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Eva Longoria Hurt on 'Housewives' Set (AP)
AP - "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria was injured Wednesday during taping of the hit ABC comedy and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, officials said. ]]>
'Best Of' Albums Not So Great These Days (AP)
AP - A greatest-hits album once stood as a watershed — a milestone chronicling a collection of top-rated hits, culturally significant songs or the end of a stellar career. ]]>
Pierce Brosnan Out As James Bond, 007 (AP)
AP - A single, surprising phone call and it was over. That's how Pierce Brosnan says he learned that his services as James Bond would no longer be required. ]]>
Cojocaru Again Looking for New Kidney (AP)
AP - Steven Cojocaru is looking for another kidney transplant after the first donated kidney had to be removed due to infection. ]]>
Ex-Personal Assistant Sues Carlos Santanas (AP)
AP - A former personal assistant to Carlos Santana has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the rock star and his company, claiming he was fired after his consciousness was "calibrated" and determined to be too low. ]]>
Lions Gate Movies Using Blu-Ray DVD Format (AP)
AP - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. said Wednesday it will release movies and other content on the high definition Blu-Ray disc format when that technology launches next year.
'Best Of' Albums Not So Great These Days (AP)
AP - A greatest-hits album once stood as a watershed — a milestone chronicling a collection of top-rated hits, culturally significant songs or the end of a stellar career. ]]>
Eva Longoria Hurt on 'Housewives' Set (AP)
AP - "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria was injured Wednesday during taping of the hit ABC comedy and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, officials said. ]]>
Lions Gate Movies Using Blu-Ray DVD Format (AP)
AP - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. said Wednesday it will release movies and other content on the high definition Blu-Ray disc format when that technology launches next year.
Astronauts Stranded With 'Wild Women of Planet Wongo' in NY Musical Theatre Fest (Playbill)
Playbill - Wild Women of Planet Wongo, a rock musical with an out-of-this-world title that cannot be ignored, will appear as part of the second annual New York Musical Theatre Festival Sept. 13-25 in midtown Manhattan.
Lions Gate Movies Using Blu-Ray DVD Format (AP)
AP - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. said Wednesday it will release movies and other content on the high definition Blu-Ray disc format when that technology launches next year.
Pierce Brosnan Out As James Bond, 007 (AP)
AP - A single, surprising phone call and it was over. That's how Pierce Brosnan says he learned that his services as James Bond would no longer be required. ]]>
James Cameron's Cyborg Problem (E! Online)
E! Online - Looks like James Cameron won't be bidding a "hasta la vista,
baby" to a lawsuit over Terminator 2: Judgment Day, after all. ]]>
Brosnan Loses License to Kill (E! Online)
E! Online - Pierce Brosnan has turned in his license to play Bond. James
Bond. ]]>
Grant Film Opens Edinburgh Festival (AP)
AP - Richard E. Grant walked up the red carpet for the first time as a director Wednesday, the opening night of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. ]]>
'Grizzly Man' Tracks Death in the Wild (AP)
AP - Timothy Treadwell was many things: infinitely charismatic, infectiously enthusiastic, childish, foolish, delusional and probably manic-depressive. He was also doomed, something we know before walking into "Grizzly Man," Werner Herzog's extraordinary new documentary. ]]>
Hilary Duff Won't Go Crazy for 18th (AP)
AP - Don't expect Hilary Duff to party until dawn just because she's turning 18. ]]>
'40-Year-Old Virgin' Pulls Off Improbable (AP)
AP - Sex is easy, comedy is hard. A sex comedy that's not just a raunchy, moronic romp seems downright impossible. That's what makes "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" such a great ride. The title harkens to those single-minded slapstick-fests of the early 1980s, like "Porky's," "Spring Break" and "Private Resort" (the last of which is notable only for the presence of a young Johnny Depp). ]]>
'Wah-Wah' Opens Edinburgh Film Festival (AP)
AP - Actor Richard E. Grant was walking up the red carpet for the first time as a director Wednesday, the opening night of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. ]]>
'Red Eye' Bleary Even at 30,000 Feet (AP)
AP - Today's in-flight movie is "Red Eye," with horror-meister Wes Craven departing from the garish gore of his "A Nightmare on Elm Street" days yet essentially sticking to the formula of his "Scream" flicks, minus the laughs. ]]>
'Best Of' Albums Not So Great These Days (AP)
AP - A greatest-hits album once stood as a watershed — a milestone chronicling a collection of top-rated hits, culturally significant songs or the end of a stellar career. ]]>
Archie v. the Veronicas (E! Online)
E! Online - It is Betty's darkest dream come true: Archie suing Veronica. ]]>
Ex-Personal Assistant Sues Carlos Santanas (AP)
AP - A former personal assistant to Carlos Santana has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the rock star and his company, claiming he was fired after his consciousness was "calibrated" and determined to be too low. ]]>
L.A. officials won't pay B.I.G.'s family (Reuters)
Reuters - Los Angeles city officials on
Wednesday rejected a demand for $18 million by the family of
slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. to end a lawsuit that accuses two
former Los Angeles policemen of conspiring in the 1997 murder. ]]>
Ailing Em Bails on Euro Tour (E! Online)
E! Online - Eminem may not be retiring, but he is apparently tired of
life on the road. ]]>
Family Demands B.I.G. Payday (E! Online)
E! Online - Notorious B.I.G.'s family wants the City of Los Angeles to pick
up a pretty hefty legal tab. ]]>
Staind Books "Chapter" at No. 1 (E! Online)
E! Online - No disrespect to Harry Potter, but J.K. Rowling isn't
the only one who knows how to write a great chapter. ]]>
Diddy Drops the P. (E! Online)
E! Online - So proclaimed the
hip-hop impresario formerly known as Sean Combs, Puffy, Puff Daddy and
now P. Diddy on Tuesday's Today Show, as he explained that he was
changing his name once again. ]]>
Cohn Carjacking Suspect Charged (E! Online)
E! Online - The man fingered in the Marc Cohn shooting is now facing
charges that could put him a way for the rest of his life. ]]>
Punk Promoter Esther Wong Dies at 88 (AP)
AP - Esther Wong, who booked a who's who of punk rock and new wave bands at her popular Madame Wong's clubs in the 1970s and '80s, has died. She was 88.
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