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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a Wookiee named Chewbacca growled and howled his way through “Star Wars” movies. On Monday, the actor who played him will take the oath to become an American citizen.
British-born Peter Mayhew will be among 441 people from 77 countries who will become naturalized Americans in […]

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, who had refused to confirm their Sept. 24 wedding, have opened up their photo album.
Photos published Wednesday by OK! magazine, which paid an undisclosed sum for the pictures, show the couple tying the knot in a Kabbalah ceremony at their Beverly Hills, Calif., home.
Kutcher, 27, is wearing a cream Brooks […]

1. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit $16,100,000 $16,121,000
2. Flightplan $10,788,000 $60,940,000
3. In Her Shoes $10,025,000 $10,025,000
4. Two for the Money $8,380,000 $8,380,000
5. The Gospel $8,000,000 $8,000,000
6. Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride $6,540,000 $42,145,000
7. Waiting $5,700,000 $5,700,000
8. […]

Should today’s music be more political?
Where have all the anthems gone? In times of war, tragedy and turmoil, many hit songs have eloquently expressed a collective angst.
But even though Hurricane Katrina has already inspired several musical efforts, it seems doubtful this disaster of huge social and political implications will provoke something that transcends entertainment to […]

Hollywood director, Norman Jewison has penned a new autobiography that tells of his journey in the film industry over the last few decades:
The title of Norman Jewison’s new autobiography is “This Terrible Business Has Been Good to Me : An Autobiography,” and it sounds like the veteran film director himself — nice.
Through 25 feature films […]

I was about to send out a search party for Emilio Estevez. It seems like he hasn’t been seen or heard from in years.
It turns out that Emilio is hard at work on his next project:
Emilio Estevez has added Sharon Stone and Elijah Wood to the high-wattage cast for “Bobby,” his passion project […]

Rank Movie Title Estimated Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross
1. Flightplan $15,038,000 $46,145,000
2. Serenity $10,141,000 $10,141,000
3. Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride $9,755,000 $32,910,000
4. A History of Violence $8,200,000 $8,969,000
5. Into the Blue $7,000,000 $7,000,000
6. Just Like Heaven $6,100,000 $38,396,000
7. The Exorcism of Emily Rose $4,400,000 $68,522,000
8. […]

Burt Bacharach is Back.
This sounds interesting:
Burt Bacharach gets assistance from Elvis Costello, Rufus Wainwright and Dr. Dre on his first solo album since 1977, “At This Time.”
Due November 1 via Columbia, the 11-track set finds the 77-year-old songwriter deviating from the love songs for which he is best known on tracks like the anti-violence ode […]