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Actor Chris Penn Found Dead at Residence (AP)
 AP - Actor Chris Penn, brother of Sean Penn, was found dead Tuesday at his condominium near the beach in Santa Monica, police said.
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NBC Drops 'Book of Daniel' From Schedule (AP)
 AP - The last chapter of the controversial religious drama "The Book of Daniel" has been written at NBC. Although the network stopped short of saying the low-rated show was canceled, a spokeswoman said Tuesday it has been dropped from the schedule.
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West Poses As Jesus for Rolling Stone (AP)
 AP - Kanye West, with a crown of thorns atop his head, poses as Jesus Christ on the cover of the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone. The outspoken rapper defends his brash attitude inside the magazine's pages, on newsstands Friday. He is also pictured posing as Muhammad Ali.
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Ky. Gov. Refuses Pamela Anderson's Request (AP)
 AP - With a bust in the balance, Kentucky's governor is siding with Colonel Sanders over Pamela Anderson. Gov. Ernie Fletcher wrote the "Stacked" actress to say a bust of the KFC founder will stay in the Kentucky Capitol, despite Anderson's claim that Sanders is a symbol of cruelty to chickens.
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"Code" Cracks Cannes (E! Online)
 E! Online - Ron Howard's celluloid adaptation of Dan Brown's publishing phenomenon,
The Da Vinci Code, will kick off the 59th Cannes Film Festival,
organizers have announced.
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Actor Chris Penn Found Dead at Residence (AP)
AP - Actor Chris Penn, brother of Sean Penn, was found dead Tuesday at his condominium near the beach in Santa Monica, police said.
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Singer Brandy playing games with video firm (Reuters)
Reuters - Brandy Norwood, the
actress and musician best known solely by her first name, is
extending her talents into the video game world.
Studios, agencies optimistic about new network (Reuters)
Reuters - Tuesday's surprising
announcement of the shutdown of UPN and WB Network and the
launch of a new channel that will feature the best programming
from each comes at the height of the development season, when
networks are ordering pilots for fall consideration.
Singer Brandy playing games with video firm (Reuters)
Reuters - Brandy Norwood, the
actress and musician best known solely by her first name, is
extending her talents into the video game world.
Puccini's 'Butterfly' soars to great heights (Reuters)
Reuters - Someone once said that
the term "avant-garde" meant art so advanced you can't
understand it, like a chic perfume without a scent. Robert
Wilson, the enfant terrible of theater design, has been running
ahead of the pack for so long now that he is beginning to lap
himself.
Actor Chris Penn Found Dead at Residence (AP)
AP - Actor Chris Penn, brother of Sean Penn, was found dead Tuesday at his condominium near the beach in Santa Monica, police said.
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'Night Listener' a skin-crawling experience (Reuters)
Reuters - "The Night
Listener," based on Armistead Maupin's novel, plays like an
Alfred Hitchcock thriller but is nevertheless a movie of ideas.
Dirty bomb saga explodes at Sundance (Reuters)
Reuters - "Right at Your Door"
takes a viewer on a harrowing, distinctly uncomfortable
journey. Its subject plays on everyone's fears in the
post-September 11 world: the detonation of dirty bombs in a
major U.S. city.
'Bettie Page' biopic disappoints (Reuters)
Reuters - The infamous 1950s pinup
sensation is given the potentially intriguing big-screen
treatment in "The Notorious Bettie Page," but while Gretchen
Mol delivers a delightfully exuberant lead performance, the
film itself seldom goes beyond skin deep.
Documentary casts Kushner in flattering light (Reuters)
Reuters - Tony Kushner, the
author of "Angels in America," a wake-up call in the Age of
AIDS, and more recently the screenplay for "Munich," is the
loquacious, immensely articulate, witty subject of an adulatory
documentary that could well have been titled "Ode to Kushner."
Gay film group in 'Itty Bitty' feature debut (Reuters)
Reuters - Gay film group Power Up
will produce its first feature film, the feminist comedy "The
Itty Bitty Titty Committee."
It's 'Deja Vu' all over again for Goldberg (Reuters)
Reuters - Adam Goldberg will join
Denzel Washington and Jim Caviezel in director Tony Scott's
"Deja Vu," which starts shooting next month in New Orleans.
Singer Brandy playing games with video firm (Reuters)
Reuters - Brandy Norwood, the
actress and musician best known solely by her first name, is
extending her talents into the video game world.
Gay group cites 'Brokeback,' 'Capote' for awards (Reuters)
Reuters - "Brokeback Mountain,"
"Capote," "The Family Stone," "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" and "Rent"
will all compete for top wide-release feature during the 17th
annual GLAAD Media Awards.
Sony Computer grants movie rights to 'Siren' game (Reuters)
 Reuters - Sony Computer Entertainment, the game
unit of Sony Corp., said on Wednesday it granted movie rights
to its Playstation 2 horror game "Siren" to Ghost House
Pictures.
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Singer Brandy playing games with video firm (Reuters)
Reuters - Brandy Norwood, the
actress and musician best known solely by her first name, is
extending her talents into the video game world.
`Tristan Und Isolde' Heads to NYC Armory (AP)
 AP - Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" is heading to an unusual venue — Manhattan's Seventh Regiment Armory on Park Avenue.
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West Poses As Jesus for Rolling Stone (AP)
AP - Kanye West, with a crown of thorns atop his head, poses as Jesus Christ on the cover of the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone. The outspoken rapper defends his brash attitude inside the magazine's pages, on newsstands Friday. He is also pictured posing as Muhammad Ali.
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Rapper Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter (AP)
 AP - Baby-faced rapper Cassidy was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault Tuesday in what prosecutors called the planned ambush of a man who had argued with the musician's friends.
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Brash rapper West on Rolling Stone cover as Jesus (Reuters)
 Reuters - Rapper Kanye West, unafraid to speak
out over personal slights and more serious charges of political
persecution, wears a crown of thorns as he poses as Jesus
Christ on the cover of the next issue of Rolling Stone.
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Kevin Federline Tries His Hand at Rapping (AP)
 AP - The rap debut of Kevin Federline — known as K-Fed to some but to most as Mr. Britney Spears — features only a snippet of his lyrical prowess. Given the response to it, even less might have been better.
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Labor Dispute at S.F. Symphony Threatens Tour (AP)
AP - A labor dispute at the San Francisco Symphony threatens to derail a planned tour of China next month if both sides cannot agree on a new contract.
'American Idol' Develops a Mean Streak (AP)
 AP - Considering it's the biggest kid on the block, "American Idol" is becoming quite the bully.
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Bartoli Replaces Fleming in Mozart Concert (AP)
AP - Cecilia Bartoli is replacing Renee Fleming in Friday's internationally broadcast concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth.
Report: Rap Stars Jay-Z and Nas Reconcile (AP)
AP - Former rap rivals Jay-Z and Nas are now unlikely business partners.
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