostbusters" movie?

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Ritchie rocks again with crime romp `RocknRolla' (AP)

AP - Crime just never stops paying for Guy Ritchie.
Jacksons reunite at BMI Urban Awards (AP)

AP - The Jacksons were crowned icons at the BMI Urban Awards, but the King of Pop was an absentee.
Rhys & Getty's Not-So-Brotherly Love (E! Online)

E! Online - Sienna Miller may not be on Brothers & Sisters, but that doesn't mean she's not stirring up some problems for the hit ABC drama.
Anthony Edwards Checks Back Into ER (E! Online)

E! Online - NBC is bringing out the big guns for its 15th and final season of ER. The big, nostalgia-laden, tear-inducing guns.
Deal Sheet: Frankenstein, Jekyll, Tarzan Resurrected (E! Online)

E! Online - As if Hellboy and Hobbits weren't enough to keep him off the streets, Guillermo del Toro has literally scared up some more work.

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Knightley's Love For Cult Cop Show
Bond Girl's 'Hooker' Scare
Mirren's Queen Meeting
Knightley's Corset Drama
Stiller Moves Closer To Parents

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Showrunner shops for 'Mad' money

TV News: Matthew Weiner makes rounds to studios -- How much is all the buzz about "Mad Men" worth in Hollywood dollars? Matthew Weiner is about to find out.
Romano steps into 'Avenue Q'

Legit News: Her stint kicks off September 29 -- Christy Carlson Romano steps into "Avenue Q" later this month, playing the puppet roles of Kate Monster and Lucy, both originated by Stephanie D'Abruzzo...
Cosmedia names Tse CEO

Web Exclusive: Appointment is effective August 28 -- Anthony Tse has been appointed new Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong's Cosmedia Group, effective from the 28th of August 2008.
Tecmo rejects Square merger bid

Web Exclusive: Game developer starts talks with Koei -- Game developer Tecmo has rejected a friendly take-over bid from game giant Square Enix, Tecmo announced on Thursday.
T-Pain named songwriter of the year

Music News: BMI hands out Urban Awards -- T-Pain received the songwriter of the year award and shared the title of producer of the year with Jonathan "J.R." Rotem and Kanye West at BMI's Urban Awards,...

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Tokio Hotel 'Don't Expect' To Snag Best New Artist VMA From The Ladies - MTV.com

Telegraph.co.ukTokio Hotel 'Don't Expect' To Snag Best New Artist VMA From The LadiesMTV.com - 3 hours agoBy Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Kim Stolz Tokio Hotel are the only males t...
Vampire mystery 'True Blood' feels drained of fun - Los Angeles Times

New York TimesVampire mystery 'True Blood' feels drained of funLos Angeles Times - 8 hours agoBy Mary McNamara, Times Television Critic THE BEST thing about Alan Ball's new vampire se...
Ghostbusters Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd Back on Call - People Magazine

The AgeGhostbusters Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd Back on CallPeople Magazine - 2 hours agoBy Caris Davis Hollywood knew exactly who they were gonna call. And Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd look like...
Hanna Heading to Region With Heavy Rains, Wind - Washington Post

Washington PostHanna Heading to Region With Heavy Rains, WindWashington Post - 1 hour agoAs partly to mostly sunny morning skies help area temperatures rise toward highs in the upper 80s today,...
Lynne Spears Literally Sells Literary Daughter - hecklerspray

E! OnlineLynne Spears Literally Sells Literary Daughterhecklerspray - 1 hour agoIf hecklerspray’s mother’s only chance at a decent pension was to write a tell-all book about raising us to adu...

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HBO gets an infusion of Oh-positive 'Blood'

Sexy, witty and unabashedly peculiar, True Blood is a blood-drenched Southern Gothic romantic parable set in a world where vampires ...
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MyNetwork TV has gained some traction since abandoning telenovelas more than a year ago, and figures to improve further with ...
New on DVD: 'Married Life' full of matrimonial murder

This week's Platinum Picks will take you to Sherwood Forest, a Connecticut town and a sleazy nightspot near the Canadian border: ...
Rate expectations: Which fall TV shows will premiere with a bang?

This fall, even the networks hardly know what to expect. In some ways, actually, it won't feel like fall at all. There are only ...

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Horrific accident leads to singing career

Singer Melody Gardot made her first album lying in bed. It wasn't that she was lazy; it was that she was recovering from an accident that almost took her life. Music was good therapy -- and a good car...
Illicit teen sex and vampires?

