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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 Read more
Showtime has set January premiere dates for the final season of The L Word and the Diablo Cody series The United States of Tara. — Zap2it Michael Sheen is the latest to join Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland movie. — Variety Pineapple Express director David Gordon Green is writing an animated comedy pilot for Fox. — TV Week Hilary Swank is set to star in the dramatic film Betty Anne Read more
For the second year in a row, the Recording Academy has given a hip-hop artist the most Grammy nominations. Last year, it was rapper Eminem with eight, and this year, Kanye West leads the nominees with seven chances at the golden gramophone, including a song of the year nod for "All of the Lights." West is also nominated twice in the rap album of the year category for his collaboration with Jay-Z Read more
