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Another 'Idol' Booted, Seven Remain
(AP)
 AP - Tuesday night, Simon said he was unimpressed. Wednesday night, America agreed, voting Bucky Covington out of the "American Idol" sing-off.
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Holmes May Follow Scientology Birth Custom
(AP)
 AP - Tom Cruise has been practically shouting from the rooftops about his love for his pregnant fiancee, Katie Holmes. But when their much-anticipated baby is born, the superstar dad probably won't say a word.
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Dave Chappelle Talks About His TV Exit
(AP)
 AP - Dave Chappelle says in a new interview that he had several reasons for walking away from his cult-fave "Chappelle's Show" — and a deal worth more than $50 million.
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June Pointer of the Pointer Sisters Dies
(AP)
 AP - June Pointer, the youngest of the singing Pointer Sisters known for the 1970s and 1980s hits "I'm So Excited," "Fire," and "Slow Hand," has died, her family said Wednesday. She was 52.
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Norah Jones Shows Off the Little Willies
(AP)
 AP - It wasn't too long ago that Norah Jones was living a double life, and trying hard to shield it from public view.
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Sandler sidekick to captain "Shazam!" movie
(Reuters)
Reuters - Director Peter Segal,
who shot the Adam Sandler hits "The Longest Yard," "50 First
Dates" and "Anger Management," has come aboard "Shazam!" -- an
adaptation of the DC Comics series featuring Captain Marvel.
Jackson near deal to avert bankruptcy: report
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Singer Michael Jackson is close to a
deal that would help him to avert bankruptcy by refinancing
hundreds of millions of dollars in loans, the New York Times
said on Thursday.
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Another 'Idol' Booted, Seven Remain
(AP)
AP - Tuesday night, Simon said he was unimpressed. Wednesday night, America agreed, voting Bucky Covington out of the "American Idol" sing-off.
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Jakarta police want Playboy to put off next issue
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Jakarta's police chief said on
Thursday, a day after violent attacks on the offices of Playboy
magazine's Indonesia publishers, that they should put off their
next issue.
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Garber, Mays, Thompson to Star in Encores! 'Of Thee I Sing'
(Playbill)
Playbill - Tony-winner Jefferson Mays (I Am My Own Wife) and Urinetown and Wicked star Jennifer Laura Thompson will star alongside Victor Garber in the New York City Center Encores! staging of George and Ira Gershwin's Of Thee I Sing.
A "Scary" proposition at the Easter box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Scary Movie 4," the
latest installment in the reliably remunerative parody
franchise, is set to end the two-week box office reign of "Ice
Age: The Meltdown" during the Easter holiday weekend.
Sandler sidekick to captain "Shazam!" movie
(Reuters)
Reuters - Director Peter Segal,
who shot the Adam Sandler hits "The Longest Yard," "50 First
Dates" and "Anger Management," has come aboard "Shazam!" -- an
adaptation of the DC Comics series featuring Captain Marvel.
Film company aims to change black image in US
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Pimps, prostitutes and thugs often
have big parts in Hollywood movies set in black America, but if
Jeff Clanagan succeeds, audiences may soon see a greater number
of smart, independent films about mainstream African-American
life.
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"The Wild" a virtual remake of "Madagascar"
(Reuters)
Reuters - This latest
computer-animated effort from Disney is all too indicative of
the current glut of animated films. Lacking distinctive
personality or humor and unfortunately coming across as an
all-too-soon remake of last year's "Madagascar," "The Wild" is
unlikely to achieve the sort of box office numbers garnered by
its predecessor, though its Easter holiday weekend release
should help.
Quiet Birth Likely for Baby Cruise
(AP)
 AP - Tom Cruise has been practically shouting from the rooftops about his love for his pregnant fiancee, Katie Holmes. But when their much-anticipated baby is born, the superstar dad probably won't say a word.
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Cruise to Appear at Tribeca Film Festival
(AP)
 AP - "Mission: Impossible III" will make its U.S. premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, but Tom Cruise's arrival to promote the summer blockbuster sounds more like "Planes, Trains and Automobiles."
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Winnie the Pooh Gets Hollywood Star
(AP)
 AP - Winnie the Pooh sure does love his honey, but the beloved bear now has something just as sweet: a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Indian Actor Raj Kumar Dies, Fans Riot
(AP)
 AP - Raj Kumar, a onetime child actor who became one of south India's most beloved movie stars and later was kidnapped by a notorious bandit, died Wednesday at age 77.
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Actor's death sparks violence in India's tech city
(Reuters)
 Reuters - An icon of south Indian cinema
and star of more than 200 films, Rajkumar, died on Wednesday,
sparking widespread violence as distraught fans torched buses
and ripped hoardings in the country's hi-tech hub.
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Court: Ads Violate Filmmakers' Integrity
(AP)
AP - A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a TV station violated the artistic integrity of two filmmakers by interrupting their movies with commercial breaks.
Jackson near deal to avert bankruptcy: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Singer Michael Jackson is close to a
deal that would help him to avert bankruptcy by refinancing
hundreds of millions of dollars in loans, the New York Times
said on Thursday.
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Webjay creates new copyright woes for Yahoo
(Reuters)
Reuters - Yahoo acquired playlist-sharing site
webjay.com in January. But it seems it may have bought itself a
problem. Webjay.org makes downloading the Beatles' music or
Kanye West's full-length video as easy as a keyword search and
a click of a mouse.
Police: Proof Fired First
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Authorities in
Detroit confirmed today that the D12 rapper instigated a deadly
nightclub shooting early Tuesday that left him dead and another man
critically injured with a bullet wound to the head.
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Another 'Idol' Booted, Seven Remain
(AP)
AP - Tuesday night, Simon said he was unimpressed. Wednesday night, America agreed, voting Bucky Covington out of the "American Idol" sing-off.
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Rascal's "Gang" Flattens T.I.'s "King"
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Their name might be Flatts, but this country trio spiked right
to the top of the charts.
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Unplugged revival saves dying Mexican folk music
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Hooked on dance music and
rock, young people in the river deltas and mountain towns of
Mexico's Gulf coast used to ridicule the old men playing their
oddly named instruments on street corners.
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Troubled Pointer Sister Dies
(E! Online)
 E! Online - June Pointer's Grammy-winning career began, literally, with a
"Fairytale." Its ending was another story.
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Success Often Puts Rappers in Danger
(AP)
 AP - He felt obligated to "the streets," friends said, so Proof stayed close to give back what he owed — and paid with his life.
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Q&A: Chart-topping Rascal Flatts overcomes "boy band" tag
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Rascal Flatts, a group some
initially branded as a country "boy band," has achieved in six
short years what many acts can only hope for in the length of a
career.
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June Pointer of the Pointer Sisters Dies
(AP)
AP - June Pointer, the youngest of the singing Pointer Sisters known for the 1970s and 1980s hits "I'm So Excited," "Fire," and "Slow Hand," has died, her family said Wednesday. She was 52.
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