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Singer Don Ho Says He's Feeling Better (AP)
 AP - Legendary Hawaiian crooner Don Ho on Thursday said he's feeling much better and may return home to the islands within a few days.
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Fans Mark Anniversary of Lennon's Murder (AP)
 AP - Some met John Lennon in person, others knew him from the television, still others never knew him at all. On Thursday, they gathered by the hundreds in Central Park's Strawberry Fields to remember the pacifist rock star murdered 25 years ago by a deranged Beatles fan.
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Carey, West, Legend Each Get 8 Grammy Nods (AP)
 AP - First Mimi was emancipated; now Mariah Carey is being celebrated. Carey, who just a couple of years ago was considered a dimming star, was reaffirmed as one of music's brightest Thursday as she was nominated for eight Grammy awards, including album of the year for "The Emancipation of Mimi."
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Jeff Probst Signs New 'Survivor' Contract (AP)
AP - Jeff Probst said he's decided that life without "Survivor" wouldn't be as much fun and he's sticking with the CBS reality series.
'Narnia' set for lion's share of box office (Reuters)
Reuters - "The Chronicles of
Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe," which opens Friday
amid overwhelming early praise, is a slam-dunk to end Harry
Potter's three-week reign at the North American box office.
'Prestige' role for Johansson in magic thriller (Reuters)
 Reuters - Scarlett Johansson is in
negotiations to join Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman in "The
Prestige," the next outing for "Batman Begins" director
Christopher Nolan.
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Fans Mark Anniversary of Lennon's Murder (AP)
AP - Some met John Lennon in person, others knew him from the television, still others never knew him at all. On Thursday, they gathered by the hundreds in Central Park's Strawberry Fields to remember the pacifist rock star murdered 25 years ago by a deranged Beatles fan.
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Families to Change Race on New TV Series (AP)
AP - A black family learns what it's like to be white while a white family becomes black in the six-part documentary series "Black.White," scheduled for broadcast on the FX cable network in March.
Christian Stores Capitalize on 'Narnia' (AP)
 AP - With Friday's release of the film version of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the marketing push to promote the sale of Narnia books and other related merchandise is reaching a crescendo — and nowhere more so than in Christian retail stores.
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'Rent''s Broadway Box Office Gets a Goose From Hollywood (Playbill)
Playbill - Rent, the Broadway musical by Jonathan Larson, is heading toward its 10th anniversary on Broadway with an advance sale of $3 million, producer Jeffrey Seller told Playbill.com.
'Prestige' role for Johansson in magic thriller (Reuters)
Reuters - Scarlett Johansson is in
negotiations to join Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman in "The
Prestige," the next outing for "Batman Begins" director
Christopher Nolan.
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Christian Stores Capitalize on 'Narnia' (AP)
AP - With Friday's release of the film version of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the marketing push to promote the sale of Narnia books and other related merchandise is reaching a crescendo — and nowhere more so than in Christian retail stores.
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Low-cost CGI cartoons enter marketplace (Reuters)
Reuters - Powerhouse
computer-generated imagery houses like Pixar Animation Studios
dominate the animated genre, but less expensive technology and
outsourcing to low-cost foreign animators is opening the door
for indies to acquire, produce and place such films in theaters
themselves.
Wary 'Geisha' crew gussied up California (Reuters)
Reuters - In an age when period
films are shot globally and in countries with the most
incentives and the cheapest labor, "Memoirs of a Geisha," which
opens Friday, bucked the trend by shooting mostly in
California.
Hello, Mr. "CHiPs" (E! Online)
![Son, you
don't know me, but I know you. You're young and good-looking, the world
at your fingertips. And though you wouldn't guess it by the snow on my
roof, I've been there--even used to be sweet on that Lindsay Wagner
[Lindsay Lohan?] myself. So, all things considered, I reckon I'm not out
of line to ask something of a favor:](http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/eo/20051209/capt.d6cba5135ea722707022db53f4b977ce.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=bIVT2Z_BzJXEsvkrFbhyJQ--) E! Online - Son, you
don't know me, but I know you. You're young and good-looking, the world
at your fingertips. And though you wouldn't guess it by the snow on my
roof, I've been there--even used to be sweet on that Lindsay Wagner
[Lindsay Lohan?] myself. So, all things considered, I reckon I'm not out
of line to ask something of a favor:
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Gellar Bears Another "Grudge" (E! Online)
 E! Online - Sarah
Michelle Gellar has officially signed on for the follow-up to her 2004
horror hit about an evil Japanese curse.
