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Cruise Hires Publicist to Replace Sister (AP)
AP - Tom Cruise has replaced his sister with a Hollywood insider as chief handler of his publicity. ]]>
50 Cent Film Offers New Version of Rapper (AP)
AP - The story of 50 Cent being shot nine times has been repeated so often it's become pop folklore, told again and again through his hit songs, videos, cameo appearances, recent autobiography — and now, his new movie. ]]>
Who Won the 'West Wing' Live Debate? (AP)
AP - Who won the debate? That was up to each viewer of "The West Wing" to decide. No pundits came on afterward to spin the results. ]]>
Sela Ward Brings Heart to 'House' (AP)
AP - Sela Ward has won two Emmys for playing heartfelt roles on relationship shows. So what's the star of the emotional family dramas "Sisters" and "Once and Again" doing on the cynical medical drama "House"? ]]>
50 Cent shows soft side in new film (Reuters)
Reuters - Amid the point-blank shootings, nude
scuffling and desperate partying, the most shocking image in
the movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin"' is the tear that rolls down
the cheek of the baddest man in gangsta rap, 50 Cent. ]]>
Latest Hollywood script deals (Reuters)
Reuters - Yari Film Group has
optioned "Man on a Ledge," an action-romance script written by
Pablo Fenjves and Patrick Kelly.
Grokster to stop distributing file-sharing service (Reuters)
Reuters - Hollywood and Grokster
ended their legal war Monday as the recording and movie
industries and the peer-to-peer service agreed to settle a
lawsuit that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. ]]>
Nets to Offer Replays of Prime-Time Shows (AP)
AP - CBS and NBC have announced deals to offer replays of prime-time programs for 99 cents per episode, shifting television toward a sales model that gained popularity with downloaded music.
NBC, CBS to offer shows on demand for 99 cents (Reuters)
Reuters - A pair of separate deals
announced Monday between CBS and Comcast, as well as NBC
Universal and DirecTV, soon will allow viewers to pay to watch
current primetime broadcast hits just hours after they air for
free. ]]>
NJ governor, US environment chief, now an actor too (Reuters)
Reuters - Former New Jersey governor and
Environmental Protection Agency chief Christine Todd Whitman
will make her stage debut in a comedy play "Inspecting Carol"
next month, the theater company said on Monday. ]]>
Latest Hollywood script deals (Reuters)
Reuters - Yari Film Group has
optioned "Man on a Ledge," an action-romance script written by
Pablo Fenjves and Patrick Kelly.
Berlin film fest seeks young jury members (Reuters)
Reuters - The Berlin International
Film Festival put out a casting call Monday for young film
lovers interested in becoming a jury member at next year's
event (Feb 9-19).
'Number' is up for Shue (Reuters)
Reuters - Elisabeth Shue will play
Jim Carrey's wife in "The Number 23," a psychological thriller
to be directed early next year by Joel Schumacher. ]]>
ABC launches anti-smoking ad campaign (Reuters)
Reuters - It isn't just ABC News
that's being enlisted in the battle against smoking and lung
cancer in the Quit to Live series, which began airing this
month on "World News Tonight." ]]>
Olin, Howard, Robards get 'Awake' call (Reuters)
Reuters - Lena Olin, Terrence
Howard and Sam Robards are joining Hayden Christensen and
Jessica Alba in the psychological thriller "Awake." ]]>
Palm is 'Rolling' with Trapero pic (Reuters)
Reuters - Palm Pictures has picked
up the Argentinean film "Rolling Family," which has been
kicking around the festival circuit for a while.
Cruise Hires Publicist to Replace Sister (AP)
AP - Tom Cruise has replaced his sister with a Hollywood insider as chief handler of his publicity. ]]>
Hollywood Pins Its Hopes on Wizard, Ape (AP)
AP - Harry Potter doesn't just have the fate of the magical world on his shoulders. This time, the teen wizard's trying to save Hollywood, too. ]]>
"Chicken Little," Marines Can't Save Day (E! Online)
E! Online - The nation's multiplexes were a moviehouse divided this
weekend. ]]>
50 Cent Film Offers New Version of Rapper (AP)
AP - The story of 50 Cent being shot nine times has been repeated so often it's become pop folklore, told again and again through his hit songs, videos, cameo appearances, recent autobiography — and now, his new movie. ]]>
Grokster to stop distributing file-sharing service (Reuters)
Reuters - Hollywood and Grokster
ended their legal war Monday as the recording and movie
industries and the peer-to-peer service agreed to settle a
lawsuit that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. ]]>
Zeppelin, Gergiev Win Polar Music Prize (Reuters)
Reuters - Defunct rock act Led Zeppelin and
Russian conductor Valery Gergiev were on Monday awarded the
annual Polar Music Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music,
joining such laureates as Paul McCartney, Dizzy Gillespie,
Quincy Jones and Joni Mitchell. ]]>
White Stripes prep 'Ghost' EP, live blitz (Reuters)
Reuters - The White Stripes will on December 6
release the EP "Walking With a Ghost," featuring a cover of
Tegan & Sara's title song as well as previously unreleased live
versions of four tunes. ]]>
Tweedy taps archive, covers on solo tour (Reuters)
Reuters - Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy kicked
off his fall solo tour Friday in Madison, Wis., treating the
crowd to songs recent ("Spiders (Kidsmoke"), vintage ("Sunken
Treasure" and rare ("Bob Dylan's 49th Beard"). ]]>
50 Cent Film Offers New Version of Rapper (AP)
AP - The story of 50 Cent being shot nine times has been repeated so often it's become pop folklore, told again and again through his hit songs, videos, cameo appearances, recent autobiography — and now, his new movie. ]]>
Phil Collins Says Genesis Reunion Possible (AP)
AP - Phil Collins says he's open to the idea of a Genesis reunion. ]]>
Lou Reed More Stiff Than Rocker on New DVD (AP)
AP - Lou Reed, "Lou Reed: Live at Montreux 2000," (Eagle Rock Entertainment)
Q&A: 50 Cent on Love and Tears (AP)
AP - Chances are you've seen 50 Cent's buff body, bullet wounds and tattoos. Get ready to see another side of the Queens-born rapper: his backside.
Westlife assumes control of U.K. charts (Reuters)
Reuters - Westlife started a second week atop
the U.K. singles chart and added the album chart crown, the
fifth time the Irish pop act has topped this survey.
Grokster Downloading Service Shuts Down (AP)
AP - Grokster Ltd., a leading developer of Internet file-sharing software popular for stealing songs and movies online, agreed Monday to shut down operations to settle a landmark piracy case filed by Hollywood and the music industry, The Associated Press has learned.
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