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DiCaprio to Produce Environment Film (AP)
 AP - He showed up at the Oscars in a hybrid car and lobbied loudly for worldwide access to clean water. Now actor-activist Leonardo DiCaprio is making a documentary about global environmental issues.
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ABC Names 'World News Tonight' Anchors (AP)
 AP - In choosing the anchor team of Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff to replace the late Peter Jennings at "World News Tonight," ABC News President David Westin concluded the job was too big for one person in an age when news is available instantly.
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Disney's Sweeney Tops Powerful Women List (AP)
 AP - Disney's Anne Sweeney is the most powerful woman in Hollywood. So says The Hollywood Reporter, which released its Power 100 list of the top women in entertainment Monday.
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Comedy Central to Show Chappelle Sketches (AP)
 AP - Dave Chappelle is back on Comedy Central — well, kind of. The wildly popular comedian, who last spring walked off his show just weeks before its season premiere, will be on view in four episodes' worth of sketches he filmed before his startling exit, the cable channel announced Monday.
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Sci Fi plays the 'Triangle' (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Strange things have been happening in the Bermuda Triangle since the days of Christopher Columbus, when the explorer wrote of bizarre compass readings. Ships and planes have mysteriously disappeared in the section of ocean encompassing the area from Miami to Bermuda to Puerto Rico.
'Goblet' tops $332 million at foreign box office (Reuters)
 Reuters - With "Harry Potter and
the Goblet of Fire" dominating the foreign box office for a
third weekend, the gloom and doom that pervaded the industry at
mid-year appear is slowly lifting.
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Billboard album reviews: Korn, Rush.. (Reuters)
 Reuters - Korn is nothing if not a survivor.
Having helped launch the much-maligned nu-metal genre in 1994,
Korn now finds itself with a new lineup, a new label and, on
its seventh album, hints of a new sound.
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Syndicated 'Cristina,' 'Rachael' get OK for '06 (Reuters)
Reuters - "Cristina's Court,"
hosted by Spanish-language TV personality Cristina Perez, is
set to launch in syndication in fall 2006, distributor
Twentieth Television said Monday.
Usher bomb hits Lions Gate profits (Reuters)
 Reuters - Canadian independent
producer Lions Gate Entertainment on Monday slashed its
earnings forecast for fiscal 2006 after getting whacked at the
box office by the gangland drama "In the Mix."
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'Trip to Bountiful' marred by bad direction (Reuters)
Reuters - The estimable Texas-born
dramatist and screenwriter Horton Foote is in his eighth
decade; he has been writing plays and film scripts ("To Kill a
Mockingbird," "Tender Mercies") since 1940.
'Goblet' tops $332 million at foreign box office (Reuters)
Reuters - With "Harry Potter and
the Goblet of Fire" dominating the foreign box office for a
third weekend, the gloom and doom that pervaded the industry at
mid-year appear is slowly lifting.
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Controversial 'Water' flows to Indian film fest (Reuters)
 Reuters - Five years after Hindu
extremists forced Deepa Mehta to halt production on "Water" in
India, the expatriate filmmaker will bring the controversial
drama to her native country amid tight security this week.
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King Kong Returns to Empire State Building (AP)
 AP - Not surprisingly, considering New York's long-held fascination with the big gorilla, the city went ape for King Kong Monday.
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DiCaprio tries to save the world with documentary (Reuters)
 Reuters - Noted environmentalist
Leonardo DiCaprio is producing and narrating "11th Hour," a
feature-length documentary that offers solutions for restoring
the planet's beleaguered ecosystems.
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DiCaprio to Produce Environment Film (AP)
AP - He showed up at the Oscars in a hybrid car and lobbied loudly for worldwide access to clean water. Now actor-activist Leonardo DiCaprio is making a documentary about global environmental issues.
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DreamWorks Animation Names New President (AP)
AP - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. said Monday it has hired board member Lewis Coleman, a former vice chairman of Bank of America Corp., to be president.
A "Fantastic Four" Follow-Up (E! Online)
 E! Online - Fox has green-lighted a
sequel to Fantastic Four that will bring back the quartet of
squabbling superheroes on July 4, 2007.
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Film to Recieve the Stanley Kramer Award (AP)
AP - "Good Night, and Good Luck" is being recognized by the Producers Guild of America. The film will receive the 2006 Stanley Kramer Award, which honors movies that shed light on social issues, the guild announced Monday.
'Harry Potter' Retains Box-Office Fire (AP)
AP - "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" stayed hot at the weekend box office, taking in $19.9 million. "Aeon Flux" debuted at No. 2 with $12.7 million.
Harry's "Goblet" Threepeats (E! Online)
 E! Online - Who would have thunk it: Harry Potter is way hotter than Charlize
Theron.
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Billboard album reviews: Korn, Rush.. (Reuters)
Reuters - Korn is nothing if not a survivor.
Having helped launch the much-maligned nu-metal genre in 1994,
Korn now finds itself with a new lineup, a new label and, on
its seventh album, hints of a new sound.
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Country singer Gary Allan confronts tragedy (Reuters)
Reuters - A simple question --
"Why?" -- looms over much of life, and it's surely a bitterly
important part of Gary Allan's current existence.
Judd, Cowboy Troy to Host 'Nashville Star' (AP)
 AP - Country singers Wynonna Judd and Cowboy Troy will host the fourth season of the USA Network's "Nashville Star" talent search series.
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Marilyn Manson Marries (E! Online)
 E! Online - Marilyn Manson has added a wife to his portrait of an American
family.
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Gotti Teflon in Federal Trial (E! Online)
 E! Online - Just like the mobster Irving "Gotti" Lorenzo borrowed his
nickname from, the gangsta hip-hop mogul has proven to be Teflon,
beating the rap in a federal case.
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Wonder to Perform at Super Bowl Pre-Game (AP)
 AP - Motown fans miffed by the NFL's choice of the Rolling Stones for Super Bowl halftime entertainment are getting at least some satisfaction: Stevie Wonder will perform during the pre-game show at Ford Field.
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NFL Lines Up Stevie Wonder for Super Bowl (AP)
AP - Motown fans miffed by the NFL's choice of the Rolling Stones for Super Bowl halftime entertainment are getting at least some satisfaction: Stevie Wonder will perform during the pregame show at Ford Field.
Domingo to Sing, Direct in 'Die Walkuere' (AP)
AP - Placido Domingo will sing the role of Siegmund in a new production of Richard Wagner's "Die Walkuere" in the 2006-2007 season of the Washington National Opera. The company's general director also will conduct an old production of Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly"
Brazilian singer blasts Vatican in condom dispute (Reuters)
 Reuters - Brazilian singer Daniela
Mercury, who was banned from performing in a Vatican Christmas
concert, said on Monday she was outraged at a Vatican claim
that she had threatened to promote condom use during the show.
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Tony Bennett, Tina Turner Honored in D.C. (AP)
 AP - Tina Turner and Tony Bennett, two legends of American music, earned accolades from a broad array of pop and jazz stars Sunday during the Kennedy Center Honors.
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