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FRIDAYAUGUST292008

Jennifer Lopez honors Marian Wright Edelman and The Children's Defense Fund at the Denver Art Museum. (photo: Soren McCarty/WireImage.com)

Jet Set

Heading out to L.A., staying at Chateau Marmont and grabbing drinks at Hyde, but still not feeling like you're fully tapping the 'Entourage' lifestyle? Virgin America's got you covered. The airline's new Entourage Class features noise-canceling headphones, champagne, Godiva chocolates and enough Kiehl's products to keep Johnny Drama wrinkle-free in perpetuity. The program premieres on Virgin's JFK to Vegas route, and of course, includes free HBO.

[BuddyTV.com]

THURSDAYAUGUST282008

Lance Reddick attends the 'Fringe' premiere party in New York. (photo: Jason Kempin/WireImage.com)

True Colors

After surviving breast cancer herself, Cynthia Nixon has thrown her support behind Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The program encourages participants to wear pink clothes and donate $5 or more to the cause. Aiming to raise $4.5 million this year, Nixon luckily knows a certain group of pink-loving ladies coming off a very successful film...

"In today's world it's hard to find someone whose life hasn't been touched by breast cancer in either a personal diagnosis or one of a family member," she says. "I know first-hand the struggles breast cancer can bring and I will do everything I can to end this disease." (photo: Jemal Countess/WireImage.com)

[Marketwire.com]

WEDNESDAYAUGUST272008

Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier and Kevin Connolly shoot 'Entourage' in Queens, New York. (photo: Soul Brother/FilmMagic.com)

Book Smarts

'True Blood' creator Alan Ball fell in love with the Charlaine Harris novels that sparked the series, but without a few changes, he would have ended up with one burned-out lead actress. "In the books, Sookie basically narrates everything. All the other characters exist only when they're in the same room with her," he says. "I felt like that would be a production impossibility because then Anna [Paquin] would be working 12 hours a day, five days a week." Luckily, expanding on the books' colorful supporting characters gave him just the solution he needed — and earned the approval of the guru behind the story. "I've gotten to know Charlaine and I sent her the first two scripts at the beginning of the process. She's seen the first two episodes. When we were shooting in Louisiana, she came down. I think it's really important to include her because none of us would be here if it weren't for her." (photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic.com)

[CanMag.com]

TUESDAYAUGUST262008

Tristan Wilds attends the '90210' premiere party in Malibu, CA. (photo: Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage.com)

Eastward Ho!

Rhys Coiro, who plays lunatic director Billy Walsh on 'Entourage' is about to find out what it's like to grow up on two coasts. When he's through cracking wise with Vince and the boys, he's taking the stage in New York for the coming-of-age story 'Boys' Life.' Co-starring Jason Biggs and Peter Scanavino as Coiro's college buddies, the Pulitzer-finalist work by Howard Korder opens October 20th at Manhattan's Second Stage Theater. (photo: Jason Merritt/WireImage.com)

[Theatermania.com]

MONDAYAUGUST252008

Misaki Ito and Michael Patrick King attend the 'Sex And The City' premiere in Tokyo. (photo: Jun Sato/WireImage.com)

On the List

Elvis Mitchell wanted to turn the idea of list-making on its head when he set out to make 'The Black List,' his new documentary for HBO Films. "I thought it was important to have a snapshot of the African-American experience in the 21st century and to make a film you don't normally see. Generally, when you see documentaries about African-American people, we're victims who can't make it through a competently managed day without some sort of social infrastructure, and I wanted to make a film about black success. And the title is intentional. It's a way for us to redefine the term on our terms and turn it into a positive." But, there is one negative Mitchell now sees about the film: Not including the late Isaac Hayes. "That's our one regret. He would've been a fascinating addition. He was the first guy, with a bald head and gold chains. He was the original Mr. T." (photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images)

[Detroit News]

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