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Morgan Freeman to Get Spencer Tracy Award
(AP)
 AP - Morgan Freeman will be honored with UCLA's Spencer Tracy Award, which recognizes outstanding screen performances and professional achievement.
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Trump, Stewart Face Off in War of Words
(AP)
 AP - The bleat goes on in the rekindled Donald Trump-Martha Stewart battle. The two pop-culture icons spent much of Tuesday in a back and forth tempest over "The Apprentice."
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Angry Bond Fans Threaten to Boycott Film
(AP)
 AP - They're shaken, stirred and just plain angry. And several months late with their response. A group of James Bond fans have launched a Web site, http://www.craignotbond.com, to protest British actor Daniel Craig replacing Pierce Brosnan in the 007 film franchise, and boycott the upcoming Bond movie "Casino Royale."
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Lohan Doesn't Want to Be Called Teen Queen
(AP)
 AP - Lindsay Lohan doesn't want to be called a Teen Queen. In an interview in the March issue of Allure magazine, now on newsstands, the 19-year-old says she wants to be considered a serious actress — and rejects her youthful, party-girl image.
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Emmy Officials Revamp Awards Rules
(AP)
 AP - Emmy officials are revamping their awards rules for the second time in two years, trying to give newcomers a better chance against the long-running series and familiar stars that can monopolize the annual TV awards show.
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Pan African fest lauds 'Tsotsi,' 'Mandela' docu
(Reuters)
Reuters - Gavin Hood's "Tsotsi"
was awarded the jury prize for best feature at the 2006 Pan
African Film and Arts Festival, which concluded Sunday in Los
Angeles.
NBC's legal precedent: iTunes bow
(Reuters)
Reuters - NBC broke new ground
Tuesday with its legal drama "Conviction," becoming the first
network to premiere a primetime series in the iTunes Music
Store for free and before its televised broadcast.
Raver among role players on network pilots
(Reuters)
Reuters - "24" co-star Kim Raver
has been tapped to co-star in ABC's untitled drama pilot from
"Without a Trace" creator Hank Steinberg and his sister, writer
K.J. Steinberg.
TransWorld agrees to buy Musicland
(Reuters)
Reuters - Albany, N.Y.-based music
retail giant Trans World Entertainment announced Tuesday that
it has agreed to purchase the assets of Minnetonka, Minn.-based
music chain Musicland Holding Corp.
Playwright Belluso, 36, dies
(Reuters)
Reuters - John Belluso, a Los
Angeles playwright who championed the rights of the disabled in
his work and through the L.A.-based writers program he helped
direct, was found dead February 17 in his room at the Marriott
Residence Inn in Manhattan. He was 36.
Pan African fest lauds 'Tsotsi,' 'Mandela' docu
(Reuters)
Reuters - Gavin Hood's "Tsotsi"
was awarded the jury prize for best feature at the 2006 Pan
African Film and Arts Festival, which concluded Sunday in Los
Angeles.
Rock, Stone join forces for 'Chloe' remake
(Reuters)
Reuters - Chris Rock is set to
star in "I Think I Love My Wife," a remake of the French film
"Chloe in the Afternoon," for Fox Searchlight Pictures. Charles
Stone, who directed 2002's "Drumline," is in final negotiations
to direct.
Families cast Presidents Day vote for "Eight"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Buena Vista Pictures'
"Eight Below" was easily the top dog at the boxoffice during
the weekend, pulling $25 million through the boxoffice
turnstiles during the four-day Presidents Day holiday.
Indie Wellspring runs dry as distributor
(Reuters)
Reuters - In a move that
effectively ends Wellspring Media's existence as an independent
theatrical distributor, Genius Products, the parent company of
the art-house-oriented Wellspring, said Tuesday that it has
reached an agreement for the Weinstein Co. to serve as the new
theatrical distribution arm for the indie's theatrical
releases.
Liebesman makes date with a killer
(Reuters)
Reuters - Jonathan Liebesman,
director of the upcoming "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" prequel, is
in negotiations to direct the remake of horror classic "Friday
the 13th" for New Line Cinema.
Morgan Freeman to Get Spencer Tracy Award
(AP)
AP - Morgan Freeman will be honored with UCLA's Spencer Tracy Award, which recognizes outstanding screen performances and professional achievement.
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Lawyer Pleads Not Guilty to Wiretapping
(AP)
 AP - A prominent attorney who represented billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian pleaded not guilty Tuesday in connection with a Hollywood wiretapping scandal.
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Angry Bond Fans Threaten to Boycott Film
(AP)
AP - They're shaken, stirred and just plain angry. And several months late with their response. A group of James Bond fans have launched a Web site, http://www.craignotbond.com, to protest British actor Daniel Craig replacing Pierce Brosnan in the 007 film franchise, and boycott the upcoming Bond movie "Casino Royale."
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"Godfather" Actor Richard Bright Dies
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Richard Bright, the versatile character actor who traversed
both stage and screen but was best known for tough guy roles such as the
Corleone family's enforcer in all three Godfather films, died
Saturday in New York City after he was accidentally hit by a bus. He
was 68.
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BAFTAs Go West
(E! Online)
 E! Online - The gay cowboys have ridden to award show glory yet again.
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NBC's legal precedent: iTunes bow
(Reuters)
Reuters - NBC broke new ground
Tuesday with its legal drama "Conviction," becoming the first
network to premiere a primetime series in the iTunes Music
Store for free and before its televised broadcast.
Dunkleman Questions Leaving 'Idol' Gig
(AP)
AP - Brian Dunkleman admits it. He can't help but wonder if he might have been a mega-star on the rise, just like Ryan Seacrest, if he hadn't quit as co-host of "American Idol" after the hit reality show's first season.
Latin jazz pioneer Barretto dies at 76
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Ray Barretto, a
percussionist and bandleader who was a pioneer of the Latin
jazz and salsa movements, died February 17 in a New Jersey
hospital of complications from quintuple bypass surgery he
underwent last month. He was 76.
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McBride delivers 'Timeless' classics, pop-flavored hits
(Reuters)
Reuters - Martina McBride hit it
right on the nose.
Former bebopper Alice Coltrane waxes transcendental
(Reuters)
Reuters - Alice Coltrane, who is
now Swamini Turiyasangitananda and runs a Vedantic center near
her Southern California home, demonstrated what the "ananda"
part means when she sat down at the grand piano Saturday night
at sold-out Royce Hall.
Sweet, Hoffs Team Up For '60s Covers Fest
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Veteran power-pop
singer/songwriter Matthew Sweet and Bangles crooner Susanna
Hoffs may not seem to the casual fan like the perfect pairing
for a duets album, but when it comes to paying tribute to the
golden-era rock/pop music of the 1960s, they couldn't be more
in tune with one another.
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Domingo's Contract Extended Five Years
(AP)
AP - Placido Domingo has been given a five-year contract extension as general director of the Los Angeles Opera, taking him through the 2010-11 season, the company announced Tuesday.
Starbucks to Move Workers to L.A. Office
(AP)
 AP - Starbucks Corp. plans to move some employees to an office in the Los Angeles area, in yet another sign of the company's growing interest in selling entertainment along with its lattes and Frappuccinos.
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Depeche Mode's Milan shows heading to DVD
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Depeche Mode's two shows the weekend
of February 18 at Milan's Filaforum were recorded for a live
DVD that is expected to be released in September.
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Suge Knight's Latest Legal Action
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Marion "Suge" Knight has sued the drug dealer who allegedly helped
him breathe life into Death Row Records.
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