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'Bosom Buddies" Wendie Jo Sperber Dies (AP)
 AP - Actress Wendie Jo Sperber, who starred opposite Tom Hanks on TV's "Bosom Buddies" and who in his words became "a walking inspiration" after she contracted cancer, has died. She was in her 40s.
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Grateful Dead to Allow Free Web Downloads (AP)
 AP - What a short, strange trip it was. After the Grateful Dead angered some of its biggest fans by asking a nonprofit Web site to halt the free downloading of its concert recordings, the psychedelic jam band changed its mind Wednesday.
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Franz to Serve as Parade's Grand Marshal (AP)
AP - "NYPD Blue" star Dennis Franz will serve as grand marshal of the city's holiday parade, but plans to spend Christmas in Idaho.
World Cup Opening Gala Lineup Announced (AP)
 AP - Peter Gabriel, Jessye Norman and the Black Eyed Peas will perform at the World Cup's opening gala next year.
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"Bosom Buddies" Pal Dies (E! Online)
 E! Online - Wendie Jo Sperber did not appear in every movie of the 1970s and
1980s. She was only in the ones that seemed to make the summers go by
faster.
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Amitabh Bachchan Reported Stable (AP)
AP - Amitabh Bachchan was reported in stable condition Thursday after undergoing surgery for an intestinal ailment.
Warner Music Shares Up After Smaller Loss (AP)
 AP - Shares of Warner Music Group Corp., one of the world's largest recording companies, hit a new high on Thursday after the company reported a smaller loss for the fourth quarter as revenue climbed 13 percent.
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Ratings for Basic Cable Networks (AP)
AP - Rankings for the top 15 programs on basic cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Nov. 21-27. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses.
Ratings for Basic Cable Networks (AP)
AP - Rankings for the top 15 programs on basic cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Nov. 21-27. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses.
Musical 'Johnny Guitar' Rides Into Coral Gables for Florida Premiere (Playbill)
Playbill - Johnny Guitar, the Musical gets its Florida premiere Nov. 30 in a staging by Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables.
Amitabh Bachchan Reported Stable (AP)
AP - Amitabh Bachchan was reported in stable condition Thursday after undergoing surgery for an intestinal ailment.
Elvira brings macabre cult classics to DVD (Reuters)
Reuters - Elvira is coming to DVD.
TiVo to let users buy movie tickets, check traffic (Reuters)
 Reuters - TiVo Inc. on Thursday said some
customers can now buy movie tickets and check local weather on
their television, yet another upgrade aimed at proving its
set-top box is more valuable than ones made by its cable and
satellite rivals.
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Rampling to Head Berlin Film Fest Jury (AP)
 AP - Charlotte Rampling will head the jury at next year's Berlin International Film Festival, which will run Feb. 9-19.
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'Bosom Buddies" Wendie Jo Sperber Dies (AP)
AP - Actress Wendie Jo Sperber, who starred opposite Tom Hanks on TV's "Bosom Buddies" and who in his words became "a walking inspiration" after she contracted cancer, has died. She was in her 40s.
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Sundance fields 'Friends' in opening slot (Reuters)
 Reuters - "Friends With Money," a
comic drama starring Jennifer Aniston and Frances McDormand,
will have its world premiere as the opening-night film at next
year's Sundance Film Festival.
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Philippine gay romance wins Asian film fest honors (Reuters)
Reuters - "The Blossoming of Maximo
Oliveros," a gay love story set between the squalor and
corruption of Manila slums and the corridors of law and order,
won best film at the inaugural Asian Festival of 1st Films in
Singapore Wednesday.
MTV makes AIDS film and offers it for free (Reuters)
 Reuters - The MTV music channel, whose inception
in 1981 coincided with the first reported case of AIDS, has
made a film and released it to broadcasters for free on
Thursday to educate young people about the epidemic.
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Slamdance '06 sets January 19 premiere with 'Wassup' (Reuters)
Reuters - The Slamdance Film
Festival will kick off January 19 with the U.S. premiere of
"Kids" writer-director Larry Clark's latest film, "Wassup
Rockers."
Gotham Awards shine on 'Capote,' 'Murderball' (Reuters)
 Reuters - "Capote" was named best
feature at the 15th annual Gotham Awards on Wednesday, and
Bennett Miller was hailed as breakthrough director for his
critically acclaimed biopic about late author Truman Capote.
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Warner Music Shares Up After Smaller Loss (AP)
AP - Shares of Warner Music Group Corp., one of the world's largest recording companies, hit a new high on Thursday after the company reported a smaller loss for the fourth quarter as revenue climbed 13 percent.
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Grateful Dead to Allow Free Web Downloads (AP)
AP - What a short, strange trip it was. After the Grateful Dead angered some of its biggest fans by asking a nonprofit Web site to halt the free downloading of its concert recordings, the psychedelic jam band changed its mind Wednesday.
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World Cup Opening Gala Lineup Announced (AP)
AP - Peter Gabriel, Jessye Norman and the Black Eyed Peas will perform at the World Cup's opening gala next year.
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Beethoven Manuscript Sells for $1.72M (AP)
 AP - A working manuscript of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Grosse Fuge" sold for $1.72 million to an anonymous buyer, Sotheby's auctioneers said.
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Unique Beethoven manuscript sold for nearly $2 mln (Reuters)
 Reuters - A unique manuscript by Ludwig van
Beethoven that was lost for more than a century was sold at
auction on Thursday for 1.13 million pounds to an anonymous
buyer.
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Korn's Gotham gig lacks usual excitement (Reuters)
 Reuters - Multiplatinum nu-metallers
Korn wheezed through some hits and showcased a few new songs
before a sold-out crowd during a special show Tuesday at New
York's Hammerstein Ballroom. The set was filmed for an upcoming
MTV2 special.
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Drivin' and jivin' with Gibbons' book of love (Reuters)
Reuters - Guitar geeks and car
freaks of all (pin)stripes turned out en masse Tuesday night at
the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles as ZZ Top's lead
beard Billy F. Gibbons signed copies of his new
autobiography/obsessionography "Rock + Roll Gearhead."
DMX's Woes Deepen (E! Online)
 E! Online - How bad are things for DMX? So bad that a judge just called the
oft-troubled rapper a "violation waiting to happen."
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'Idol' staying put on Tuesdays, Wednesdays (Reuters)
Reuters - After weeks of
speculation about a possible move of "American Idol," Fox has
decided to keep the upcoming fifth installment of its
blockbuster talent competition on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
Alicia Keys and Bono to Release Song (AP)
 AP - Alicia Keys and Bono are hoping to save the lives of children through song. The two superstars have collaborated on "Don't Give Up (Africa)," and will donate all proceeds to Keep A Child Alive, which provides medicine to families infected with AIDS and the HIV virus.
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