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Jerry Lee Lewis Home Closed to Public (AP)
 AP - Fans of rock 'n' roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis will no longer be allowed to tour his home. Lewis' Nesbit residence has been closed to the public for more than a year during his lengthy divorce proceedings with his sixth wife, Kerrie McCarver Lewis.
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Rodman Won't Face Charges Over Unpaid Bill (AP)
 AP - Police have declined to file charges over Dennis Rodman's unpaid gas bill after an anonymous female basketball fan stepped in to help keep the former NBA star out of trouble.
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Limp Bizkit Insurer Denies It's Liable (AP)
 AP - An insurance company that issued a policy for rock band Limp Bizkit is asking a judge to rule it has no liability for any damages awarded as the result of a teenage fan's death at a 2001 concert.
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Pope Actor Needed Benedict's Visa Help (AP)
AP - The actor who plays Pope John Paul II in a new cable movie needed help from the new pope to obtain a visa to the United States for a publicity visit.
Oscar-Winning Art Director Golitzen Dies (AP)
AP - Alexander Golitzen, an art director and production designer who shared Academy Awards for his work on 1943's "Phantom of the Opera," 1960's "Spartacus" and 1962's "To Kill a Mockingbird" during a career that spanned decades, has died. He was 97.
Oscar-Winning Art Director Golitzen Dies (AP)
AP - Alexander Golitzen, an art director and production designer who shared Academy Awards for his work on 1943's "Phantom of the Opera," 1960's "Spartacus" and 1962's "To Kill a Mockingbird" during a career that spanned decades, has died. He was 97.
Jerry Lee Lewis Home Closed to Public (AP)
AP - Fans of rock 'n' roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis will no longer be allowed to tour his home. Lewis' Nesbit residence has been closed to the public for more than a year during his lengthy divorce proceedings with his sixth wife, Kerrie McCarver Lewis.
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Pope Actor Needed Benedict's Visa Help (AP)
AP - The actor who plays Pope John Paul II in a new cable movie needed help from the new pope to obtain a visa to the United States for a publicity visit.
Limp Bizkit Insurer Denies It's Liable (AP)
AP - An insurance company that issued a policy for rock band Limp Bizkit is asking a judge to rule it has no liability for any damages awarded as the result of a teenage fan's death at a 2001 concert.
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Festival plays show celebrity cult feeds obsession (Reuters)
Reuters - Three scraggy loners suffering from
"multiple impersonation disorder" dress up as jazz singer
Billie Holiday to drown the misery in their dismal lives.
Oscar-Winning Art Director Golitzen Dies (AP)
AP - Alexander Golitzen, an art director and production designer who shared Academy Awards for his work on 1943's "Phantom of the Opera," 1960's "Spartacus" and 1962's "To Kill a Mockingbird" during a career that spanned decades, has died. He was 97.
'Westworld' Remake Goes Ahead, Sans Arnold (AP)
 AP - The remake of sci-fi thriller "Westworld" is going ahead without the Governator. Arnold Schwarzenegger was to have co-produced and appeared in the movie, but those plans were put aside after his 2003 election.
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Schwarzenegger Accuser Said to Strike Deal (AP)
 AP - A tabloid publisher that was negotiating a business deal with Arnold Schwarzenegger arranged a $20,000 confidentiality agreement with a woman who said she once had a relationship with the actor, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.
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New 'Westworld' Won't Have Schwarzenegger (AP)
AP - The remake of the science fiction thriller "Westworld" is going ahead without the Governator. Arnold Schwarzenegger was to have co-produced and appeared in the movie but those plans were put aside after his 2003 election.
Talk of movie slump dominates Hollywood's summer (Reuters)
 Reuters - A bumpy ride at the summer box
office and signs that booming DVD sales may be slowing have
Hollywood studios looking for new ways to win fans as the movie
industry faces increased competition.
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Ali G on da fast track to Ferrell comedy (Reuters)
 Reuters - Sacha Baron Cohen,
a.k.a. Ali G, will play a gay French Formula One driver in the
untitled NASCAR comedy starring Will Ferrell.
