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“Thou Shalt Laugh 2: The Deuce”–like its predecessor and namesake “Thou Shalt Laugh”–features Christian stand-up comedians whose acts are clean and appropriate for the whole family. This one is hosted by Tim Conway, of “Carol Burnett Show” fame. (Patricia Heaton emceed the earlier DVD.)To celebrate the DVD’s release, its producers are hosting a group on…

Is it better to harm one person’s life in order to save seven thousand? Or does torturing one innocent person’s life create thousands more enemies? In the latest string of serious-minded movies (“Babel,” “Crash”) with an important moral, social, and political message, “Rendition” asks these questions as it weaves together various narratives of Americans and…

Nobody’s perfect. Especially not Jews, according to Ann Coulter. But that news is SO last week. This week, the hate is on Gwyneth Paltrow for her comments about the character she plays in “The Good Night,” the new movie directed by her brother Jake. Gwyneth, previously adored by the Jewish community for her mere lineage…

I have to admit that I go into any Steve Carell movie just happy to be there (a theory I am not testing with “Evan Almighty”–why mess with the perfect track record in my head?). Carell’s most recent effort, “Dan in Real Life” is being marketed as a comedy about a newspaper columnist who gives…

In “Martian Child,” John Cusack plays a recently widowed science fiction writer who forms an unlikely family with a close friend (Amanda Peet) and a young boy he adopts–who claims to be from Mars. Scheduled for a Nov. 2 release, we’ve got an exclusive sneak peek of it here: Click to Launch Video

Oops, she did it again. No visitation. That’s none. Not supervised, and certainly not unsupervised. According to the latest news in the Huffington Post, Britney gets no visitations with her children until she complies with a court order. The parameters of the court order weren’t revealed in the HuffPo, but according to Yahoo, TMZ reports…

Bruce Springsteen’s “Magic” has been winning fans and critics alike in its initial weeks of release. Some are liking it for its inspiration. Some are wowed by his maturity. Some just love a grittier sound that’s closer to classic rock than today’s clutter. Some love the 70’s-ish hooks or the 80’s-ish alternative riffs. And some…

Beliefnet has launched its new social network! We hope you’ll use this exciting new feature to create profiles, express yourself through your journal, post pictures, audio, and video, and join groups to talk about movies, tv, music, and everything else we cover here at Idol Chatter. Check it out here: http://community.beliefnet.com To get a glimpse…

[Editor’s warning: In case for some reason you haven’t finished HP7, consider yourself warned: spoilers below, but only after the jump, to avoid accidental reading. You’re welcome.] Parental protesters and book banners will be shocked to know that after years of trying to burn Harry Potter at the stake, their efforts were in vain. Far…

Lisa Williams, a spiky-haired Brit, talks to the dead on Lifetime’s “Life Among the Dead,” now in its second season. And now you can win a free “reading” with Lisa. Check it out on Lifetime’s website here.
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