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Film with word "Muslim" in title stirs controversy (Reuters)
Reuters - Comedian Albert Brooks says a very
unfunny thing happened on his way to making a new film called
"Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World" -- the studio panicked
over the title.
Flight attendants outraged over Jodie Foster film (Reuters)
Reuters - Labor unions representing most of
the nation's 90,000 flight attendants have urged their members
to boycott a new Jodie Foster film that portrays a flight
attendant and a U.S. air marshal as terrorists.
Martha Stewart sticks to kinder, gentler TV image (Reuters)
 Reuters - Martha Stewart's newly softened,
post-prison persona may not play well in prime time, but the
lifestyle guru is determined to stick with her kindler, gentler
image to revive her corporate brand, her firm's CEO said on
Wednesday.
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Rare Beatles lyrics fail to sell at auction (Reuters)
Reuters - John Lennon's hand-written lyrics for
the Beatles song "I'm Only Sleeping," scribbled on the back of
a final demand bill, failed to sell at an auction on Wednesday.
TV Morning Shows in Compassion Competition (AP)
 AP - NBC's and ABC's morning shows are channeling their bitter competition into philanthropy for Hurricane Katrina victims.
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Flight attendants outraged over Jodie Foster film (Reuters)
Reuters - Labor unions representing most of
the nation's 90,000 flight attendants have urged their members
to boycott a new Jodie Foster film that portrays a flight
attendant and a U.S. air marshal as terrorists.
Paula Abdul Dodges Questions About Review (AP)
 AP - "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul dodged questions about a review that Fox said found no evidence that she had an affair with a former contestant, instead chatting up co-hosts Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson on the upcoming season.
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Paula Abdul Dodges Questions About Review (AP)
AP - "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul dodged questions about a review that Fox said found no evidence that she had an affair with a former contestant, instead chatting up co-hosts Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson on the upcoming season.
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Is Miami The Next Minneapolis? (AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - Miami Ad School attendance is up. Crispin Porter + Bogusky is the darling of the ad business. Latin influences and the city's signature art deco architecture are all the rage. Even MTV hosted its last two Video Music Awards in South Beach, making the area the hippest in the land. Will this popularity continue to spread, making Miami a place to choose from a crop of great new ad shops, instead of a one-shop destination? Is Miami, in essence, the next Minneapolis?
Designer Tony Walton Will Dip Into 'Well' on Broadway (Playbill)
Playbill - Elizabeth I. McCann and Scott Rudin and Boyett Ostar are behind the spring 2006 Broadway debut of Lisa Kron's Well, the well-reviewed warmly comic play about wellness, mothers and daughters and the mystery of parent-child dynamics.
Flight attendants outraged over Jodie Foster film (Reuters)
Reuters - Labor unions representing most of
the nation's 90,000 flight attendants have urged their members
to boycott a new Jodie Foster film that portrays a flight
attendant and a U.S. air marshal as terrorists.
Flight Attendants Say Boycott 'Flightplan' (AP)
 AP - Three groups representing flight attendants are calling for a boycott of the box-office hit "Flightplan." In the Jodie Foster thriller about a mother looking for her missing daughter aboard a plane, a flight attendant colludes with an air marshal as part of a plot to extort a ransom from the airline.
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'Capote' set to thrill viewers, awards voters (Reuters)
Reuters - While it's still very
early in the movie awards season, and there are lots of other
potential contenders yet to open, it's hard to imagine "Capote"
not making a big impact.
'Longest Yard' tops on DVD scoreboards (Reuters)
Reuters - The Adam Sandler comedy
"The Longest Yard" made a fast dash to the top of the DVD sales
and rental charts the week ending September 25, giving
Hollywood a lucrative jump-start on the fourth-quarter selling
season.
Tamer 'Honeymooners' DVD targets families (Reuters)
Reuters - While most studios
prefer to release unrated versions of popular movies on DVD in
hopes that the racier versions will lead to higher sales,
Paramount is taking a different approach with "The
Honeymooners."
Attendants Fume over "Flightplan" (E! Online)
 E! Online - It will be a cold day in hell before Flightplan winds up as
an in-flight movie--especially if flight attendant unions have anything
to do with it.
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"Star Wars" Pirates Nabbed (E! Online)
 E! Online - Federal
authorities on Tuesday charged eight people in California with illegally
copying Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith and
distributing it over the Internet.
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Film with word "Muslim" in title stirs controversy (Reuters)
Reuters - Comedian Albert Brooks says a very
unfunny thing happened on his way to making a new film called
"Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World" -- the studio panicked
over the title.
'Serenity' Makes for Engaging Sci-Fi Film (AP)
AP - You can see how "Firefly," the short-lived TV show that provided the basis for "Serenity," could have gotten addictive if given the chance. The movie is a spirited mix of the familiar and the futuristic, of fast-paced chase scenes and butt-kicking brawls, of witty banter and well-drawn characters.
Schreiber: Being a Director Isn't Easy (AP)
 AP - Liev Schreiber said working behind the camera on "Everything Is Illuminated" presented him with a whole new set of challenges.
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Paula Abdul Dodges Questions About Review (AP)
AP - "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul dodged questions about a review that Fox said found no evidence that she had an affair with a former contestant, instead chatting up co-hosts Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson on the upcoming season.
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Rockers Disturbed, Bon Jovi lead U.S. album charts (Reuters)
Reuters - Hard rock act Disturbed scored
the second No. 1 album of its career Wednesday, leading a slew
of top 10 newcomers that included Bon Jovi at No. 2 and Barbra
Streisand at No. 5.
Steve Winwood getting back into Traffic (Reuters)
Reuters - In the wake of Traffic co-founder
Jim Capaldi's death earlier this year, bandmate Steve Winwood
felt the time was just right to release the rock act's first
DVD, "The Last Great Traffic Jam."
George Strait tour to begin in January (Reuters)
Reuters - Country star George Strait will
embark on a North American arena tour in mid-January which will
play 25 cities through June.
Beastie Boys turn 24 with 'Solid Gold Hits' set (Reuters)
Reuters - On the occasion of the Beastie Boys'
24th birthday, Capitol will on November 8 release "Solid Gold
Hits," a 15-track compilation that will also be available as a
limited-edition CD/DVD featuring as-yet-unspecified music
videos.
Franz, Etta booked for Austin City Limits (Reuters)
Reuters - From Franz Ferdinand and the Killers
to Etta James and Gretchen Wilson, the new season of PBS'
"Austin City Limits" promises to be a varied one.
Handwritten Lennon Lyrics Fail to Sell (AP)
 AP - A set of Beatles lyrics handwritten by John Lennon on the back of a phone bill failed to sell at auction Wednesday.
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Meat Puppets' Kirkwood branches out on 'Snow' (Reuters)
Reuters - Since 2000, singer/guitarist Curt
Kirkwood has been spotted in three different bands: a new
version of the Meat Puppets, Eyes Adrift (which also included
ex-Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and ex-Sublime drummer Bug
Gaugh) and Volcano (another project with Gaugh).
Britney, Junkie XL team up on remix disc (Reuters)
Reuters - A new Britney Spears song that has
been remixed by Dutch DJ Junkie XL will lead the upcoming
collection "Remixed," due November 8 via Jive.
Joan Baez Tests TV's Language Limits (AP)
 AP - Another musician has tested the tolerance level for bad language on prime-time television, but she's no raucous rock star. Would you believe it's Joan Baez?
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