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Eisner leaves mixed legacy as Disney chief (Reuters)
 Reuters - When Michael Eisner hands over the
keys to Disney's Magic Kingdom on Friday after 21 years of
running the media giant, he'll leave behind a stormy legacy --
brilliant early success mixed later with executive turmoil, an
operational slump and a shareholder revolt.
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Actor Blake testifies on wife death (Reuters)
Reuters - Actor Robert Blake, testifying for
the first time in the 2001 shooting death of his wife, said on
Thursday he had given different accounts about the night of her
death because he was "human."
Eddie Vedder goes 'Wild' with Stones (Reuters)
Reuters - The Rolling Stones got a lift from
Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder during their performance of
"Wild Horses" at Pittsburgh's PNC Stadium Wednesday.
Record industry sues hundreds for file-sharing (Reuters)
 Reuters - A trade group representing the U.S.
music industry said on Thursday it filed lawsuits against 757
people it claims used online file-sharing networks to illegally
trade in copyrighted songs.
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West's 'Gold Digger' extends chart domination (Reuters)
![Singer Kanye West performs during the VH1 Hip Hop Honors in New York City September 22, 2005. (Seth Wenig [Photo via NewsCom]/Reuters)](http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20050929/2005_09_29t141459_450x285_us_singles.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=wt7KBqmVLms0o8_vj7vSkQ--) Reuters - Kanye West's "Gold Digger" featuring
Jamie Foxx logged a fourth consecutive week atop the Billboard
Hot 100 singles chart Thursday, while Mariah Carey's "Shake It
Off" remained at No. 2 and Bow Wow's "Like You" featuring Ciara
at No. 3.
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Suicide bombers inspire incendiary film (Reuters)
Reuters - Talk about taking risks.
Canada record biz seeks tougher downloading law (Reuters)
Reuters - Canadian record companies on
Thursday urged the Canadian government to get tough on teenage
music downloaders, as they expressed frustration with efforts
to tighten copyright laws.
'Child's Play' creator developing drama for ABC (Reuters)
Reuters - ABC has given a script
commitment to "Kill Switch," an hourlong suspense drama from
Don Mancini, who created the "Child's Play" horror film
franchise in the late 1980s.
Canada record biz seeks tougher downloading law (Reuters)
Reuters - Canadian record companies on
Thursday urged the Canadian government to get tough on teenage
music downloaders, as they expressed frustration with efforts
to tighten copyright laws.
Shirley Knight Plays a Desperate Former Housewife in 'Cycling Past the Matterhorn' (Playbill)
Playbill - Life is at the crossroads for a London mother who is going blind and her daughter, a mediocre psychic, in the Off-Broadway premiere of Deborah Grimberg's Cycling Past the Matterhorn, opening Sept. 29 at the Harold Clurman Theatre in Theatre Row.
Suicide bombers inspire incendiary film (Reuters)
Reuters - Talk about taking risks.
Austria, Spain, Italy select Oscar contenders (Reuters)
Reuters - Movies from Austria,
Spain and Italy have joined the race for the foreign language
film category at next year's Academy Awards.
Latest Hollywood script deals (Reuters)
Reuters - Universal Pictures has
hired Matthew Michael Carnahan to adapt the screenplay for the
award-winning BBC miniseries "State of Play."
Zellweger has 'Eye' on Japanese thriller remake (Reuters)
 Reuters - Renee Zellweger is
attached to the psychological horror film "The Eye," which
marks a reunion of sorts with her "Jerry Maguire" co-star Tom
Cruise, who will serve as producer.
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Mother Love Bone frontman remembered in film (Reuters)
Reuters - To some, Seattle band Mother Love
Bone is best known as the precursor to Pearl Jam, as both
bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard were members.
Niche films target weekend moviegoers (Reuters)
Reuters - Three smaller films
targeting niche audiences open in North American theaters
Friday.
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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MacLaine: 'Shoes' Is Made for Both Sexes (AP)
 AP - 'In Her Shoes' stars three women, it's based on a novel written by a woman, and the film was written and produced by women. But don't dare call it a "chick flick."
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'Capote' May Be Breakout Role for Hoffman (AP)
 AP - The hesitation Philip Seymour Hoffman felt about playing Truman Capote was not unlike the uncertainty audiences might feel over seeing a movie about the man who wrote the true-crime classic "In Cold Blood."
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Riegert Enjoys Directing in 'Corner' (AP)
AP - Peter Riegert says he's having fun in his latest role: director.
Canada record biz seeks tougher downloading law (Reuters)
Reuters - Canadian record companies on
Thursday urged the Canadian government to get tough on teenage
music downloaders, as they expressed frustration with efforts
to tighten copyright laws.
Eddie Vedder goes 'Wild' with Stones (Reuters)
Reuters - The Rolling Stones got a lift from
Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder during their performance of
"Wild Horses" at Pittsburgh's PNC Stadium Wednesday.
Usher Starts Up Katrina Benefit (E! Online)
 E! Online - Usher wants to be startin' something good this fall.
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Doctor Advises Wilson to Rest Her Voice (AP)
 AP - Gretchen Wilson postponed a concert in Huntsville, Ala., and canceled another in Perry, Ga., after her doctor advised her to rest her voice.
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Disturbed Rules the "Day" (E! Online)
 E! Online - While the
latter scored a career-best sales week, it wasn't enough to keep
Disturbed from landing its second straight number one. The Chicago
rockers' Ten Thousand Fists finished the week ended Sunday by
selling nearly 239,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It was a
strong week for new albums, with seven debuts among the Top 10.
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Zizzle's music-playing Iz toy debuts at Toys R Us (Reuters)
 Reuters - Electronic music-playing creature Iz,
the first product by toymaker Zizzle, is making its debut
early, hoping to catch the rising wave in portable music
players for the holiday season.
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MySpace digs in for Nine Inch Nails tour (Reuters)
Reuters - MySpace, the online
community that recently agreed to be purchased by News Corp.,
said this week that it is the title sponsor of rock band Nine
Inch Nails North American tour.
Streisand, Gibb Reunite After 25 Years (AP)
 AP - Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb hadn't worked together in 25 years. But Gibb still knew the best way to express what Streisand was thinking — especially when it came to the war in Iraq.
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McCready's Troubles Started Years Ago (AP)
 AP - From clashes with her label chief to missed appointments and erratic behavior, country singer Mindy McCready's troubles go back further than her recent run-ins with the law.
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Crow: 'Wildflower' Marks Change in Life (AP)
 AP - As Lance Armstrong pedaled to another Tour de France victory, Sheryl Crow found herself in an unfamiliar position: on the sidelines.
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