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U2 Upstages Carey With Five Grammy Awards (AP)
 AP - The Grammys finally showed Mariah Carey a little love — with an emphasis on "little." Though Carey, 2005's biggest pop success, had a leading eight nominations and the chance to make history with the most Grammys won by a woman in a single night, she went home with just three trophies Wednesday.
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Hatcher Wows Grammy Crowd With Sheer Gown (AP)
 AP - Forget the Grammys, Alicia Keys and Teri Hatcher vied for the sexiest dress award Wednesday night.
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Reclusive Sly Stone Surprises Grammys (AP)
 AP - Sly Stone, the J.D. Salinger of funk, was drawn out of seclusion by a Grammys tribute.
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Lam, Kors and Som Present Their Collections (AP)
 AP - Trends can be interpreted in different ways. Bows have been big at New York Fashion Week, which continues fall previews through Friday, but one designer puts it around the neck, another on the waist.
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Willie Nelson Introduces Alternative Fuel (AP)
 AP - Country singer Willie Nelson introduced California to "BioWillie," his brand of clean-burning fuel made from soybeans.
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"Shrek 2" veteran takes on four-season fantasy (Reuters)
Reuters - "Shrek 2" co-director
Kelly Asbury has written and is set to shoot a live-action
version of Clive Barker's "The Thief of Always."
U2 Upstages Carey With Five Grammy Awards (AP)
AP - The Grammys finally showed Mariah Carey a little love — with an emphasis on "little." Though Carey, 2005's biggest pop success, had a leading eight nominations and the chance to make history with the most Grammys won by a woman in a single night, she went home with just three trophies Wednesday.
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U2 Upstages Carey With Five Grammy Awards (AP)
AP - The Grammys finally showed Mariah Carey a little love — with an emphasis on "little." Though Carey, 2005's biggest pop success, had a leading eight nominations and the chance to make history with the most Grammys won by a woman in a single night, she went home with just three trophies Wednesday.
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Biondi discusses Time Warner breakup plan (Reuters)
 Reuters - After making his first
public remarks this week since joining Carl Icahn's proxy fight
to restructure Time Warner, Frank Biondi Jr., former CEO of
Viacom and Universal Studios, spoke Wednesday with Hollywood
Reporter contributing editor Diane Mermigas about the rationale
behind the drive to split Time Warner into four companies.
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Sarah Jones solos on Broadway in "Bridge & Tunnel" (Reuters)
Reuters - Sarah Jones' one-person
play, previously presented to rave reviews and sold-out houses
at the Culture Project, makes a smooth transition to one of
Broadway's most intimate houses.
"Shrek 2" veteran takes on four-season fantasy (Reuters)
Reuters - "Shrek 2" co-director
Kelly Asbury has written and is set to shoot a live-action
version of Clive Barker's "The Thief of Always."
Body count rises in "Final Destination 3" (Reuters)
Reuters - The plot's pretty lame,
the dialogue is downright hokey, and the characters are a bore,
but somehow "Final Destination 3" (an oxymoron if there ever
was one) still delivers a certain degree of over-the-top
amusement.
"House of Sand" sifts through passage of time (Reuters)
Reuters - Inspired by "Women
of the Dunes," perhaps the most famous film about the ravages
of the desert, and a newspaper photograph of a house buried in
sand, "House of Sand" is an intriguing meditation on aging, the
impermanence of time and man's place in nature.
London film critics go for "Brokeback Mountain" (Reuters)
 Reuters - Ang Lee's "Brokeback
Mountain" rode off Wednesday with a brace of awards from the
London Film Critics' Circle, picking up honors for film of the
year and director of the year.
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Director Del Toro takes gander at "Carnival Row" (Reuters)
Reuters - Filmmaker Guillermo del
Toro is in negotiations to develop and direct "Killing on
Carnival Row," a dark fantasy for New Line Cinema.
Colombian Oscar nominee Moreno heats of 'State' (Reuters)
 Reuters - Colombian-born actress
Catalina Sandino Moreno, who sprang from obscurity last year to
land an Oscar nomination in "Maria Full of Grace," has signed
on to star with formerly homeless actor Mark Webber in the
upcoming indie drama, "The Hottest State."
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Sandler, James head to altar in pretend-gay comedy (Reuters)
 Reuters - Adam Sandler and Kevin
James are in negotiations to play firefighters who pretend to
be a gay couple in an upcoming film comedy "I Now Pronounce You
Chuck and Larry,"
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Berlin film fest spotlights 'Night Listener' (Reuters)
Reuters - Patrick Stettner's "The Night
Listener," which debuted at Sundance, will get a special
screening at the Berlin International Film Festival, organizers
announced on Wednesday.
"Corpse Bride" rises to top of DVD sales (Reuters)
 Reuters - "Corpse Bride" was
anything but a stiff in the home video arena, as the Tim
Burton-directed fantasy topped the preliminary national DVD
sales chart for the week ending February 5.
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Studios seek Oscar bounce for DVD releases (Reuters)
 Reuters - No sooner were the
Academy Award nominations announced last week than the studios
began slotting nominees for DVD release, in the hopes that an
Oscar win March 5 would translate to higher sales.
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U2 Upstages Carey With Five Grammy Awards (AP)
AP - The Grammys finally showed Mariah Carey a little love — with an emphasis on "little." Though Carey, 2005's biggest pop success, had a leading eight nominations and the chance to make history with the most Grammys won by a woman in a single night, she went home with just three trophies Wednesday.
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Quotes From the 48th Annual Grammy Awards (AP)
 AP - Quotes from the 48th Annual Grammy Awards:
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Vignettes From the Grammy Awards (AP)
 AP - Grammy night belonged to U2, but Bono and the boys recalled that hasn't always been the case.
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Mudslide Hits Singer Wanda Vaughn's Home (AP)
AP - Singer Wanda Vaughn of The Emotions was forced to dash out of her home after a torrent of mud crashed down a hill and poured into her kitchen and living room, authorities said.
LL Cool J digs deep with tireless energy (Reuters)
 Reuters - To the strains of
"Phenomenon," LL Cool J entered the packed-to-the-rafters House
of Blues on Tuesday night for what seemed like the umpteenth
time.
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Yellowcard throws party with "Lights and Sounds" (Reuters)
Reuters - The lads in Yellowcard
want it both ways, which is to say they want it all.
Rock guitarists play heavy-handed Les Paul tribute (Reuters)
Reuters - "Les Is More" screams a
headline in guitar legend Les Paul's press kit. Paul is
certainly more than a novice would have comprehended based on
Tuesday night's tribute concert.
Willie Nelson Introduces Alternative Fuel (AP)
AP - Country singer Willie Nelson introduced California to "BioWillie," his brand of clean-burning fuel made from soybeans.
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U2 dominate Grammys, Mariah overshadowed (Reuters)
 Reuters - Irish rockers U2 took time out from
saving the world to bask in Grammy glory on Wednesday, but pop
star Mariah Carey suffered a disappointing coda to her big
comeback year.
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NY Philharmonic Aiming for Bigger Audience (AP)
 AP - The New York Philharmonic will step beyond its classical foundation next season — with programs of music ranging from Broadway and jazz to Hollywood film soundtracks aimed at a bigger audience.
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