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Fey to Return to SNL's 'Weekend Update' (AP)
 AP - Maternity leave is over for Tina Fey of "Saturday Night Live." She'll be back behind the "Weekend Update" anchor desk for this week's episode, her first show since giving birth to her daughter Alice on Sept. 10.
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The Next Stern? Maybe There Isn't One (AP)
 AP - They fade in and out like stations along the radio dial, some with more frequency than others: the reputed replacements for departing shock jock Howard Stern. There's David Lee Roth and Adam Carolla, Jon Stewart and Geraldo Rivera, Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Bonaduce.
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Aniston and Vaughn Photographed Kissing (AP)
 AP - Does Vinnifer have the same ring to it as Brangelina? Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn were photographed kissing, possibly confirming that their relationship has grown romantic. People magazine published the photos, taken last week in Chicago, in its Oct. 31 issue, on newsstands Friday.
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Madonna, David Letterman Ride Horses (AP)
 AP - Madonna got back up on the horse again — with an assist from David Letterman. The talk show host and Madonna rode two horses along 53rd Street in Manhattan on the "Late Show," the singer's first ride since being thrown from a horse in England this summer.
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Publishers launch Herculean "Myths" book series (Reuters)
Reuters - Publishers from around the world
unveiled the first titles from an open-ended series of books
that retell ancient myths, in one of the most far-reaching and
ambitious projects attempted by the industry.
Iger ushering in new Disney era of risk-taking (Reuters)
![Disney CEO Robert Iger attends an Apple Inc. news conference during the launch of the new iPod in San Jose, California October 12, 2005. (Monica Davey [Photo via NewsCom]/Reuters)](http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20051021/2005_10_21t041729_450x356_us_thompson.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=Z7SEt7atrVHPb20tpC9w5A--) Reuters - At the Walt Disney
Studios, a fresh breeze -- one composed strictly of zeros and
ones -- is wafting through the central corridors of the old
Disney animation building on Dopey Drive, which are lined with
blowups of cels from such Disney classics as "Pinocchio," "101
Dalmatians" and "The Little Mermaid."
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Village People Policeman No-Show in Court (AP)
AP - Victor Willis, the original policeman in the 1970s music group the Village People, was being sought after failing to show up Thursday for a sentencing in a drug case, authorities said.
Harring inks for role on 'Shield' (Reuters)
Reuters - Laura Harring has moved
from "Mulholland Drive" to the LAPD. The actress is joining
FX's "The Shield" in a recurring role for the police drama's
upcoming fifth season.
Publishers launch Herculean "Myths" book series (Reuters)
Reuters - Publishers from around the world
unveiled the first titles from an open-ended series of books
that retell ancient myths, in one of the most far-reaching and
ambitious projects attempted by the industry.
PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: 'Absurd Person Singular': Alternate-Side Coupling on West 47th (Playbill)
Playbill - While the world and his brother were being shoehorned into previews of The Odd Couple at the Brooks Atkinson, the general levity of West 47th Street jumped discernably on Oct. 18 with some additional coupling across the street at the Biltmore from the opening of Absurd Person Singular.
Iger ushering in new Disney era of risk-taking (Reuters)
Reuters - At the Walt Disney
Studios, a fresh breeze -- one composed strictly of zeros and
ones -- is wafting through the central corridors of the old
Disney animation building on Dopey Drive, which are lined with
blowups of cels from such Disney classics as "Pinocchio," "101
Dalmatians" and "The Little Mermaid."
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Movies face hurdles as they get in the game (Reuters)
Reuters - With global revenue of
$24.5 billion in 2004, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers, the
video game industry dwarfs the $9.5 billion in domestic
theatrical revenue earned by the film industry. That fact has
movie executives hoping to turn all those loyal gamers into
equally eager ticket buyers.
Sony bumps 'King's Men' to '06 (Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Pictures is
postponing the release of "All the King's Men" -- in which Sean
Penn will take on the role of fictional Southern politician
Willie Stark under the direction of Steve Zaillian -- from
December 16 until next year.
Warner Bros. dusting off 'Creepshow' for remake (Reuters)
Reuters - "Creepshow," the 1982
horror anthology movie written by Stephen King and directed by
George A. Romero, is getting the remake treatment from Warner
Bros. Pictures.
