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DeGeneres, Garner Win People's Awards (AP)
 AP - The force was with "Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith," which was named favorite movie and favorite movie drama at Tuesday night's 32nd annual People's Choice Awards. Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and TV star Jennifer Garner also won multiple awards.
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Web Site Offering Farrell Sex Tape Closed (AP)
 AP - An Internet site that purported to be selling access to actor Colin Farrell's explicit sex tape was shut down Tuesday for violating a court order blocking release of the 15-minute video, the actor's publicist said.
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Britney Spears Tops 'Worst Dressed' List (AP)
 AP - Britney Spears topped Mr. Blackwell's 46th annual "Worst Dressed" list for wearing clothes that he said made her look like an "over-the-hill Lolita."
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Lohan 'Appalled' by Vanity Fair Article (AP)
 AP - Lindsay Lohan is "appalled" by the Vanity Fair article released last week in which she confessed to dabbling in drugs and battling bulimia.
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Smoking Gun casts doubt on Frey's 'Pieces' (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - A popular investigative website and author James Frey are in a dust-up over the authenticity of Frey's best-selling memoir, A Million Little Pieces.
Mike Nichols, Tom Hanks making 'War' plans (Reuters)
Reuters - Mike Nichols is in
discussions to direct Tom Hanks in "Charlie Wilson's War," a
CIA drama based on a book by a former "60 Minutes" producer.
Pearl Jam goes through the camera eye (Reuters)
Reuters - In tandem with fellow Seattle
photographer Charles Peterson, Lance Mercer in 1998 issued the
first Pearl Jam photo book, "Place/Date."
E! swings 'Vine' online (Reuters)
Reuters - E! Networks is launching
a broadband channel that will deliver streaming video and
original content exclusively for the Web, the channel said
Tuesday at the Television Critics Assn. winter press tour in
Pasadena.
Literary brouhaha reaches Hollywood (Reuters)
Reuters - Hollywood has always
been a town that embraces self-invented personalities.
Pulitzer winner's "Beauty" is beastly (Reuters)
Reuters - It never bodes well when
dad and daughter are attracted to the same young man. But such
is the hothouse nature of "Beauty of the Father," the new play
from Nilo Cruz, author of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning
Broadway triumph, "Anna in the Tropics."
Mike Nichols, Tom Hanks making 'War' plans (Reuters)
Reuters - Mike Nichols is in
discussions to direct Tom Hanks in "Charlie Wilson's War," a
CIA drama based on a book by a former "60 Minutes" producer.
Literary brouhaha reaches Hollywood (Reuters)
Reuters - Hollywood has always
been a town that embraces self-invented personalities.
Seven films in Oscar's makeup chair (Reuters)
 Reuters - Seven films, including
"Cinderella Man" and "A History of Violence," have made the
shortlist for the makeup category at the Academy Awards.
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"Star Wars" gets revenge at People's Choice (Reuters)
 Reuters - Epic space adventure "Star Wars:
Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" won best overall film and
best drama honors on Tuesday at the People's Choice Awards, a
widely watched measure of movie, television and star appeal.
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Web Site Offering Farrell Sex Tape Closed (AP)
AP - An Internet site that purported to be selling access to actor Colin Farrell's explicit sex tape was shut down Tuesday for violating a court order blocking release of the 15-minute video, the actor's publicist said.
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Edgy 'Karla' gets Canadian release dates (Reuters)
Reuters - The controversial American
film "Karla," which stars Laura Prepon as one of Canada's most
notorious killers, is set for a January 20 release north of the
border, its distributor said Tuesday.
Ribisi, Dourdan are perfect for 'Stranger' (Reuters)
Reuters - Giovanni Ribisi and
"CSI" star Gary Dourdan are joining the cast of the
psychological thriller "Perfect Stranger." Halle Berry and
Bruce Willis already have signed on to star.
Racial drama 'Crash' leads Image Award nominations (Reuters)
 Reuters - Racial drama "Crash," already
shaping up as a major contender for the Oscars, led the films
nominated on Tuesday by the nation's largest civil rights
group, the NAACP, for its annual Image Awards.
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The Critics' Chosen: "Brokeback," Reese, Philip (E! Online)
 E! Online - Brokeback Mountain continued to break down the competition
Monday night at the Critics' Choice Awards.
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New York City sued over right to film in public (Reuters)
Reuters - An award-winning Indian
documentary-maker sued New York City on Tuesday because police
ordered him to stop filming in public in 2005 and held him for
four hours, apparently suspecting he was plotting an attack.
Pearl Jam goes through the camera eye (Reuters)
Reuters - In tandem with fellow Seattle
photographer Charles Peterson, Lance Mercer in 1998 issued the
first Pearl Jam photo book, "Place/Date."
San Francisco Opera Appoints Gasbarra (AP)
AP - The San Francisco Opera announced Tuesday the appointment of Shane Gasbarra as its new director of artistic and music administration.
Isley Brothers craft "Baby Makin' Music" (Reuters)
Reuters - R&B icons the Isley Brothers will
release a new album, "Baby Makin' Music," on March 7, although
singer Ronald Isley could be celebrating its arrival from
behind bars.
New Yeah Yeah Yeahs CD due in late March (Reuters)
Reuters - New York rock trio the Yeah Yeah
Yeahs will return on March 28 with their second Interscope
album, "Show Your Bones," according to a label spokesperson.
U2 to return to Hawaii for first time since '85 (Reuters)
 Reuters - U2 has begun adding dates to the
2006 edition of its box-office busting Vertigo tour, including
an April 8 show at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, the group's first
appearance in Hawaii since 1985. Also new to the itinerary is a
February 28 show in Santiago, Chile.
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Grammys Get Around to Honoring Bowie, Cream (E! Online)
 E! Online - It's official: David Bowie has entered his golden years.
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Bowie, Johnson to Receive Grammy Honors (AP)
AP - David Bowie, blues pioneer Robert Johnson and late comedian Richard Pryor are among the recording artists who will receive lifetime achievement honors during next month's Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy said Tuesday.
Beanie Avoids Jail (E! Online)
 E! Online - Beanie Sigel won't be going back behind bars anytime soon, despite
his gangsta ways.
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Lohan Says She's 'Appalled' by Vanity Fair (AP)
AP - Lindsay Lohan is "appalled" by the Vanity Fair article released last week in which she confessed to dabbling in drugs and battling bulimia.
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NAACP Image Awards Announces Nominations (AP)
 AP - Kanye West, Alicia Keys and Mariah Carey earned four nominations each for the NAACP Image Awards, including best song and album, while Terrence Howard had two acting nominations for the films "Hustle & Flow" and "Crash."
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