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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's latest blockbuster film hopes to woo big foreign audiences with an epic tale of doomed love set amid the chaos of the Russian Civil War; its politics conveniently chime with a Kremlin-sponsored mood of patriotism.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Kat Dennings, who stars in "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," which bowed in theaters this weekend, is in negotiations to join Woody Harrelson and Sandra Oh in "Defendor."

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The principals behind DreamWorks SKG and Paramount Pictures sealed their parting of ways on Sunday, allowing the DreamWorks studio to tie up with Reliance ADA Group of India to start a new film company.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The financial bailout bill signed into law last Friday included several tax credits for movies and TV, but Wall Street did not show its appreciation where prices for media stocks were concerned.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day weekend beginning on October 3, led by the new release "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Canine comedy "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" was top dog at the North American box offices, digging up $29 million in ticket sales in its first weekend in theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - "I was at a function, and a bunch of political types were there. And John McCain was there. He came up to say hello, I said, 'Look, don't even ask it. I will not be your vice president. I have to be on the top of the ticket.'"

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Anne Hathaway didn't hide from personal troubles. Her new film didn't hide from audiences.

ATLANTA - Tyler Perry unveiled a new multimillion-dollar TV and film studio Saturday on 30 acres in southwest Atlanta.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - We're finally beyond the flak of summer movies, and just over the hump of September dreck—it's finally time in movie land for all the big guns to come out. We have the audacity—the nerve!—to peek into the future to pick which flicks are gonna be the most successful, but we're not just talkin' money-wise.

WRIGHT CITY, Mo. - The Elvis is Alive Museum will not live, at least not for now.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Nicole Kidman's night at Elle magazine's Women in Hollywood Tribute will be legendary—literally.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a little more than a year, Michael Cera has built a movie career and loyal fan base playing geeky high school heroes -- zits and all -- who somehow get the girls. So it must feel good, being a sexy leading man in Hollywood -- especially when you're really kind of geeky.

LOS ANGELES - James Earl Jones, who has voiced some of entertainment's most memorable characters, will receive the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - • Sounds like it's time for Hilary Swank to start working on another Oscar speech. The actress is on the case in Betty Anne Waters, an Erin Brockovich-like drama based on a true story about a woman who fights to clear her brother of a murder he didn't commit. The flick will be helmed by director Tony Goldwyn (best known as the bad guy in Ghost), according to Variety.

LOS ANGELES - Who watched some of "Watchmen"?

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Tom Hanks is the latest to offer a tribute to the late acting legend, recalling their work together on the Chicago-based gangster film The Road to Perdition:

NEW DELHI (Hollywood Reporter) - In another sign of Hollywood's growing interest in the Indian film industry, the Walt Disney Company India is planning a quartet of live-action features under its local banner, Walt Disney Pictures India.

LOS ANGELES - It was movie stars celebrating movies, as Sean Connery, Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey, Jodie Foster, Dustin Hoffman and a host of others gathered in Hollywood for the American Film Institute's annual night at the movies.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Flowing locks. Tights. Well, yeah, Thor kinda could pass for a Renaissance man…

After "The Devil Wears Prada" detailed an up-and-comer at Vogue magazine, "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People" attempts to do the same with Vanity Fair. Cross your fingers that Hollywood eventually gets to Field & Stream.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - • He's made the band. Now Diddy's looking to be a StarMaker. The hip-hop multihyphenate is teaming up with MTV and Survivor mastermind Mark Burnett for a new reality series. Taking the Idol formula one step further, StarMaker features solo artists trying to outperform each other while also dealing with photo ops, press interviews, paparazzi and living together. The premiere is set for January.

"I used to think going to the mall and hollering at girls (was) more important. But in reality, we are in a different time now. My focus now is to take it a step further to make a change and vote." — Bow Wow.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Will Miley Cyrus get her wish of playing a younger, cleaner Carrie Bradshaw?

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood is always looking for fresh faces -- even if they belong to dogs -- and the tiny four-legged star of "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" has a rags-to-riches story to match any new arrival on silver screens.

LOS ANGELES - It's a movie genre you don't hear much about in Hollywood: the right-wing comedy. For that matter, it's not much of a genre at all.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - It's a good time to be a fanboy...or girl.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Julia Ormond, David Strathairn and Catherine O'Hara have joined the cast of a feature film about Temple Grandin, author of "Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior."

LOS ANGELES - DreamWorks Animation SKG has announced plans for a sequel to "Kung Fu Panda" to be released in 2011.