Alan Ball likes to get under people's skin. And the "Six Feet Under" creator with two new projects: a film, "Towelhead," about the sexual awakening of an Arab-American girl, and a show, "True Blood,"...
Judge dismisses claims in Ledger lawsuit

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Toronto film fest could offer surprises

A mere film festival cannot compete with the Academy Awards' grip on the public imagination, but the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival (which begins Thursday) comes pretty close -- in part beca...
Voice of Snoopy dies at 91

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Scoop: Readers dump Us Magazine over Palin

Three celebrity weeklies — OK!, People and Us Weekly — featured Sarah Palin on their cover, but one of those magazines is reportedly losing subscribers because of it.
Tidbits: Duchovny allegedly cheated before rehab

The National Enquirer reports that the “Californication” star cheated on wife Téa Leoni multiple times throughout their marriage.
More than 40 million tune in to Palin’s speech

More than 40 million people tuned in to the Republican convention Wednesday to hear vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin introduce herself to voters.
Hollywood to Stand Up to Cancer tonight

Entertainment-industry execs and more than 60 of their famous friends will Stand Up to Cancer, an unprecedented, star-studded live telethon airing simultaneously on ABC, NBC and CBS on Friday night at...
‘Hugging’ lion video inspires movie

Sony Pictures aims to bring the story of "Christian the Lion" and two men who bought him from a London department store to the big screen after millions viewed video of their reunion on YouTube.

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Britney Spears to revisit the MTV Video Music Awards by kicking off show, but won't perform

NEW YORK (AP) _ It's Britney, baby, one more time. Despite her train-wreck performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last year, the network confirms Spears will kick off the show once again. But it wo...
Mackenzie Phillips charged with drug possession after arrest at Los Angeles airport

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Mackenzie Phillips was charged Wednesday with felony possession of drugs for allegedly carrying narcotics at Los Angeles International Airport.
Judge refuses to dismiss misdemeanor driving charge against Britney Spears

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss a misdemeanor driving without-a-valid-license case against Britney Spears. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James A. Steele issued his ruling...
Man sues Kiss bassist Gene Simmons, saying he was cut out of IndyCar marketing deal

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A Los Angeles man claims in a lawsuit that Gene Simmons took him for a ride on a marketing deal with the Indy Racing League.
Judge nixes key claims in Ledger drug tape lawsuit; allows attorneys time to amend complaint

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A judge on Wednesday dealt a serious but possibly temporary blow to a lawsuit filed by a celebrity magazine reporter who has accused a paparazzi agency of secretly filming Heath Led...

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Griffin and Rickles? Ouch, look out Emmys

Kathy Griffin, who shook up last year's Emmy ceremony with her rowdy acceptance speech, is bringing her act to this year's prime-time awards show. Griffin and Don Rickles, a comedian legendary for his...
Michael Moore to release new film online for free

Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release his new film online and for free. The film, "Slacker Uprising," follows Moore's 62-city tour during the 2004 election to rally young vo...
VMAs offer glimpse of music and mayhem

Britney Spears may not sing at MTV's Video Music Awards, but Christina Aguilera will. Aguilera will join other top-name performers, including the Jonas Brothers, T.I., Pink, and Kid Rock, host Russell...
Akon To BE Tried For Fan-Tossing: Artist charged with harassment and endangering welfare of a child.

*Akon has been ordered to stand trial in Fishkill, NY on charges stemming from a June 2007 concert in which he was shown throwing a teenage fan offstage, resulting in another fan suffering a concussio...
Tiger says he and wifey are expecting second child in winter.

*Tiger Woods announced Tuesday that he and his wife are about to welcome another little one to the family. "Elin and I are proud to announce that we are expecting our second child in late winter," the...

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Abrams on 'Fringe': Science, Conspiracies and 'The Pattern'

Freakish experiments and bizarre coincidences fuel Fox's new mind-bending series.
UPlayMe Says BYO Music to This Social

Don Pelson thinks licensing music for an online site is dumb. He should know: The former consumer marketing SVP at Warner Music Group wants to create a community around the music people already own an...
'What the Buck?' Creator Inks Deal With HBO

Michael Buckley will develop new material for the cable channel, with an eye toward content that will work online and off.
Is It So Bad That Bono Does Good?

It's easy to take potshots at wealthy celebrities who endorse causes. After all, what do they know? We tracked down the guy who turned Bono into a political player to find out what makes some celebrit...
Wired.com's Picks From Filminute's Microvideo Short-List

Sci-fi, animation and dinosaurs get the nod in the online film fest's 60-second masterpieces.

