Here she comes again –  country singer Dolly Parton is returning to the big screen in a new movie musical with Queen Latifah.

In the upcoming "Joyful Noise," the pair star as two women hoping to stop a small-town gospel choir from shutting down.

Forty-year-old Latifah, who earned an Oscar nomination for "Chicago," will play a mother of two who heads up the Pacashau Gospel Choir following the choir director's death, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Parton, 64, plays the choir director's widow, who also wants her late husband's job.

The music legend, who appeared in hit '80s films like "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," "9 to 5" and "Steel Magnolias," hasn't made a major motion picture since the 1992 comedy "Straight Talk."

In July, she hinted to Entertainment Weekly that she had a project in the pipeline, saying, "I might even possibly do a movie soon... I don't want to say what it is yet, but I've got a real good offer, and if it comes through, I'll probably start a movie in October to have a movie out next year."

We’ve spent the past three years peeking into the sometimes-TMI lives of those krazy Kardashians, but the ratings for last night’s premiere prove that America is far from done with this reality TV family.

Nearly 4.7 million viewers tuned in to watch the opener of season five, making the episode the series’ highest-rated as well as the show's most-watched season premiere ever.

It also became E!’s second most-watched telecast ever, which is only bested by last season’s "Kardashian" finale, which pulled in 4.8 million viewers.

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Lauryn Hill’s star just keeps getting brighter.

After Billboard announced her return to the charts with the leaked single, “Repercussions,” word spread over the weekend that L Boogie left the crowd wanting more at a Rock the Bells concert in San Bernardino, California, on August 21.

Hill reportedly did her thing, performing hits like “Fu-Gee-La,” “Doo Wop (That Thing),” “To Zion” and “Ready or Not" at the concert, which also featured other venerated hip-hop artists Snoop Dogg, Slick Rick, Rakim, A Tribe Called Quest and the Wu-Tang Clan.

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Editor’s Note:This post contains spoilers for the Sunday, August 22 episode of AMC’s “Mad Men."

Is it just me, or were there some capital “A” for "Awkward" moments on last night’s ”Mad Men”?

SCDP found itself vying for a lucrative Honda contract with competing firm Cutler Gleason Chaough. CGC poached the Clearasil and Jai Alai accounts from SCDP and agency partner Ted Chaough was a particular thorn in Don’s side, so it was important that our boys at SCDP won the account.

Roger, harboring lingering resentment toward the Japanese over WWII, weighed in with a couple of classic Rogerisms and objected to the account. The remaining partners decided to move forward without Roger’s involvement. To prepare for the arrival of the Japanese delegation, everyone was instructed to read the 1946 study on Japanese culture, “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword.”

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Brad Pitt wants those behind the BP oil spill to pay in a very big way - namely, via the death penalty.

During an interview in director Spike Lee's New Orleans documentary, "If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise," airing tonight on HBO, Pitt, 46, cannot hide his fury over the 87-day leak and the additional devastation it brought to the Big Easy.

"I was never for the death penalty before; I am willing to look at it again," said the father of six, who owns a home in New Orleans and has worked hard to rebuild the city post-Hurricane Katrina with his Make It Right organization.

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Jennifer Aniston could probably use a reunion with a good “Friend” right about now.

Amidst plenty of questioning on whether or not the actress, 41, has lost her box office touch comes news that she'll join former on-screen (and real-life) buddy Courteney Cox in the “Cougar Town” premiere on Wednesday, September 22 at 9:30 p.m.

This marks the second time the two have teamed up since “Friends” came to an end in 2004; Aniston previously joined Cox on the short-lived series “Dirt” in 2007.

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I'm a little disturbed, "Entourage" fans, and not just because it’s Monday.

It appears the beloved crew from Queens is officially "a man down,” and if the signs we've seen in Vince this season are par for the course, the "Entourage" will cease to exist long before the show ends next summer.

But let me back up for a minute. You know, as "Entourage" starts each week, there's always that familiar feeling of, "OK, let's see what's gonna happen next!” Then as things wind down and the sweet music kicks in to set up the next episode, I think out loud to no one in particular: "OK, let's see what's gonna happen next." It ends as it begins. Always.

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Happy Monday, Marquee readers. Hey, did you go to the movies this weekend? We're betting that even if you did, you probably didn’t go see the new Jennifer Aniston movie, “The Switch,” because it tanked.

There weren't many card-carrying Team Aniston members in the "Showbiz Tonight" morning meeting but – so what? Does it really matter if Jennifer Aniston’s movies aren’t box office gold?

On the other hand, the "Showbiz" staff just loves the “Jersey Shore.” We love it so much, two staffers even spent part of their summer there (sadly, no guest cameos on the show though). Anyway, the ratings for the show are breaking all kinds of records, and the "Jersey Shore” was the biggest thing on TV last week. Plus, there's the news today that “The Situation” is making more money than some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. No joke!

And speaking of reality superstars, today we’re also talking about Bill O’Reilly’s Kim Kardashian smackdown. Did he really call her gross for doing a sexy photo shoot with Justin Bieber? Join us for this debate and more today on “Showbiz Tonight!"

Watch "Showbiz Tonight," TV’s most provocative entertainment news shows, live at 5 p.m. ET today and again at 11 p.m. ET/PT on HLN!

Editor’s Note: This post contains spoilers for the Sunday, August 22 episode of HBO’s “True Blood.”

Two things: First, this was far and away the best episode of the season so far. Second, I’d sell my soul for a t-shirt from the “True Blood” Confessions and Revelations Tour. With the season finale fast approaching, many of our questions were answered this week, so let’s get started!

Everyone was in the mood to share, so let’s begin with the news we’ve all been on the edge of our seats for: Sookie’s a fairy. Yup, that’s the big news. Her reaction to Bill’s revelation was the same as mine, and I’ll just leave it at that. We also learned that vampires were likely responsible for the fairies’ extinction because their blood is as magical as it is intoxicating.

Now that everyone’s on the same page with regard to Sookie’s newfound heritage, it’s become all the more important to protect her from Russell. So there’s that. Is it everything you hoped it would be?

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After asking the press to respect his privacy as he awaits the arrival of his twins, Neil Patrick Harris decided to divulge a big secret about the soon-to-be-born duo. (Well, sort of.)

The “How I Met Your Mother” star, who is expecting two bundles of joy via a surrogate, tweeted on Saturday that he and partner David Burtka, 35, have chosen names for their kids and he wanted his fans to hear them first.

“Hey there, Twitterland. As you followers have been so nice to me, I thought I'd return the favor with a scoop: we've decided to name our tw,” he wrote, intentionally cutting off the message.

Though the twins won’t make their debut until fall, Harris, 37, has already taken home two golden prizes: the trophies he nabbed at Saturday’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards for his guest spot on “Glee” and his Tony Awards hosting gig.