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Letterman's House Painter Pleads Guilty (AP)
 AP - A man who once was accused of plotting to kidnap David Letterman's young son was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for overcharging the talk show host for painting work at his ranch.
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Jolie Credits Kids for Her Inspiration (AP)
 AP - Ask Angelina Jolie about her children and like any proud mother, she'll brag about them. "They give me so much joy, and I want to make a better world for them," the Oscar-winning actress said in an interview that aired Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America."
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'Venom' Depicts Death in Louisiana Swamps (AP)
AP - It could have been just another slasher flick, and one of the last of a rush of films Miramax is releasing as the founding Weinstein brothers sever ties with parent company Disney for good.
Phoenix Walks the Line As Cash in Movie (AP)
 AP - Joaquin Phoenix did not have to learn just to sing and play guitar. He had to learn to strum the strings in the distinctive freight-train rhythms of Johnny Cash and sing in his sonorous storytelling style.
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Larry David Tries to 'Curb Global Warming' (AP)
AP - Larry David and mtvU, MTV's college network, launched the "Curb Global Warming Sweepstakes" Tuesday.
Microsoft's Gates faces off with Napoleon Dynamite (Reuters)
Reuters - Pick your favorite geek: Napoleon
Dynamite or Bill Gates?
Suge's Summer of Discontent (E! Online)
 E! Online - Last month may well go down as one of Marion "Suge" Knight's
worst.
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Waits, Matthews, Anastasio play NY Katrina benefit (Reuters)
 Reuters - Tom Waits, Dave Matthews, Trey
Anastasio, John Mayer Trio, Joss Stone and the Meters have
signed on for a September 20 benefit concert for Hurricane
Katrina victims at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
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Trying A Shortcut To A Long Relationship (AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - Volkswagen's sweeping shift last week of its estimated $400 million North American creative account to Crispin Porter + Bogusky without a review illustrates what some say is the smartest, most efficient way to hire an agency. And it reinforces once again the notion that advertising, rather than being "all about the work," as some say, is first and foremost a relationship-driven business.
Tony Win an Emmy! 'Reefer Madness' and 'Passion' Broadcast Honored, Too (Playbill)
 Playbill - The 2004 Tony Award telecast - and the Reefer Madness composers and Lincoln Center's Passion - were honored with Emmy Awards at the 2005 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy ceremony Sept. 11.
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Microsoft's Gates faces off with Napoleon Dynamite (Reuters)
Reuters - Pick your favorite geek: Napoleon
Dynamite or Bill Gates?
'Venom' Depicts Death in Louisiana Swamps (AP)
AP - It could have been just another slasher flick, and one of the last of a rush of films Miramax is releasing as the founding Weinstein brothers sever ties with parent company Disney for good.
Torrid Egoyan film looks at celebrity, image (Reuters)
 Reuters - A murder mystery surrounding a 1950s
lounge act took center stage at the Toronto Film Festival on
Tuesday, with attention focused not on the film's noirish
style, but on a controversial NC-17 rating because of a torrid
sex scene, which could cramp its U.S. distribution.
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Emma Roberts tracks Drew's clues (Reuters)
 Reuters - The mystery of who will
play teenage detective Nancy Drew has been solved: Emma Roberts
has signed on to play the sleuth in a big-screen version of the
long-running book series.
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Musical ignorance came in handy for Cash biopic (Reuters)
 Reuters - Knowing very little about country
music, Johnny Cash or even how to sing probably helped actor
Joaquin Phoenix turn in an Oscar-worthy performance as the Man
in Black.
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Phoenix Walks the Line As Cash in Movie (AP)
AP - Joaquin Phoenix did not have to learn just to sing and play guitar. He had to learn to strum the strings in the distinctive freight-train rhythms of Johnny Cash and sing in his sonorous storytelling style.
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Jolie Credits Kids for Her Inspiration (AP)
AP - Ask Angelina Jolie about her children and like any proud mother, she'll brag about them.
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Ratings Lower for 'Shelter From Storm' (AP)
 AP - While Americans are donating generously to Hurricane Katrina relief funds, they're apparently running out of patience for stars telling them to give.
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Fox Searchlight finds 'Trust' at Toronto (Reuters)
Reuters - Fox Searchlight nabbed
writer-director Bart Freundlich's all-star comedy-drama, "Trust
the Man," in a $6 million-$7 million deal within hours of its
world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival
Monday.
Gilliam Moves on to Wonders of 'Tideland' (AP)
 AP - Terry Gilliam has finally gone through the looking glass. Weeks after the debut of his long-delayed fantasy "The Brothers Grimm," the director was back with another otherworldly tale at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Suge's Summer of Discontent (E! Online)
E! Online - Last month may well go down as one of Marion "Suge" Knight's
worst.
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Depeche Mode fans get ticket priority (Reuters)
Reuters - In a first for the
download industry, Depeche Mode fans who preorder the group's
upcoming album from iTunes will get priority access to buy
tickets from Ticketmaster for the band's tour this winter.
Branch, Blige, Big Boi rock with Santana (Reuters)
 Reuters - After two release date changes, full
details of Santana's upcoming album, "All That I Am," have
finally gelled.
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Waits, Matthews, Anastasio play NY Katrina benefit (Reuters)
Reuters - Tom Waits, Dave Matthews, Trey
Anastasio, John Mayer Trio, Joss Stone and the Meters have
signed on for a September 20 benefit concert for Hurricane
Katrina victims at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
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Jimi Hendrix's Seattle home saved from demolition (Reuters)
 Reuters - The one-time boyhood home of legendary
rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix has been spared demolition and
moved to a new location, the head of the James Marshall Hendrix
Foundation said on Tuesday.
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Dylan Dissed in Canada (E! Online)
 E! Online - Canadians attempting to buy Bob Dylan albums may temporarily be
left blowing in the wind.
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Musical ignorance came in handy for Cash biopic (Reuters)
Reuters - Knowing very little about country
music, Johnny Cash or even how to sing probably helped actor
Joaquin Phoenix turn in an Oscar-worthy performance as the Man
in Black.
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Michael Recruits Pals for Relief Song (E! Online)
 E! Online - With a little help from his friends, Michael Jackson is going to
try and heal the Gulf Coast.
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EMI Hungry for Korn (E! Online)
 E! Online - The
British-based record company has signed the rock-rap act to a
precedent-setting deal. In what may well be a template for future
band-label contracts, EMI will not only take a cut of Korn's CD sales,
but the company will also pocket around 25 percent of the act's
publishing, merchandising and touring revenue.
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Phoenix Walks the Line As Cash in Movie (AP)
AP - Joaquin Phoenix did not have to learn just to sing and play guitar. He had to learn to strum the strings in the distinctive freight-train rhythms of Johnny Cash and sing in his sonorous storytelling style.
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