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Prince tops US charts for first time in 17 years
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Innovative funk rocker Prince
scored his first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop charts in almost
17 years with his latest release, "3121," his record label said
on Wednesday.
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September 11 plane drama to open NY film festival
(Reuters)
 Reuters - "United 93," a film dramatization of
the events on the hijacked plane that crashed in Pennsylvania
on September 11, will have its world premiere at a New York
film festival next month.
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Paula Abdul agrees to three more years of "Idol"
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Bubbly "American Idol" judge Paula
Abdul has signed on for three more years as the counterpoint to
brutally honest Simon Cowell on TV's hottest show, the Fox
network said on Wednesday.
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TV downloads break new barrier with "Scrubs" deal
(Reuters)
 Reuters - In another first for the fledgling
world of "on-demand" television, NBC and the sister studio of
rival network ABC have teamed up to make a prime-time show of
shared interest, "Scrubs," available for Internet downloads.
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Oprah Winfrey Won't Host Tony Awards
(AP)
 AP - Oprah Winfrey will not be the new Hugh Jackman at the 2006 Tony Awards. But the talk show queen, one of the producers of the stage version of "The Color Purple," says she will attend the annual celebration of the best of the Broadway season.
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Ben Stiller rides 'Big Wave'
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Ben Stiller is ready to
hang 10, producing "Big Wave," a surfing comedy based on his
own idea.
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Paris, Three 6 Mafia Hit the Studio
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Three 6 Mafia just made it easier out there for an heiress.
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"Idol" Says So Long to Little Lisa
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Because of you, America, 16-year-old Lisa Tucker was voted off of
American Idol Wednesday night.
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HP Restructures, Putting More Assignments In Play
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - The addition of McCann Erickson to Hewlett-Packard's global roster last week is the second major account shuffle by the technology giant this month--and it likely won't be the last.
"Lord of the Rings" spectacularly dull on stage
(Reuters)
 Reuters - First there was the trilogy
of books. Then there were the films. Now there is the
theatrical extravaganza.
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Ben Stiller rides 'Big Wave'
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ben Stiller is ready to
hang 10, producing "Big Wave," a surfing comedy based on his
own idea.
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"Black Hawk" going down DVD path for fourth time
(Reuters)
 Reuters - When the topic of DVD
double-dipping comes up, "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" quickly
is held up as the most blatant example.
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Director Rob Reiner resigns from Calif. commission
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Actor-director Rob
Reiner, accused of abusing his role as head of a California
commission by spending state funds to promote a campaign to
fund preschool, resigned from the job on Wednesday.
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Reiner Steps Down From Preschool Panel
(AP)
 AP - Complaining of "personal political attacks," Hollywood director Rob Reiner resigned Wednesday from a statewide preschool commission he helped create.
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'United 93' to Open Tribeca Film Festival
(AP)
 AP - Nearly five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, "United 93," about one of the doomed flights that day, will make its world premiere on opening night at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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September 11 plane drama to open NY film festival
(Reuters)
Reuters - "United 93," a film dramatization of
the events on the hijacked plane that crashed in Pennsylvania
on September 11, will have its world premiere at a New York
film festival next month.
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Q&A With T.I., Star of 'ATL'
(AP)
 AP - In the new movie "ATL," T.I. plays a teen in an impoverished section of Atlanta who faces multiple challenges — chief among them trying to keep his younger brother from falling prey to the lure of drug dealing.
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Movie theater execs fight shrinking DVD window
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Executives from top movie theater
chains on Wednesday dismissed calls to shorten the period
between a film's release on the big screen and on DVD, saying
it would be harmful to studios, theaters and consumers.
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Regal, Carmike see stronger 2006 box office revenue
(Reuters)
Reuters - Box office revenue at U.S. theaters
has begun rising and may beat last year's total,
representatives for two of the top movie theater chains told
analysts at a conference on Wednesday.
Julia Roberts Makes Broadway Debut
(AP)
 AP - The first lines spoken by Julia Roberts in her Broadway debut were drowned out by applause at an eagerly awaited preview of "Three Days of Rain."
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Paris, Three 6 Mafia Hit the Studio
(E! Online)
E! Online - Three 6 Mafia just made it easier out there for an heiress.
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Britney's Lawsuit-a-palooza
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Britney Spears hasn't released a new song for a couple of months,
but that's not keeping the pop tart from being in heavy rotation--at
least among the legal set.
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Slain rapper's family gets $1.1 million
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The Los Angeles City Council on
Wednesday approved a $1.1 million payment to the family of
slain rapper Notorious B.I.G because of errors in a civil
wrongful death trial over accusations that he was murdered by
rogue police officers.
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Replacements reunite for new songs
(Reuters)
Reuters - The surviving members of legendary
post-punk band the Replacements have reunited to record their
first new songs in 16 years.
Prince tops US charts for first time in 17 years
(Reuters)
Reuters - Innovative funk rocker Prince
scored his first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop charts in almost
17 years with his latest release, "3121," his record label said
on Wednesday.
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Rollins yearns to be modern-day Mark Twain
(Reuters)
 Reuters - It is a long way from punk rock
singer to Mark Twain-style commentator, but pop culture pundit
Henry Rollins wants to go there.
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Abdul Signs New 'American Idol' Contract
(AP)
 AP - Paula Abdul has decided she can continue to put up with Simon Cowell on "American Idol." Abdul, who shares judging duties on Fox's hit talent show with Cowell and Randy Jackson, has signed a deal to remain for another three years, the network announced Wednesday.
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Another 'Idol' Contestant Booted
(AP)
 AP - She chose the wrong song.
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Rob Zombie all fired up in New York
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Shaking off the rust from
last year's Ozzfest, Rob Zombie made a triumphant return to
form Tuesday with the first of two sold-out shows at the Nokia
Theater in New York. For some time it seemed as if Zombie had
forsaken music for movies, but the ghoulish singer delivered a
powerful set of metallic grime.
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Prince scores first No. 1 debut on albums chart
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Prince worked some
numerological magic on the U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, as
he scored the first No. 1 debut of his career with "3121."
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