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Fox kicks off season 8 of “American Idol” tonight with a two-hour audition episode, and with the addition of a new judge, things should be as entertaining as ever. The new kid on the block is Kara DioGuardi, who will be appearing with stalwarts Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson. DioGuardi, a a pop songwriter, producer and singer says she’ll continue to keep her “day job.”

The season will also mark the return of the “wildcard”, first seen in Season 3, The confusing explanation is, “After whittling the count down to 36 semi-finalists, there will be three weeks where 12 singers perform, with audience votes determining the top male, female and a third contender who will move on to the Top 12. In a fourth week, the next highest vote-getter from each of the three rounds will perform again, along with up to 10 other singers the judges think deserve another go. The three singers who receive the most votes will win the wild card, and round out the Top 12.” So there you go…

The show is still widely popular, even though last season’s viewership was down to an average of 28.1 million American viewers compared to 30.8 million in 2006.

Meanwhile, FremantleMedia, which owns the country’s most-watched TV show, is suing a strip club owner in Austin, Texas for running a weekly “Stripper Idol” contest. With nationwide attention and growing popularity, the Palazio Men’s Club managers say they have no intention ending the Thursday night strip-off, and say the contest bears no resemblance to the TV show.

The surprise big winner at last night’s Golden Globes, was Danny Boyle’s Bollywood fantasy Slumdog Millionaire, which racked up four awards, including best drama.

With the awards Sunday, this darkhorse film which featured a cast of unknowns and a story set among orphans and criminals on the streets of Mumbai, looks like it could be the film to beat at the upcoming Academy Awards. In addition to best drama, “Slumdog Millionaire” also won best screenplay, musical score and best director for Boyle.

Boyle was quoted as saying after the show, “”They have this expression – which I hope I pronounce correctly – in Hindi, which is when you do something, you should do it from the heart. The film was made from the heart, and we never expected to be here, and it’s incredible that we are.”

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Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway star in the chick flick, “Bride Wars” about every girl’s dream of the perfect wedding. The pair play best friends who become bridal rivals when their weddings are scheduled on the same day.

Sometimes the soul of a dead person has been so tainted with evil that it is denied entrance to heaven. It must endlessly wander the borderlands between worlds, desperately searching for a new body to inhabit. In the horror movie, “The Unborn,” a woman is haunted by one such soul, called a dybbuk. Odette Yustman and Gary Oldman star in this movie by writer/director David Goyer (“Blade: Trinity,” “The Invisible,” “Batman Begins“).

The highly acclaimed “Gran Torino” from Clint Eastwood expands into wide release this weekend as well. Eastwood directs and stars as a grumpy Korean War veteran who must protect his neighborhood from the threat of street gangs. “Gran Torino,” marks his first film role since his Academy Award winning “Million Dollar Baby.”

Also opening nationwide is “Not Easily Broken” starring Taraji P. Henson (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button“). A couple’s love and faith are tested when the wife is injured in a car crash and the husband becomes attracted to another woman. This drama, directed by Bill Duke is adapted from a book of the same name by renowned pastor and author Bishop T. D. Jakes.

On a weekend after New Year’s, and with no new wide releases, the box office standings pretty well stayed the same as last weekend. “Marley and Me” held on to the top spot, and in fact, the top eight positions remained the same.

With “The Spirit” dropping out of the top ten, “Doubt” actually gained a position, while “Slumdog Millionaire” was the only movie to actually post an increase in box office receipts.

Last weekend’s full top 10 was as follows:

1. Marley and Me – $24.3 M
2. Bedtime Stories – $20.5 M
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – $20.5 M
4. Valkyrie – $14.1 M
5. Yes Man – $13.9 M
6. Seven Pounds – $10.1 M
7. The Tale of Despereaux – $6.9 M
8. The Day the Earth Stood Still – $5.0 M
9. Doubt – $5.0 M
10. Slumdog Millionaire – $4.7 M

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