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Cruise, Holmes Have Baby Girl Named Suri
(AP)
AP - The Tomkitten has arrived. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, the public lovebirds dubbed TomKat by the media, had a baby girl Tuesday, said Cruise spokesman Arnold Robinson. The baby, named Suri, weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20 inches long, he said. ]]>
'TomKat' Hoopla Recalls Lucy's 1953 Birth
(AP)
AP - The hoopla over the baby girl born Tuesday to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes recalls another highly anticipated birth 53 years ago — arguably, one of the most-covered births of the 20th century. ]]>
Brooke Shields Has Another Baby Girl
(AP)
AP - It's a girl — again — for Brooke Shields. The actress gave birth Tuesday to Grier Hammond Henchy, who weighed 7 pounds, spokeswoman Pat Kingsley said. ]]>
Melissa Etheridge, Partner Expecting Twins
(AP)
AP - Melissa Etheridge's partner, Tammy Lynn Michaels, is pregnant with twins, the couple has announced on the singer's Web site. ]]>
Schieffer May Get New Role on Evening News
(AP)
AP - Bob Schieffer said Tuesday he's leaning toward accepting an offer to give commentary on the "CBS Evening News" after he's replaced as anchor by Katie Couric in September. ]]>
Film portrays fugitive Mladic as neurotic gardener
(Reuters)
Reuters - The most wanted man in the Balkans is
being portrayed on the big screen this month as a vindictive
army captain obsessed with gardening in a tragicomic film set
during the dying days of Yugoslavia. ]]>
Michael Jackson Plans Next Music Move
(E! Online)
E! Online - Looking to
revive a career that has seen better days, Michael Jackson announced
Tuesday he has teamed up with a Bahraini music label to record a new
album and is aiming for a late 2007 release. ]]>
"Brian," "Christine" struggle in Monday ratings
(Reuters)
Reuters - After a so-so premiere
Sunday after "Desperate Housewives," ABC's new drama "What
About Brian" crashed and burned in its regular time slot
Monday. ]]>
CSTV, Mountain West to Launch TV Network
(AP)
AP - The first regional sports network dedicated to a single conference has a name and a football schedule. It just doesn't have agreements to be carried on cable in two of the Mountain West Conference's biggest markets.
"The Studio" a thoughtful, moving musical drama
(Reuters)
Reuters - Written, directed
and choreographed by Christopher d'Amboise (a former principal
dancer with the New York ballet and son of renowned soloist and
choreographer Jacques d'Amboise), "The Studio" -- a backstage
musical, dance and drama -- is compelling, deeply felt and
thought-provoking as it probes the nature and mystery of
creativity.
Film portrays fugitive Mladic as neurotic gardener
(Reuters)
Reuters - The most wanted man in the Balkans is
being portrayed on the big screen this month as a vindictive
army captain obsessed with gardening in a tragicomic film set
during the dying days of Yugoslavia. ]]>
Victims' relatives say 9/11 film not profiteering
(Reuters)
Reuters - A film about the hijacked plane that
crashed in Pennsylvania has raised questions about whether
Americans are ready for Hollywood's take on the September 11
attacks, but some relatives of those who died support "United
93." ]]>
Director Haggis crashes Banff TV festival
(Reuters)
Reuters - Oscar-winning "Crash"
writer/director/producer Paul Haggis will be honored at the
Banff World Television Festival in his native Canada on June
12. Event organizers said Tuesday Haggis also will conduct a
master class. The annual forum for TV executives and producers
is set to run June 11-14. ]]>
Discovery May Be Rare Silent Movie Footage
(AP)
AP - Discovered in an attic, the 50-foot scrap of film runs for only 38 seconds. It may turn out to be rare footage of a silent movie released in 1923. The Library of Congress Motion Picture Conservation Center has done the detective work and reached a conclusion.
New stars shine in "Hard Candy," "Silent Hill"
(Reuters)
Reuters - One is 11 years old and likes to
giggle and wear pink sunglasses. The other is 19 and super
serious. They would have little in common if both weren't being
touted as rising Hollywood stars. ]]>
Matthew Perry getting 'Numb' for indie comedy
(Reuters)
Reuters - Matthew Perry has signed
to play a mentally unstable screenwriter in "Numb," an indie
dark comedy that marks a rare foray to the big screen for the
former "Friends" star. ]]>
Zellweger takes 'Case' of thriller
(Reuters)
Reuters - Renee Zellweger has
signed to star in the horror thriller "Case 39," playing a
social worker who saves an abused 10-year-old girl from her
parents only to discover that things are not as they appear. ]]>
Film studios begin shipping next-gen DVDs
(Reuters)
Reuters - Two Hollywood studios on Tuesday
started shipping DVDs in the high definition format, ushering
in a new era of home viewing and a multi-billion dollar DVD
standards war that has left Hollywood and the electronics
industry divided. ]]>
Oscars Moving Back to February
(AP)
AP - The Oscars are moving back to February.The 79th annual Academy Awards will be held Feb. 25, 2007 — the last Sunday of the month — at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre. It will be televised by ABC-TV. ]]>
'Die Hard' Director Facing Wiretap Sentence
(AP)
AP - A somber "Die Hard" director John McTiernan stood before a federal judge and said he made "knowingly false" statements to an FBI agent about Anthony Pellicano, the celebrity private eye he admitted hiring to wiretap a business associate. ]]>
Michael Jackson Plans Next Music Move
(E! Online)
E! Online - Looking to
revive a career that has seen better days, Michael Jackson announced
Tuesday he has teamed up with a Bahraini music label to record a new
album and is aiming for a late 2007 release. ]]>
Bahrain label says Michael Jackson plans new album
(Reuters)
Reuters - Michael Jackson, seeking to revive his
pop singing career after his acquittal on sex-abuse charges,
has teamed up with a label in Bahrain to record a new album set
for release next year, the label said on Tuesday. ]]>
Rock Hall Opens Roy Orbison Exhibit
(AP)
AP - His was the voice of heartache and the lovelorn in the world of early rock'n'roll. Roy Orbison, who died in 1988 at age 52 of a heart attack, has been a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 1987, a testament to his long popularity derived from his way of blending rock and country music. ]]>
Neil Young Rockin' Dubya's World
(E! Online)
E! Online - Neil Young's 1989 anthem "Rockin' in the Free World" was
scathingly critical of the social policies of then President George
Bush. Now the rock icon has found himself a new target: Bush's son. ]]>
Etheridge Expecting Twins
(E! Online)
E! Online - Melissa Etheridge's little secret is out. Make that little
secrets. ]]>
Alleged Proof Victim Dies
(E! Online)
E! Online - The man who Detroit police say was gunned down by Proof in a
nightclub shootout before the rapper was himself killed has died of his
injuries. ]]>
Springsteen to Tour With New Band
(AP)
AP - Bruce Springsteen will tour with his new Seeger Sessions Band in support of his upcoming album, "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions." ]]>
Love's Arthur Lee battling leukemia
(Reuters)
Reuters - Love frontman Arthur Lee is battling
acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to a post from Los
Angeles-based club booker Liz Garo on noted Love fan site
LoveWithArthurLee.com (http://www.lovewitharthurlee.com/). ]]>
Questions for Heather Headley
(AP)
AP - Stars rarely cede the spotlight, even briefly.
'Coachella' on DVD Inspires
(AP)
AP - Various Artists, "Coachella" (Goldenvoice/Anti-)
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