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Gandolfini Says 'Sopranos' a Life Lesson (AP)
 AP - Tony Soprano can be tough on James Gandolfini, too. "It's a dark, dark world and you're in it a lot," the star of "The Sopranos" said of his career-defining character. "However, if you're in a dark world, I can't think of any other to be in. There are a lot of pluses. It just takes a heavy toll sometimes."
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Gwyneth Paltrow Confirms She's Pregnant (AP)
 AP - After months of rumors about a pregnancy, Gwyneth Paltrow has confirmed she's expecting her second child with Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin.
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Country Singer Tim McGraw Eyes Politics (AP)
 AP - Country singer Tim McGraw says he wants to run for office someday in his adopted home state of Tennessee — perhaps for governor or U.S. senator — and he's getting encouragement from a fellow Democrat, former President Clinton.
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Minogue Still Treated for Breast Cancer (AP)
 AP - Kylie Minogue is still being treated for breast cancer, but the disease has not recurred since surgery last year, the Australian pop star's publicist said in a statement Friday.
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Backstory: Movie manners - an endangered species (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - There was a time, I think it was back in the Paleozoic era, when it was possible to go to a movie theater and hear more noise coming from the screen than from the audience. It was possible, once upon a time, to be lulled by the gentle snoring of one's seatmate. Today that same seat filler is likely to be bleating into a cell phone, or text-messaging a friend, who is probably also in a movie theater.
News Agencies Won't Pay for Award Photos (AP)
AP - Four news services, including The Associated Press, are refusing to pay a $1,200 fee imposed by NBC for photographs taken by the network inside the ballroom during the Golden Globe Awards.
Remembering Lou Rawls (E! Online)
 E! Online - An
A-list of mourners, from Stevie Wonder to Joan Baez to Little Richard,
descended upon a Los Angeles chapel Friday for a soul music-filled,
two-hour-plus funeral/celebration of Lou Rawls, who died Jan. 6 of lung
cancer.
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No encore for 'The Sopranos' (Reuters)
 Reuters - For anyone who hopes HBO's mob
drama, "The Sopranos," might return after its upcoming season,
series creator and executive producer David Chase has one word
-- fuggetaboutit.
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Gay, lesbian acts find Sony label home (Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Music and Wilderness Media and
Entertainment are launching what appears to be the first record
company with major-label backing to focus on gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender artists.
Sunset Strip scene hits the boards (Reuters)
Reuters - Hair bands headed for Broadway? Not
just yet, but "Rock of Ages," a new musical set around the
glory days of the mid- to late-'80s Sunset Strip club scene, is
opening January 28 for a four-week run at Hollywood's Vanguard
Theater, with an eye toward a move to Las Vegas.
News Agencies Won't Pay for Award Photos (AP)
AP - Four news services, including The Associated Press, are refusing to pay a $1,200 fee imposed by NBC for photographs taken by the network inside the ballroom during the Golden Globe Awards.
'Mother of Mine' delivers vivid child's view of WWII (Reuters)
Reuters - Finland's
evacuation of more than 70,000 children to Sweden, Denmark and
Norway during World War II, the world's largest such
undertaking, receives affecting treatment in "Mother of Mine,"
the official Finnish submission to the Academy Awards.
Copeland releases debut documentary (Reuters)
Reuters - Add "filmmaker" to drummer
Stewart Copeland's list of credits. His documentary, "Everyone
Stares: The Police Inside Out," will debut January 22 at the
Sundance Film Festival.
'Glory Road' tells of civil rights and basketball (Reuters)
 Reuters - A new movie that opened on Friday
pays tribute to a band of reluctant heroes -- the college coach
and team that created a sea change in American perceptions of
the ability of black basketball players.
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Golden Globes may make a star of 'Brokeback' (Reuters)
 Reuters - "Brokeback Mountain," once
ridiculed as "the gay cowboy movie" but now the front-runner in
Hollywood's Oscar race, gets its first major awards show test
on Monday night -- in prime time with millions watching.
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Gwyneth Paltrow Says She's Pregnant (AP)
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — The syndicated television entertainment show "The Insider" is reporting that actress Gwyneth Paltrow is pregnant with her second child with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Visit Haiti (AP)
 AP - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt brought a rare dose of Hollywood glamour to this beleaguered Caribbean nation during a visit Friday.
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Broadway can be a gamble for Hollywood's hot stars (Reuters)
 Reuters - When Hollywood stars step off the
silver screen to tread the boards of Broadway, they often play
to full houses of adoring fans -- and dubious critics.
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Review: 'Tristan & Isolde' (AP)
AP - Great, now Hollywood's handing out homework. "Tristan & Isolde" may not be quite as tedious as a weekend assignment to read the works of Alfred Lord Tennyson or Thomas Malory, but it's close.
Review: 'Last Holiday' (AP)
 AP - Queen Latifah stars in "Last Holiday" as a meek woman who comes into her own only when she learns she has three weeks to live.
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Remembering Lou Rawls (E! Online)
E! Online - An
A-list of mourners, from Stevie Wonder to Joan Baez to Little Richard,
descended upon a Los Angeles chapel Friday for a soul music-filled,
two-hour-plus funeral/celebration of Lou Rawls, who died Jan. 6 of lung
cancer.
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Axl Guns for Car Dealership (E! Online)
 E! Online - Axl Rose has an axe to grind over some missing wheels.
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Black Eyed Peas leader launches label (Reuters)
 Reuters - The most obvious question to ask Black
Eyed Peas leader will.i.am about starting his own label is,
what took him so long?
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Country artist Ingram courts the mainstream (Reuters)
Reuters - A longtime veteran of the Texas and
Nashville country music scenes, Jack Ingram feels like he is
finally getting a real shot at mainstream success thanks to his
latest album, "Live -- Wherever You Are."
Copeland releases debut documentary (Reuters)
Reuters - Add "filmmaker" to drummer
Stewart Copeland's list of credits. His documentary, "Everyone
Stares: The Police Inside Out," will debut January 22 at the
Sundance Film Festival.
Russell Crowe and band busy on home turf (Reuters)
 Reuters - After spending two months in
Australian clubs fronting his new band, the Ordinary Fear of
God, Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe will face a much
larger audience on January 25.
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Album sales rally quietly (Reuters)
Reuters - If a pitcher has not allowed any
runners beyond the third inning of a baseball game,
superstition holds that neither his teammates nor coaches are
to mention the feat that is in progress, lest that perfect game
be jinxed.
Gay, lesbian acts find Sony label home (Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Music and Wilderness Media and
Entertainment are launching what appears to be the first record
company with major-label backing to focus on gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender artists.
Country star Brooks set to host radio show (Reuters)
Reuters - While he acknowledges that his
first and foremost job is that of "hillbilly singer," Kix
Brooks of superstar country duo Brooks & Dunn is wading into
unfamiliar waters this month with his new job as host of ABC
Radio Networks' venerable syndicated show "American Country
Countdown."
Sunset Strip scene hits the boards (Reuters)
Reuters - Hair bands headed for Broadway? Not
just yet, but "Rock of Ages," a new musical set around the
glory days of the mid- to late-'80s Sunset Strip club scene, is
opening January 28 for a four-week run at Hollywood's Vanguard
Theater, with an eye toward a move to Las Vegas.
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