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Rapper Game for urban thriller (Reuters)
Reuters - Compton rapper the Game
will make his acting debut in the urban action thriller "Waist
Deep," written and directed by Vondie Curtis Hall ("Glitter").
Jolie Is Awarded Cambodian Citizenship (AP)
 AP - A royal decree approving citizenship for actress Angelina Jolie was signed by King Norodom Sihamoni on July 31, Sok Sam Oeun, an official of the Council of Ministers, said Friday. Sok Sam Oeun said he was working through Jolie's contacts in Cambodia to notify the 30-year-old actress of her new citizenship.
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New film strikes patriotic note as US fights wars (Reuters)
 Reuters - "The Great Raid" is an old-style World
War Two movie about U.S. Army Rangers rescuing prisoners of
war, but its makers caution it should not be seen as
"flag-waving" for America's military today.
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Mo. Lawmakers Get Free Movie Passes (AP)
AP - Perks of being a legislator in Missouri: a daily expense allowance, special license plates and don't forget the free movies.
Jerry Lee Lewis Home Closed to Public (AP)
AP - Fans of rock 'n' roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis will no longer be allowed to tour his home. Lewis' Nesbit residence has been closed to the public for more than a year during his lengthy divorce proceedings with his sixth wife, Kerrie McCarver Lewis.
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Limp Bizkit Insurer Denies It's Liable (AP)
AP - An insurance company that issued a policy for rock band Limp Bizkit is asking a judge to rule it has no liability for any damages awarded as the result of a teenage fan's death at a 2001 concert.
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Music Industry Worried About CD Burning (AP)
AP - Music copied onto blank recordable CDs is becoming a bigger threat to the bottom line of record stores and music labels than online file-sharing, the head of the recording industry's trade group said Friday.
Kanye West, Maroon 5 to Play NFL Show (AP)
 AP - The National Football League will kick off the season Sept. 8 with concerts in three cities featuring a look back at the history of the Super Bowl.
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Faith is strong, but overall album sales drag (Reuters)
Reuters - Faith Hill's new "Fireflies"
falls shy of her biggest-ever sales week, but in the slow
summer of a down year, a one-week sum north of 300,000 is still
an encouraging sight.
Billboard single reviews (Reuters)
 Reuters - NEW YORK (Billboard) - This three-pack of singles builds
the appetite for the upcoming "A Bigger Bang," the first
Rolling Stones studio album in eight years. "Rough Justice" is
a steamy snapshot of the band's relentless live energy; it is
already off to a jump-start at rock radio, although (or perhaps
because) the chorus echoes "Brown Sugar." The stadium ballad
"Streets of Love" -- predictable but soulful -- features a
deliciously lovesick Mick Jagger hooked on phonics and
"drenched with tears." The Stones sound raw and real. The smoky
footnote "Back of My Hand" delivers a generic late-night blues
jam, however. Marketing aside, why not release just one song
with a bigger bang?
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Rollins' live set captures post-September 11 emotions (Reuters)
Reuters - Sonny Rollins is known as "the
Colossus," an apt moniker for the tenor saxophonist who blows
brimstone fire and pacific beauty.
Q&A-Sub Pop co-founder Jonathan Poneman (Reuters)
Reuters - As the co-founder of
Seattle-based independent Sub Pop Records, Jonathan Poneman
helped steer the label through the grunge explosion in the
early '90s. Nearly two decades later, Sub Pop remains a
relevant and respected star in the indie galaxy.
Country artist Paisley's 'Time' has come (Reuters)
Reuters - When it comes to country music
concerts, cowboy hats are usually the headgear of choice.
Lately, however, when Brad Paisley looks out from the stage, he
sees a lot of lampshades -- thanks to his hit single "Alcohol."
Ashlee Simpson on path to a new 'Me' (Reuters)
Reuters - Ashlee Simpson is ready to return
to the scene of the crime. She is in talks with "Saturday Night
Live" to host and perform on the show around the October 11
release of her sophomore Geffen album, "I Am Me."
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