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Will Simon Cowell Bring Auto-Tune to the U.S. X-Factor?

American Idol ‘s liege lord Simon Cowell sucked the life from American Idol when he fled the judging panel to take on the single venture that could possibly net him more money per calendar year: introducing his The X-Factor franchise to America. Sounds like a great idea — at least for Cowell, who will be earning significantly more on the music revenues end of the deal — but what about all of those American television viewers who have never heard of X-Factor or its most successful export Leona Lewis and assume (rightly) that it’s just another Idol derivative? Simon just may have a nefarious plan.

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Will Simon Cowell Bring Auto-Tune to the U.S. X-Factor?

Piranha 3D Sequel Announced

Audiences didn’t bite this weekend, but the Weinsteins are happy with Piranha 3D’s $10 million take — so much so that they’ve already announced a sequel is in the works. “We are thrilled that audiences are not just loving Piranha 3D , but cheering for it,” said producer Mark Canton in a statement. “And it’s fantastic that so many critics are really getting the movie and recommending it. We can’t wait to get to work on the sequel.” Woo! Commence airing out your breasts in celebration! [Press Release]

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Scenes From An Aftermath: 9 Great Reaction Shots From Roger Sterling’s Anti-Japan Tirade

I’m sure there’s something else relatively interesting happening around the culture today, but just one more thing about John Slattery’s performance in last night’s episode of Mad Men . Sure, his Roger Sterling confused us with arcane references and alienated us with virulent, WWII -fueled hatred of the Japanese — with whom he refused to work on a Honda account and whom he insulted with all the grace and class of scorched earth. We laughed, we cried, we mostly gaped –and so did everyone in the show. After the jump, a cross-section of mortification.

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Scenes From An Aftermath: 9 Great Reaction Shots From Roger Sterling’s Anti-Japan Tirade

Jane Lynch on Glee, iCarly and SNL: ‘I’m Scared to Death!’

It feels like Jane Lynch is everywhere these days, even though Glee doesn’t return until next month and her highly anticipated Saturday Night Live stint isn’t until October. Last night, the ubiquitous star popped up at a Chopard pre-Emmy bash at Cecconi’s (that’s her in the Audi R8 Spyder above), and Movieline grilled her about new Glee adversaries, SNL jitters, and the iCarly gift she made to her daughter.

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Jane Lynch on Glee, iCarly and SNL: ‘I’m Scared to Death!’

$27,500 for Daniel Faraday’s Journal, and 4 Other Humongous Overbids at the Lost Auction

As someone who once purchased the Criterion Collection edition of The Rock , it’s hard for me to complain about how people spend their disposable (and geeky) income, but: Man . Bids flew fast and furious at this weekend’s infamous Lost auction , and some — like the $15,000 spent on the pilot script signed by J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof — seemed reasonable. Others, though… well, let’s just say perhaps a bit of buyer’s remorse is happening at this very moment. Ahead, the five biggest overbids from the Lost auction.

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$27,500 for Daniel Faraday’s Journal, and 4 Other Humongous Overbids at the Lost Auction

Danny McBride Addresses Impostor Twitter Feed, Compares Kenny Powers to Elvis

Sad news for the roughly 115,000 loyal followers of the hilarious Twitter feed written from the perspective of HBO’ s #1 washed-up major leaguer Kenny Powers: The network is in no way associated with @KF*CKINGP, and for the first time, Danny McBride has addressed the convincing impostor (last tweet: “I never had a rookie card because I was never considered a f*cking rookie”) who is ripping off his Eastbound & Down character.

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Danny McBride Addresses Impostor Twitter Feed, Compares Kenny Powers to Elvis

True Blood Sex and Violence Meter: Grim Fairy Tales

It’s Backstory Download Time on True Blood ! Want to know what Sookie really is? What about Crystal, or Jesus? How about something Sam was doing in 2003 — want to see that? It’s an expositional smorgasbord, and we’ve got it tallied for sex and violence.

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True Blood Sex and Violence Meter: Grim Fairy Tales

Christopher Nolan [hearts] Michael Bay Movies

In news that’s tantamount to discovering that Julia Child secretly had a passion for Taco Bell, Inception cinematographer Wally Pfister revealed that director Chris Nolan really enjoys watching the cinematic oevere of Mister ‘Splosions-Bang-Bang himself, Michael Bay. My world has been turned upside down like a Joseph Gordon-Levitt fight scene. Maybe Nolan’s just watching to figure out what not to do? [ Cinematical ]

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Project Runway Castoff Kristin Haskins Simms Tells Movieline About ‘Crack-Smoking’ Judges

Movieline is resurrecting our favorite pastime: interviewing fallen Project Runway contestants and making them talk trash about their competitors. Today we meet Kristin Haskins Simms, the 39-year-old Philadelphia native who Heidi Klum auf’d because of an ill-fitting black-and-pink gown.

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Project Runway Castoff Kristin Haskins Simms Tells Movieline About ‘Crack-Smoking’ Judges

Weekend Forecast: Who Has the Juice to Wipe Out The Expendables?

Hint: It’s a trick question. Which isn’t to say there might not be a few surprises in today’s Weekend Forecast, but you’re going to need to see some serious attrition and infighting from the five new wide releases (not to mention an avalanche at the art house) before Stallone and the boys will give up their testosterone throne. Let’s check out the radar…

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Weekend Forecast: Who Has the Juice to Wipe Out The Expendables?