Reuters - Hilary Duff, who won raves for her role as an Asian superstar in the political satire "War, Inc." has found a way to beat the heat, joining the cast of the new comedy "Stay Cool."

AP - Taiwan is considering letting mainland Chinese stars perform on the island amid warming ties between the two rivals, a Taiwanese official said Tuesday.

Reuters - Paramount Pictures said on Monday it had topped $1 billion in sales at U.S. and Canadian box offices, boosted by hit films "Iron Man" and the latest "Indiana Jones" saga, and become the first studio to pass that benchmark this year.

E! Online - Yes, but does he use a loofah?

E! Online - Alfre Woodard is getting into the spy biz.

E! Online - Stan Winston wasn't just a monster mogul. He was also a kid at heart, a Beatles fan and a Hollywood visionary.

AP - In the run-up to this weekend's release of "The Love Guru," self-described Hindu leader Rajan Zed began blasting e-mail releases to media outlets (including The Associated Press) from his Nevada home, stating his objections to the Mike Myers comedy when it was still a two-minute trailer.

Reuters - Entertainment site Fandango.com said on Monday it bought Movies.com from the Walt Disney Co to expand its offering of movies reviews and celebrity news.

AP - Friends, relatives and show-business colleagues gathered Sunday to remember Oscar-winning special-effects maestro Stan Winston, the man responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life.

AP - Dody Goodman, the delightfully daffy comedian known for her television appearances on Jack Paar's late-night talk show and as the mother on the soap-opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," has died at 93.

AP - Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television. Some People Are Stupid. Stuff. People I Can Do Without.

AP - Sacha Baron Cohen, Marion Cotillard, Ruby Dee and Jet Li have been invited to join Hollywood's most exclusive club — the group that hands out the Academy Awards.

E! Online - Looks like everyone's favorite web-slinging superhero is slowly weaving his way back to the box office. Very slowly.

E! Online - The Incredible Hulk wasn't exactly Hulk, which was good. The Love Guru was vaguely Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, which wasn't.