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Poll at Odds With Katie Couric Move
(AP)
 AP - Now that Katie Couric is making the move from dawn to dusk, her legacy and the future of CBS News depends on an audience that, according to a new poll, prefers to see her in the morning.
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Another 'Idol' Eliminated, Eight Remain
(AP)
 AP - Did that really happen? In a surprise, soul singer Mandisa — also known as Man-"diva" — was voted off "American Idol" on Wednesday, proving that even judges' favorites aren't safe in the tense sing-off.
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Couric's Decision Raises More Questions
(AP)
 AP - After months of conjecture surrounding Katie Couric, her decision to go to CBS now seems so inevitable.
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'Da Vinci Code' Paperback Sales Soar
(AP)
 AP - "The Da Vinci Code" is a smash in paperback, too.
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'Suge' Knight Sets a New 'Table' for Label
(AP)
 AP - Death Row Records chief Marion "Suge" Knight describes the bankruptcy protection filings he and his company made this week as "setting a new table."
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"Platoon" gets second shot at Cannes fest
(Reuters)
Reuters - Twenty years after it was
turned down for selection by the Cannes organizers, Oliver
Stone's Vietnam drama "Platoon" will screen at the 2006 edition
of the festival next month to coincide with a DVD re-release.
Third time lucky for Rolling Stones in China?
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The Rolling Stones will be hoping it's
third time lucky in their bid to perform in China this weekend,
but it remains to be seen if the censor pulls the plug on some
of their racier lyrics.
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IOC sees hike in 2010-2012 Games TV rights revenues
(Reuters)
Reuters - The global broadcasting rights deal for
the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and 2012 London Summer Games
is expected to be about 30 percent higher than the previous
Turin/Beijing rights package, the IOC said on Thursday.
Home video spending falls in Q1
(Reuters)
Reuters - Consumer spending on
video purchases and rentals fell 4.4% in the first quarter
compared with last year, according to preliminary estimates by
trade publication Home Media Retailing.
Bernhard "Bad & Beautiful" and sexy as hell
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sandra Bernhard doesn't
exactly walk onto the stage at the Daryl Roth Theater. She
slinks, she ambles. She dares you not to applaud.
"Platoon" gets second shot at Cannes fest
(Reuters)
Reuters - Twenty years after it was
turned down for selection by the Cannes organizers, Oliver
Stone's Vietnam drama "Platoon" will screen at the 2006 edition
of the festival next month to coincide with a DVD re-release.
"Drake & Josh" kids TV duo set for big screen
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Drake Bell and Josh
Peck, stars of the hit Nickelodeon series "Drake & Josh," are
graduating to the big screen.
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"Beckham" director doing "Dallas"
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Bend It Like Beckham"
director Gurinder Chadha is in talks to take the helm of
"Dallas," a big-screen version of the '80s primetime soap.
Director Joanou swimming with "Sharky" remake
(Reuters)
Reuters - Phil Joanou is attached
to direct a remake of "Sharky's Machine," a 1981 movie that
starred Burt Reynolds as a vice cop who hunts down a group of
brutal bad guys.
Latest Hollywood script deals
(Reuters)
Reuters - DreamWorks Animation has
acquired the rights to develop and produce the
computer-animated feature "Punk Farm," inspired by Jarrett J.
Krosoczka's children's book.
Wal-Mart sells 'Brokeback' DVDs despite protests
(Reuters)
Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's
largest retailer, went ahead with plans this week to sell DVD
copies of the gay-themed film "Brokeback Mountain" despite
protests from a Christian advocacy group.
'Da Vinci Code' Paperback Sales Soar
(AP)
AP - "The Da Vinci Code" is a smash in paperback, too.
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Wal-Mart sells "Brokeback" DVDs despite protests
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's
largest retailer, went ahead with plans this week to sell DVD
copies of the gay-themed film "Brokeback Mountain" despite
protests from a Christian advocacy group.
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Universal: No Plans to Pull "United 93" Preview
(E! Online)
 E! Online - It might have happened five years ago, but some New Yorkers
are--understandably--still shaken by 9-11 terrorist attacks.
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Tom Cruise Says His Father Was 'A Bully'
(AP)
 AP - Tom Cruise says his father was abusive and that school, where he faced other bullies, was difficult, in an upcoming issue of Parade magazine.
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Third time lucky for Rolling Stones in China?
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Rolling Stones will be hoping it's
third time lucky in their bid to perform in China this weekend,
but it remains to be seen if the censor pulls the plug on some
of their racier lyrics.
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Van Hunt channels Prince at L.A. gig
(Reuters)
Reuters - Early in his sold-out
set on a rain-soaked Tuesday at the Roxy Theater, Van Hunt
performed the song "Character," in which he asked, over a
smoldering groove, "Who are you when heavy weather is blowing?"
Rolling Stones to Play First China Concert
(AP)
 AP - Having played before millions of fans worldwide over a four-decade career, there aren't many firsts left for rock icons the Rolling Stones. By the end of this week, there'll be one less, after their debut concert in mainland China.
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Punk band Flesh Eaters cooks again after 25 years
(Reuters)
Reuters - Los Angeles film buffs
are probably best acquainted with Chris Desjardins in his
capacity as a programmer at the American Cinematheque, a movie
preservation group that runs the historic Egyptian Theater in
Hollywood.
Chris Tomlin Big Winner at Dove Awards
(AP)
 AP - Chris Tomlin took home artist of the year, male vocalist and song of the year honors at Wednesday's 37th annual Dove Awards.
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Another 'Idol' Eliminated, Eight Remain
(AP)
AP - Did that really happen? In a surprise, soul singer Mandisa — also known as Man-"diva" — was voted off "American Idol" on Wednesday, proving that even judges' favorites aren't safe in the tense sing-off.
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Singer Gene Pitney Dies at 65 in Wales
(AP)
 AP - Gene Pitney, whose keening tenor voice produced a string of hits including "Town Without Pity" was found dead in his hotel room in Wales Wednesday following a concert that fans acclaimed as one of his best. He was 65.
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Madonna set to rough it in the California desert
(Reuters)
Reuters - Madonna's not in the
habit of performing at rock festivals. In fact, the Material
Girl's never played any festivals. So it's understandable that
the pop diva's recent addition to the April 29-30 Coachella
Valley Music and Arts Festival in southern California might've
caused a double take or two.
Pearl Jam plots summer tour, Petty dates
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Following the June 3 close of the
first leg of Pearl Jam's North American tour, the band will
return to the road June 23 in Pittsburgh. Fourteen dates are
set for the second leg through a July 22 show at the Gorge
Amphitheatre in George, Wash., with more to be expected.
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'Suge' Knight Sets a New 'Table' for Label
(AP)
AP - Death Row Records chief Marion "Suge" Knight describes the bankruptcy protection filings he and his company made this week as "setting a new table."
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