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• Box office: 'Despicable Me' eclipses 'Twilight,' 'Predators' has good first hunt
• Those moving-on movies
• Television review: 'Rizzoli & Isles'
• Roman Polanski avoids extradition to U.S.
• Marvel drops Ed Norton -- maybe they don't like him when he's angry
• Live review: Lilith Fair at Irvine's Verizon Amphitheater
• Emily Blunt and John Krasinski get married in Italy
• For Indian Americans, TV channels offer a taste of the old country

Box office: 'Despicable Me' eclipses 'Twilight,' 'Predators' has good first hunt Posted: 11 Jul 2010 01:19 PM PDT The 3-D movie far outpaced expectations based on pre-release surveys and marked a fantastic debut for Universal Pictures.

Those moving-on movies Posted: 12 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT Films such as 'The Kids Are All Right,' 'Toy Story 3' and 'Cyrus' tap into the emotions triggered by children leaving the family home for that big, scary world waiting just outside the front door. Films such as 'The Kids Are All Right,' 'Toy Story 3' and 'Cyrus' tap into the emotions triggered by children leaving the family home for that big, scary world waiting just outside the front door.

Television review: 'Rizzoli & Isles' Posted: 12 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT Angie Harmon portrays a Boston police detective on a TNT series that also stars Sasha Alexander. Angie Harmon portrays a Boston police detective on a TNT series that also stars Sasha Alexander.

Roman Polanski avoids extradition to U.S. Posted: 12 Jul 2010 07:01 AM PDT Citing a possible flaw because U.S. authorities failed to turn over certain papers, Swiss authorities reject the extradition request that originated in Los Angeles. The Oscar-winning director is released from house arrest. Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski will not be extradited to the United States to face sentencing for having sex with a 13-year-old girl more than 30 years ago, Swiss authorities announced Monday.

Marvel drops Ed Norton -- maybe they don't like him when he's angry Posted: 11 Jul 2010 05:40 PM PDT The actor is on the outside looking in now, as made clear by a surprisingly pointed statement from Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige.

Live review: Lilith Fair at Irvine's Verizon Amphitheater Posted: 11 Jul 2010 04:17 PM PDT Every performer who graced Lilith's main stage rallied to entertain the audience at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski get married in Italy Posted: 11 Jul 2010 12:57 PM PDT The duo tied the knot in a private outdoor ceremony at Villa d'Este in Como, with George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis as the newlywed actors' host and hostess.

For Indian Americans, TV channels offer a taste of the old country Posted: 11 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT The large immigrant population prompts subscriber TV providers to add independent programming and shows from India. Every evening, millions of families in India gather around their TV sets to watch "Balika Vadhu," a soap opera about a married 8-year-old girl. At the same time, Indian households in the U.S. that have access to it switch to Appka Colors on the Dish Network to catch the child-bride saga, weighing in with their friends and relatives in India on online message boards.

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