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Spurlock Speech Causes Stir at Pa. School
(AP)
 AP - The filmmaker who ate nothing but McDonald's meals for a month for his Oscar-nominated film "Super Size Me" gave a profanity-laced, politically incorrect speech at a suburban Philadelphia high school, but not everyone was lovin' it.
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Country Music Star Buck Owens Dies at 76
(AP)
 AP - Singer Buck Owens, the flashy rhinestone cowboy who shaped the sound of country music with hits like "Act Naturally" and brought the genre to TV on the long-running "Hee Haw," died Saturday. He was 76.
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'20,000 Leagues' Director Fleischer Dies
(AP)
AP - Richard Fleischer, who directed several memorable films from sci-fi classics such as "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" to war movies as "Tora! Tora! Tora!", has died. He was 89.
Hemingway's Fishing Boat May Be Restored
(AP)
 AP - Ernest Hemingway's 40-foot, black-hulled fishing boat, the Pilar, could be getting a little restorative nip and tuck.
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Redeemed Church Takes Nollywood by Storm
(AP)
AP - Now playing across Nigeria: The saga of a church that self-produced a few films and became an instant mogul in the country's giant movie marketplace known as Nollywood.
Changing India forces Bollywood to turn down volume
(Reuters)
Reuters - Think Bollywood, and what usually comes
to mind are kitschy, megawatt musicals with lavish
song-and-dance sequences largely disconnected from the plot.
Spanish singer Rocio Durcal dies aged 61
(Reuters)
Reuters - Spanish actress and singer Rocio Durcal,
who found fame as one of Mexico's most popular folk singers,
has died following a long battle against cancer, her family
said on Sunday.
Spurlock Lecture Causes Stir at Pa. School
(AP)
AP - The filmmaker who ate nothing but McDonald's meals for his Oscar-nominated film, "Super Size Me," gave a profanity-laced, politically incorrect speech at a suburban Philadelphia high school, but not everyone was lovin' it.
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Retail sales key to "Hee Haw" DVD success
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Hee Haw" was Time Life's
best-selling DVD collection of 2005 -- and that ain't hay.
Show Tunes for Lenin: 'Iron Curtain,' a New Musical Comedy, Gets NYC Run
(Playbill)
Playbill - Boasting a premise that would have the producers of The Producers salivating, the new musical Iron Curtain - about American songwriters who pen communist propaganda musicals - will begin Off-Broadway performances April 8.
Changing India forces Bollywood to turn down volume
(Reuters)
Reuters - Think Bollywood, and what usually comes
to mind are kitschy, megawatt musicals with lavish
song-and-dance sequences largely disconnected from the plot.
Spurlock Lecture Causes Stir at Pa. School
(AP)
AP - The filmmaker who ate nothing but McDonald's meals for his Oscar-nominated film, "Super Size Me," gave a profanity-laced, politically incorrect speech at a suburban Philadelphia high school, but not everyone was lovin' it.
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"Brokeback" Actor Not Happy, Nor Gay
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Randy Quaid signed up for a gay cowboy movie, not a universal
love story.
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'20,000 Leagues' Director Fleischer Dies
(AP)
AP - Richard Fleischer, who directed several memorable films from sci-fi classics such as "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" to war movies as "Tora! Tora! Tora!", has died. He was 89.
Redeemed Church Takes Nollywood by Storm
(AP)
AP - Now playing across Nigeria: The saga of a church that self-produced a few films and became an instant mogul in the country's giant movie marketplace known as Nollywood.
Film Shoot Mistaken for Hostage Situation
(AP)
AP - A movie set at the downtown post office turned all too real for a group of high school filmmakers. Members of the high school Spanish club were shooting a movie Thursday night when the police showed up believing a hostage crisis was going on inside the post office.
Actor Chris O'Donnell Is a Dad Again
(AP)
 AP - It's a boy — again — for actor Chris O'Donnell.
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All-star cast set for "March of Penguins" spoof
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Actor Samuel L. Jackson has signed
on to narrate an upcoming spoof of the Oscar-winning
documentary "March of the Penguins" with an all-star supporting
voice cast, independent studio ThinkFilm said on Friday.
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Randy Quaid sues studio over "Brokeback Mountain"
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Actor Randy Quaid has sued the
studio and producers behind "Brokeback Mountain" for $10
million, saying he was underpaid for his supporting role in the
acclaimed film about two cowboys who fall in love.
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Quaid Sues Over Payment for 'Brokeback'
(AP)
 AP - Randy Quaid, who plays a tough sheep rancher in "Brokeback Mountain," claims he was fleeced for his work in the movie.
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Spanish singer Rocio Durcal dies aged 61
(Reuters)
Reuters - Spanish actress and singer Rocio Durcal,
who found fame as one of Mexico's most popular folk singers,
has died following a long battle against cancer, her family
said on Sunday.
Country Music Star Buck Owens Dies at 76
(AP)
AP - Singer Buck Owens, the flashy rhinestone cowboy who shaped the sound of country music with hits like "Act Naturally" and brought the genre to TV on the long-running "Hee Haw," died Saturday. He was 76.
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Country music icon Buck Owens dies
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Honky-tonk star Buck Owens, who
sold more than 16 million albums and popularized country
entertainment on television as host of "Hee Haw," died on
Saturday at age 76.
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'Bye, Buck
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Buck Owens was a different kind of country music star: He played
Carnegie Hall, not the Grand Ole Opry; he lived for Bakersfield, not
Nashville.
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Songs by Buck Owens
(AP)
 AP - Some of Buck Owens' hits.
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Q&A-T Bone Burnett
(Reuters)
Reuters - Given his recent successes as a
top-flight producer, it is easy to overlook that 58-year-old T
Bone Burnett had a vital yet under-the-covers recording career
of his own -- as a member of the Alpha Band, which grew from
the group that backed Bob Dylan in the Rolling Thunder Review,
and as a solo singer/songwriter/guitarist with a penchant for
tunes braced with wit, heartbreak, social commentary and
Christian spirituality.
Paradigm disguises outdoor sound speakers as rocks
(Reuters)
Reuters - Fire up the barbie and crank up the
tunes. Paradigm's new Rock Monitor combines high-tech
capability with a decidedly low-tech design -- its outdoor
speaker system is camouflaged as a lowly rock.
Apple packages videos for next iPod push
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Apple Computer is exploring new ways
to market and sell music videos in bulk as interest in
downloadable video grows.
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Orchestras go digital on Universal download series
(Reuters)
Reuters - Already a leader in the digital
marketing of classical music, Universal Classics is guiding
orchestras into the download age with its new "DG Concerts"
series, which rolls out March 28 on iTunes.
Sambora Seeks Joint Custody With Locklear
(AP)
 AP - Bon Jovi lead guitarist Richie Sambora is seeking joint custody of his 8-year-old daughter with Heather Locklear, who filed for divorce last month after 11 years of marriage.
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