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Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Host 2010 Oscars

Nothing makes four hours fly by like comedy. Clearly, this is the philosophy behind the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ choice of hosts for the 82nd annual Oscars. On Tuesday, MPAAS announced that Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin would host 2010’s awards show....  read more

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Steve Martin and His Banjo Join MerleFest Lineup

That wild and crazy guy Steve Martin is hopping aboard the MerleFest lineup. For those who are perhaps puzzled by the move, Martin knows his way around the banjo, to the point where he released his own record of handcrafted banjo tunes earlier this year....  read more

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Paste's Double Life Playlist: The Actor/Musician

Jenny Lewis has recently released her Summer tour schedule, and we're amped about it. Many indie-music enthusiasts know her as the charming chanteuse of Rilo Kiley; however, any child of late '80s television knew the face well before the voice. Before jamming, Lewis appeared in Jell-O commercials. Before Rabbit Fur Coat, she pushed Girl Scout cookies in Troop Beverly Hills. And before romancing Jonathan Rice, she was on Fred Savage's radar in the 1989 film, The Wizard. All of this reminiscing got us thinking about some of our favorite actor-musicians, so we've created a playlist with a few faces you've...  read more

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No Laughing Matter: Steve Martin Makes a Banjo Record

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When Steve Martin was 17 years old, he had a girlfriend—and the girlfriend had a father, and the father had a banjo...  read more

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The Pink Panther 2

It’s not freakishly, impressively terrible like The Love Guru, but...  read more

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Trailer Stash: Harry Potter, Star Trek, Up, Che, The Wrestler, more

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And now, a look at a few of the latest movie trailers to hit the web:...  read more

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30 Rock Review: "The One With the Cast from Night Court" (Episode 303) and "Gavin Volure" (Episode 304)

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The past two episodes of 30 Rock represent what happens when the show perfectly integrates a big-name guest star and also when it doesn't quite work. The show's no stranger to big names, having had Oprah, Jerry Seinfeld and Will Arnett in the past. The star wattage has never been distracting, either, and almost always advances the plot in an amusing fashion....  read more

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30 Rock Review: "The One With the Cast from Night Court" (Episode 303) and "Gavin Volure" (Episode 304)

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The past two episodes of 30 Rock represent what happens when the show perfectly integrates a big-name guest star and also when it doesn't quite work. The show's no stranger to big names, having had Oprah, Jerry Seinfeld and Will Arnett in the past. The star wattage has never been distracting, either, and almost always advances the plot in an amusing fashion....  read more

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Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin to fight for Meryl Streep

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In the season three finale of The Office, Michael Scott (Steve Carell) competes with a couple of his co-workers for a prestigious new job at Dunder Mifflin corporate. "I am by far the most qualified person they're interviewing," he says. "Jim and Karen are here, which is cute. They're like kid actors, tagging along with daddy at the big audition, hoping to be discovered. Except daddy is the best actor around. Daddy is Meryl Streep."...  read more

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Baby Mama

Science has given us nothing if not new life for the...  read more

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