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Fashion Wire Daily - With her upswept hair and wearing a teal Grecian gown, Hilary Swank gracefully landed on the red carpet of her new biopic "Amelia" on Tuesday evening, Oct. 20, in New York. It was appropriate that she look so sophisticated and sleek, for as one of the 21st century's most famous women, Swank had big shoes to fill, as she plays aviatrix Amelia Earhart in the film, one of the 20th century's iconic individuals.

Reuters - A Disney initiative that could allow consumers access to a movie on any device imaginable comes not to bury the DVD, but perhaps to prolong its relevancy.

Reuters - Video-viewing site Hulu is experimenting with different business models and initiatives, from bumping up advertising to designing subscription-based content, to boost revenue, said NBC Universal's TV chief, Marc Graboff.

AP - The country's top arts official is going on the road.

AP - The latest weapon in the publishing price wars: Stephen King.

Reuters - Michael Buble occupied the penthouse of the U.S. pop album chart for a second consecutive week, holding strong against the soundtrack from "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," which debuted at No. 2.

AP - Lawyers for Roman Polanski split on strategies Wednesday, with one suggesting for the first time that Polanski might voluntarily return to the U.S. to face justice in California for having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

AP - Animation pioneer and "Toy Story" creator John Lasseter is getting a career honor from the Producers Guild of America.

Reuters - Founding KISS member Peter Criss knows that many of his male, rock music fans are macho, so he is making the rounds to tell them that rocker guys like him can suffer from the disease, too.

AFP - Bringing a splash of Hollywood glamour to Capitol Hill, Australian movie star Nicole Kidman has testified before lawmakers as part of her effort to stop violence against women around the world.

AP - Lil Wayne's gun possession case is putting a leading edge of DNA science under a microscope.

Reuters - Video-viewing site Hulu is experimenting with different business models and initiatives, from bumping up advertising to designing subscription-based content, to boost revenue, said NBC Universal's TV chief, Marc Graboff.

Investor's Business Daily - Enthralled by a "most exciting period" of history, Ricardo said in an autobiography, he discovered early what he wanted to do.

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AP - A jury began deliberations Wednesday in the trial of two people accused of trying to blackmail John Travolta following the death of the actor's son in the Bahamas.

AP - The director of the anticipated adaptation of Japanese writer Haruki Murakami's hit novel "Norwegian Wood" says the movie will be loyal to the original story.

AP - Bluesman Abu Talib, who recorded and toured with Ray Charles and Little Walter under his given name, Freddy Robinson, has died. He was 70.

AP - One of the most extensive collections of rare Chinese books outside China will be freely available as Harvard University has agreed to digitize the titles.