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Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith recently announced plans to open a private school in Calabasas, California, just outside of Los Angeles. New Village Academy is scheduled to open in September, and while the couple may have funded the school for philanthropic purposes, their plan has backfired. Many of the school’s teachers are…

“Shakespeare in Love” director John Madden, is now chasing Nazis–or at least planning to helm a remake (or reinterpretation) of an Israeli film about Nazi hunting, called “The Debt.” The Miramax Films project is based on the 2007 Israeli feature “HaHov,” which follows a trio of 1960s Israeli intelligence agents who pursue an elusive Nazi…

It’s summer, which means weather for shorts, T-shirts, and flip-flops. If you want to inject a little spiritual humor into your summer wardrobe, check out this gallery of fun faith-inspired T-shirts.

If you want to save money on gas, money on tickets and even more money on popcorn and drinks at theater prices, the July 4th weekend is a great weekend to check out some of the great movies that carry on the legacy of patriotism, the July 4 weekend, or, ehm, that are just really…

[INT: evening] London, Ritchie/Ciccone Mansion, dinnertime. The family sits at the table. RITCHIE: Rocco, tell your mum to pass the salt. MADONNA: Lola, tell your father that we have an appointment to see Rabbi Berg today and he’d better be there. ROCCO: I’ve had it with passing the salt to you two. I’m going to…

Heidi Montag, one of the “famous for being famous” talentless starlets Hollywood grinds out at an alarming pace these days, is certainly not letting any of her fifteen minutes go to waste. The “Hills” villainess, whose relationship with Spencer Pratt guarantees her at least one tabloid cover a week, has already tried her hand at…

By Craig Detweiler After Disney struggled to control the innocent image of Miley Cyrus, now Nickelodeon must contend with their teenage star of “Drake & Josh” playing a drug dealer in the hip-hop drama, “The Wackness” (opening this weekend). After regular appearances on “The Amanda Show,” Drake Bell and Josh Peck were granted their own…

Kathie Lee Gifford is back on TV, hosting the fourth hour of NBC’s mammoth hit “Today Show.” This week, she’s been asking audience members trivia questions about marriage and weddings. One of the questions was about why people traditionally wear rings on the fourth finger, and the “C” answer choice mentioned pagans. Kathie Lee decided…

Will Smith has a long history of “owning” the box office during the 4th of July holiday. He’s had more movies open in the top slot during the holiday than any other movie star I can think of. So it will be interesting to see the reaction to “Hancock.” It has a smart premise –…

Alec Baldwin is hilarious on ’30 Rock,’ and it turns out he’s pretty funny in real life too. In this video, Catholic-raised Alec tells The Jewish Channel (while at a party for Jewish restaurant/institution Barney Greengrass) that he’s the non-Jewish member of the Greengrass family. It turns out he can also drop some pretty decent…

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