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Eight charged in theft of "Star Wars" movie (Reuters)
Reuters - Federal officials on Tuesday
charged eight people with several crimes related to the illegal
theft, copying and Internet distribution of hit movie, "Star
Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith."
Coldplay and Gorillaz lead MTV award nominations (Reuters)
![Coldplay performs at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards in Miami August 28, 2005. (Mike Blake [Photo via NewsCom]/Reuters)](http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20050927/2005_09_27t140340_300x450_us_leisure_coldplay.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=zkj5t7V.LggCcSGK47hA6Q--) Reuters - Rock band Coldplay go head to head with
cartoon quartet Gorillaz at the 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards in
Lisbon, after the British acts garnered five nominations each
when they were announced on Tuesday.
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New York mogul, TV star Trump's wife pregnant (Reuters)
![Donald Trump and then fiancee Melania Knauss arrive at the 56th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, September 19, 2004. (Lucy Nicholson [Photo via NewsCom]/Reuters)](http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20050927/2005_09_27t091704_258x450_us_trump.jpg?x=74&y=130&sig=.WTX.mLFtX0ipVixvpPiGg--) Reuters - Donald Trump's wife Melania Knauss is
pregnant with the real estate mogul's fifth child, Trump's
spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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Movie pirates across U.S. walk the plank (Reuters)
Reuters - A St. Louis theater
worker Tuesday became the first person convicted of illegally
camcording a movie under a law that was signed in April making
the act a federal crime.
Donald Trump Set to Become Father Again (AP)
 AP - Donald Trump's empire keeps on expanding, but his newest addition is on the home front. Norma Foerderer, a Trump spokeswoman, confirmed a report Tuesday that the 59-year-old real estate mogul-TV reality star's wife, Melania, is pregnant.
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Tupac Screenplay Being Produced As a Film (AP)
 AP - A screenplay written by slain rapper Tupac Shakur is being produced as a feature film.
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Music service to target at-home high-end listeners (Reuters)
Reuters - MusicGiants Inc. will launch a new
music download service on Wednesday hoping to stand out from
the crowded digital audio market by appealing to high-end
at-home listeners, the company said.
First Lady Makes Her Reality TV Debut (AP)
 AP - First lady Laura Bush made her reality TV debut Tuesday, helping with a taping of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" in a sweltering community building as she toured hurricane relief sites on the Mississippi coast.
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Tribune Co. to appeal $1 bln tax court ruling (Reuters)
Reuters - Newspaper publisher Tribune Co. said
on Tuesday it will appeal a United States Tax Court ruling
against it for approximately $1 billion in tax deficiencies.
Ann Crumb, Janet Metz, Heather MacRae and More Will Play 'Bingo' - the Musical (Playbill)
Playbill - The casting of the bingo-crazed characters for the New York City premiere of Bingo, the musical, has been announced.
Tupac Screenplay Being Produced As a Film (AP)
AP - A screenplay written by slain rapper Tupac Shakur is being produced as a feature film.
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8 Charged in Illegal Release of 'Star Wars' (AP)
AP - Eight Californians were charged Tuesday with involvement in the illegal release of "Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith" before the movie appeared in theaters.
Actor Ed Harris can pound table and play Beethoven (Reuters)
 Reuters - Actor Ed Harris is a talented man.
He can explode violently on request, and he can play Beethoven
-- the man -- before a black tie audience of concert-goers.
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Eight charged in theft of "Star Wars" movie (Reuters)
Reuters - Federal officials on Tuesday
charged eight people with several crimes related to the illegal
theft, copying and Internet distribution of hit movie, "Star
Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith."
Leigh: Single Female No More (E! Online)
 E! Online - Jennifer Jason Leigh has left her days as a single white
female behind.
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Whedon Relaunches 'Firefly' As 'Serenity' (AP)
 AP - Justin Dobbs stood up in front of a packed movie theater and called out, "OK, everybody! `The Ballad of Serenity.'"
