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Philly Streets Packed With 'Rocky' Hopefuls (AP)
AP - No one had to sprint up the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps or spar in a meat locker. All the hundreds of fans who packed the Philadelphia streets Saturday for an open casting call for extras for the new "Rocky" movie needed was a picture, a resume and a simple message that would have made the fictional ex-champ proud: "Yo, pick me!" ]]>
Shock Rocker Manson Reportedly Marries (AP)
AP - Shock rocker Marilyn Manson married his longtime girlfriend Saturday in Ireland, People magazine reported on its Web site. ]]>
Pitt Seeking to Adopt Jolie's Children (AP)
AP - Brad Pitt is seeking to become the adoptive father of Angelina Jolie's children, the actor's publicist announced. ]]>
Sharpton Works on 'Al in the Family' Show (AP)
AP - He's been a minister, an activist and a presidential candidate. Now Al Sharpton wants to be a sitcom star. ]]>
Acts, audience connect via text messaging (Reuters)
Reuters - About an hour into a typical
show on U2's Vertigo tour, Bono tells the crowd to hold up
their mobile phones, in what has become the modern-day
equivalent of flicking on a lighter. Instantly, thousands of
blue-tinted screens illuminate the darkness as he marvels at
the spectacle. ]]>
Philly Streets Packed With 'Rocky' Hopefuls (AP)
AP - No one had to sprint up the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps or spar in a meat locker. All the hundreds of fans who packed the Philadelphia streets Saturday for an open casting call for extras for the new "Rocky" movie needed was a picture, a resume and a simple message that would have made the fictional ex-champ proud: "Yo, pick me!" ]]>
Shock Rocker Manson Reportedly Marries (AP)
AP - Shock rocker Marilyn Manson married his longtime girlfriend Saturday in Ireland, People magazine reported on its Web site. ]]>
Sharpton Works on 'Al in the Family' Show (AP)
AP - He's been a minister, an activist and a presidential candidate. Now Al Sharpton wants to be a sitcom star. ]]>
French thriller sweeps Europe film awards (Reuters)
Reuters - French thriller "Cache" ("Hidden"),
featuring videotapes, obsession and the pain of facing up to
one's past, swept the 18th European Film Awards in Berlin on
Saturday. ]]>
French thriller sweeps Europe film awards (Reuters)
Reuters - French thriller "Cache" ("Hidden"),
featuring videotapes, obsession and the pain of facing up to
one's past, swept the 18th European Film Awards in Berlin on
Saturday. ]]>
Philly Streets Packed With 'Rocky' Hopefuls (AP)
AP - No one had to sprint up the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps or spar in a meat locker. All the hundreds of fans who packed the Philadelphia streets Saturday for an open casting call for extras for the new "Rocky" movie needed was a picture, a resume and a simple message that would have made the fictional ex-champ proud: "Yo, pick me!" ]]>
French thriller sweeps Europe film awards (Reuters)
Reuters - French thriller "Cache" ("Hidden"),
featuring videotapes, obsession and the pain of facing up to
one's past, swept the 18th European Film Awards in Berlin on
Saturday. ]]>
Pitt Seeking to Adopt Jolie's Children (AP)
AP - Brad Pitt is seeking to become the adoptive father of Angelina Jolie's children, the actor's publicist announced. ]]>
Connery Gives Nod of Approval to New 007 (AP)
AP - Sean Connery thinks a blond Bond is just fine. The former 007 says Daniel Craig is a "terrific choice" as the new British superspy. ]]>
Disney taps niche markets for Narnia promotion (Reuters)
Reuters - Wanted: Church-going or Hispanic
family with an older brother or uncle in Iraq and school-age
children. Walt Disney Co thinks you will love the new film "The
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." ]]>
Sizemore May Have Probation Revoked (AP)
AP - Prosecutors said Tom Sizemore violated his probation after traces of amphetamines were found in his urine, but a judge on Friday opted not to send the actor back to jail. ]]>
Garner, Affleck Have Baby Girl (AP)
AP - Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck had a baby girl Thursday. "Mother, father and baby are doing great," their publicists, Ken Sunshine and Nicole King, told The Associated Press. ]]>
Disney Pitches 'Narnia' to Christians (AP)
AP - Donna Yourkowski can't remember the last time she took her four children to the movies. ]]>
Vaughn, Aniston Pulled Over by Ariz. Police (AP)
AP - Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston were pulled over by Scottsdale police earlier this week, and Vaughn was given a sobriety test, police said Thursday. ]]>
Review: 'The Kid & I' (AP)
AP - "The Kid & I" has the best intentions but the most exquisitely awful execution.
Shock Rocker Manson Reportedly Marries (AP)
AP - Shock rocker Marilyn Manson married his longtime girlfriend Saturday in Ireland, People magazine reported on its Web site. ]]>
Gretchen Wilson Wears 'Preppy' Disguise (AP)
AP - Gretchen Wilson may be known to country fans as a "Redneck Woman," but she recently told The Associated Press that she uses "preppy" clothing to avoid being noticed in public. ]]>
Rap Mogul Acquitted of Money Laundering (AP)
AP - A hip hop music producer who cultivated a gangster image by taking the last name "Gotti" finally has something in common with the late Teflon Don: an acquittal. ]]>
Big & Rich Hope to Perform at Rose Bowl (AP)
AP - Kenny Alphin says Big & Rich are hopefully comin' to the Rose Bowl.
Acts, audience connect via text messaging (Reuters)
Reuters - About an hour into a typical
show on U2's Vertigo tour, Bono tells the crowd to hold up
their mobile phones, in what has become the modern-day
equivalent of flicking on a lighter. Instantly, thousands of
blue-tinted screens illuminate the darkness as he marvels at
the spectacle. ]]>
Disney taps niche markets for Narnia promotion (Reuters)
Reuters - Wanted: Church-going or Hispanic
family with an older brother or uncle in Iraq and school-age
children. Walt Disney Co thinks you will love the new film "The
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." ]]>
Rap moguls acquitted in NY money-laundering trial (Reuters)
Reuters - Rap moguls Irving and Christopher
Lorenzo were found not guilty on Friday of laundering cash for
a New York drug lord after two days of deliberations by a
federal jury. ]]>
ABBA offspring Andersson rocks with Rouge (Reuters)
Reuters - The younger son of ABBA member
Benny Andersson may submerge his identity within six-piece rock
act Ella Rouge, but Ludvig Andersson remains proud of his
association with the 1970s hitmaker's enduring legacy.
Live and electric: '70 Miles Davis set ready at last (Reuters)
Reuters - After several delays, the six-CD
boxed set "Miles Davis -- The Cellar Door Sessions 1970" will
finally see the light of day.
System rules again; Brooks' numbers shrouded (Reuters)
Reuters - In a Thanksgiving week when music
stores pulled the wrong end of the wishbone, System of a Down
still manages a feat worth celebrating.
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