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Entertainment 2005: What Might Have Been (AP)
 AP - It may not have been evident at the time, but when Tom Cruise was leaping up and down on Oprah Winfrey's couch, he was like a piston, churning the wheels of fate.
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Murder Charges Against Rapper Dropped (AP)
 AP - Prosecutors dropped murder charges against rapper Gucci Mane on Friday, saying they did not have enough evidence to try him in the slaying of another rapper.
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Report: Trump Weighs Run for N.Y. Governor (AP)
AP - Donald Trump is considering running for governor, a leading Republican said Friday.
Jamie Foxx to Ring in 2006 in South Beach (AP)
AP - Jamie Foxx will spend New Year's Eve at a swanky South Beach hotel performing songs off his newly released album.
Warwick subject of musical tribute (Reuters)
Reuters - Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson
will be among the artists participating in a tribute to Dionne
Warwick.
It's all in the family for DVD business (Reuters)
 Reuters - Family entertainment reigns
supreme on the 2005 year-end home video charts.
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Murder Charges Against Rapper Dropped (AP)
AP - Prosecutors dropped murder charges against rapper Gucci Mane on Friday, saying they did not have enough evidence to try him in the slaying of another rapper.
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TV Violence Researcher, 86, Dies of Cancer (AP)
AP - George Gerbner, a researcher who for decades studied violence on television and how it shapes perceptions of society, has died. He was 86.
Disney applies ESPN model to broadband strategy (Reuters)
 Reuters - For years ESPN has thrived as one
of the most lucrative franchises on U.S. cable TV, commanding
high license fees for the loyal viewers who expect to see the
sports network in their basic subscription packages.
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Cirque du Soleil takes arena bow with 'Delirium' (Reuters)
Reuters - Cirque du Soleil is taking its
artistry out from under the big top for "Delirium."
It's all in the family for DVD business (Reuters)
Reuters - Family entertainment reigns
supreme on the 2005 year-end home video charts.
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Studios stumble through a tough year (Reuters)
 Reuters - Ask any Hollywood studio
executive whether 2005 was a good year and you'll get an
emphatic no. That's because the major studios are under severe
duress and they know it.
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African-American Critics Honor 'Crash' (AP)
AP - "Crash," the Los Angeles ensemble drama about the prejudices of intersecting characters, has been selected as the top film of the year by the African-American Film Critics Association.
ANALYSIS: Half-baked Web sites set bad tone for films (Reuters)
 Reuters - It's far too early to
write any obituaries for "King Kong."
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Google Founders Help Fund Classmate's Film (AP)
AP - Google Inc. co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page are making their first foray into the movie business, helping to finance a friend's independent film.
Entertainment 2005: What Might Have Been (AP)
AP - It may not have been evident at the time, but when Tom Cruise was leaping up and down on Oprah Winfrey's couch, he was like a piston, churning the wheels of fate.
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Rhys Meyers downplays luck in rising career (Reuters)
 Reuters - Rhys Meyers, who stars in Woody Allen's movie that explores
the nature of luck, "Match Point," believes it comes to those
who seize opportunity. Those who wait, lose their chance.
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DVD business unlikely to beat 2004 record (Reuters)
Reuters - The sky might not have
fallen on the fast-maturing DVD business in 2005, but the
double-digit revenue growth studio home entertainment divisions
have enjoyed almost since the format's launch in 1997 did come
to a grinding halt.
Scorsese, Metallica DVDs among top picks of 2005 (Reuters)
Reuters - The future belongs to
high-def discs, but the original DVD format had plenty of punch
left in 2005.
Depp, Jolie, Pitt top movie Web site's searches (Reuters)
 Reuters - Capt. Jack Sparrow has
captured the regatta again.
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Murder Charges Against Rapper Dropped (AP)
AP - Prosecutors dropped murder charges against rapper Gucci Mane on Friday, saying they did not have enough evidence to try him in the slaying of another rapper.
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Rolling Stones and U2 tours hottest tickets of 2005 (Reuters)
Reuters - The Rolling Stones smashed their
own 11-year-old record for the highest-grossing North American
concert tour of all time in 2005, helping lift overall ticket
sales to a new high, trade publication Pollstar said on
Thursday.
A guide to New Year's Eve concerts (Reuters)
 Reuters - At best, New Year's Eve is not only
a time to celebrate another year passing, but also a time to
see great music. New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas will be
hosting the biggest names in pop and rock, and there are a slew
of acts taking to stages around America to welcome in 2006.
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Jamie Foxx to Ring in 2006 in South Beach (AP)
AP - Jamie Foxx will spend New Year's Eve at a swanky South Beach hotel performing songs off his newly released album.
Murder Charges Against Rapper Mane Dropped (AP)
AP - Murder charges against rapper Gucci Mane were dropped on Friday.
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Green Day seeks some quiet after high-energy year (Reuters)
 Reuters - After one of the highest-grossing
tours of the past year and a hit album, "American Idiot," that
has scored a second record-of-the-year Grammy nomination, Green
Day hopes 2006 brings the sounds of silence.
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Billboard single reviews: Prince, Tracy Bonham.. (Reuters)
Reuters - Those hoping for the long-awaited,
rejuvenated, reinspired return of Prince might want to prepare
themselves for yet another false start.
Record-of-the-year race a close call (Reuters)
 Reuters - This year's Grammy Award nominees
for record of the year collectively have logged 28 weeks at No.
1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Of the five contenders, Mariah
Carey had the biggest success: Her smash ballad "We Belong
Together" spent 14 weeks ruling the chart, more than any other
single in 2005.
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Diversity marks Grammy-nominated albums (Reuters)
Reuters - A comeback story, a living
legend, an established frontwoman making her solo debut, the
world's biggest rock band and an opinionated rapper recorded
the projects that make up a diverse album-of-the-year slate for
the 2006 Grammy Awards.
Cirque du Soleil takes arena bow with 'Delirium' (Reuters)
Reuters - Cirque du Soleil is taking its
artistry out from under the big top for "Delirium."
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