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Anvil! The Story Of Anvil
The story of Canadian metal band Anvil, whose 1982 album sold millions of records, but plunged into obscurity soon after. At 14, Toronto school friends Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, went on to become the demigods of Canadian metal, releasing one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982's Metal on Metal. It went on to sell millions of records, but Anvil's career didn't flourish afterwards. An inspirational story of friendship, morality and holding on to your dreams.

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Bedtime Stories
Hotel handyman Skeeter Bronson's (Adam Sandler) life is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. He attempts to take advantage of the phenomenon, incorporating his own aspirations into one outlandish tale after another, but it's the kids' unexpected contributions that turn Skeeter's life upside down.

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You can put the Jon & Kate Plus 8 divorce rumors to rest. "I am not perfect. This struggle has definitely put some tension in our marriage," admits Jon Gosselin in an interview with Ladies' Home Journal. But I never cheated on Kate. Kate and I are together." Of course, these comments are coming after Jon was photographed having a night out on the town with some college girls, whom he insists are just fans. These tensions were felt in the show's fourth season finale, during which Jon observed, "I can't just be Jon; I have to be 'Jon & Kate Plus 8,' which is a really hard thing for me. I'm still coming to grips with that."

When a workprint of X-Men Origins: Wolverine leaked to the Web last week, most reviewers refused to not only watch it, but many refused to publish reviews from people who had claimed to see it. Unfortunately, FOX News entertainment reporter Roger Friedman was one of those who not only sought out the film, but wrote a review. (Sources say the print released did not include several million dollars' worth of reshoots to smooth out the plot; it also featured temporary special and sometimes non-existent effects.) Rumors swirled about Friedman's fate, but FOX News confirmed he had been fired.

Lindsay Lohan finally admitted that she split with girlfriend Samantha Ronson, but what she initially tried to keep hush-hush has become a messy, public case of she said, she said. "We are taking a brief break so I can focus on myself," the 22-year-old first confirmed to E! News. It wasn't the most surprising news, especially since so much was played out on the Internet. Last Friday, Ronson had security bar Lohan from entering a party at Bar Marmont for her sister, designer Charlotte Ronson. Both families were staying at the Chateau Marmont at the time, and LiLo reportedly tried to barge into the DJ's brother's room.

FOX's just-announced dating show More to Love doesn't have a cast yet, but it's got a premiere date. The series, in which a "husky hunk" (as the network puts it) will look for love along with a bevy of plus-size women, will debut Tuesday, July 28. That's a pretty fast track for a show which was announced only a week ago and had its first open casting calls over the weekend.

The Hangover is sticking around. Warner Bros. has already commissioned a sequel to the comedy, which doesn't open in theaters until June 5. WB isn't the only studio gambling millions on anticipated audience approval: A sequel is also already being written for Paramount's Star Trek reboot, which beams down May 8. The Hangover follows three groomsmen whose Las Vegas bachelor party is so successful they lose the groom and must retrace their hazy, alcohol dimmed exploits to find him.

Friday Night Lights executive producer Jason Katims' schedule just got even busier. Friday Night Lights just got renewed for two more seasons, and he's also writing NBC's Parenthood pilot. Now, he's taking on another exec producing gig, this time on an NBC project that aims to put a modern day spin on The Wizard of Oz. The project is called Dorothy Gale and comes from fellow FNL writer Bridget Carpenter. It will follow a young woman who moves from Kansas to New York (presumably not by means of a tornado picking up her house) and gets a job in the art world, working for a wicked boss.

Maria Bello will be joining the cast of the untitled Adam Sandler comedy that stars an ensemble of alumni from Sandler's previous films. Fred Wolf and Sandler co-wrote the script about a group of high school friends who reunite 30 years later. The film stars Sandler along with Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, David Spade, Salma Hayek and Maya Rudolph.

The Playstation 2 game Shadow of the Colossus will be adapted into a bigscreen film. The videogame was released in 2005 and told of a man named Wander who travels across a wasteland to defeat 16 creatures known as the Colossi. His mission? To restore the life of a girl. The film will build upon the fantasy setting and will use few characters outside of the 16 enemies.

Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen) has been cast as the new Freddy Krueger in Platinum Dunes' and New Line Cinema's remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. The movie is a reboot to the Nightmare franchise, diving into the origins of Freddy Krueger and his terror on teens as they dream on Elm Street. Kyle Gallner (The Haunting in Connecticut) is up for the role that Johnny Depp played in the original.

Hollywood star Kal Penn has swapped television's House for the White House. The 31 year old actor, who made his mark as the pot smoking Kumar in the Harold and Kumar feature film comedies, will become associate director in the White House office of public liaison. He campaigned for U.S. President Barack Obama, expressed interest in working for his administration, and got a job offer a few months ago. In his new role he will "do outreach" with the American public and with different organizations.

The original Beatles catalog has been digitally remastered for the first time and went on sale in CD format on September 9. The release will coincide with the launch of The Beatles: Rock Band video game, the British quartet's first major leap into the world of digital music.

Coldplay say they’re not guilty of stealing music. Lawyers denied that Coldplay stole parts of Joe Satriani's song If I Could Fly for their track Viva La Vida. Satriani sued Coldplay in December over the song similarities. Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher, who is friends with Coldplay's Chris Martin, claims that they are completely innocent.

Kanye West's designed Air Yeezy Nikes retail for $260 but they've already been spotted on eBay for over $600. Livestock co-owner Skam explained why these kicks are such a phenomenon. "It’s basically Nike's first shoe with someone that's not an athlete," he said.

Vin Diesel has surprised us all, and blown North American box office records away with the release of his latest movie Fast and Furious. The film grossed over $72-million over the weekend, having the best April opening ever. Box office ticket sales were actually up 68 percent from last year.