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Christian ‘Idol’: Now even the Trinity Broadcasting Network is jumping on the “American Idol” bandwagon. The Christian TV network is planning a series for October called “Gifted,” a talent competition featuring young people performing gospel or contemporary spiritual songs.

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A new Willy Wonka: Production has begun in London on “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” a new film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s story, with Tim Burton directing and Johnny Depp starring as Willy Wonka, the eccentric candy maker portrayed by Gene Wilder in the 1971 version, “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.”

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Bill is boffo: Sales for former President Clinton’s memoir, “My Life,” have passed the 1 million mark, Knopf Publishing reported Thursday.