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Today's Entertainment News: Lefevre `stunned' Howard has her role in `Eclipse' Matt Damon gets political in documentary 3rd Chinese film pulled from Melbourne festival Kara DioGuardi Will Be Back on American Idol! Franka Potente to Guest Star on House Comics find something to laugh about with Gates Diane Keaton to star in HBO comedy series 3rd Chinese film pulled from Melbourne festival Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 2-8 TruTV renews "Black Gold" Triple-Threat Musical Writers Invited to Apply for NoÎl Coward Prize in NYC Kara DioGuardi Will Be Back on American Idol! Never Too Many Cooks at the "Julie & Julia" Premiere Review: Boxer's political thriller builds slowly Lefevre `stunned' Howard has her role in `Eclipse' Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:33 pm PDT AP - Bryce Dallas Howard is taking over as the villainous vampire Victoria in the third "Twilight" movie, and the actress who's played the part in the first two films says she was "stunned" and "hurt deeply" by the switch. Full Story Top Matt Damon gets political in documentary Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:30 pm PDT AP - How does Matt Damon make reciting the Declaration of Independence exciting? Full Story Top 3rd Chinese film pulled from Melbourne festival Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:28 pm PDT AP - A third Chinese director has pulled his movie from an Australian film festival after two other filmmakers backed out to protest the planned appearance of the exiled Uighur activist Beijing blames for inciting recent ethnic violence. Full Story Top Kara DioGuardi Will Be Back on American Idol! Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:54 pm PDT E! Online - Guessing which of the judges will be back on American Idol next season has become a popular game. Full Story Top Franka Potente to Guest Star on House Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:36 pm PDT E! Online - Network sources confirm to us exclusively that Franka Potente (Run, Lola, Run; The Bourne Identity) is set to guest star on House this season. Full Story Top Comics find something to laugh about with Gates Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:51 pm PDT AP - Late-night comics found a few things to laugh about in the racially charged arrest of a Harvard professor — once beer was added to the equation. Full Story Top Diane Keaton to star in HBO comedy series Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:36 pm PDT Reuters - Diane Keaton is venturing into series television with a half-hour comedy at HBO. Full Story Top 3rd Chinese film pulled from Melbourne festival Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:28 pm PDT AP - A third Chinese director has pulled his movie from an Australian film festival after two other filmmakers backed out to protest the planned appearance of the exiled Uighur activist Beijing blames for inciting recent ethnic violence. Full Story Top Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 2-8 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:00 pm PDT AP - Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 2-8: Full Story Top TruTV renews "Black Gold" Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:32 pm PDT Reuters - TruTV has announced a second-season pickup of its reality series "Black Gold," which follows competing crews drilling on Texan oil rigs. Full Story Top Triple-Threat Musical Writers Invited to Apply for NoÎl Coward Prize in NYC Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:49 pm PDT Playbill - York Theatre Company, the Off-Broadway not-for-profit devoted to intimate staging of new and classic musicals, announced July 29 that it will administer a new award celebrating the talent of musical theatre composer-lyricist-librettists: The NoÎl Coward Prize. Full Story Top Kara DioGuardi Will Be Back on American Idol! Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:54 pm PDT E! Online - Guessing which of the judges will be back on American Idol next season has become a popular game. Full Story Top Never Too Many Cooks at the "Julie & Julia" Premiere Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:14 am PDT Fashion Wire Daily - Foodies rejoice! When writer-director Nora Ephron's new comedy "Julie & Julia" chomps into theaters on Aug. 7, everyone who loves a good meal will have a real reason to go out for dinner and a movie. Full Story Top Review: Boxer's political thriller builds slowly Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:14 am PDT AP - "Blind Trust" (Chronicle Books, 226 pages, $24.95), by Barbara Boxer: Sen. Barbara Boxer, who has joined numerous colleagues in writing books while in office, has a second political thriller to add to her bookshelf. Full Story Top

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