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Animator of Peanuts, Pinocchio, Porky Passes On

Bill Melendez helped one of the most expressive characters of all time get the point across, no words necessary. The Mexican-born animator who voiced Snoopy's howls and sighs and was...
DNA IDs Daughter for David Spade

It turns out that David Spade did, in fact, produce an heir. A baby girl born last week to former Playboy Playmate Jillian Grace is the 45-year-old funnyman's biological daughter, a...
Britney's License Trial Not Going Away

Whether or not it's because she's a celebrity, Britney Spears still has to face the music at some point. A judge has rejected her camp's motion to dismiss a year-old...
Vince Vaughn's Vegas Night

John Mayer wasn't Jennifer Aniston's only ex-boyfriend partying it up on Labor Day weekend. While Mayer was reportedly spotted carousing with a mystery blonde in Miami, Vince...
Mazar and the Palins' Teen Mom Common Bond

Debi Mazar definitely doesn't want to see Sarah Palin as our next vice president, but that doesn't mean the Entourage star doesn't support her in some way. Mazar knows all...

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Video Exclusive: Gerard Butler talks RocknRolla and 300 sequel with RT

RocknRolla is, critics are rumbling, Guy Ritchie's powerful return to form, a snappy ensemble crime caper featuring drug dealers, Russian billionaires, rock stars and a priceless painting. RT caught u...
Sony Hires Ghostbusters 3 Writers

Looks like Dan Aykroyd knew what he was talking about: Sony has announced that Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, co-executive producers of "The Office," have been hired to write a script for "Ghostbu...
Michael Moore's Uprising Will Be Free

Michael Moore will be following the Nine Inch Nails method for his next movie, "Slacker Uprising": It'll be available as a free download for a three-week period beginning September 23.
Mark Strong Joins Ritchie's Holmes Project; Crowe Involved After All?

Perhaps you've heard that Mark Strong has joined the cast of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes project? Well, Latino Review knows who he'll be playing -- and they suggest maybe those Russell Crowe rumors...
Germans Cry Foul Over Inglorious Treatment

Quentin Tarantino's "Inglorious Bastards" won't be out for awhile yet, but the script has been making the rounds for some time -- and some Germans are less than pleased with its contents.

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Check Out the Cast of 'Survivor: Gabon'
ET's with the 'Entourage' Stars at the Season Five Premiere

The stars of "Entourage" hit the town to premiere the fifth season of their hit HBO series -- airing Sept. 7 -- and ET was there to get the show scoop from Adrian Grenier (Vince), Jeremy Piv...
Anne Hathaway: Venetian Glamour Girl

Actress Anne Hathaway heated up the red carpet Wednesday at the premiere of her new film 'Rachel Getting Married' at the 65th Venice Film Festival in Italy. Less than one week after her appearance at...
John McCain Formally Wins GOP Presidential Nomination

Sen. John McCain has officially won his party’s nomination for president Wednesday after a roll call vote put him over to formally clinch the spot on the GOP ticket. McCain, 72, won the nomination o...
Sarah Palin: ‘I Was Just Your Average Hockey Mom’

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin delivered a hotly awaited speech Wednesday night to accept the Republican nomination for Vice President. The speech also served as her introduction to most of the voters of...

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Writer Marilynne Robinson on Family and Faith

A writer talks about returning to the setting of her previous novel to explore the themes of family and faith.
New 'College' Comedy Is Unfunny, Offensive

Atrocious comedy rips off 'Superbad,' but adds sexism, homophobia.
The Duchovny Files: Treating Sexual Addictions

What exactly is sex addiction, and how are those who suffer from the disorder, like actor David Duchovny, treated?
Books: Joshua Ferris
Books: Curtis Sittenfeld's 'First Lady'

Get inside the head of our reticent First Lady. There's just one caveat—it's (almost) all made up.

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Feature: The A.V. Club At TIFF '08: Day 0

The Toronto Film Festival hasn't even begun yet, and The A.V. Club's correspondents have already seen nine movies.
Interview: Josh Schwartz

Our three-part series with TV creators continues with the man behind The O.C. and two very different current series: Gossip Girl and Chuck.
Feature: The New Cult Canon: American Movie

He just wanted to make a film.
Book review: Polanski: A Biography

A sympathetic viewer tilts history in Roman Polanski's favor, but acknowledges faults besides the obvious.
Book review: Superdove

The pigeons are taking over, and maybe that isn't a bad thing.

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