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Master P Faces Trial on Gun Charges
(AP)
 AP - A day after appearing on the "Dancing With the Stars" finale, Master P headed to court Monday where a judge ordered the hip-hop mogul and his younger brother to stand trial on weapons charges.
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Tony Soprano Ready for His Close-Up?
(E! Online)
 E! Online - While David Chase, mastermind of The Sopranos, is reiterating
that the upcoming extended sixth season will be the last the last we see
of the mob family on HBO, he isn't saying fuhgeddaboudit to a
big-screen sequel.
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Oedipus goes "gangsta" in hip-hop musical
(Reuters)
Reuters - Oedipus, the legendary Greek king who
killed his father and married his mother, was "the original
gangsta" and a "mack daddy" who looked like James Brown. At
least that's how the story goes in a new hip-hop musical.
Universal Pictures chief leaving for DreamWorks
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Facing pressure to
decide on her future, Universal Pictures chairman Stacey Snider
said Sunday she would join DreamWorks as co-chairman and CEO.
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Madonna Better After Horse Accident
(AP)
 AP - Madonna says she's "strong again" after breaking nine bones in a horse riding accident at her country home outside London last year.
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Michael Douglas Sues Two Fla. Companies
(AP)
AP - Michael Douglas sued two Boca Raton companies Monday, claiming they improperly used his name and image to promote their products and services.
Master P Faces Trial on Gun Charges
(AP)
AP - A day after appearing on the "Dancing With the Stars" finale, Master P headed to court Monday where a judge ordered the hip-hop mogul and his younger brother to stand trial on weapons charges.
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Prime-time Olympics coverage stumbles at Turin
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Dogged by U.S. mishaps on the ice
and snow of Turin, Italy, and stiff competition at home from
"American Idol," NBC's prime-time coverage of the Winter Games
stumbled across the finish line with the lowest Olympic ratings
in at least 38 years.
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Michael Douglas Sues Two Fla. Companies
(AP)
AP - Michael Douglas sued two Boca Raton companies Monday, claiming they improperly used his name and image to promote their products and services.
Shakespeare at his political best with "Measure"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Simon McBurney's riveting
modern dress production of "Measure to Measure" at the National
Theater renders Shakespeare's play about the corrosively
seductive nature of power dazzlingly pertinent.
"Da Vinci Code" Opened in Court
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Will moviegoers have to wait to crack The Da Vinci Code?
The answer might hinge on a high-stakes legal battle playing out in the
U.K. that threatens the future of the mega-popular novel and its
cinematic offshoot.
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French pic, "Syriana" lead quiet foreign box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - The seasonal lull at the
weekend box office overseas once again saw an overabundance of
films vying for a piece of the pie diminished by the lack of
compelling new entries, the failure of Oscar hopefuls to
attract major attention and the conclusion of school and
religious holidays. In addition, the Winter Olympics are said
to have had some influence on the fall-off of moviegoing in
northern Europe.
DiCaprio locks up prison drama
(Reuters)
Reuters - Leonardo DiCaprio will
produce and possibly star in "Kite," a drama that examines gang
culture and guard corruption in the California prison system.
'Da Vinci Code' Court Case Opens in London
(AP)
 AP - It's the latest twist for the mega-selling conspiracy thriller "The Da Vinci Code": a lawsuit against the book's publisher for breach of copyright that could taint the novel and delay the much-anticipated movie version.
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"Brokeback" named Hollywood word of the year
(Reuters)
Reuters - And the winner for Hollywood's word
of the year is "Brokeback," thanks to all the talk around the
water cooler and Internet jokes that have turned a film about
two gay cowboys into a cultural phenomenon.
'MySpace' Parody Launches Film Career
(AP)
AP - Amateur filmmaker David Lehre first screened his short film "MySpace: The Movie" about a month ago at his 21st birthday party.
New Home-Video Releases
(AP)
AP - Selected home-video releases:
Review: Chappelle Throws Great 'Party'
(AP)
 AP - Its star-studded lineup poses the possibility of divalike demands, beefs breaking out and entourages elbowing each other out of the way. But "Dave Chappelle's Block Party" is as friendly and down-home as the title suggests.
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"Brokeback" wins gays place in Hollywood history
(Reuters)
 Reuters - For more than 100 years, mainstream
Hollywood movies largely shunned gay subjects, which were
either disregarded, closeted or dealt with by independent
filmmakers.
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Mariah's Cinematic Comeback
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Mariah Carey apparently subscribes to the old adage: "If at first
you don't succeed, try, try again."
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Master P Faces Trial on Gun Charges
(AP)
AP - A day after appearing on the "Dancing With the Stars" finale, Master P headed to court Monday where a judge ordered the hip-hop mogul and his younger brother to stand trial on weapons charges.
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Smithsonian Preparing for Hip-Hop Exhibit
(AP)
 AP - For nearly three decades, hip-hop relics such as vinyl records, turntables, microphones and boom boxes have collected dust in boxes and attics.
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Master P, Silkk to Stand Trial
(E! Online)
E! Online - Despite his sorry ballroom skills on Dancing with the
Stars, Master P will still get a chance to perform a tap dance.
George Michael's Legal Whammy
(E! Online)
 E! Online - George Michael was woken up, only to "go go" directly to jail
over the weekend.
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Rapper Master P, brother to stand trial in LA
(Reuters)
Reuters - Rapper Master P and his brother
were ordered to stand trial on Monday on weapons charges
stemming from their arrest last year after police said they
found loaded handguns in their car.
Madonna Better After Horse Accident
(AP)
AP - Madonna says she's "strong again" after breaking nine bones in a horse riding accident at her country home outside London last year.
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George Michael Says Arrest Was His Fault
(AP)
 AP - George Michael said his arrest for suspected drug possession in London this weekend was "my own stupid fault, as usual."
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Oedipus goes "gangsta" in hip-hop musical
(Reuters)
Reuters - Oedipus, the legendary Greek king who
killed his father and married his mother, was "the original
gangsta" and a "mack daddy" who looked like James Brown. At
least that's how the story goes in a new hip-hop musical.
Chile Warms Up to U2
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Another day, another piece of hardware for the U2 trophy case.
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An Alice in Chains Rerun
(E! Online)
 E! Online - After frontman Layne Staley died of an accidental drug overdose in
2002, most fans figured Alice in Chains would suffer a similar fate.
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