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The movie's called 'The Benchwarmers' but only All-Stars were on the red carpet at its premiere Sunday night. Adam Sandler, David Spade, Rob Schneider and 'Napoleon Dynamite' star Jon Heder were in the line-up for the baseball film's debut, and TMZ caught all the action.

The movie stars Jon Lovitz as a rich eccentric who fields a team of adults - in age, at least - against squads of Little Leaguers in a baseball tournament. It hits screens nationwide this Friday.

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The little West Virginia town of Huntington threw a block party to welcome Matthew McConaughey and the rest of the production team for Warner Bros.'s upcoming football movie, 'We Are Marshall.' Matthew talked about his love of sports and his way with women.

Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and Ashley Johnson all star in the new film 'Fast Food Nation,' adapted from Eric Schlosser's best-selling novel. It's set to open later this year courtesy of Fox Searchlight.

Dane Cook sat down with 'EXTRA's' Jon Kelley on the New Mexico set of 'Employee of the Month' to talk about his first fast food job and injuries he's had on the set.

Oh, and why it's not Burger King to him -- it's the "BK Lounge."

His 'Employee of the Month' co-star is Jessica Simpson.
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'EXTRA' caught up with John Travolta to talk about everything from being a pilot to Tom Cruise. Oh, and he reveals some possible big casting news about the upcoming film re-adaption of 'Hairspray.'

Queen Latifah sat down recently with 'EXTRA's' Jerry Penacoli to talk about what was most challenging for her in making 'Ice Age: The Meltdown.'

She explains how there are two hard things in this business: doing animation and doing 'Saturday Night Live.'

Online auction site eBay is staging a major auction of iconic movie memorabilia beginning on Friday.

Fans can get items including George Clooney's 'Batman' suit, and props from screen classics including 'Citizen Kane', 'Gone With the Wind,' and contemporary films including 'Alien' and the 'Star Trek' series.

Jennifer Aniston braved the rain in Hollywood Monday for the red carpet premiere of her new movie, 'Friends With Money.' Click here to see Jen on the red carpet and get a sneak peek of the film.

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Antonio sat down with 'EXTRA' and explained how he is more of a tango guy, and why the waltz is "too sissy."

Finally we get the parody we've all been waiting for.

'EXTRA' sat down with Mandy Moore and Hugh Grant, the stars of 'American Dreamz,' to discuss what they love about 'American Idol,' and this spoof of it.

Mandy talks about her favorite 'Idol' contestants this season. Hugh discusses why his character is likely to drive off a cliff.

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Ray Romano almost didn't revise the role of "Manny" for 'Ice Age: The Meltdown,' and he's telling 'EXTRA' why. He eventually took the part for a second time only because the character was flawed, and therefore, interesting to him.

The comedian also talks about offering a woman a ride to Mars, and meeting Queen Latifah for the first time.

In an attempt to put Toronto back on the international theatrical landscape, on par with New York and London, the city has premeired the most expensive musical of all time -- a $27 million (U.S.) production of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings.'

The three-and-a-half hour production features 55 actors, 500 pieces of armor, 17 elevators, a rotating floor, and flying characters; it has taken over four years to produce. Toronto is hoping the production will revitalize tourism in the city, following its sharp drop due to the SARS scare back in 2003.

Movie and TV buffs love their stars, but sometimes they prefer their cars. Many die-hard fans collect the cars that they see on the big and small screens.

Brian Grams, VP of sales at the Volo Auto Museum in Volo, Illinois, tells TMZ a simple parts car from a movie set might bring in a scant $800, but if it was driven by one of the stars it could command a crazy amount of money.

TMZ got the lowdown on some of Grams' wild Hollywood rides