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'Da Vinci' Author Lets Others Fight It Out
(AP)
AP - Though he's been hit with lawsuits and rebuffed by the Vatican, author Dan Brown said Sunday it's not his responsibility to address controversies stirred up by his book, "The Da Vinci Code." ]]>
'Nightline' Tries to Slow Down the Pace
(AP)
AP - The biggest adjustment ABC has made since last November's debut of the post-Ted Koppel "Nightline" may simply be recognizing that there's another show tomorrow. ]]>
'Hill' Deadly, Not Silent, at Box Office
(AP)
AP - A real scary movie bumped off the spoof variety at the box office. Sony's fright flick "Silent Hill," set in an eerie ghost town, debuted with $20.2 million. ]]>
Pregnant Jolie, Pitt Seek Namibia Privacy
(AP)
AP - Namibian authorities are clamping down on journalists trying to follow Brad Pitt, pregnant Angelina Jolie and her two adopted children after the couple asked for some privacy, according to a newspaper report Sunday. ]]>
'Mehta' Has Passages Similar to '01 Book
(AP)
AP - The debut novel of a Harvard University sophomore includes several passages that are similar to a work by another author published in 2001. ]]>
"Silent Hill" Reviews a Mute Point
(E! Online)
E! Online - The nation's leading film critics hated Silent Hill. Lot of
influence they had. ]]>
Judge orders record labels to turn over documents
(Reuters)
Reuters - A federal judge has ordered major
record labels to turn over privileged documents after finding
they may have used misleading information to convince the
government to abandon a major antitrust probe.
'Nightline' Tries to Slow Down the Pace
(AP)
AP - The biggest adjustment ABC has made since last November's debut of the post-Ted Koppel "Nightline" may simply be recognizing that there's another show tomorrow. ]]>
'Hill' Deadly, Not Silent, at Box Office
(AP)
AP - A real scary movie bumped off the spoof variety at the box office. Sony's fright flick "Silent Hill," set in an eerie ghost town, debuted with $20.2 million. ]]>
New Block of Tickets for 'Lord of the Rings' On Sale
(Playbill)
Playbill - The Lord of the Rings, the open-ended theatrical extravaganza in Toronto, has announced a new block of tickets, through Sept. 24, will go on sale April 22.
"Silent Hill" Reviews a Mute Point
(E! Online)
E! Online - The nation's leading film critics hated Silent Hill. Lot of
influence they had. ]]>
"Trek" Rediscovered by "Lost" Creator
(E! Online)
E! Online - Those are the
components Paramount Pictures has assembled to revive its sputtering
Star Trek franchise. ]]>
Sorry, Suri: No Paternity Leave for Papa
(E! Online)
E! Online - Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes may have held their tongues during
Suri's birth, but that didn't stop them from holding each other. ]]>
'Hill' Deadly, Not Silent, at Box Office
(AP)
AP - A real scary movie bumped off the spoof variety at the box office. Sony's fright flick "Silent Hill," set in an eerie ghost town, debuted with $20.2 million. ]]>
Pregnant Jolie, Pitt Seek Namibia Privacy
(AP)
AP - Namibian authorities are clamping down on journalists trying to follow Brad Pitt, pregnant Angelina Jolie and her two adopted children after the couple asked for some privacy, according to a newspaper report Sunday. ]]>
Hollywood pins summer hopes on 100 new films
(Reuters)
Reuters - The "Star Wars" Force may not be
with Hollywood this summer but Tom Cruise is, and that may be a
good thing. ]]>
"Silent Hill" makes most noise at box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Silent Hill," a horror film based
on a video game, replaced comedy spoof "Scary Movie 4" as the
top choice for North American moviegoers during the weekend,
according to studio figures issued on Sunday.
India's "Gone with the Wind" goes to Pakistan
(Reuters)
Reuters - The forbidden love of
Pakistanis for Indian movies was allowed into the open on
Sunday with the public screening of a 1960 classic beloved on
both sides of the border.
Cruise 'Still Processing' Daughter's Birth
(AP)
AP - Tom Cruise hasn't toned down his enthusiasm at all now that fiancee Katie Holmes has given birth to their daughter. ]]>
Actor DiCaprio Injures Leg on Set
(AP)
AP - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio suffered a minor leg injury while filming in Mozambique, his publicist said Saturday. ]]>
Judge orders record labels to turn over documents
(Reuters)
Reuters - A federal judge has ordered major
record labels to turn over privileged documents after finding
they may have used misleading information to convince the
government to abandon a major antitrust probe.
Take That - back for good?
(Reuters)
Reuters - British boyband Take That, minus its
most famous member Robbie Williams, kicked off a comeback tour
on Sunday, playing before a packed, mainly female audience at
Newcastle Arena.
Boss Gets Folkie With 'Seeger Sessions'
(AP)
AP - Bruce Springsteen, rock 'n' roll icon, stands on a cramped Jersey shore stage surrounded by 16 musicians. There's a fiddle, a banjo, a tuba, an accordion — and not a single electric guitar. ]]>
Rappers Urge Financial Responsibility
(AP)
AP - LL Cool J is urging fans to be financially responsible. ]]>
Latino Pop Stars Sing to Support Migrants
(AP)
AP - Mexican pop diva Gloria Trevi, Puerto Rican reggaeton Ivy Queen and Tito El Bambino and other Latino artists are recording a Spanish-language version of the U.S. national anthem in a show of support for migrants in the United States.
Singers Vie in 'Sound of Music' Auditions
(AP)
AP - Call it "Alpine Idol." Aspiring stars strutted their stuff at a Belfast hotel Saturday, hoping to win the part of novitiate-turned-nanny Maria in a big-budget London production of "The Sound of Music." ]]>
Bassist Edgar Meyer Releases Solo Album
(AP)
AP - Edgar Meyer has recorded with Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, James Taylor, fiddler Mark O'Connor, banjo player Bela Fleck, among many others. Now he has recorded by himself, cutting a CD of 14 pieces he composed. Through the manipulations of multitrack recording, he performs on 10 different instruments — three kinds of basses, two types of mandolins plus piano, guitar, banjo, dobro and gamba. ]]>
Latin music finds its way to Main Street, USA
(Reuters)
Reuters - Forget Miami, Los Angeles and New York.
The next big Latin music explosion is erupting in secondary
markets across the United States, and the numbers are there to
back it up.
Digital sales boost indie jazz labels
(Reuters)
Reuters - Though it is deemed a national
treasure for its innately American legacy, jazz is plagued with
an identity crisis.
Indie label's artist trading cards click with fans
(Reuters)
Reuters - While most indie labels look to
the Internet and other new-media ventures to promote their
artists, Trustkill Records was inspired by a more traditional
form of media: the baseball card.
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