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Anti-War Artists Give Benefit Concert
(AP)
 AP - Michael Stipe, Susan Sarandon, Cindy Sheehan and others marked the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq with a concert to benefit groups campaigning against the war.
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Carlos Santana Speaks Out Against Bush
(AP)
 AP - Carlos Santana quoted his old friend Jimi Hendrix in an anti-war message here Monday and said his philosophy is the antithesis of President George W. Bush's.
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Pamela Anderson Buys Las Vegas Condo Unit
(AP)
 AP - Pamela Anderson has bought a condo at a $1 billion luxury high-rise under construction just west of the Las Vegas Strip, its developer said Monday.
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'Chicago' Producer Sues Miramax for $10M
(AP)
 AP - A producer of the Academy Award-winning movie "Chicago" filed a $10 million lawsuit Monday against Miramax Films Corp., accusing it of failing to his company its share of hundred of millions of dollars the movie earned.
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Della Reese Launching Clothing Line
(AP)
 AP - Della Reese is tired of boring clothes for larger women. So the plus-size actress and singer has started her own clothing line.
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Ringo and pals Talkin' About Harry Nilsson
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Harry Nilsson, the
ridiculously talented singer-songwriter singled out by the
Beatles as their favorite "group," is the deserving subject of
an appropriately lively documentary.
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Anti-War Artists Give Benefit Concert
(AP)
AP - Michael Stipe, Susan Sarandon, Cindy Sheehan and others marked the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq with a concert to benefit groups campaigning against the war.
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Cartoon Network expands "Adult Swim" block
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Adult Swim" is on the
grow.
Verizon will pay for CBS content
(Reuters)
Reuters - Less than two months after
CBS Corp. president Leslie Moonves told Wall Street he wanted
the company to be paid for its signal, CBS snagged its first
major deal with Verizon and its fledgling TV service.
Cast Set for Peter Hall 'Importance of Being Earnest' at BAM
(Playbill)
Playbill - The cast for Peter Hall's production of The Importance of Being Earnest, starring Lynn Redgrave, due at the Brooklyn Academy of Music April 18-May 14, has been announced.
Ringo and pals Talkin' About Harry Nilsson
(Reuters)
Reuters - Harry Nilsson, the
ridiculously talented singer-songwriter singled out by the
Beatles as their favorite "group," is the deserving subject of
an appropriately lively documentary.
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Coppola among competition entrants at Cannes
(Reuters)
 Reuters - With a month to go before the
Cannes Film Festival lineup is unveiled, dozens of movies have
yet to be seen by selectors, but some certainties have emerged
about what will be screening on the Croisette in May.
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"Brokeback" DVD ride set for April 4
(Reuters)
 Reuters - "Brokeback Mountain,"
which stunningly lost the best picture Academy Award this month
to "Crash," is being rushed out on DVD in two weeks to
capitalize on Oscar buzz, its distributor said Monday.
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'Chicago' Producer Sues Miramax for $10M
(AP)
AP - A producer of the Academy Award-winning movie "Chicago" filed a $10 million lawsuit Monday against Miramax Films Corp., accusing it of failing to his company its share of hundred of millions of dollars the movie earned.
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"Vendetta" Bloodies Box Office
(E! Online)
 E! Online - The
Wachowski brothers' adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyd's classic
graphic novel about rebellion against a fascist regime pulled in $25.6
million to handily win the weekend box office.
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'V for Vendetta' Takes No.1 Box Office Spot
(AP)
AP - The political action thriller "V for Vendetta," starring Hugo Weaving and Natalie Portman, earned $25.6 million in its debut weekend, dropping last week's leader "Failure to Launch," with a $15.6 million take, to second place.
Young, Demme Discuss 'Heart of Gold'
(AP)
 AP - For the filming of "Neil Young: Heart of Gold," Young insisted on a little superstition. Only during a full moon.
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New Crop of Concert Films Rock Theaters
(AP)
AP - Three new concert films — "Neil Young: Heart of Gold," "Dave Chappelle's Block Party" and the Beastie Boys' "Awesome; I ... Shot That!" — take different approaches to what every performance film must reconcile: the audience.
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"V" stands for victory at box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - The futuristic terrorist thriller
"V For Vendetta" blew up its rivals at the weekend box office
in North America, according to studio estimates released on
Sunday.
'Da Vinci' Lawyer Casts Doubt on Brown
(AP)
 AP - Arguments closed in "The Da Vinci Code" copyright case with the lawyer for the men suing the publisher of the blockbuster novel suggesting that author Dan Brown's testimony was unreliable and questioning why his wife, who helped research the best seller, did not testify.
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Anti-War Artists Give Benefit Concert
(AP)
AP - Michael Stipe, Susan Sarandon, Cindy Sheehan and others marked the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq with a concert to benefit groups campaigning against the war.
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Carlos Santana Speaks Out Against Bush
(AP)
AP - Carlos Santana quoted his old friend Jimi Hendrix in an anti-war message here Monday and said his philosophy is the antithesis of President George W. Bush's.
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Dancer Sues After Firing From 'Movin' Out'
(AP)
AP - A dancer-actress who says she was harassed for having large breasts and a serious toe injury is suing owners and managers of the touring version of Broadway's "Movin' Out" for more than $100 million.
SXSW highlights: Anderson, Escovedo, Woggles
(Reuters)
 Reuters - This year's South By
Southwest Music Conference & Festival in Austin was a zoo, with
more than 15,000 animals prowling the downtown streets at
nighttime showcases and clogging the clubs for daytime parties
and unsanctioned gigs.
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Shot-Out TV Part of Elvis Exhibit in Tenn.
(AP)
AP - Elvis Presley had a reputation as a night owl and a new exhibit that opened Monday at Graceland gives a peek into his nocturnal activities.
Skynyrd, 3 Doors Down making "Trouble" on tour
(Reuters)
Reuters - Lynyrd Skynyrd and 3 Doors Down
will co-headline a 15-date tour, which begins June 25 in
Cincinnati.
Stones to play for millionth fan at Tokyo Dome
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sixteen years after the Rolling Stones
first toured Japan, the venerable British rockers are set to
play this week for the one-millionth fan to hear them in the
cavernous Tokyo Dome.
Young, Demme Discuss 'Heart of Gold'
(AP)
AP - For the filming of "Neil Young: Heart of Gold," Young insisted on a little superstition. Only during a full moon.
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New Crop of Concert Films Rock Theaters
(AP)
AP - Three new concert films — "Neil Young: Heart of Gold," "Dave Chappelle's Block Party" and the Beastie Boys' "Awesome; I ... Shot That!" — take different approaches to what every performance film must reconcile: the audience.
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Teddy Geiger Mature in 'Underage Thinking'
(AP)
AP - Teddy Geiger, "Underage Thinking" (Columbia)
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