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Actor De Angelis of 'The Wire' Dies at 73 (AP)
AP - Actor and comedian Richard De Angelis, who played Baltimore police Col. Raymond Foerster on the HBO crime drama "The Wire," has died. He was 73.
Mortimer Calls 'Pink Panther' Role Tough (AP)
 AP - Emily Mortimer said her role in the upcoming comedy "The Pink Panther" was harder to play than the happy character in the dark drama "Match Point."
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Bono Seeks to Balance Charitable Work, U2 (AP)
 AP - Bono said he feared his commitment to campaigning against poverty would force him out of his band, U2.
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Dick Clark Returns to TV to Mark New Year (AP)
 AP - There was more to celebrate than the ball dropping in Times Square for Dick Clark — the personality who's been ringing in the New Year for decades made his first television appearance since a stroke in late 2004.
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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.
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Mortimer Calls 'Pink Panther' Role Tough (AP)
AP - Emily Mortimer said her role in the upcoming comedy "The Pink Panther" was harder to play than the happy character in the dark drama "Match Point."
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Bono Seeks to Balance Charitable Work, U2 (AP)
AP - Bono said he feared his commitment to campaigning against poverty would force him out of his band, U2.
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ABC Officially Entering Post-Jennings Era (AP)
 AP - When the post-Peter Jennings era officially begins on ABC's "World News Tonight" Tuesday, co-anchors Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff will be on different sides of the world instead of different sides of a desk.
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Dish Network Ends Lifetime Programming (AP)
AP - Dish Network customers stopped receiving two Lifetime Television channels Sunday after the company and Dish parent EchoStar Communications Corp. were unable to reach terms on a new contract.
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."
Mortimer Calls 'Pink Panther' Role Tough (AP)
AP - Emily Mortimer said her role in the upcoming comedy "The Pink Panther" was harder to play than the happy character in the dark drama "Match Point."
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'Old School' Actor Cranshaw Dies at 86 (AP)
AP - Patrick Cranshaw, who achieved cult-like status as fraternity brother "Blue" in the 2003 comedy "Old School," has died. He was 86.
Lane Film Shooting in Miss. River Town (AP)
 AP - Residents of this Mississippi River city are getting a chance to appear in a movie starring Diane Lane, Johnny Knoxville and Mickey Rourke.
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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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Bono Seeks to Balance Charitable Work, U2 (AP)
AP - Bono said he feared his commitment to campaigning against poverty would force him out of his band, U2.
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New York Philharmonic Rings in New Year (AP)
 AP - This international New Year's feast involved 3,000 red roses, a few hundred feet of aircraft cable and a sublime human voice.
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Arlo Guthrie Becomes Hurricane Troubadour (AP)
 AP - Legendary folk singer Arlo Guthrie is becoming the troubadour of Hurricane Katrina.
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Rapper Trice Shot While Driving in Detroit (AP)
AP - Obie Trice, a protege of Eminem, was shot early Saturday while driving on a city highway, police said.
Town Relocates Johnny Cash's Train Depot (AP)
 AP - If Johnny Cash were still alive, he might write a song about the plight of the old train depot he bought more than 25 years ago.
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Tom Jones Receives Knighthood From Britain (AP)
 AP - What's new, Pussycat? It's Sir Tom Jones now. The big-voiced singer from Wales was among the new knights of the realm in the New Year list of honors announced Saturday. Jones, 65, joins a group of previous pop-rock knights including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Cliff Richard, Sir Mick Jagger, Sir Elton John and Sir George Martin, The Beatles producer.
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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.
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