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Nicolas Cage gives Superman's birth name to son (Reuters)
 Reuters - Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage's
wife of 14 months gave birth on Monday to the couple's first
child together, a son they named Kal-el -- a moniker recognized
by comic book fans as the birth name of Superman.
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Beyonce quashes marriage rumor in Vanity Fair (Reuters)
 Reuters - Pop diva Beyonce denied rumors she is
secretly married to rapper and music impresario Jay-Z, and said
she assumed an alter-ego called "Sasha" for her sexy stage
persona in an upcoming Vanity Fair cover story.
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Kate Moss documentary shows alleged drug footage (Reuters)
 Reuters - Model Kate Moss has been shown in a
television documentary taking what the makers say is cocaine,
an incident which has cost her valuable advertising contracts.
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Man ordered to keep away from actress Pam Anderson (Reuters)
 Reuters - Actress Pamela Anderson won a
restraining order on Monday against a British man whom the
former "Baywatch" star has accused of stalking her and family
members.
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Brit trio Keane OK, even with backing tracks (Reuters)
Reuters - Success often requires
recognizing limits and finding a way to work creatively within
them.
'The Wiz' Actor Nipsey Russell Dies at 80 (AP)
 AP - Nipsey Russell, who played the Tin Man alongside Diana Ross and Michael Jackson in "The Wiz" as part of a decades-long career in stage, television and film, has died. He was 80.
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Michael Jackson Sues Concert Promoter (AP)
 AP - Michael Jackson filed a lawsuit Monday against a concert promoter to prevent arbitration over a disputed 1999 concert contract.
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ABC Keeping Kimmel Through 2006 (E! Online)
 E! Online - Jimmy Kimmel can expect to have a steady paycheck for at least the
next year.
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Biz expecting record Q4 as DVD optimism returns (Reuters)
Reuters - As the critical
fourth-quarter DVD selling season gets under way, studio
executives are cautiously revising revenue forecasts upward.
They're predicting as much as 10% growth in the three-month
period ending December 31 from fourth-quarter 2004.
Two-man comedy 'Bowlers' not quite perfect fit (Reuters)
Reuters - Ever since Samuel
Beckett's metaphysical clown-show "Waiting for Godot" stranded
two tramps in the middle of nowhere and made us care what
happened -- or didn't happen -- to them, writers and performers
have been putting their own spin on life's absurdity in a
variety of inventive ways.
'The Wiz' Actor Nipsey Russell Dies at 80 (AP)
AP - Nipsey Russell, who played the Tin Man alongside Diana Ross and Michael Jackson in "The Wiz" as part of a decades-long career in stage, television and film, has died. He was 80.
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'Million Dollar' producer weighs 'Pound' (Reuters)
Reuters - The production company
behind Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winner "Million Dollar Baby" is
going back to the ring with a project about a Latino boxer.
Documentary filmmaker takes aim at Wal-Mart (Reuters)
Reuters - Brave New Films, the
production company headed by documentary filmmaker Robert
Greenwald, plans to self-distribute its first film, "Wal-Mart:
The High Cost of Low Price," the company announced Monday.
Nicolas Cage's Super Baby (E! Online)
 E! Online - The
Oscar-winning actor and his wife, Alice Kim Cage, welcomed son Kal-el
Coppola Cage into the world Monday morning, Cage's publicist, Annett
Wolf, confirmed.
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Blake Says He Didn't Have Anyone Kill Wife (AP)
 AP - During his second day of testimony in a wrongful death lawsuit, actor Robert Blake acknowledged he may have said disparaging things about his wife before she was shot to death. But he said he never asked anyone to kill her.
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Oscar Winner Cage Becomes Father Again (AP)
 AP - Nicolas Cage is a new father. His wife, Alice Kim Cage, gave birth Monday to a boy, Kal-el Coppola Cage, in New York City, said Cage's Los Angeles-based publicist, Annett Wolf. No other details were available.
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'Flightplan' Stays on Top of Box Office (AP)
AP - Jodie Foster's airplane thriller "Flightplan" remained at high altitude, finishing first at the box office for the second-straight weekend with $14.8 million.
Next-Generation DVD Format Wars Heat Up (AP)
 AP - The battle to become the next-generation DVD standard has escalated, with Paramount Pictures becoming the first major movie studio to support both rival formats.
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Study: Hollywood Doesn't Show Consequences (AP)
 AP - Hollywood might be bad for your health, according to a new study, which concludes that blockbuster movies paint a consequence-free view of sex and drugs.
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George Clooney takes on Joe McCarthy in new movie (Reuters)
 Reuters - History has not been kind to Sen.
Joseph McCarthy. Since his death from alcoholism in 1957, he
has grown into a symbol of government run amok -- the
witch-hunter feeding on rumor and innuendo, a hero for some but
a reckless villain for many others.
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Michael Jackson Sues Concert Promoter (AP)
AP - Michael Jackson filed a lawsuit Monday against a concert promoter to prevent arbitration over a disputed 1999 concert contract.
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Brit trio Keane OK, even with backing tracks (Reuters)
Reuters - Success often requires
recognizing limits and finding a way to work creatively within
them.
Anastasio sets track list for album, bonus EP (Reuters)
Reuters - Former Phish frontman Trey Anastasio
has settled on the track list for his first album since the
summer 2004 split of his jam band.
INXS to christen Virgin Megastore in Hollywood (Reuters)
 Reuters - With "Rock Star: INXS" victor J.D.
Fortune now in place, INXS will join reunited modern rock act
Gang Of Four and rock group Dredg for an October 17 performance
at the opening of a new Virgin Megastore in Hollywood.
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Music shipments down despite legal downloads rise (Reuters)
Reuters - Legal music downloads more than
doubled in the first half of the year, but total music
shipments dipped slightly, reversing last year's rising trend,
amid fresh concerns over Web piracy, a record group said on
Monday.
La. Orchestra Regroups in Nashville (AP)
 AP - Even before Hurricane Katrina devastated its home city and its audience, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra was known for its resilience.
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Digital Music Market More Than Triples (AP)
AP - The digital music market has more than tripled in a year, and that has helped offset a continuing decline in sales of CDs and other physical formats.
Cohn's Shooter Off to Trial (E! Online)
 E! Online - The man suspected of shooting Marc Cohn will have his day in
court.
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Nickelback Singer Juggling Many Roles (AP)
 AP - It seems Nickelback's recent runaway success has given lead singer Chad Kroeger a bit of an identity crisis.
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Richie to Headline Barbados Jazz Festival (AP)
 AP - Lionel Richie will be the headline act at next year's Barbados Jazz Festival, organizers said.
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