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• A threat to 'Avatar's' reign
• Danny Elfman searches for the sound of 'Wonderland'
• Comedian Jon Stewart takes the hot seat with Bill O'Reilly
• Russell Crowe is a likely candidate for a new 'Star is Born'
• Jews in Oscar films: Are they vile throwbacks to Jewish stereotypes?
• 'Modern Family': One big splashy 'moon landing'
• Jennifer Aniston talks her dream house to Architectural Digest
• At time of cuts at CBS News, Katie Couric's future debated; exec says she'll stay 'long time'
• HBO renews 'Big Love' for fifth season
• 'From Paris With Love': Jonathan Rhys Meyers revels in his role

A threat to 'Avatar's' reign Posted: 04 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST The box office champion is about to lose its No. 1 perch. Chalk it up to the Super Bowl and 'Valentine's Day.' The box office champion is about to lose its No. 1 perch. Chalk it up to the Super Bowl and 'Valentine's Day.'

Danny Elfman searches for the sound of 'Wonderland' Posted: 04 Feb 2010 08:26 AM PST Tim Burton's favorite maestro talks about the score of "Alice in Wonderland."

Comedian Jon Stewart takes the hot seat with Bill O'Reilly Posted: 04 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST In a vigorous, policy-laden debate, 'The Daily Show' host blasts Fox's 'panic attack' coverage of Obama and the economy. O'Reilly says 'the narrative of a couple of guys' doesn't represent the whole network. Jon Stewart showed up alone for his showdown Wednesday afternoon with Bill O'Reilly.

Russell Crowe is a likely candidate for a new 'Star is Born' Posted: 03 Feb 2010 05:48 PM PST Crowe and Beyonce are front-runners for the third remake of the film.

Jews in Oscar films: Are they vile throwbacks to Jewish stereotypes? Posted: 03 Feb 2010 05:38 PM PST Three of this year's Oscar best picture nominees have something unusual in common -- they have leading characters who are open, self-proclaimed Jews. Three of this year's Oscar best picture nominees have something unusual in common -- they have leading characters who are open, self-proclaimed Jews.

'Modern Family': One big splashy 'moon landing' Posted: 04 Feb 2010 08:08 AM PST It's very easy to ruin an episode of "Modern Family."

Jennifer Aniston talks her dream house to Architectural Digest Posted: 04 Feb 2010 07:48 AM PST "I am so proud of this house," Aniston said, "and I want to celebrate the people who made it: the master craftsmen who poured so much of themselves into its creation."

At time of cuts at CBS News, Katie Couric's future debated; exec says she'll stay 'long time' Posted: 03 Feb 2010 09:08 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News chief Sean McManus said Wednesday that it's unfair to criticize Katie Couric's multimillion-dollar salary at a time news division jobs are being cut and that he expected the evening news anchor to stay at the network "for a long time."

HBO renews 'Big Love' for fifth season Posted: 03 Feb 2010 07:08 PM PST The critically acclaimed extended family drama has had a rush of good fortune as of late.

'From Paris With Love': Jonathan Rhys Meyers revels in his role Posted: 04 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST The actor doesn't know the formula for success, but his work in the movie reminds him he's lucky to be making films. The actor doesn't know the formula for success, but his work in the movie reminds him he's lucky to be making films.

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• The Cheat Sheet: Academy Awards
• Review: 'Lost'
• With momentum in Europe, Spotify has Apple's iTunes in its sights
• 'Idol' Denver auditions: not the usual suspects
• Beleaguered head of motion picture home resigns
• Forget 'The Hills': Audiences embrace the harsh realities of 'Teen Mom'
• A few surprises up Oscar's sleeve
• Beyonce and Lady Gaga meet again!
• 'Wolf Man' writer reflected wartime Jewish experience
• Tila Tequila proves our point and then promises to leave us alone

The Cheat Sheet: Academy Awards Posted: 02 Feb 2010 11:42 PM PST A quick visual guide to the major nominees for the 82nd annual Academy Awards.

Review: 'Lost' Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST What is old is new again. "Nothing's irreversible," says Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox) to John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) in the second hour of the first episode of "Lost's" final season, and on top of the obvious and tantalizing T-shirt possibilities of this statement, one can't help but imagine it engraved in stone on the archway leading into the show's writers' room. Possibly in hieroglyphics of their own creation.

With momentum in Europe, Spotify has Apple's iTunes in its sights Posted: 02 Feb 2010 06:15 PM PST Spotify, the Swedish music streaming software that's rocking Europe, has huge ambitions. Spotify, the Swedish music streaming software that's rocking Europe, has huge ambitions.

'Idol' Denver auditions: not the usual suspects Posted: 02 Feb 2010 11:15 PM PST Dare we say, they were different in a good way.

Beleaguered head of motion picture home resigns Posted: 02 Feb 2010 06:54 PM PST David Tillman headed the fund for a decade. David Tillman headed the fund for a decade.

Forget 'The Hills': Audiences embrace the harsh realities of 'Teen Mom' Posted: 02 Feb 2010 08:43 PM PST For the last couple of years, MTV has often been both branded and buoyed by the success of its reality show sensation "The Hills. For the last couple of years, MTV has often been both branded and buoyed by the success of its reality show sensation "The Hills.

A few surprises up Oscar's sleeve Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:45 AM PST The underdogs had bite after all.

Beyonce and Lady Gaga meet again! Posted: 02 Feb 2010 08:44 PM PST First images surface from 'Telephone' video shoot.

'Wolf Man' writer reflected wartime Jewish experience Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST Curt Siodmak's script of the 1941 film was an original story in which the main character feared being hunted and killed, much as the screenwriter and other European Jews did. Curt Siodmak's script of the 1941 film was an original story in which the main character feared being hunted and killed, much as the screenwriter and other European Jews did.

Tila Tequila proves our point and then promises to leave us alone Posted: 02 Feb 2010 08:45 PM PST Why are we not surprised? Maybe because we told you so just a few weeks ago?

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