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Hollywood Marketing Films Through Churches (AP)
 AP - At some of the largest and most influential Christian churches in the country, the lights dim and congregants watch a sneak preview of a new movie — about golf.
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John O'Hurley Wins TV Dance Rematch (AP)
 AP - The votes are in — and John O'Hurley has bested Kelly Monaco to win the "Dancing with the Stars" title many thought he deserved in the first place.
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Moss Goes From Supermodel to Pariah (AP)
 AP - Barely a teenager and posing topless in a Calvin Klein underwear ad, Kate Moss sashayed her way onto magazine covers 15 years ago amid criticism of her uber-thin "heroin chic" image.
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Jailed Lil' Kim Casts Herself As Victim (AP)
 AP - Lil' Kim rose to fame as a tough, raunchy gangsta girl, the Queen Bee of female rappers with rhymes that cast her as a powerful figure — a female Don in the male-dominated world of rap.
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Baker Writes 'Da Vinci'-Based Diet Book (AP)
 AP - A baker who lost half his business to the low-carb craze has written a book based on the mathematical principles of the Golden Ratio, a formula used by Leonardo Da Vinci and made popular in the best seller, "The Da Vinci Code."
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Soderbergh challenges 'out of whack' studios (Reuters)
Reuters - The movie business is
"out of whack," director Steven Soderbergh says. "The studio
model has to be rethought."
Apple, record labels to face off over pricing (Reuters)
Reuters - The love affair between record labels
and Apple Computer Inc. could be headed for the rocks as they
bicker over prices ahead of licensing renegotiations set for
early next year.
Fox legal drama is first victim of new TV season (Reuters)
Reuters - Four days after the official launch
of the fall television season, Fox has become the first network
to ax a new show, dropping the quirky legal drama "Head Cases,"
Hollywood's trade papers reported in Friday editions.
USA Today's Top 25 US Bestsellers (Reuters)
Reuters - The top 25 U.S.
bestsellers, based on sales through Sunday, September 18, as
reported by USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com).
Summerhays, Darlow Star in Pittsburgh Public's U.S. Premiere of Ayckbourn's 'RolePlay' (Playbill)
Playbill - The American premiere of Alan Ayckbourn's RolePlay - another of the British master's comedies about middle-class civility upset by extreme passions - begins Sept. 22 at Pittsburgh Public Theater.
Soderbergh challenges 'out of whack' studios (Reuters)
Reuters - The movie business is
"out of whack," director Steven Soderbergh says. "The studio
model has to be rethought."
Documentaries line up for heated Oscar race (Reuters)
Reuters - The long march to the
Oscars began in earnest this month as feature films with
Academy Award aspirations began popping up across the festival
circuit from Venice to Telluride to Toronto.
Movie studio group hires former actors guild boss (Reuters)
Reuters - The Motion Picture Association of
America, which represents major U.S. film and television
studios on Thursday named industry veteran Bob Pisano as its
president and chief operating officer.
Hollywood Marketing Films Through Churches (AP)
AP - At some of the largest and most influential Christian churches in the country, the lights dim and congregants watch a sneak preview of a new movie — about golf.
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Mysterious ride vs. bony 'Bride' at box office (Reuters)
 Reuters - The Jodie Foster
thriller "Flightplan" and the animated "Tim Burton's Corpse
Bride" will battle for honors at the weekend box office, with
each projected to earn in the $22 million-$24 million range for
the three days beginning Friday, according to the latest
industry tracking.
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'Narnia' set for royal world premiere in London (Reuters)
Reuters - The world premiere of "The
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
will take place at London's Royal Albert Hall on December 7
with Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, the Duchess of
Cornwall, in attendance, organizers said Thursday.
N.Y. Film Fest Delves Into Past (AP)
 AP - History repeats itself in dramatic, riveting fashion at the New York Film Festival, starting Friday night with "Good Night, and Good Luck," about Edward R. Murrow's on-air battles with Sen. Joseph McCarthy during the 1950s.
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Roman Polanski Gives Rare Interview (AP)
AP - Roman Polanski, in a rare magazine interview, discussed his libel lawsuit against Vanity Fair, winning the Oscar for his 2002 Holocaust drama, "The Pianist," and what motivated him to make his new film, "Oliver Twist."
Quaid to Do Next Film in New Orleans (AP)
 AP - An impromptu meeting with the city's police chief ended with a pledge by Dennis Quaid to return to the hurricane-ravaged city for his next movie.
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Clooney Says No Wedding Planned at Villa (AP)
AP - If Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are planning to get married at George Clooney's villa in Italy, it's news to him.
Brit pop act Aqualung shines in L.A (Reuters)
Reuters - Taking a lyric detour
during his hit "Brighter Than Sunshine" toward the end of his
Wednesday show at the Henry Fonda Theater, Aqualung sang, "Los
Angeles is a very strange place . . . but I've come to like
you." Judging by the whooping response, it was obvious the L.A.
audience has come to like him as well. A lot.
Apple, record labels to face off over pricing (Reuters)
Reuters - The love affair between record labels
and Apple Computer Inc. could be headed for the rocks as they
bicker over prices ahead of licensing renegotiations set for
early next year.
Illegal Jackson Tapers Indicted (E! Online)
 E! Online - Who's bad? Not Michael Jackson--at least not in this case.
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Rita Blows Off Katrina Benefit (E! Online)
 E! Online - Plans for a benefit concert intended to help victims of Hurricane
Katrina have been blown off, courtesy of the rapidly approaching
Hurricane Rita.
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Manson: Garbage Split Rubbish (E! Online)
 E! Online - Despite rumors of the band's demise, Garbage isn't heading to the
trash heap just yet.
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Kenny Chesney "OK" Post-Renee (E! Online)
 E! Online - He may have had her at hello, but Kenny Chesney is speaking out
about the goodbye.
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Beanie Sigel's Trial Rerun (E! Online)
 E! Online - Beanie Sigel has had a whole month off since getting out of a New Jersey
prison after serving time on federal gun and drug charges. Now he's
back in court for a retrial in a separate attempted murder case.
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CSNY, Matthews set for Neil Young's charity shows (Reuters)
Reuters - Dave Matthews, Norah Jones and
Bright Eyes lead the lineup for Neil Young's 19th annual Bridge
School Benefit concerts, to be held October 29-30 at Shoreline
Amphitheatre outside San Francisco.
New Orleans' Voodoo music fest moving to Memphis (Reuters)
Reuters - The Voodoo Music Experience, which
was to be held in New Orleans October 29-30, has been moved to
Memphis' Tom Lee Park in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Kanye keeps digging No. 1 single in U.S (Reuters)
 Reuters - Despite losing his grip on the top
rung of the album chart, Kanye West's "Gold Digger" solidified
its No. 1 status on several Billboard charts Thursday.
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