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Va. Rolling Stones Concert Interrupted (AP)
 AP - The Rolling Stones' concert at the University of Virginia was interrupted Thursday night while several police officers and three bomb-sniffing dogs searched the stage.
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Koppel to Anchor Last 'Nightline' in Nov. (AP)
 AP - Ted Koppel will anchor his last edition of "Nightline" on Nov. 22, with the first post-Koppel edition of the ABC newscast airing Nov. 28, the network said Thursday.
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NBC Plans Live Episode of 'The West Wing' (AP)
 AP - NBC will air a live episode of "The West Wing" featuring a debate between presidential candidates Matt Santos and Arnold Vinick on Nov. 6.
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Musicians Wary of Singing About Katrina (AP)
 AP - Where have all the anthems gone? In times of war, tragedy and turmoil, many hit songs have eloquently expressed a collective angst.
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Martha Stewart set to race giant pumpkin in Canada (Reuters)
 Reuters - Worried Martha Stewart fans can relax --
the ex-convict lifestyle guru will be rowing a giant 600 lb
(270 kg) decorated pumpkin across a Canadian lake this weekend
after all.
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'Two for the Money' a losing proposition (Reuters)
Reuters - "Two for the Money" is a
muddled melodrama about the shady and questionable though not
quite illegal world of "sports advisers."
Va. Rolling Stones Concert Interrupted (AP)
AP - The Rolling Stones' concert at the University of Virginia was interrupted Thursday night while several police officers and three bomb-sniffing dogs searched the stage.
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Robert Blake Says He Loved Wife (AP)
 AP - Robert Blake on Thursday gave jurors in his civil trial contradictory portraits of his relationship with his wife, vowing he loved her while saying she once offered him her teenage daughter for sex.
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Paramount ousts chiefs of arthouse division (Reuters)
Reuters - The two heads of
Paramount Pictures' arthouse arm were fired Thursday by the
studio's new chairman, bringing an end to months of uncertainty
about their future.
Ed Harris to make Euro stage debut in Ireland (Reuters)
Reuters - Actor Ed Harris is to make
his European stage debut in the Irish city of Cork next month,
in the world premiere of a play titled "Wrecks," written and
directed by filmmaker and playwright Neil LaBute.
'Two for the Money' a losing proposition (Reuters)
Reuters - "Two for the Money" is a
muddled melodrama about the shady and questionable though not
quite illegal world of "sports advisers."
If 'Shoes' won't fit at box office, 'Wallace' will (Reuters)
 Reuters - With school-age children
in many parts of the country off Monday for Columbus Day,
Hollywood is counting on an uptick at the weekend box office.
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"Batman" house escapes damage in Pasadena fire (Reuters)
Reuters - A Tudor-style mansion in Pasadena
that was used for a number of movie shoots has been destroyed
by fire, but the house nearby where the 1960s "Batman" TV
series was shot escaped damage, fire officials said on
Thursday.
Actor Bratt, Wife Soto Give Birth to Son (AP)
 AP - There's a new little Bratt in NBC "E-Ring" star Benjamin Bratt's household.
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Deny, Deny, Deny: Celebs Straddle Truth (AP)
 AP - When is a denial not a denial? Life as a Hollywood couple means perpetual breakup rumors — which means perpetual insistence that "things are good." But sometimes those denials simply mask the truth — which inevitably emerges in full view.
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Jewison Tells Us How Hollywood Changed (AP)
 AP - The title of Norman Jewison's new autobiography is "This Terrible Business Has Been Good to Me," and it sounds like the veteran film director himself — nice.
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Fire Guts 'Batman' Mansion (AP)
 AP - Stately Wayne Manor is no longer. A Wednesday night fire gutted a Tudor style mansion that served as the home of Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, in the 1960's "Batman" television series, said Lisa Derderian, a spokeswoman for the Pasadena Fire Department. It was being remodeled by the owners, she said.
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Tea Leoni Visits Vietnamese Who Are HIV+ (AP)
 AP - Tea Leoni visited young Vietnamese at a support center for people who are HIV-positive, promoting AIDS awareness in a country where infection rates are rising.
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Old film starring Polish election hopeful is a hit (Reuters)
Reuters - Poland's presidential race is still wide
open but conservative contender Lech Kaczynski already has
something to celebrate -- a movie he starred in as a child with
his twin brother is a hit again.
Baumbach Returns With 'Squid and Whale' (AP)
AP - It's taken Noah Baumbach 10 years to get back to where he started. The director of "The Squid and the Whale" was considered a wunderkind at 25 when his 1995 debut, "Kicking and Screaming," played at the New York Film Festival. A decade later, the native New Yorker finally returned.
Va. Rolling Stones Concert Interrupted (AP)
AP - The Rolling Stones' concert at the University of Virginia was interrupted Thursday night while several police officers and three bomb-sniffing dogs searched the stage.
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Green Day sets 'special' show at L.A. theater (Reuters)
 Reuters - Punk rock trio Green Day's
previously announced "special" concert scheduled for next
Tuesday in Los Angeles will take place at the Wiltern Theater,
said America Online, which will broadcast the show on AOL Music
LIVE! (http://www.aolmusic.com).
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Musicians Wary of Singing About Katrina (AP)
AP - Where have all the anthems gone? In times of war, tragedy and turmoil, many hit songs have eloquently expressed a collective angst.
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Connick Urges Feds to Rebuild Gulf Coast (AP)
 AP - Singer Harry Connick Jr. urged lawmakers Thursday to spare no expense in rebuilding New Orleans and making Gulf Coast citizens safe in their homes.
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Deny, Deny, Deny: Celebs Straddle Truth (AP)
AP - When is a denial not a denial? Life as a Hollywood couple means perpetual breakup rumors — which means perpetual insistence that "things are good." But sometimes those denials simply mask the truth — which inevitably emerges in full view.
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Record producer Brion thrives amid hits, acrimony (Reuters)
Reuters - Eclectic music producer Jon Brion
remains largely under the radar and unfazed despite being a
central figure in one of the year's biggest hits and one of the
record industry's biggest controversies.
Babyface's Marital Bust-Up (E! Online)
 E! Online - On the heels of
Renee & Kenny, Chad & Sophia, Paris & Paris, Kathy & Matt, Tori &
Charlie, Jamie-Lynn & A.J., and maybe even Nick & Jessica, another
Hollywood couple has gone bust.
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New York Philharmonic Doing Benefit Show (AP)
 AP - The New York Philharmonic is helping to bring back Beethoven to New Orleans by hosting a benefit concert for the Louisiana Philharmonic.
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Universal Music vows it's not the same old song (Reuters)
 Reuters - Universal Music, the world's largest
record company, said on Thursday it is transforming itself into
a broader entertainment company that derives more revenue from
untapped sources like advertising and apparel.
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AOL to buy Weblogs, courts bloggers (Reuters)
Reuters - America Online on
Thursday said it will buy Weblogs Inc., a network of Web sites
focused on topics ranging from scuba diving to gadgets, marking
the biggest bet on unfiltered online commentary.
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