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Another 'Idol' Contestant Gets Booted
(AP)
 AP - The "American Idol" sing-off is down to 10.
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Chef Gets Big Send-Off on 'South Park'
(AP)
AP - Isaac Hayes' Chef character got a true "South Park" send-off Wednesday night — seemingly killed off but mourned as a jolly old guy whose brains were scrambled by the "Super Adventure Club."
Jones Reynolds Recovering From Surgery
(AP)
 AP - Star Jones Reynolds is recovering from a breast-lift procedure performed last week at a Santa Monica hospital, her publicist said Wednesday.
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Murder Trial of Phil Spector Is Delayed
(AP)
 AP - A judge agreed Wednesday to postpone the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector until September, noting that prosecutors and a defense attorney have scheduling conflicts.
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Women Win Battle in 'Lion Sleeps' Case
(AP)
AP - Three impoverished South African women whose father wrote the song known as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" have won a six-year battle for royalties in a case that could affect other musicians.
"Violence" tops DVD rental chart in first week
(Reuters)
Reuters - "A History of Violence"
snagged the top spot on the DVD rental chart its first week in
stores, but the Oscar-nominated crime drama wasn't able to
topple "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" from the No. 1
position on the DVD sales chart.
Tommy Lee, friends out to find a "Rock Star"
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee,
former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and one-time Guns N'
Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke have formed a new band called
Supernova, and will use a CBS reality show to find a singer.
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Chef Gets Big Send-Off on 'South Park'
(AP)
AP - Isaac Hayes' Chef character got a true "South Park" send-off Wednesday night — seemingly killed off but mourned as a jolly old guy whose brains were scrambled by the "Super Adventure Club."
"American Idol" hits new ratings high note
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The amateur pop singers of
"American Idol" hit another ratings high note on Tuesday as Fox
television's talent-contest sensation scored its biggest
audience yet for a performance episode of the show.
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Raise the Flag: Scott Bakula Stars in 'Shenandoah' Revival at Ford's Theatre
(Playbill)
Playbill - The timely and timeless question, "What is worth fighting for?," is asked anew at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC, where the Civil War-set musical Shenandoah opens March 22.
"Violence" tops DVD rental chart in first week
(Reuters)
Reuters - "A History of Violence"
snagged the top spot on the DVD rental chart its first week in
stores, but the Oscar-nominated crime drama wasn't able to
topple "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" from the No. 1
position on the DVD sales chart.
CORRECTED: Aghdashloo to play Mary's cousin in "Nativity"
(Reuters)
Reuters - In headline and paragraph 2 please read ... Aghdashloo
("House of Sand and Fog") would play her first cousin ...
instead of ... Aghdashloo ("House of Sand and Fog") would play
her sister ...
Review: Stark Intimacy Looms in 'Child'
(AP)
 AP - The title of the latest film from brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne — "The Child" ("L'Enfant") — primarily refers to the infant born to a couple of young, restless Belgians, a baby boy who wasn't expected and is only vaguely wanted. But the real child in the film is the baby's father, who reveals himself as irreparably immature and selfish at every opportunity.
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Review: 'Inside Man' Gleefully Mainstream
(AP)
 AP - Glossy and gleefully mainstream, "Inside Man" is the least Spike Lee-ish Spike Lee Joint ever, and his best film since 2002's "25th Hour" — which, come to think of it, was also a departure for him in terms of substance.
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Beasties put new edge on concert film
(Reuters)
 Reuters - They were the first white rappers
to hit it big, and they blazed musical trails on the Web and
DVD. So leave it to the Beastie Boys to take the concert film
in a radical direction by letting fans call the shots.
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Moore to Star in 'Vertical Hour' on B'way
(AP)
 AP - Julianne Moore will return to the New York stage in the world premiere of "The Vertical Hour" by British playwright David Hare.
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Random House sales undented by controversies
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Recent controversy surrounding two
Random House bestsellers has not dented sales, but one of them
may change the way memoirs are issued, the publisher's chief
executive said on Wednesday.
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Stone: I Have No Problem Doing Nude Scene
(AP)
 AP - Sharon Stone, who returns as the seductive Catherine Tramell in "Basic Instinct 2," says she has no problem doing a nude scene — if it's right for the role.
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N.C. Post Office Named After Ava Gardner
(AP)
 AP - The Smithfield Post Office is now the Ava Gardner Post Office.
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Shannon collars "Dog" comedy
(Reuters)
 Reuters - It's dog days ahead for
Molly Shannon.
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Tommy Lee, friends out to find a "Rock Star"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee,
former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and one-time Guns N'
Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke have formed a new band called
Supernova, and will use a CBS reality show to find a singer.
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Women Win Battle in 'Lion Sleeps' Case
(AP)
AP - Three impoverished South African women whose father wrote the song known as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" have won a six-year battle for royalties in a case that could affect other musicians.
Another 'Idol' Contestant Gets Booted
(AP)
AP - The "American Idol" sing-off is down to 10.
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Spector's murder trial delayed until fall
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Rock producer Phil Spector's murder
trial was postponed until September on Wednesday after
prosecutors and defense attorneys said they would be busy until
then on other cases.
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Spector Trial Reset for September
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Spector,
this time with his 'fro in check, appeared in a Los Angeles court
Tuesday to okay a request to postpone his upcoming murder trial due to
defense and prosecution scheduling conflicts, the district attorney's
office confirmed.
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Alvin heading "'West" into California dream
(Reuters)
Reuters - An album of cover
versions can sometimes be a window into a musician's roots. So
it is with Los Angeles rocker Dave Alvin's "West of the West,"
which gathers 13 tunes by California songwriters.
The Charts Go Back to School
(E! Online)
 E! Online - The calendar might say it's spring break season, but this week's
album charts is all about high school and report cards.
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Aerosmith's Tyler Under the Knife
(E! Online)
 E! Online - He may not want to, but it looks like Steven Tyler is going to
have to miss a few things.
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Murder Trial of Phil Spector Is Delayed
(AP)
AP - A judge agreed Wednesday to postpone the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector until September, noting that prosecutors and a defense attorney have scheduling conflicts.
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Radiohead Tunes in Tour
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Radiohead is ready to take the show back on the road.
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