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Alexander, Light making 'Divorce' plans (Reuters)
Reuters - Jason Alexander and Judith
Light have joined the low-budget indie feature "Ira and Abby: A
Divorce Comedy," which also will feature cameos from "Saturday
Night Live" vets Darrell Hammond and Chris Parnell.
'Chinaman' a winning cross-cultural romance (Reuters)
Reuters - When Keld's wife
walks out on him, describing their 25 years of married life as
a cemetery, his world collapses. He sells the furniture, shuts
down his plumbing business and settles into a routine of
nightly meals at the local Chinese takeaway. Then Feng, the
restaurant owner, offers him a large sum of money if he will
enter into a marriage of convenience with his sister.
COLUMN: Who's running the show at ailing Sony Pictures? (Reuters)
Reuters - An old Hollywood story
goes like this: A departing studio chief hands his incoming
replacement three letters.
'Narnia' set for lion's share of box office (Reuters)
Reuters - "The Chronicles of
Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe," which opens Friday
amid overwhelming early praise, is a slam-dunk to end Harry
Potter's three-week reign at the North American box office.
Fans Mark Anniversary of Lennon's Murder (AP)
AP - Some met John Lennon in person, others knew him from the television, still others never knew him at all. On Thursday, they gathered by the hundreds in Central Park's Strawberry Fields to remember the pacifist rock star murdered 25 years ago by a deranged Beatles fan.
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Isaac Hayes targets young fans with hits disc (Reuters)
Reuters - Long before Isaac Hayes transformed
himself into a libidinous chef on the cartoon series "South
Park," he was cooking up numerous hits on the charts, both as a
songwriter and performer.
Snoop Dogg takes reins at XM channel (Reuters)
Reuters - XM Satellite Radio said
Thursday it named rapper Snoop Dogg the executive producer of
XM's classic hip-hop channel, the Rhyme. The channel already is
the home of an exclusive Snoop Dogg radio show. "I will play
music that people have never heard and music that they haven't
heard in a long time," said Snoop Dogg, a.k.a. Calvin Broadus.
Singer Don Ho Says He's Feeling Better (AP)
AP - Legendary Hawaiian crooner Don Ho on Thursday said he's feeling much better and may return home to the islands within a few days.
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Bon Jovi D.C. show goes wireless (Reuters)
Reuters - Bon Jovi's December 17 show at
Washington, D.C.'s MCI Center will become the live first
full-length concert streamed via Sprint's wireless video
delivery system.
Carey's comeback catches Grammy's eye (Reuters)
 Reuters - In yet another year
dominated by R&B, hip-hop and pop-R&B performers, Kanye West,
his protege John Legend and renascent vocalist Mariah Carey
lead the field for the 48th annual Grammy Awards with eight
nominations apiece.
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Music, flowers and candles for Lennon (Reuters)
 Reuters - Yoko Ono laid flowers and fans lit
candles and played songs on Thursday to honor music icon and
peace activist John Lennon, 25 years after he was murdered
outside his New York apartment.
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Obama Nominated for 'Spoken Word' Grammy (AP)
AP - Even before Barack Obama was sworn in as Illinois' newest U.S. senator this year, the Chicago Democrat was known for his oratory. His delivery of the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention was proof of that.
An Unhappy 25th Anniversary (E! Online)
 E! Online - Things that were
so much a part of John Lennon's life are being used to mark the 25th
anniversary of his death.
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Mariah's Grammy Whammy (E! Online)
 E! Online - The emancipation of Mariah
Carey from all things that
Glitter seems complete.
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