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• The upcoming movie The Soloist is inspiring at least 174 orchestras in 46 states to participate in food drives. — AP
• Showtime has renewed United States of Tara for a second season. — Variety
• In other renewal news, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers and Sisters are rumored to be getting early pickups from ABC. — TV.com
• Mark Valley will star in a Fox pilot called Human Target, while Kathryn Hahn and Kristen Johnston are officially cast in the Absolutely Fabulous remake. — TV Guide
• Woody Allen has set Josh Brolin and Anthony Hopkins to star in the film he wrote and will shoot in London this Summer. — ComingSoon
• Tom Cruise is in talks to star with Denzel Washington in the David Cronenberg-directed thriller The Matarese Circle. — Variety
• Brad Paisley leads the Academy of Country Music Awards nominations with six nods. — AP
• Sam Rockwell has joined Hilary Swank in the legal drama Betty Anne Waters. — The Hollywood Reporter

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