LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, the winner and first runner-up of last year's "American Idol", said making their first film "From Justin to Kelly" was easy compared to the long hours and hard work they put into performing in the Fox talent competition that made them famous. "From Justin to Kelly", a 20th Century Fox movie musical about two students who fall in love on spring break in Miami, is set to open nationwide on June 20. The movie went from conception to completion in record time - about 2 1/2 months. Asked how the "American Idol" competition prepared them for making the film, Clarkson said, "By the time we got to the movie, it was a piece of cake." "Yeah, it really was," added Guarini, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. "We had worked so hard. We had the big show, the touring, which was 30 shows in 40 days, and on our 10 off days." He predicted the duo will be able "to do any TV show, any tour, any movie and any record from now on, because it will never, ever be like this again ... There will never, ever be so much crammed into one time." Clarkson and Guarini said they made their new film in six weeks after just three weeks to learn the script, the music and the dance routines. "American Idol" has already turned Clarkson and Guarini into recording stars. Both have deals with RCA records. Clarkson's album "Thankful" is already platinum and Guarini's new album is due out Tuesday.

• Associated Press

In an MTV.com article, Clarkson states that she does not want to be known as "Kelly from American Idol" but rather Kelly Clarkson the artist. She has requested that the video for Miss Independant have absolutley no references to her winning American Idol.

In an interview with MTV.com the winner of the first American Idol discusses her personality, her love for Reba and Metallica, and the hard roads she had to travel to get where she is.

• Kelly Clarkson Interview

Kelly Clarkson's debut album, "Thankful," tops the charts at No. 1 with about 300,000 copies sold. This article was actually out before the announcement that it did in fact debut at No. 1.

• Reuters

After her smash hit "A Moment Like This" rocketed to the tops of the charts-breaking all records for fastest climb to the top on the Billboard chart-Kelly Clarkson seems to have already fizzled out. Was the American Idol really just a one hit wonder? This writer doubts so. After she was offered a movie contract, her album release date has been pushed back months, to March 4th, 2003. Her movie with Justin Guarini, the second place contestant from the show, is set to come out this spring as well. Kelly has also been touring, making public apperances, and will no doubt continue to do so in the coming months. This busy girl will no doubt have a much larger impact on the entertainment industry than she already has!

This is a review of the American Idol Special that was on last week.

• Television without Pity