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• 'Your Highness' is all puffed-up
• Russell Brand: A new brand
• Fox gives Glenn Beck's show the boot
• Trump on the 'Today' show: I'm with the 'tea party'
• Disney set to break ground on Shanghai theme park
• Grammys to take on a leaner note
• Hunx and His Punx dish out trashy bubblegum pop Friday in L.A.
• Alec Baldwin: '30 Rock' will end in 2012, Tina Fey to direct films
• Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling start to build some buzz for 'Crazy, Stupid, Love'
• LACMA, Film Independent team for screening series

'Your Highness' is all puffed-up Posted: 06 Apr 2011 06:45 PM PDT From 'Up in Smoke' to 'Pineapple Express,' pot movies are a cinema staple. From 'Up in Smoke' to 'Pineapple Express,' pot movies are a cinema staple.

Russell Brand: A new brand Posted: The Englishman known for his witty retorts and rakish behavior is out to prove he can be more than just a wild sideshow. For starters, he's remade 'Arthur.' The Englishman known for his witty retorts and rakish behavior is out to prove he can be more than just a wild sideshow. For starters, he's remade 'Arthur.'

Fox gives Glenn Beck's show the boot Posted: Sinking ratings, an ad boycott and a focus on conspiracies lead to its demise. Sinking ratings, an ad boycott and a focus on conspiracies lead to its demise.

Trump on the 'Today' show: I'm with the 'tea party' Posted: 07 Apr 2011 07:46 AM PDT Donald Trump appeared on the "Today" show on Thursday morning to talk to Meredith Vieira in another stop on his media blitz tour, and this time, he discussed his possible presidential run, aligned himself with the "tea party," disputed Obama's birth certificate and created quite a stir on Twitter, quickly becoming one of the big trending topics there. As Vieira quipped, "He's certainly not a shrinking violet."

Disney set to break ground on Shanghai theme park Posted: 06 Apr 2011 07:10 PM PDT When it opens in five years, the $3.7-billion Shanghai Disneyland, China's first Disney theme park, will serve as a launching pad for the entertainment giant's broader ambitions in the region. When it opens in five years, the $3.7-billion Shanghai Disneyland, China's first Disney theme park, will serve as a launching pad for the entertainment giant's broader ambitions in the region.

Grammys to take on a leaner note Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:38 PM PDT Among the changes are fewer categories and a reduction in some genre awards.

Hunx and His Punx dish out trashy bubblegum pop Friday in L.A. Posted: 06 Apr 2011 06:34 PM PDT Combine the red-lit, black-leather vibe of the 1980 movie "Cruising" with the splashy gonzo fashion sense of a John Waters cast, and you have the look of Hunx and his Punx. Combine the red-lit, black-leather vibe of the 1980 movie "Cruising" with the splashy gonzo fashion sense of a John Waters cast, and you have the look of Hunx and his Punx.

Alec Baldwin: '30 Rock' will end in 2012, Tina Fey to direct films Posted: 06 Apr 2011 06:14 PM PDT Baldwin, the stalwart Jack Donaghy of NBC's "30 Rock," says the hit show will end in 2012.

Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling start to build some buzz for 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' Posted: 06 Apr 2011 06:18 PM PDT Nearly four months out, and the buzz is already growing for "Crazy, Stupid, Love," the Steve Carell-Julianne Moore dramedy about a marriage falling apart and a man reborn.

LACMA, Film Independent team for screening series Posted: The agreement will expand the museum's cinematic offerings beginning in the fall. The agreement will expand the museum's cinematic offerings beginning in the fall.

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