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Zac Efron grows up with 'Charlie St. Cloud'
For Avenged Sevenfold, 'Nightmare' album is part of the grief
Daniel Radcliffe on his tearful 'Harry Potter' farewell -- and his scary acting future
President sets a mark with his 'View' appearance
Exclusive 'Jersey Shore' videos with Pauly D, Vinny, J Woww, Snooki and The Situation
Frank Miller: 'I've taken Batman as far as he can go'
Disney is likely to promote Paul Lee to ABC Entertainment president
It's youth vs. age on next edition of 'Survivor' as series moves to Wednesday night
Jewish banker's heirs sue Hungary for return of looted art
The logic behind Guillermo del Toro's madness

Zac Efron grows up with 'Charlie St. Cloud'

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Long cast in the role of teen heartthrob thanks to 'High School Musical,' he tackles his first commercially dramatic role. He hopes it expands his fan base beyond screaming teens.

Long cast in the role of teen heartthrob thanks to 'High School Musical,' he tackles his first commercially dramatic role.

For Avenged Sevenfold, 'Nightmare' album is part of the grief

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The majority of the lyrics on the album were rewritten to address the death of drummer Jimmy Sullivan. The result is a highly personal work.

Orange County's Avenged Sevenfold has long been known by heavy-metal fans for its riffs and its death-obsessed imagery. "Sometimes I don't know why we'd rather live than die," sang frontman M. Shadows in the band's 2005 hit "Bat Country," which topped the chart on MTV's "Total Request Live" and earned Avenged the best new artist prize at 2006's Video Music Awards.

Daniel Radcliffe on his tearful 'Harry Potter' farewell -- and his scary acting future

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 04:10 PM PDT

Can he successfully disappear into a new starring film role after a decade as Harry Potter?

President sets a mark with his 'View' appearance

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 05:57 PM PDT

Rob Schneider. 50 Cent. Barack Obama. The guest list for Thursday's installment of ABC's "The View" includes the comedian, the rapper and the leader of the free world, and reflects an unprecedented turn in American politics and television programming.

Exclusive 'Jersey Shore' videos with Pauly D, Vinny, J Woww, Snooki and The Situation

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:16 AM PDT

No spoilers here, but you can expect a lot more house drama now that Angelina is back in the mix. And South Beach's all-night club life definitely puts a new spin on things.

Frank Miller: 'I've taken Batman as far as he can go'

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:12 AM PDT

Miller -- arguably the most important comic book artist of the last 30 years -- envisioned a story in which the Caped Crusader went on a blood quest against Al Qaeda.

Disney is likely to promote Paul Lee to ABC Entertainment president

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Lee, who led the turnaround of the ABC Family channel, would replace Steve McPherson, who resigned abruptly this week, just days before he was to hype the struggling network's new fall shows.

Walt Disney Co. is poised to elevate an executive who began his career as a reporter covering the strife in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as the new president of ABC Entertainment.

It's youth vs. age on next edition of 'Survivor' as series moves to Wednesday night

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 10:44 AM PDT

"Survivor" is going to exploit the generation gap.

Jewish banker's heirs sue Hungary for return of looted art

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Their lawsuit, filed in U.S. courts, values the more than 40 artworks at more than $100 million. The lead plaintiff, who lives in Los Angeles, says his family wants 'Hungary to feel some pressure.'

The heirs of the Budapest-based Jewish banker Mor Lipot Herzog have filed a lawsuit in U.S. courts against Hungary and its leading national museums, seeking the return of what they have identified as more than 40 works of art looted from Herzog's collection during the Holocaust. The lawsuit values the artworks, including well-known paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder, El Greco, Francisco de Zurbaran and Gustave Courbet, at more than $100 million.