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Bush hosts Bono at the White House (Reuters)
 Reuters - Bono may not have had to sing for
his meal, but the U2 rocker had the ear of President George W.
Bush over lunch on Wednesday.
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Philips giving '60 Minutes' more airtime (Reuters)
Reuters - One advertiser has bought
the entire commercial inventory of "60 Minutes" for Sunday,
giving the magazine show more time for stories as it runs about
half as many commercials.
Keys 'Unplugs' for 3rd straight No. 1 disc (Reuters)
 Reuters - Alicia Keys extends her
chart-topping legacy this week, notching her third consecutive
No. 1 bow on the Billboard 200.
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ABC's 'Chief' commands full season (Reuters)
Reuters - ABC has elected a full
season for the new drama "Commander in Chief," ordering nine
more episodes.
NBA Lists Fashion Do's and Don'ts (Los Angeles Times)
 Los Angeles Times - Still smarting from image problems nearly a year after players and fans attacked one another during a game at Auburn Hills, Mich., the National Basketball Assn. has cracked down on … apparel.
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'Deja Vu' all over again with Scott in New Orleans (Reuters)
Reuters - Tony Scott is returning
to direct Walt Disney Studios' "Deja Vu" now that it appears
the project will be able to film in New Orleans as originally
planned.
Satellite hookup puts Stones on AMA show (Reuters)
 Reuters - Viewers of the 2005 American Music
Awards will see a live performance by the Rolling Stones, the
latest addition to the event's performance lineup.
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ABC's 'Chief' commands full season (Reuters)
Reuters - ABC has elected a full
season for the new drama "Commander in Chief," ordering nine
more episodes.
Sony enters co-production deal in India (Reuters)
Reuters - As the major studios
continue to step up their involvement with foreign-language
films, Sony Pictures Entertainment, a leader in the
co-production of Chinese-language films, announced Wednesday
that it is extending its co-production activities to India.
'Absurd' revival doesn't do justice to the text (Reuters)
Reuters - "Absurd Person Singular" is
one of prolific English playwright Alan Ayckbourn's most
popular plays, but its qualities are barely discernible in the
current Broadway revival being presented by the Manhattan
Theater Club.
'Deja Vu' all over again with Scott in New Orleans (Reuters)
Reuters - Tony Scott is returning
to direct Walt Disney Studios' "Deja Vu" now that it appears
the project will be able to film in New Orleans as originally
planned.
'Kingdom' takes crown on DVD sales, rental charts (Reuters)
Reuters - "Kingdom of Heaven" did
on DVD what it couldn't do at the boxoffice: It became a smash
hit.
Movie wax museum melting into past (Reuters)
Reuters - Southern California's Movieland Wax
Museum, opened in 1962 by silent-film star Mary Pickford, is
closing its doors -- a victim of the thrills and spills of huge
theme parks and action-packed video games.
Antonio Banderas Gets Star on Walk of Fame (AP)
 AP - Antonio Banderas has been presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 16 years after he arrived as a penniless young actor. Banderas got down on his knees and rubbed his hands over his new Hollywood star Tuesday. His latest film, "The Legend of Zorro," opens in theaters Oct. 28.
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First 'Seabiscuit,' and Now 'Dreamer' (AP)
 AP - Director and screenwriter John Gatins thought he had a terrific idea for a movie: the story of a dispirited trainer who nurses a broken-down thoroughbred back to health and into the winner's circle in a big race.
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Blu-Ray tipped to win DVD format battle (Reuters)
Reuters - Forrester Research on Wednesday
declared Blu-Ray, a new DVD format backed by a group led by
Sony Corp as the winner in an increasingly heated battle over
next-generation DVD technology.
Sex scenes with wife challenged Dafoe (Reuters)
 Reuters - He drew charges of blasphemy for
playing a crucified Jesus who dreams of making love to Mary
Magdalene in "The Last Temptation of Christ." He had hot wax
poured over his naked body by Madonna in the murder mystery
"Body of Evidence."
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Swinton, Tamblyn sign on for 'Daley' (Reuters)
 Reuters - Tilda Swinton will star
as a forensic psychologist opposite Amber Tamblyn's murder
suspect in the indie feature "Stephanie Daley."
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'Constant Gardener' Opens London Festival (AP)
 AP - London's Leicester Square was getting a dose of Hollywood glamor Wednesday with the opening of the 49th annual London Film Festival. Stars Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz and master spy writer John Le Carre were due to walk the red carpet before the opening-night screening of "The Constant Gardener," Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles' adaptation of Le Carre's novel of international diplomacy and betrayal.
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Perlman on board for animated 'Conan' (Reuters)
Reuters - Ron Perlman will provide
the voice of Conan of Cimmeria for Swordplay Entertainment's
"Conan: Red Nails," the first animated film featuring the
mythic barbarian.
Satellite hookup puts Stones on AMA show (Reuters)
Reuters - Viewers of the 2005 American Music
Awards will see a live performance by the Rolling Stones, the
latest addition to the event's performance lineup.
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Keys 'Unplugs' for 3rd straight No. 1 disc (Reuters)
Reuters - Alicia Keys extends her
chart-topping legacy this week, notching her third consecutive
No. 1 bow on the Billboard 200.
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Soul Asylum plans new album, shows (Reuters)
Reuters - Soul Asylum is nearing the release
of its first new studio album in seven years, Billboard.com has
learned.
Matthews sets sail for Caribbean concert (Reuters)
 Reuters - Dave Matthews will anchor a February
concert in the Bahamas as part of the Dave Matthews & Friends
Caribbean Cruise Getaway.
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Iron & Wine, Calexico partner for indie 'Waltz' (Reuters)
Reuters - Calexico's co-headlining
and collaborative sets with Iron & Wine on Tuesday night at the
Wiltern looked and felt like the indie-rock version of "The
Last Waltz," complete with a few surprise guests and an
ever-changing lineup of musicians.
Alt-country Jacket proves a good multigenre fit (Reuters)
Reuters - My Morning Jacket opened
its Webster Hall show Tuesday cloaked in darkness, a choice
that forced the sold-out crowd away from distractions and
invited them to watch the band's highly visual alternative
country-rock with their ears.
Serletic departing Virgin chairman post (Reuters)
Reuters - Virgin Records chairman
Matt Serletic is exiting the label, effective immediately,
according to a statement issued by the label's parent, EMI.
Keys Plugs In at No. 1 (E! Online)
 E! Online - Nothing like a stripped-down Alicia Keys to get music fans in a
tizzy.
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Hurricane Wilma Scrubs Mexico's MTV Awards (AP)
 AP - The approach of Hurricane Wilma has forced MTV to postpone its Latin American music video awards ceremony, which had been scheduled for Mexico's Playa del Carmen resort.
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Bush hosts Bono at the White House (Reuters)
Reuters - Bono may not have had to sing for
his meal, but the U2 rocker had the ear of President George W.
Bush over lunch on Wednesday.
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