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DreamWorks, NBC Universal End Talks (AP)
AP - DreamWorks ended talks on what could have been a $1 billion acquisition deal by NBC Universal amid disagreements about price and creative control, DreamWorks co-founder David Geffen said Tuesday.
Hong Kong to Enter 'Love' in Oscar Race (AP)
AP - Director Peter Chan's musical movie "Perhaps Love" has edged out Jackie Chan's "The Myth" and Stanley Kwan's "Everlasting Love" to become Hong Kong's official entry for the Oscar best foreign film award.
Knoxville gets goofy in 'Daltry Calhoun' (Reuters)
Reuters - As amorphous as the
vague disease that afflicts one of its characters, "Daltry
Calhoun" aims for whimsy and poignancy and mostly comes up
empty.
'Charlie' hits $200 million at foreign box office (Reuters)
![U.S. director Tim Burton poses as he arrives for the worldwide premiere of Warner Brothers 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' in Hollywood July 10, 2005. (Fred Prouser [Photo via NewsCom]/Reuters)](http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20050927/2005_09_27t091929_450x318_us_boxoffice_overseas.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=Xy9gIvhUHamNNRBlXnzXQg--) Reuters - "Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory" reached $201 million at the foreign box
office after a $13.8 million weekend from 52 markets.
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Music service to target at-home high-end listeners (Reuters)
Reuters - MusicGiants Inc. will launch a new
music download service on Wednesday hoping to stand out from
the crowded digital audio market by appealing to high-end
at-home listeners, the company said.
Tupac Screenplay Being Produced As a Film (AP)
AP - A screenplay written by slain rapper Tupac Shakur is being produced as a feature film.
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Springsteen Celebrates 'Born to Run' Album (AP)
 AP - Bruce Springsteen is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the "Born to Run" album, which landed him simultaneously on the covers of Time and Newsweek, with a special box set this fall.
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Beanie Bags an Acquittal (E! Online)
 E! Online - A
month after being released from a New Jersey prison after serving time
on unrelated federal gun and drug charges, the hip-hopster was found not
guilty Monday of charges he allegedly shot and almost killed a man
outside a Philadelphia strip club two years ago.
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Franz Ferdinand Embarks on U.S. Tour (AP)
 AP - Franz Ferdinand is again touring the United States on the back of an infectiously catchy single.
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DreamWorks, NBC Universal End Talks (AP)
AP - DreamWorks ended talks on what could have been a $1 billion acquisition deal by NBC Universal amid disagreements about price and creative control, DreamWorks co-founder David Geffen said Tuesday.
Springsteen classic 'Born' again (Reuters)
![Bruce Springsteen inducts Irish rock group U2 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York March 14, 2005. (Mike Segar [Photo via NewsCom]/Reuters)](http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20050927/2005_09_27t140615_343x450_us_springsteen.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=ybtYrG1U0FSI2RXGJ1Tvuw--) Reuters - In celebration of the 30th
anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's breakthrough 1975 album
"Born To Run," Columbia Records is preparing a box set that
will include two DVDs along with a newly remastered version of
the album.
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Aerosmith, Lenny Kravitz set for fall tour (Reuters)
Reuters - Aerosmith has tapped Lenny Kravitz
as the opening act for a fall North American tour, which will
kick off with an October 30-November 1 stand in Uncasville,
Conn.
Wilson Tops Debut With 'All Jacked Up' (AP)
 AP - Fans of Gretchen Wilson's chart-topping 2004 debut album, "Here for the Party," might have been braced for a letdown with her latest, "All Jacked Up." Feel free to unbrace — this album's even better than the first.
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Coldplay and Gorillaz lead MTV award nominations (Reuters)
Reuters - Rock band Coldplay go head to head with
cartoon quartet Gorillaz at the 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards in
Lisbon, after the British acts garnered five nominations each
when they were announced on Tuesday.
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