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E! Online - Leonardo DiCaprio is heading behind the scenes while still maintaining a firm presence in front of the camera.

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AP - "Blades of Glory" remained the top movie for the second straight weekend with $22.5 million, while the bloody double feature "Grindhouse" debuted far below expectations with $11.6 million.

AP - The (film) geek shall inherit the earth. And that may include you, for geeks in the cineplex and behind the cameras are an increasing horde.

AP - "Scrubs" star John C. McGinley is a newlywed, his spokeswoman said Monday.

E! Online - Unfortunately, unlike 30 Rock, Andy Barker, P.

AP - Tobey Maguire, star of "Spider-Man 3," isn't sure he'd play the superhero a fourth time.

AP - Now, we would certainly never condone the use of illegal substances. We are a family friendly news service, after all. More Info...  

Reuters - Mexican actress and producer Salma Hayek and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. said on Monday they agreed to form a film company specializing in Latino movies appealing to wider, mainstream audiences.

AP - Elise and Electra Avellan, twin nieces of director Robert Rodriguez, never thought acting in "Grindhouse" would bring them instant fame.

Reuters - Al Gore will be the opening act at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 25, hosting the global warming-themed SOS Short Films Program.

E! Online - Lindsay Lohan's next gig is a matter of black and white.

E! Online - Apparently, the Easter bunny and machine gun-legged women don't mix.

Reuters - Jared Padalecki (the CW's "Supernatural") has been cast as Thomas Kinkade alongside Peter O'Toole in "The Christmas Cottage," a drama based on the life of Kinkade and his painting of the same name. More Info...  

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AP - Don Imus will appear on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show on Monday, five days after Imus made racially charged comments his own show about the Rutgers women's basketball team, Sharpton and MSNBC announced Sunday.

AP - For real — or at least the cinematic version of real: 3-D.

AP - When movies shifted from videocassettes to DVD, retailers simply cleared the tapes off the shelves to make room for discs. That's not so easy now that movies appear poised to follow music onto the Internet.

AP - Oscar nominee Imelda Staunton wasn't exactly flattered when a friend first suggested she'd be perfect for the part of Harry Potter's first female nemesis, Dolores Umbridge.

Reuters - An Italian film showing Jesus Christ drinking Coca-Cola sparked such strong protest from the soft-drinks giant that it blocked the film's Easter weekend premiere, the film makers said. More Info...  

Reuters - Bad-boy directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez fell victims to a box office bloodbath on Sunday as their ambitious double feature "Grindhouse" bombed during its first weekend of release.

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AP - Shooting for a new Will Ferrell sports comedy begins in Michigan later this month.