Weaver back with 'Gorillas' in Fossey documentary (Reuters)
Reuters - Nearly 20 years after
she starred as zoologist Dian Fossey in 1988's "Gorillas in the
Mist," Sigourney Weaver will return to the mountains of Rwanda
for the Animal Planet documentary "Gorillas Revisited With
Sigourney Weaver."
Fanning tops voice cast for 'Coraline' (Reuters)
![Dakota Fanning arrives for the Los Angeles premiere of 'Dreamer' held at the Mann Village Theater in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, California October 9, 2005. (Phil McCarten [Photo via NewsCom]/Reuters)](http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20051021/2005_10_21t030940_299x450_us_fanning.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=yr8lHzO9J3cMcYGfX8tXDg--) Reuters - Dakota Fanning has
signed on to voice the title character in Laika Entertainment's
animated feature "Coraline."
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Warner Bros. joins Blu-ray camp (Reuters)
Reuters - Scoring another point for Sony Corp
in a war over new DVD formats, Warner Bros. Entertainment on
Thursday said it would release high-definition movies in the
Blu-ray format backed by a group led by Sony.
"Stay's" cerebral jigsaw puzzle never comes together (Reuters)
Reuters - "Stay" teases its
audience with levels of reality as director Marc Forster plays
with nightmarish images, confusions of identity and a
psychiatrist hero plunging into a full-blown psychosis.
'Saw II' delivers the Twisted goods in gory style (Reuters)
Reuters - Jigsaw, the serial killer
with a particularly imaginative bent, is back in this sequel to
last year's sleeper horror hit.
Boys, prepare to meet thy 'Doom' (Reuters)
Reuters - Preteen boys are set to
hit the theaters in droves for "Doom," Universal Pictures' wide
opening of the video game adaptation. Meanwhile, Warner Bros.
Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures will bring adult and family
fare to the table, respectively, hoping to lure consumers back
to the boxoffice.
Village People Policeman No-Show in Court (AP)
AP - Victor Willis, the original policeman in the 1970s music group the Village People, was being sought after failing to show up Thursday for a sentencing in a drug case, authorities said.
Windham Hill founder mulling next album (Reuters)
Reuters - Will Ackerman, founder of New Age
label Windham Hill Records, is at work on material that he
expects will form the basis of his next studio album.
'Gold Digger' mines another week on top (Reuters)
 Reuters - For the seventh week straight, Kanye
West's "Gold Digger" featuring Jamie Foxx is in the top spot on
the Billboard Hot 100.
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Death Cab connects, though formula grows thin (Reuters)
Reuters - For a 29-year-old guy who's
the leader of not one but two successful rock bands, Ben
Gibbard sure seems to have a lot of angst.
CORRECTED: Matthews sets sail for Caribbean concert (Reuters)
 Reuters - Please read in fourth paragraph ... February 4 on a private
island in the Bahamas ... instead of ... February 4 on the
private island resort CocoCay.
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Microsoft Recants Exclusive Music Deals (AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp., already under government scrutiny over its behavior toward competitors, told manufacturers of iPod-like portable audio devices that they were not allowed to distribute rivals' music player software, but then pulled back after one company protested.
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Bartoli Again Makes Foray Into Rare Music (AP)
 AP - When Cecilia Bartoli sings, notes don't just float out of her mouth. Her body shakes during her coloratura fireworks, as if each sound bubbled up, like lava escaping a volcano.
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Michael Jackson Summoned for Jury Duty (AP)
 AP - Authorities want Michael Jackson back in court — this time as a juror. Jackson received a jury summons at his Neverland Valley Ranch, four months after he was acquitted of child molestation charges.
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Pearl Jam gets OK to play in Sao Paulo (Reuters)
 Reuters - After weeks of doubts, Sao
Paulo's mayor had agreed to allow U.S. rockers Pearl Jam to
perform in the Brazilian city's biggest stadium.
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Pope's Older Brother Featured at Concert (AP)
 AP - He might not be well-known to music buffs, but composer Georg Ratzinger strikes a familiar chord with Pope Benedict XVI.
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