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Utah Theater Cancels 'Brokeback Mountain' (AP)
 AP - A movie theater owned by Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller abruptly changed its screening plans and decided not to show the film "Brokeback Mountain." The film, an R-rated Western gay romance story, was supposed to open Friday at the Megaplex at Jordan Commons in Sandy, a suburb of Salt Lake City. Instead it was pulled from the schedule.
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'Hostel' Terrorizes Box Office Rivals (AP)
 AP - The weekend box office was sheer torture as the bloody "Hostel," a tale of buddies who stumble into a den of violent depravity, debuted at No. 1 with $20.1 million.
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Belafonte Calls Bush 'Greatest Terrorist' (AP)
 AP - The American singer and activist Harry Belafonte called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world" on Sunday and said millions of Americans support the socialist revolution of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.
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Many Ready to Spar With Bill O'Reilly (AP)
 AP - If Bill O'Reilly truly loves a good fight, then he's had quite a week. The Fox News Channel personality's confrontation with David Letterman Tuesday night made for some gripping television. The cranky "Late Show" host told his guest: "I have the feeling about 60 percent of what you say is crap."
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NBC, Chevy meshing gears for Olympics mini-movie (Reuters)
 Reuters - NBC and Olympic sponsor
Chevrolet have produced a "mini-movie" that will promote the
network's coverage of the upcoming Torino Winter Games while
integrating Chevy vehicles.
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Utah Theater Cancels 'Brokeback Mountain' (AP)
AP - A movie theater owned by Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller abruptly changed its screening plans and decided not to show the film "Brokeback Mountain." The film, an R-rated Western gay romance story, was supposed to open Friday at the Megaplex at Jordan Commons in Sandy, a suburb of Salt Lake City. Instead it was pulled from the schedule.
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Belafonte Calls Bush 'Greatest Terrorist' (AP)
AP - The American singer and activist Harry Belafonte called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world" on Sunday and said millions of Americans support the socialist revolution of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.
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NBC, Chevy meshing gears for Olympics mini-movie (Reuters)
Reuters - NBC and Olympic sponsor
Chevrolet have produced a "mini-movie" that will promote the
network's coverage of the upcoming Torino Winter Games while
integrating Chevy vehicles.
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Utah Theater Cancels 'Brokeback Mountain' (AP)
AP - A movie theater owned by Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller abruptly changed its screening plans and decided not to show the film "Brokeback Mountain." The film, an R-rated Western gay romance story, was supposed to open Friday at the Megaplex at Jordan Commons in Sandy, a suburb of Salt Lake City. Instead it was pulled from the schedule.
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'Phantom of the Opera' to set Broadway record (Reuters)
 Reuters - "The Phantom of the Opera" strikes yet
again.
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Utah Theater Cancels 'Brokeback Mountain' (AP)
AP - A movie theater owned by Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller abruptly changed its screening plans and decided not to show the film "Brokeback Mountain." The film, an R-rated Western gay romance story, was supposed to open Friday at the Megaplex at Jordan Commons in Sandy, a suburb of Salt Lake City. Instead it was pulled from the schedule.
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Stars head Sundance's Music Cafe menu (Reuters)
Reuters - Rufus Wainwright, Bruce
Hornsby, Michael Penn and Savage Garden alumnus Darren Hayes
will form part of the musical lineup at the Sundance Film
Festival in Park City, Utah (January 20-28).
'Hostel' Terrorizes Box Office Rivals (AP)
AP - The weekend box office was sheer torture as the bloody "Hostel," a tale of buddies who stumble into a den of violent depravity, debuted at No. 1 with $20.1 million.
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A "Hostel" Takeover at Box Office (E! Online)
E! Online - The lion and the ape couldn't make it out of the Hostel
alive.
GLAAD Mad at Shalit's "Brokeback" Breakdown (E! Online)
 E! Online - For the most part, the critics agree that Brokeback Mountain
is one of the year's most commendable films.
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Albert Brooks Pleased With UAE Premiere (AP)
 AP - Albert Brooks says he wasn't looking to bring world peace, he was doing just what his new film's title said: "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World."
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Horror film in "Hostel" takeover at box office (Reuters)
 Reuters - Nothing like a torture movie to
shake off festive spirits.
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Porn stars strut their stuff at awards (Reuters)
Reuters - Cameras whirred and fans pressed 10
deep against a velvet rope in Las Vegas to catch a glimpse of
their favorite stars sashaying into one of the first
entertainment awards shows of the year.
The top movies at the North American box office (Reuters)
Reuters - Following are the top 10 movies at
the North American box office, led by the newly released horror
film "Hostel," according to studio estimates collected on
Sunday by Reuters. Final data will be issued on Monday.
Paramount may sell DreamWorks library to Soros: WSJ (Reuters)
Reuters - Paramount Pictures may sell the film
library of DreamWorks to a private-equity fund headed by
legendary investor George Soros to help finance its acquisition
of that movie studio, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Belafonte Calls Bush 'Greatest Terrorist' (AP)
AP - The American singer and activist Harry Belafonte called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world" on Sunday and said millions of Americans support the socialist revolution of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.
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Stars head Sundance's Music Cafe menu (Reuters)
Reuters - Rufus Wainwright, Bruce
Hornsby, Michael Penn and Savage Garden alumnus Darren Hayes
will form part of the musical lineup at the Sundance Film
Festival in Park City, Utah (January 20-28).
Billy Joel's still got a way about him (Reuters)
Reuters - Conceding
that 1990s MTV probably wouldn't have much use for a paunchy,
middle-aged tunesmith, Billy Joel wisely capped a sturdy
20-year chart run by announcing more than a decade ago that he
was done with hit-radio, record-label politics -- and big
tours.
Nice Day for a Pink Wedding (E! Online)
 E! Online - The pop-punk princess took the marital plunge Saturday, swapping vows
with her fiancé, the motocross-racing, Surreal Life-starring
Carey Hart, at a seaside, sunset ceremony in Costa Rica
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'Ethiopian Idols' Offers Hope Amid Poverty (AP)
 AP - "Ethiopian Idols" is a far cry from the glamour and glitz of its U.S. and British inspirations.
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Service Held After Chicago Church Fire (AP)
 AP - The majestic vaulted ceilings, amazing acoustics and ornamental designs are gone. But the voices that once filled the sanctuary at the 115-year-old Pilgrim Baptist Church sang out Sunday, pledging to rebuild after fire destroyed the birthplace of gospel music.
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No Bids for Love Home at Foreclosure Sale (AP)
 AP - Courtney Love lost the historic bungalow she bought in the late 1990s to a Los Angeles mortgage company after a foreclosure auction generated no bids.
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Probe into authenticity of Mozart skull inconclusive (Reuters)
Reuters - Forensic scientists were unable to say
if a skull kept in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's home town of
Salzburg is indeed that of the composer born 250 years ago,
Austrian television said on Sunday.
Mystery of 'Mozart's Skull' Still Unsolved (AP)
 AP - It's a Mozart mystery as haunting as his "Requiem" — and apparently it won't be solved any time soon.
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Hollywood ending near for Australian singer Sia (Reuters)
Reuters - Just a few months ago, Australian
singer/songwriter Sia feared her second full-length album would
never see an official U.S. release.
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