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'Jaws' Author Peter Benchley Dies at 65 (AP)
 AP - Peter Benchley, whose novel "Jaws" made millions think twice about stepping into the water even as the author himself became an advocate for the conservation of sharks, has died at age 65, his widow said Sunday.
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Kwan Says Thanks, but No, to NBC's Offer (AP)
 AP - Faced with the loss of its biggest Winter Olympics star only two days into the Turin Games, NBC tried to keep Michelle Kwan — in the broadcast booth.
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'Pink Panther' Claws to Top of Box Office (AP)
 AP - Inspector Clouseau bumbled his way to the top of the box office as Steve Martin's "The Pink Panther" debuted with $21.7 million to lead a rush of new releases.
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Redford: Sundance a Bit Too Intense (AP)
 AP - The Sundance Film Festival is too intense for Robert Redford, who says he wasn't around for all of it this year.
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'Gilmore Girls' Feud Upset More Than Fans (AP)
 AP - This season's "Gilmore Girls" story line where the normally tight mother-and-daughter team of Lorelai and Rory feuded and gave each other the silent treatment caused some sharp arguments among the show's rabid fans.
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'Jaws' Author Peter Benchley Dies at 65 (AP)
AP - Peter Benchley, whose novel "Jaws" made millions think twice about stepping into the water even as the author himself became an advocate for the conservation of sharks, has died at age 65, his widow said Sunday.
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Bill Graham's rock archives stream online (Reuters)
Reuters - Some of rock's most intriguing
content is now in cyberspace via Wolfgang's Vault. The
memorabilia seller offers treasures from the stash of promoter
Bill Graham, programmer of San Francisco's legendary Fillmore,
who died in 1991.
Ulrich signs on for CBS' 'Jericho' (Reuters)
Reuters - Skeet Ulrich has been
tapped to star in the nuclear-apocalypse drama pilot "Jericho"
for CBS.
French comedy is no joke at overseas box office (Reuters)
Reuters - In the absence of any
significant new rollouts internationally during the weekend,
Steven Spielberg's "Munich," playing in 49 markets, found
itself displaced from its No. 1 box-office spot by "Les bronzes
3: Amis pour la vie," a French-produced comedy that Warner
Bros. is distributing in France.
Potential comedy untapped in Grodin's 'People' (Reuters)
Reuters - Anyone who has ever tried
to buy a co-op apartment and been scrutinized by a high-handed
board will probably find something to smirk about in Charles
Grodin's new comedy, "The Right Kind of People," now receiving
its New York premiere.
'Jaws' Author Peter Benchley Dies at 65 (AP)
AP - Peter Benchley, whose novel "Jaws" made millions think twice about stepping into the water even as the author himself became an advocate for the conservation of sharks, has died at age 65, his widow said Sunday.
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French comedy is no joke at overseas box office (Reuters)
Reuters - In the absence of any
significant new rollouts internationally during the weekend,
Steven Spielberg's "Munich," playing in 49 markets, found
itself displaced from its No. 1 box-office spot by "Les bronzes
3: Amis pour la vie," a French-produced comedy that Warner
Bros. is distributing in France.
"Jaws" author Peter Benchley dead at 65 (Reuters)
 Reuters - Peter Benchley, author of the
bestseller "Jaws" that was the basis for the blockbuster movie
that terrified beachgoers and kept many out of the water for
years, died at his home at age 65, his family said on Sunday.
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Germany terrorists subject of Eichinger's next pic (Reuters)
Reuters - German uber-producer Bernd
Eichinger, who broke taboos with his Oscar-nominated,
Hitler-themed drama "Downfall" and has divided audiences and
critics alike at the Berlin International Film Festival with
his competition entry "The Elementary Particles," is taking on
the explosive topic of homegrown terrorism.
Rocker Manson offers glimpse of film-in-progress (Reuters)
Reuters - Shock rocker Marilyn Manson
paid a visit to the Berlin International Film Festival on
Sunday to drum up interest for his directorial debut, a
surreal-horrific look at the life of English writer Charles
Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his "Alice in Wonderland"
pseudonym Lewis Carroll.
Hard-to-like characters take viewers 'Slumming' (Reuters)
Reuters - "Slumming" has odd moments of
wry, dark humor. Ultimately though, darkness overshadows humor,
the film's characters so overbearing or misanthropic that they
destroy any enjoyment of its quirky nature.
New Montreal FilmFest pulls October event (Reuters)
Reuters - The embattled New Montreal
FilmFest has called off merger talks with the rival Festival du
Nouveau Cinema and said it will not stage a second installment
of the government-sponsored fest in October.
'Prairie' turns radio into winning cinema (Reuters)
Reuters - Not since Woody Allen's
"Radio Days" has anyone created such a cinematic Valentine to
the wonderfully imaginative medium of radio as "A Prairie Home
Companion."
'Line' draws art direction nod (Reuters)
Reuters - "Walk the Line" won for
production design on a contemporary film and "Memoirs of a
Geisha" took the prize for period or fantasy film as the Art
Directors Guild celebrated its 10th annual awards Saturday.
"Pink Panther" Pounces (E! Online)
 E! Online - In a weekend where most of the country was blanketed in white, the
box office was in the pink.
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Bill Graham's rock archives stream online (Reuters)
Reuters - Some of rock's most intriguing
content is now in cyberspace via Wolfgang's Vault. The
memorabilia seller offers treasures from the stash of promoter
Bill Graham, programmer of San Francisco's legendary Fillmore,
who died in 1991.
Rocker Manson offers glimpse of film-in-progress (Reuters)
Reuters - Shock rocker Marilyn Manson
paid a visit to the Berlin International Film Festival on
Sunday to drum up interest for his directorial debut, a
surreal-horrific look at the life of English writer Charles
Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his "Alice in Wonderland"
pseudonym Lewis Carroll.
Communities at Odds Over Haggard Honors (AP)
 AP - A dispute is brewing over which of two central California communities should be the first to honor country music legend Merle Haggard.
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Stones roll into Rio for huge Copacabana beach gig (Reuters)
 Reuters - Roll over, bossa nova. The
Rolling Stones are taking over Rio de Janeiro's famed
Copacabana Beach next Saturday for what promises to be a
historic rock'n'roll extravaganza.
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Country artist Alan Jackson takes gospel turn (Reuters)
Reuters - What was originally intended as a
Christmas gift for his mother will soon become a treat for all
of Alan Jackson's fans.
Piazza Offers Medals Ceremonies, Concerts (AP)
 AP - There's a hole in the middle of every medal at these Winter Olympics for a reason: to honor the open piazzas. So it only makes sense that the city square at the heart of Turin is already THE place to be at these games.
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'3 Doors Down' Singer Recovers From Wreck (AP)
 AP - The lead singer of 3 Doors Down is recovering at home from injuries sustained in a one-car accident on a rain-soaked Mississippi road earlier this month.
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Norah Jones and Co. express love of country (Reuters)
 Reuters - When you have snared a trophy
case full of Grammy Awards in one sitting, including ones for
album of the year and best new artist, it is a little hard to
fly under the radar.
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Turin Throws Big Party to Start Olympics (AP)
 AP - TURIN, Italy — Mix in some song, dance and a squealing Ferrari, and cap it off with some opera. That's amore — for the Turin Olympics.
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Gelb Era at Met to Open With 'Butterfly' (AP)
 AP - The new impresario taking over the Metropolitan Opera is wasting no time putting a more cutting edge on the company — scrapping plans for a "three tenors" gala to open next season by substituting a controversial production of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" directed by Oscar winner Anthony Minghella.
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