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1. Karen Allen confirms she will be in the new Indiana Jones movie - No word yet if the spider monkey will return.

["An MTV.com observer at today's Paramount panel at Comic-Con reports that Karen Allen appeared on a video feed earlier this afternoon to confirm that she'll have some kind of supporting or cameo role in Indiana Jones IV."]


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2. Richard Wong on How To Make a Musical - an interview.

["With the all-singing, all-dancing reboot of "Hairspray" opening in theaters tomorrow and the successes of "Dreamgirls" and "Chicago," it's clear that after a long banishment the movie musical is struggling back into the cineplexes, though not without leaving behind a chunk of its soul..."]


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3. Leonard Nimoy to return as Spock - you can't see me right now, but one eyebrow is considerably higher than the other.

["Leonard Nimoy strolled out on-stage to thunderous applause during the Paramount Pictures panel on the new 'Star Trek' film. The film, to be directed and produced by J.J. Abrams, follows the iconic crew members of the USS Enterprise during their early years in Starfleet."]


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4. Dennis Cozzalio defends his appreciation of Rush.

["Yeah, yeah, I've heard it all before: the mechanistic, time-shifting, soulless anthems; the stupefying lyrics drawing from the most ponderous and lugubrious science fiction; Geddy Lee's shrill, shrieking vocal style; drum solos that never die; blah blah blah."]


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5. Self-Styled Siren reviews Nightmare Alley.

["The Siren was prepared to like Nightmare Alley, the 1947 noir set in the world of carnivals and con artists, but instead she loved it. "]


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Clip of the Day: Be careful out there in the office hallways.

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"Links for the Day": Each morning, the House editors post a series of weblinks that we think will spark discussion. Comments encouraged.

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