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Kid Rock Screens Spade Film Before Show
(AP)
 AP - Kid Rock treated a few locals to private showing of the new movie "Benchwarmers" after performing for students at nearby Clemson University.
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Post Gossip Reporter Says He Was Set Up
(AP)
 AP - A New York Post gossip writer accused of trying to extort money from a billionaire businessman for positive press coverage said Sunday he was set up.
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Comcast, Sony to Debut New Horror Channel
(AP)
AP - Comcast Corp. and Sony Pictures Entertainment will unveil a new horror and thriller network this Halloween through video-on-demand, the first collaboration between the two companies under a deal to create new cable channels.
'Ice Age' Frozen Atop Box Office
(AP)
 AP - Score one for the prehistoric animals. The 20th Century Fox family tale "Ice Age: The Meltdown" took in $34.5 million to remain the No. 1 movie for a second straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Couric's Move May Give CBS Evening Boost
(AP)
 AP - Stack a quarter for every obituary written about the network evening newscasts and soon there would be enough to pay Katie Couric's salary at CBS.
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Arnett sends "Ambassador" to Paramount, DreamWorks
(Reuters)
Reuters - With "Arrested
Development" presumed dead, actor Will Arnett, a member of its
ensemble cast, is getting ready to embark on an ambassadorship.
Doors celebrating 40th anniversary with busy slate
(Reuters)
 Reuters - As the Doors' surviving members
gear up for the band's 40th anniversary -- with plans for a
comprehensive boxed set, reissues, merchandise and an
interactive Las Vegas attraction -- there is a possibility that
their music may be used in commercials for the first time.
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Disney to make TV shows available free on Web: report
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Walt Disney Co. plans to make TV shows
such as "Desperate Houswives" and "Lost" available for free
over the Internet in an attempt to bring in new advertising
revenues, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.
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Disney to make TV shows available free on Web: report
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Walt Disney Co. plans to make TV shows
such as "Desperate Houswives" and "Lost" available for free
over the Internet in an attempt to bring in new advertising
revenues, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.
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Mel Brooks thinks it's time for Frankenstein to dance
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Mel Brooks thinks it is almost time
for Frankenstein to sing and dance on Broadway.
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Arnett sends "Ambassador" to Paramount, DreamWorks
(Reuters)
Reuters - With "Arrested
Development" presumed dead, actor Will Arnett, a member of its
ensemble cast, is getting ready to embark on an ambassadorship.
Gabel to "Spring" into action for Paramount
(Reuters)
Reuters - Paramount Pictures has
tapped Shainee Gabel to adapt Sharon Krum's novel "The Thing
About Jane Spring."
Deep freeze good for b.o. as "Ice" wins
(Reuters)
Reuters - The prehistoric
pachyderms of 20th Century Fox's "Ice Age: The Meltdown"
weren't in any danger of extinction as the animated hit easily
hung on to the top spot in its second weekend of release.
Prison official punished over "Brokeback" screening
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Massachusetts correctional officer is
being disciplined for showing the gay cowboy movie "Brokeback
Mountain" to inmates at the state's largest prison because his
boss determined that the film includes content inappropriate
for a prison setting.
Tribeca Film Festival embraces music
(Reuters)
 Reuters - New York's Tribeca Film Festival is
greatly expanding its musical offerings this year, with Elvis
Costello, Allen Toussaint and John Mayer among the artists set
to perform.
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Friendly fire wounds day-and-date release movement
(Reuters)
Reuters - In the search for a new
distribution paradigm -- as movie distributors, exhibitors and
cable companies rejigger their release windows -- the
conflicting interests of two leading experimenters are
colliding.
"Meltdown" splash grows bigger overseas
(Reuters)
Reuters - Lacking strong
family-film competition and buoyed by traditional holiday
periods, 20th Century Fox International's "Ice Age: The
Meltdown" dominated the international box office for the second
weekend in a row, grossing a whopping $93 million at 8,125
screens in 48 markets.
Ford to celebrate birthday at Cinematheque tribute
(Reuters)
Reuters - Glenn Ford will make his
first public appearance in 15 years when the American
Cinematheque salutes the actor May 1 on the occasion of his
90th birthday at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood.
'Ice Age' Frozen Atop Box Office
(AP)
AP - Score one for the prehistoric animals. The 20th Century Fox family tale "Ice Age: The Meltdown" took in $34.5 million to remain the No. 1 movie for a second straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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No Meltdown for "Ice Age"
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Ice Age: The Meltdown kept raking in the cool millions to
remain the main attraction at the multiplex for the second weekend in a
row.
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Doors celebrating 40th anniversary with busy slate
(Reuters)
Reuters - As the Doors' surviving members
gear up for the band's 40th anniversary -- with plans for a
comprehensive boxed set, reissues, merchandise and an
interactive Las Vegas attraction -- there is a possibility that
their music may be used in commercials for the first time.
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Kid Rock Screens Spade Film Before Show
(AP)
AP - Kid Rock treated a few locals to private showing of the new movie "Benchwarmers" after performing for students at nearby Clemson University.
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Coca-Cola goes "Stageside" for music, P2P marketing
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Rather than share the
sponsor spotlight like it must on "American Idol," Coca-Cola
North America opted to create its own music program. Taking the
concept even further, the soft drink giant is bypassing
traditional television to get "Stageside" out to its target
audience.
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Billboard album reviews: Daniel Powter, Cassandra Wilson
(Reuters)
Reuters - Newcomer Daniel Powter dominated
international charts in 2005 with this debut album and its lead
single, "Bad Day.
K-Fed: Blinded with Sampling?
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Hyperbole aside, K-Fed is working hard to live up to his
self-proclaimed stature as "America's Most Hated." This week, he added
another name to the enemy list.
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New Orleans R&B star begins posthumous mayoral bid
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Ernie K-Doe has some big hurdles to
overcome to win his bid for mayor of hurricane-ravaged New
Orleans: he lacks the political experience and financial clout
of many of his rivals.
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Singer Robbie Williams takes new step into digital music
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A new mobile phone that includes a link
into Robbie Williams' Web site and plays his songs is another
step in a "digital revolution" that the recording industry must
take advantage of, not spurn, his manager said.
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Stones Censored but Raucous at China Show
(AP)
 AP - Strutting, preening and greeting the audience in Chinese, the Rolling Stones made their debut in mainland China on Saturday in a censored — but still raucous — show.
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Official Wants to Offer B.I.G. Reward
(AP)
 AP - A city councilman wants to offer a $50,000 public reward for leads in the unsolved murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G. Councilman Dennis Zine proposed Friday to offer the reward for 60 days.
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Netrebko Romps Through Met's 'Pasquale'
(AP)
 AP - This will go down as the season Metropolitan Opera audiences fell in love with Anna Netrebko.
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