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• 'Twilight' fans camp out at Nokia Plaza for a chance to see 'Eclipse' stars
• CNN taps Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker for new roundtable debate show
• Madonna, daughter Lourdes partner on junior fashion line
• Movie review: 'Knight and Day'
• With Cohen and Mischer, a new kind of Oscars producing team
• White House touts anti-piracy strategy
• Vampire Con's anti-'Twilight' stance: Go for the jugular
• Judge extends Nicole Richie's probation for 2006 drunken driving arrest until March
• Lady Gaga gets the Rolling Stone treatment
• LAFF 2010: Ben Affleck hits 'The Town'

'Twilight' fans camp out at Nokia Plaza for a chance to see 'Eclipse' stars Posted: 23 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT An excited tent city crops up at L.A. Live in advance of the screening and red carpet premiere of 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' at the Los Angeles Film Festival. An excited tent city crops up at L.A. Live in advance of the screening and red carpet premiere of 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

CNN taps Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker for new roundtable debate show Posted: 23 Jun 2010 08:55 AM PDT CNN announced Wednesday that it had hired former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and conservative columnist Kathleen Parker to helm a new point-counterpoint show in the key 8 p.m. ET hour, recruiting two headstrong political figures in a bid to revive its flagging viewership.

Madonna, daughter Lourdes partner on junior fashion line Posted: 23 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT Material Girl will be sold at Macy's for back-to-school season. Sketches were released Tuesday. Madonna is hoping to go from fashion icon to fashion mogul with her latest endeavor. The pop star and her 13-year-old daughter, Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, are partnering on a junior fashion line called Material Girl, which will be sold exclusively at Macy's for back-to-school season, and although the clothes won't land in stores until Aug. 3, sketches were released Tuesday.

Movie review: 'Knight and Day' Posted: 23 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT Tom Cruise shows he's a star in the entertaining romantic caper with Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, Viola Davis and Paul Dano. Tom Cruise shows he's a star in the entertaining romantic caper with Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, Viola Davis and Paul Dano.

With Cohen and Mischer, a new kind of Oscars producing team Posted: 22 Jun 2010 07:28 PM PDT The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences is marrying two distinct strands of producer for this year's Oscar telecast: veteran film producer Bruce Cohen and live-event television guru Don Mischer.

White House touts anti-piracy strategy Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:34 PM PDT The White House is promising to follow through on its vow to get tough on global piracy. The White House is promising to follow through on its vow to get tough on global piracy.

Vampire Con's anti-'Twilight' stance: Go for the jugular Posted: 22 Jun 2010 09:09 PM PDT The film festival aims to be "grassroots," free from the "Twilightization" maelstrom, but there's no denying that part of its success comes from the surge in vamp culture.

Judge extends Nicole Richie's probation for 2006 drunken driving arrest until March Posted: 23 Jun 2010 03:32 AM PDT Court records show a judge has extended Nicole Richie's probation until March to give her more time to complete alcohol education classes.

Lady Gaga gets the Rolling Stone treatment Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:03 PM PDT The always avant garde Gaga rocks her "Alejandro" machine-gun bra -- and not much else.

LAFF 2010: Ben Affleck hits 'The Town' Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:36 PM PDT The Los Angeles Film Festival is a good place to find the hidden indie gem, but it can also bring out some boldfaced names. The Los Angeles Film Festival is a good place to find the hidden indie gem, but it can also bring out some boldfaced names.

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