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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) learn that a Horcrux that holds a piece of Lord Voldemort's soul has been hidden at Hogwarts, so they sneak into the school, which is heavily guarded by the Dark Lord's forces, to recover it. While there, Harry views the memories of Severus Snape and finds out something surprising about his former teacher. Harry is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to a final showdown with Lord Voldemort.
 

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Rango
Johnny Depp leads an all star voice cast in the hit animated comedy about an ordinary family pet facing a major identity crisis. How high can you aim when your whole purpose in life is to blend in? When Rango accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun slinging town of Dirt, a lawless outpost populated by the desert's most wily and whimsical creatures, the less than courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt; until he starts to become the hero he once only pretended to be.
 

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Arnold is back. The disgraced ex-governor and ex-movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to go back to acting in an action picture in which he’ll play one of his favorite roles, an enforcer making a comeback. Schwarzenegger has struck a deal to star in Last Stand, playing an aging sheriff seeking to protect his border town from a drug kingpin.

NBC’s The Firm is firming up its cast. Natural Born Killers and Cape Fear star Juliette Lewis is joining the legal drama, along with The Killing’s Callum Keith Rennie. They join previously announced star Josh Lucas in the NBC update of John Grisham’s novel, with Lucas playing lawyer Mitchell McDeere.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon officially became the top movie at the box office this year when it earned an additional $47.1 million in its second weekend to bring its domestic total to $261.1 million. It thereby replaced The Hangover: Part II in the top spot.

Actress Courteney Cox is set to share her beauty secrets in a new lifestyle blog. The former Friends star has been handed the position of Home Editor for xoJane.com, where she will offer tips and product suggestions for women desperate to have young looking skin and more energy.

It may have started as a bet, but Sgt. Scott Moore's YouTube video will end with a famous date. Mila Kunis agreed to accompany Moore to the Marine Corps Ball on Nov. 18 in Greenville, N.C., after he posted a YouTube video asking the actress to be his date. Turns out Moore made the video as the result of a bet with a fellow Marine. "I always thought I had a chance, and sometimes that’s all you need," Moore says. The Marine also thanked Justin Timberlake for telling his Friends with Benefits costar about the video and encouraging her to accept.

Harmonix, creator of the Rock Band video game franchise, announced that it will release a Soundgarden themed downloadable content package called Celebrating Soundgarden on Tour 2011 this month for Rock Band 3. The set will include six songs from the band, according to The Video Game Writers website. Although it appeared that the rights for Soundgarden's music had been locked down by Rock Band's competitor Guitar Hero, Harmonix has worked out a deal to add six songs from the band that are playable in Rock Band 3. Harmonix also announced a contest in which Rock Band players can win the six song package by tweeting the tag #SoundgardenRB before the end of the day on July 12.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have hired controversial British artist Damien Hirst to design the cover for their new album. The record is titled I’m With You, and is due out at the end of August. Says vocalist Anthony Kiedis of Hirst’s cover: “It’s an image. It’s art. Iconic. We didn’t give it it’s meaning but it’s clearly open to interpretation.”

Shia La Beouf, best known for his lead role in the Transformers movies, has announced that he’s making a documentary about Marilyn Manson’s new album. Le Beouf talked about meeting Manson at his Los Angeles residence: “He’s a real sweet guy,” he said. “He’s an eccentric human being. He lives in West Hollywood above a liquor store. There’s no lights in the room. And there’s sort of these big metal doors and he opens the door and he’s in a kimono, a big pink kimono. It’s sort of like a lair. No lights, so you have to use your cell phone to guide you around."

Sherwood Schwartz, who created and wrote the iconic 1960s and '70s TV series Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch, died today. He was 94. Schwartz was working on a big screen version of Gilligan's Island.

HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm came back super strong Sunday night, with the eighth season premiere delivering 1.7 million viewers. That’s up 53 percent from its seventh season opener, with 2.1 million tuning in total, when you include the show’s repeat.

Jewel and Ty Murray are now the proud parents of a baby boy. The 36 year old singer and her bull riding husband welcomed their first child in Texas.

One month after Laurence Fishburne's exit, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has found an Emmy winning replacement to lead the team. CBS has confirmed that Ted Danson has signed on as a series regular for the upcoming 12th season of CSI, joining the show for its shift from Thursday to Wednesday nights. Danson will play a new CSI Supervisor who takes on the Las Vegas grave shift after running the crime lab in Portland. CBS says "He comes to the team as they are still grappling with the professional and personal fallout from last seasons take down of serial killer, Nate Haskell."