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Movie role hardly a stretch for jazz musician (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 11:20 PM CST

Reuters - "Rachel getting married . . . ," Donald Harrison Jr. muses before the friends and family assembled at a fictional wedding. The setting is director Jonathan Demme's latest critically acclaimed work, starring Anne Hathaway; Harrison's opening line is the film's title.

"Twilight" film franchise looks ahead (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 11:15 PM CST

(L-R) Cast members from the film 'Twilight,' Robert Patterson, Cam Gigandet, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart, pose for photographers at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles September 7, 2008. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)Reuters - Ahead of next Friday's release of the eagerly anticipated vampire romance "Twilight," indie studio Summit Entertainment is moving potential future installments in the franchise into the development pipeline.


HBO eyes Laura Linney for Katharine Graham biopic (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 08:02 PM CST

Actress Laura Linney poses with the award for outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or a movie for 'John Adams' at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 21, 2008. (Mike Blake/Reuters)Reuters - HBO Films is developing a biopic about Katharine Graham, the venerable publisher of the Washington Post who oversaw the paper's Watergate coverage leading to the resignation of President Nixon.


Twilight's Taylor Lautner Gets Wiggy With It (E! Online)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 07:42 PM CST

Twilight's Taylor Lautner Gets Wiggy With It(E! Online)E! Online - Taylor Lautner doesn't know how they do it, but Twilight fans seem to find him no matter where he is.


Winfrey, Lowe commiserate as paradise burns (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 07:06 PM CST

Actor Rob Lowe poses on the press line at the Hollywood Legacy Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)AP - Montecito is home to the rich and famous, but it's not flashy. It's exclusive, but not haughty. And it's far enough from the sprawl of Los Angeles for comfort — while still close enough for convenience.


The Billion-Dollar Batman (E! Online)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 05:38 PM CST

The Billion-Dollar Batman(E! Online)E! Online - It's going to happen. Maybe it already has.


Court to decide anti-Hillary Clinton movie case (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 04:48 PM CST

Hillary Clinton talks to reporters outside her polling station after casting her vote in the 2008 presidential election in Chappaqua, New York. Intense speculation flared over reports that US president-elect Barack Obama is weighing former Democratic primary rival Clinton to be a heavy-hitting secretary of state.(AFP/File/Don Emmert)Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to rule on a new challenge to the federal campaign finance law by a conservative group that wants to broadcast and promote a movie critical of Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton.


Hudson thanks fans for support; featured in new ad (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:35 PM CST

In this image released by The Gap, actress and singer Jennifer Hudson wears a red sweater in an ad campaign for the Gap. (AP Photo/Gap)AP - The Gap considered removing smiling portraits of Jennifer Hudson from its new holiday ads after her recent tragedy, but decided to keep the images after the grieving star said she wanted to go ahead with the campaign, a representative for the clothing chain said Friday.


Nia Vardalos: Just Call Her "Mommy" (E! Online)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:34 PM CST

Nia Vardalos: Just Call Her E! Online - Congrats to My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Nia Vardalos and hubby Ian Gomez.


Costner indulges passion for music with debut CD (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 02:43 PM CST

Kevin Costner performs with his band Modern West at a concert in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)AP - He's played Wyatt Earp, Robin Hood and Eliot Ness in the movies, but Kevin Costner says his most natural gig is playing music with his band.


NBC Can't Get Enough Hilary Duff (E! Online)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 11:44 AM CST

NBC Can't Get Enough Hilary Duff(E! Online)E! Online - Hilary Duff is heading back to her roots.


Rob Lowe: Flames were 'shooting 200 feet' (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 02:27 PM CST

Dozens of homes smolder in a neighborhood after an out control wildfire swept through Montecito, Calif., near Santa Barbara,  Friday Nov. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)AP - Rob Lowe says he and his children fled a wildfire raging in California with just minutes to spare.


NBC signs development deal with Hilary Duff (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 01:23 PM CST

In this Oct. 15, 2008 file photo, actress Hilary Duff poses on the press line at the 'Project Runway' Fifth Season Finale party in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)AP - Hilary Duff will soon become a fixture on NBC.


Twilight Sequelizes (E! Online)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 09:17 AM CST

Twilight Sequelizes(E! Online)E! Online - What fanggirls want, fanggirls get.


Star Trek's Abrams beams down to Rome (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 10:45 AM CST

In this April 27, 2008 file photo, Director and producer J.J. Abrams poses in Los Angeles, U.S.A .  Abrams beamed down to Rome on Friday, Nov. 14, 2008,  to give a sneak peek of the early years of Captain James T. Kirk and the other characters who warp around the galaxy in the upcoming ``Star Trek'' movie.  (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)AP - Trekkies, perk up your ears, both pointy and regular: We are about to reveal how it all started.


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