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Courteney Cox Returns to TV in 'Dirt'
(AP)
 AP - When "Friends" left television, so did Courteney Cox, who played Monica Geller on the long-running series. But the actress is coming back in "Dirt," a drama pilot for the FX network, in which she will play tabloid editor Lucy Spiller.
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CBS Radio Sues Howard Stern
(AP)
 AP - CBS Corp.'s radio division sued Howard Stern Tuesday, claiming its former star shock jock breached his contract with them when he moved to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.
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'Anatomy' Star Recalls Dyslexia Struggle
(AP)
 AP - "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey says his childhood wasn't so McDreamy: He wasn't diagnosed as being dyslexic until he was 12 years old.
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Britney Spears Celebrates Mardi Gras
(AP)
 AP - Britney Spears spent part of Mardi Gras with a group of students whose lives were upended when Hurricane Katrina devastated the area six months ago.
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'Da Vinci' Lawyer Says Ideas Too General
(AP)
 AP - Britain's High Court was plunged into the arcane world of Templars, Merovingians and characters such as Pepin the Fat as lawyers argued Tuesday over the genesis of the mega-selling thriller "The Da Vinci Code."
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Composer Menken expands role at Disney
(Reuters)
Reuters - Composer Alan Menken, an
eight-time Oscar winner and one of the driving forces behind
"The Little Mermaid" -- which helped resuscitate Disney
animation in the '80s -- has signed a nonexclusive,
multipicture deal with the company.
Beatle Backs Seals
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Paul McCartney and his wife, Heather Mills, want Canadian seal
hunters to get back.
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Fox ends Olympics winning streak in weeklong race
(Reuters)
Reuters - Five hours of "American
Idol" was enough to put Fox over the top in primetime among
adults 18-49 during the week ended February 26, marking the
first time in at least 25 years that any network has beaten a
full week's worth of Olympics coverage on a rival outlet.
"Everwood" creator lured to TV deal at Disney
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Everwood" creator Greg
Berlanti has signed a three-year production deal with Disney's
Touchstone Television under a mid-seven-figure pact that marks
a major transition for the TV veteran.
Improv comedy "Free Ride" funny in parts
(Reuters)
Reuters - Searching for a
different approach to the traditional sitcom, Rob Roy Thomas, a
veteran commercial director, came up with a series in which
actors rely on a story outline and their own improv skills.
After piecing together the best takes, the result was
sensational. Sadly, "Significant Others" lasted only two
seasons on Bravo.
Composer Menken expands role at Disney
(Reuters)
Reuters - Composer Alan Menken, an
eight-time Oscar winner and one of the driving forces behind
"The Little Mermaid" -- which helped resuscitate Disney
animation in the '80s -- has signed a nonexclusive,
multipicture deal with the company.
"Violence" scribe shooting another crime drama
(Reuters)
Reuters - Josh Olson, who will
compete for the adapted screenplay Oscar Sunday for "A History
of Violence," has written and will direct "Until Gwen," an
indie feature based on the acclaimed short story by "Mystic
River" author Dennis Lehane.
Tsunami survivors inspire "Tortoise and Hippo"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Oscar-winning
special-effects maven John Dykstra is set to make his directing
debut on "Tortoise and Hippo," a film inspired by a photo that
circulated following the Asian tsunami.
Trio joining Bullock in "Premonition"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Kate Nelligan, Nia Long
and Amber Valletta are joining Sandra Bullock in the
supernatural thriller "Premonition," which is shooting in
Shreveport, La.
Movie Group: 'Crash' Has Most Curse Words
(AP)
AP - It's up for several honors at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, but "Crash" already has taken first prize for the most curse words in a film nominated for best picture.
Live-action short Oscar nominees hit iTunes
(Reuters)
Reuters - The five pictures
competing for the live-action short film Oscar on Sunday are
available to buy on Apple's iTunes Music Store.
New, improved on DVD, "Network" hasn't aged a day
(Reuters)
Reuters - "I think I'd like to be
an angry prophet denouncing the hypocrisies of our time,"
fallen news anchor Howard Beale tells co-workers in the opening
minutes of Paddy Chayefsky's masterpiece "Network."
"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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"It's Winter" a tough slice of Iranian neorealism
(Reuters)
 Reuters - "It's Winter" (Zemestan) is
an above-average slice of neorealism that abandons the usual
aestheticism of Iranian films for a much rawer approach.
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Oscar accountants ready as ballot deadline arrives
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Voting in this year's Academy
Awards race drew to an official close on Tuesday as a last wave
of Oscar ballots poured in and two accountants prepared to
tabulate the results under tight security.
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Beatle Backs Seals
(E! Online)
E! Online - Paul McCartney and his wife, Heather Mills, want Canadian seal
hunters to get back.
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Pamela Anderson to host Canadian music awards
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Pamela Anderson has signed to
host the Juno Awards, Canada's version of the Grammys, which
will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 2.
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Barry Bonds Impersonates Paula Abdul
(AP)
 AP - Paula Abdul probably could hit a fastball about as well as Barry Bonds could impersonate Paula Abdul.
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Smithsonian Museum Plans Hip-Hop Exhibit
(AP)
 AP - Standing at a podium, legendary hip-hop artist Grandmaster Flash, a bright orange hoodie sprouting from under his white leather jacket, shared the story of how he fell in love with vinyl records and turntables while growing up in the Bronx.
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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.
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Review: Rare Cuts Shine on Costello Album
(AP)
AP - Elvis Costello, "My Flame Burns Blue" (Deutsche Grammophon)
McCartney, Wife to Protest Seal Hunt
(AP)
 AP - Paul McCartney and his wife will travel to the ice floes off the Canadian Maritimes this week to observe seal pups before the country's annual hunt opens, the Humane Society of the United States said.
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Stones Finally Rolling to China
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Barring, say, an avian flu outbreak, Rolling Stones fans in China
are finally going to get some--say it with us--satisfaction.
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List of Works in Juilliard Collection
(AP)
AP - List of some of the works in The Juilliard Manuscript Collection.
Buzz band TV On The Radio signs with Interscope
(Reuters)
Reuters - New York rock act TV On The Radio,
the subject of major-label rumors for some time, has jumped
from indie label Touch & Go to Interscope Records.
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