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On the set of "The Sopranos" finale
The cast of the HBO hit talks about the show's run and the prospect of moving it onto the big screen

Movie News

At the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards -- A roundup of the 20th anniversary show hosted by Justin Timberlake

Helen Mirren's next role
The Academy Award winner will play Nicholas Cage's mother in the "National Treasure" sequel

Talking to Kevin Spacey
The actor discusses living in London, sharing the screen with Vince Vaughan, and returning to Broadway

Who Tracie Thoms Is Dying to Work
The "Cold Case" star has the hots for Don Cheadle

Can Will Ferrell be stopped? -- How the "Blades of Glory" star always ices the box office

The Reigning Kings of Comedy
Eddie Murphy and Vince Vaughn are some of the funny guys who rule the box office

Music News

Album preview: Wilco's new record -- We give you the rundown on "Sky Blue Sky"

The cover art of Modest Mouse -- Frontman Isaac Brock explains the band's unconventional aesthetic

Master Shake's all-time worst tacks -- The "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" character tells us what songs drive him crazy

What's "The Best Damn Thing" for Avril Lavigne? Will taking charge of her new CD prove to be "The Best Damn Thing" for the petulant pop-punk singer's career?

Television Commentary

Rating Bravo’s reality shows
We give our take on "Manhunt," "Project Runway," and others

"Dancing With the Stars"
Tim Stack and Whitney Pastorek mouth off about "Dancing With the Stars"

Television News

"Law & Order" faces an uncertain future -- The popular crime series and spin-offs suffer falling ratings

The next batch of TV comedies -- We look at shows in development for the fall season from the major networks

An "Entourage" fashion special -- How to dress like Vince, Turtle, Eric, and Ari

Who I Was Then: Ian Ziering
The "90210" hunk talks about life before "Dancing With the Stars"

What's on Ira Glass's mind
The host of "This American Life" discusses the show's transition from public radio to Showtime

Tina Fey on "30 Rock"'s renewal
The "SNL" vet transformed "30 Rock" from a so-so sitcom into the funniest show on TV, thanks to sleep deprivation, baby vomit, and Alec Baldwin

The Final Cut

Thoughts on the end of Tony Soprano and Harry Potter
In his Final Cut column, Mark Harris wonders what David Chase and J.K. Rowling have in store for their immensely popular characters

The Way We Were
Essay: For the love of "Porky's"...
On the 25th anniversary of "Porky's," EW's Chris Nashawaty recalls his own age of innocence [MDASH] and the explosion of teen sex comedies that helped him survive it. Forget school. All you really needed was a private tutor.

It's A Boy for Will Ferrell

People shares the exciting news that Will Ferrell and his wife Viveca Paulson greeted their new son, Mattias Ferrell, on Saturday. Mattias joins his older brother Magnus, who's 2. In his usual style, Ferrell had a funny exchange with Letterman about the baby's impending birth:

When asked if he knew the baby's gender, Ferrell, 39, responded: "You know, I don't know if I do," he said. "I've gotta check my BlackBerry."

He continued, "Well, we do know, but I forget if we're telling people. I told the Today show we weren't telling them. But it's a boy.

Asked by Letterman how Magnus was handling the idea of a little brother, Ferrell said, "He doesn't like it. He's in denial about it. ... I'm like, 'You better live it up now, cause No. 2 is coming and it's not going to be fun for you.'"

Photo from People.

OutKast Star Wets His Acting Chops Again

Hip-hop star "Andre 3000" Benjamin, one of the members of the Grammy-winning duo OutKast, is set to act alongside Will Ferrell in the new basketball comedy "Semi-Pro."

The movie will be set in the 70s, which will bode well for Benjamin's usual choice of outfits, and he will play a ladies' man. Actor Woody Harrelson will also be in the movie. Believe it or not, this is not Benjamin's first foray into acting. He's been in some 12 movies since 2002, including Charlotte's Web, Idelwild and Be Cool.

On the music forefront, Benjamin's group OutKast received two Grammy nominations on Thursday for songs on the soundtrack album for the "Idlewild" movie.

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