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The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has just announced that award-winning actress, Viola Davis with the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award will appear on Friday, January 27, 2012, sponsored by Chumash Casino Resort. She will be honored with a Tribute celebrating her compelling performance in Tate Taylor's The Help at the 27th edition of the Festival which runs January 26 - February 5, 2012, it was announced today by SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling.

NBC has announced the schedule of upcoming guests on LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON

Stephen Farber, one of the country's leading film critics and historians, will continue his film series Reel Talk with Stephen Farber at the Wadsworth Theatre for 11 Monday nights beginning October 3. Reel Talk with Stephen Farber is presented in partnership with RICHMARK Entertainment and Landmark Theatres.

CBS has announced it's schedule of upcoming guests on LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN for the weeks of November 30 - December 16.

Paul Taylor has won the National Medal of Arts, the MacArthur Genius Award, he's in the French Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honour), and now his works are coming here. This intrepid company performs adaptations of his famous pieces to eager audiences across the country and around the world.

Two new faces will make their co-hosting debuts and two favorites return in the coming weeks on nationally-syndicated morning talk show 'LIVE! with Kelly.' Joining co-host Kelly Ripa for the first time will be 'Dancing with the Stars' professional dancer and Season 13 finalist DEREK HOUGH (Monday, December 5) and actor JONAH HILL (Tuesday, December 6). Returning to the show are favorites JERRY O'CONNELL (Friday, November 25) and singer JOSH GROBAN (December 7-9).

On tonight's episode of TOP CHEF TEXAS on Bravo TV entitled, 'Red Hot Chili Cook Off', the chefs take over the food court at the rodeo and takepart in their own competition - a chili cook-off!

On last night's episode of Bravo's TOP CHEF TEXAS, the chefs had to create a feast and cater to a Quincinera party, a coming of age celebration in the Mexican culture. Chef Keith Rhodes was the first chef to be eliminated from the competition.

Last year Jimmy Kimmel declared November 17 - National UnFriend Day (NUD). NUD is a holiday dedicated to giving Facebook users the opportunity to 'unfriend' people without any guilt. This annual event was created to weed out people on Facebook whom users wouldn't usually have contact with in their day to day lives, reserving the connection only for true friends.

In tonight's episode of TOP CHEF on Bravo entitled, 'Quinceanera', the chefs must create a feast and cater to a Quincinera party, a coming of age celebration in the Mexican culture.

Last year Jimmy Kimmel declared November 17 - National UnFriend Day (NUD). NUD is a holiday dedicated to giving Facebook users the opportunity to 'unfriend' people without any guilt. This annual event was created to weed out people on Facebook whom users wouldn't usually have contact with in their day to day lives, reserving the connection only for true friends.

A teaser trailer has just been released for the highly anticipated film SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN coming to theaters June 1, 2012. from Universal Pictures.

Following Halloween, Jimmy Kimmel challenged parents to pretend they'd eaten all of their kids' trick or treat candy, video tape each child's reaction to the bad news and then post it to YouTube. The late-night host shared the results in a video -- and the kids were pissed. The video has grown exponentially over the past week, with more than 14 million views on YouTube.

Two Time Tony Award winner NORBERT LEO BUTZ (Catch Me If You Can) and Emmy and Independent Spirit Award nominee ELIZABETH REASER (Twilight, Grey's Anatomy) will co-star in Second Stage Theatre's upcoming production of Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE. Directed by Kate Whoriskey, the production begins previews on Tuesday, January 24 and officially opens on Monday, February 13 at 7:00pm at Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theatre (305 West 43rd Street). For tickets or more information, please visit www.2ST.com.

In an interview with People Magazine, TOP CHEF TEXAS Judges Padma Lakshmi and tom Colicchio revealed that the contestants for Season 9 of the hit Bravo cooking competition will be facing some big name celebrities on the other side of the judges' table.

TWILIGHT BREAKING DAWN star Kristen Stewart appeared on last night's TONIGHT SHOW WITH Jay Leno and talked about a mishap she had with her 'Snow White' co-star Chris Hemswort

On the next episode of Bravo TV's TOP CHEF TEXAS, the chefs are fighting for their culinary lives as they scramble to prepare dishes that will move them on in the competition.

On last night's premiere episode of Bravo TV's TOP CHEF TEXAS, contestant chef Tyler Stone was cut from the competition, while Head judge Tom Colicchio was visibly annoyed with Stone's butchering skills.

Season 9 of TOP CHEF begins tonight on Bravo TV. It's a whole new ballgame for the competing chefs. For the first-time ever, season nine will boast a record 29 chefs almost double the amount of chefs in season's past who will see if they have what it takes to become an official cheftestant and qualify to wear the Top Chef coat.

It's a whole new ballgame for the competing chefs on Bravo's 'Top Chef: Texas,' premiering Wednesday, November 2 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. For the first-time ever, season nine will boast a record 29 chefs - almost double the amount of chefs in season's past - who will see if they have what it takes to become an official chef'testant and qualify to wear the Top Chef coat. Only 16 will go on to compete across the Lone Star State - in Austin, Dallas and San Antonio.