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He’s not going to Capitol Hill to lobby. No, Bruce Willis will be in D.C. on Wednesday to donate objects from his Die Hard franchise to the National Museum of American History. He’ll be handing over John McClane’s athletic shirt,…

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This just in: American Idol fave Melinda Doolittle is heading to Zambia on Thursday with a group called Malaria No More as a part of First Lady Laura Bush’s upcoming trip through Africa. During the four-day tour, Doolittle will see…

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If you have any interest in being Ron Weasley’s girlfriend — on film, that is — producers of the sixth Harry Potter film are holding an an open casting call for the role of Lavender Brown on July 1 at…

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Amid the big buzz surrounding Transformers the movie, opening July 3, DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, Cartoon Network and Hasbro, Inc. are announcing today that there will be a 2-D animated series — Transformers Animated — coming in 2008. Expect…

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May-December love: Tony Bennett, 80, married Susan Crow, 47, his girlfriend of 20 years, last week (click to enlarge photo). They’re honeymooning now in Italy. Tall love: Yao Ming, the 7-6 basketball star for the Houston Rockets, just got engaged…

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Last week, a 1957 Plymouth was unearthed in Tulsa after being buried in a time capsule. Now, Russell Crowe has just become one of thousands of Australians who have penned letters and bought cards to be buried for 25 years…

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Don’t crash on the downtown freeway tonight if you happen to notice the trailer for SiCKO, Michael Moore’s expose of the American health care system, showing on the side of a building. The trailer will be projected with full sound…

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Christina Aguilera wants to get into film. I am looking forward to moving into another form of what I feel is another creative outlet for me and that would be acting, the 26-year-old singer told reporters Monday in Shanghai, where…

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Score one for the passionate parody-makers. First there was a YouTube parody of Die Hard. Then Fox had it quickly removed — copyright violation! Then Fox realized it was free advertising, and now the makers are stars….

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Busy week ahead, as Paris gets out of jail tomorrow. … Mark your calendars: on Saturday, Britney Spears will join Cyndi Lauper’s concert in L.A. … Today, Regina King, Howard Hesseman and Jimmy Jean-Louis of Heroes are among performers getting…

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