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'West Wing' Actor John Spencer Dies at 58 (AP)
 AP - John Spencer, who played a tough and dedicated politico on "The West Wing" who survived a serious illness to run for vice president, died of a heart attack Friday. He was 58.
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Simpson Files for Divorce From Lachey (AP)
 AP - There will be no romantic reunion — Jessica Simpson filed for divorce Friday from former boy band star Nick Lachey. The couple jointly announced their separation Nov. 23 following months of rumors that their tabloid-friendly relationship had soured.
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Stern Fans Enjoy Last Day of Free Speech (AP)
 AP - The free ride for Howard Stern fans ends Friday.
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Ashlee Simpson Collapses After Tokyo Show (AP)
 AP - Ashlee Simpson collapsed following a performance in Tokyo and has been hospitalized. The 21-year-old singer on Thursday had just performed her single, "Boyfriend" for MTV Japan, when she told the audience she felt sick and said to them, "I love you guys," Us Weekly reported Friday. She then collapsed in an elevator and was rushed by ambulance to a hospital.
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Gyllenhaal becomes a man (USATODAY.com)
 USATODAY.com - He has done Disney (Bubble Boy). He has done cult (Donnie Darko). And he has been the pickle in the middle of the Weather Channel's worst nightmare in the effects blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow.
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"Kong" Opens--But How Will It Close? (E! Online)
 E! Online - Peter Jackson's monster-sized, $200 million monster-movie remake
grossed $9.8 million in its Wednesday debut, box-office analysts said.
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Artie Shaw, Luther Vandross among music's losses (Reuters)
Reuters - Here is a look at some of the
notable artists who died in the past year.
John Spencer dies at 58 (Reuters)
 Reuters - Veteran character actor John
Spencer, Emmy-winning star of NBC television drama "The West
Wing," died on Friday at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering
a heart attack, his spokesman said.
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Starbucks digs deeper into digital with new stores (Reuters)
Reuters - While some traditional record
retailers are closing stores as the music industry slump
worsens, coffee giant Starbucks is unveiling two new Hear Music
Coffeehouses.
Twyla Tharp-Bob Dylan Musical 'The Times They Are A-Changin'' Reveals Cast and Plot (Playbill)
Playbill - Michael Arden, Jenn Colella and Paul Kandel lead the cast of the upcoming Twyla Tharp-meets-Bob Dylan musical The Times They Are A-Changin' at San Diego's Old Globe. The plot for the dance-theatre work has also been revealed.
"Kong" Opens--But How Will It Close? (E! Online)
E! Online - Peter Jackson's monster-sized, $200 million monster-movie remake
grossed $9.8 million in its Wednesday debut, box-office analysts said.
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Jackson to Get Dream Keeper Award (AP)
 AP - Samuel L. Jackson will be honored by the I Have A Dream Foundation for his commitment to education, both on film and in real life.
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Review: 'The Three Burials' (AP)
AP - Tommy Lee Jones brings his same dry manner and sly humor in front of the camera to his feature debut behind it as director of "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada."
Review: 'The Family Stone' (AP)
 AP - As the war on Christmas rages across the nation — at least on Fox News Channel — the holiday remains firmly intact with "The Family Stone," your typical feel-good, feel-bad, feel-good-again family Christmas movie.
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Nilsson documentary due early next year (Reuters)
Reuters - A documentary focusing on the life
and career of late singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson will be
released next year.
Little Red Riding Hood satire lost in the woods (Reuters)
Reuters - A satirical take on
"Little Red Riding Hood," the computer-animated "Hoodwinked"
occupies some considerably shaky turf situated uncomfortably
between "Shrek" and dreck.
China aims for Oscar with "Promise" (Reuters)
 Reuters - China's arrival on the world
entertainment stage could become a fait accompli next year if
the rising giant delivers with its "Promise," a new epic film,
at the Academy Awards in March.
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Diane Keaton brings luster to 'Family Stone' (Reuters)
 Reuters - With his observations
about the clash between a tightly wound Manhattan careerist and
her boyfriend's loose-limbed New England clan, writer-director
Thomas Bezucha puts a fresh slant on the dynamics of
family-reunion Christmas movies. But "The Family Stone" spends
too much time on unconvincing romantic-comedy contrivances to
be consistently engaging.
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Merchant Ivory swan song set to hit theaters (Reuters)
 Reuters - It's the end of an era.
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Director Lee best for 'Better Man' comedy (Reuters)
Reuters - Director Malcolm D. Lee,
last in theaters with "Roll Bounce," is set to shoot the comedy
"The Better Man," which he also wrote.
Artie Shaw, Luther Vandross among music's losses (Reuters)
Reuters - Here is a look at some of the
notable artists who died in the past year.
INXS flips 'Switch' on best sales debut (Reuters)
Reuters - INXS has pulled a coup, in part
because its new lead singer is helping remind fans of its old
one.
Daddy Yankee, Shakira help drive Latin music (Reuters)
Reuters - While overall music sales declined in
2005, all things en espanol continued to rise.
Toby Keith, Garth Brooks shake up Nashville (Reuters)
Reuters - The biggest story of the year in
country music can be summed up in just two words: Toby Keith.
Mariah Carey savors a charmed year (Reuters)
 Reuters - To put it mildly, 2005 has been a
good year for Mariah Carey.
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Chevolet, Apple champion veteran, new acts in 2005 (Reuters)
Reuters - Chevrolet's two-year-old musically
charged "An American Revolution" campaign took on added urgency
in 2005, thanks to savvy music licenses and partnerships.
Classic ZZ Top sets due for reissue (Reuters)
Reuters - The seminal ZZ Top albums "Tres
Hombres" and "Fandango!" will be reissued in expanded editions
February 28 via the Texas rock trio's former Warner Bros.
label.
Bluegrass label hot for Van Halen (Reuters)
Reuters - As he prepares to take over for
radio icon Howard Stern in several markets early next year,
David Lee Roth will soon be heard in another unlikely place: a
bluegrass tribute album to his former band, Van Halen.
Beatles to Label: You Never Give Us Your Money (E! Online)
 E! Online - The Beatles are asking the courts for a little help.
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Ailing Ashlee Hospitalized (E! Online)
 E! Online - Ashlee Simpson's big comeback tour has been temporarily derailed
in Tokyo, after she collapsed and was hospitalized following a
performance on MTV Japan Thursday.
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