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An eBay seller that began auctioning off his autographed picture of Jim Carrey in order to buy a Glock has apparently been ordered to alter or remove his listing from the website.

Conservatives usually have a few bones to pick with Hollywood over the Academy Awards. Not content with merely opening it, Hollywood pushes the envelope, often with questionable taste and mockery of common values.
For the first time in 40 years, the host of the Academy Awards will help announce the Oscar nominations.
Herbert Lom, the durable Czech-born actor best known as Inspector Clouseau's long-suffering boss in the comic "Pink Panther" movies, died Thursday, his son said. He was 95.
Herbert Lom, the Czech-born actor who starred as Inspector Clouseau's boss in the Pink Panther movies, has died. He was 95.
American author Harry Harrison, whose space-age spoofs delighted generations of science fiction fans, has died, a friend said Wednesday. He was 87.
The sci-fi thriller "Sound of My Voice," starring Brit Marling as a mesmerizing cult leader, keeps its audience guessing as to her true intentions before wrapping up with an a-ha ending that could still be interpreted in a number of ways.

A black velvet dress that belonged to Whitney Houston and a pair of earrings she wore in "The Bodyguard" will be sold to the highest bidder next month, the Associated Press reports.
There had to be an auction, but so soon?

Pat Troy rattles off the names of famous hands he's shaken with the same matter-of-factness that the bartenders at his well-known Irish pub in Old Town Alexandria have when reciting the draft-beer list.
Tennessee coach Pat Summitt hopes her public battle with dementia raises awareness about the disease and inspires people to do more.
Oscar-nominated Australian actress Diane Cilento, who was once married to James Bond actor Sean Connery, has died in northern Australia, an official said Friday. She was 78.

Most Americans who pay attention to politics believe Hollywood's political influence in American life and culture is heavily weighted on the left. Steven J. Ross, a historian who teaches at the University of Southern California, begs to differ.

Part reboot, part origin story, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is the first "Planet of the Apes" film to take place amid the trappings of contemporary human society.

Aug. 28. Mark the date. Sarah Palin and Al Sharpton.