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Povich, Others Sued for Sex Harassment
(AP)
 AP - A producer for TV talk-show host Maury Povich filed a $100 million sex harassment lawsuit against him and other members of his staff Monday, claiming they barraged her with sexual remarks and made her watch porno movies and expose her body.
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Rather: Couric Will Need to Be a Leader
(AP)
 AP - Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather wished his successor luck Monday, but said Katie Couric will need to be a leader and demonstrate a passion for news to succeed in the anchor chair.
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Tribeca Faces 9/11 Horror With 'United 93'
(AP)
 AP - The choice of the Hugh Grant comedy "About a Boy" to open the first Tribeca Film Festival in 2002 was a conscious attempt to turn away from the horrors of Sept. 11, the impetus for the festival, and give people a reason to laugh again, if only for one night.
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Cruise: Rome Trip 'Mission Impossible'
(AP)
 AP - Tom Cruise says his "mission impossible" was leaving his infant daughter and fiancee Katie Holmes to promote his new film, "Mission: Impossible III," in Rome.
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CBS Confirms Return of Opie and Anthony
(AP)
 AP - CBS Radio confirmed Monday that shock jocks Greg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia will replace rocker David Lee Roth in the morning slot that used to belong to the long-dominant Howard Stern.
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German film 'Edukators' gets English-language redo
(Reuters)
Reuters - Brad Anderson, who most
recently directed a drastically slimmed-down Christian Bale in
"The Machinist," is developing a remake of political German
film "The Edukators."
Michael Jackson eyeing 50 Cent collaboration
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Embattled pop star Michael Jackson
is eyeing a collaboration with rapper 50 Cent.
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BET gets real with Vince Young, DMX
(Reuters)
 Reuters - BET is developing a reality
series involving football player Vince Young and rapper DMX.
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DVD on Demand targets fans of cult TV shows
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Many television programs
have a loyal audience that isn't quite sizable enough to
justify a commercial DVD release.
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Hollywood battle on Broadway: Tarzan vs vampire
(Reuters)
Reuters - The lines are drawn for a classic
Broadway musical showdown -- Disney, Tarzan and Phil Collins on
one side, Warner Brothers, the vampire Lestat and Elton John on
the other.
German film 'Edukators' gets English-language redo
(Reuters)
Reuters - Brad Anderson, who most
recently directed a drastically slimmed-down Christian Bale in
"The Machinist," is developing a remake of political German
film "The Edukators."
"Basic Instinct" star saddles up "Horse"
(Reuters)
 Reuters - David Morrissey, who
starred opposite Sharon Stone in "Basic Instinct 2," will join
Emily Watson in the fantasy "The Water Horse."
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Tribeca Faces 9/11 Horror With 'United 93'
(AP)
AP - The choice of the Hugh Grant comedy "About a Boy" to open the first Tribeca Film Festival in 2002 was a conscious attempt to turn away from the horrors of Sept. 11, the impetus for the festival, and give people a reason to laugh again, if only for one night.
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Suri's Dad Roams to Rome
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Is the Tom Cruise publicity machine finally taking a break from
its jet-setting promotional ways? Not even close.
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Carell, Vaughn Crash MTV Awards
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are going for the
gold--the Golden Popcorn, that is.
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"Silent Hill" Reviews a Mute Point
(E! Online)
 E! Online - The nation's leading film critics hated Silent Hill. Lot
of influence they had.
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'Silent Hill' Leads Box Office With $20.2M
(AP)
 AP - Horror was king of the hill at the box office again. "Silent Hill" debuted as the weekend's top movie, taking in $20.2 million, the latest in a string of No. 1 debuts for fright films, including "Hostel" and "When a Stranger Calls."
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Cruise: Rome Trip 'Mission Impossible'
(AP)
AP - Tom Cruise says his "mission impossible" was leaving his infant daughter and fiancee Katie Holmes to promote his new film, "Mission: Impossible III," in Rome.
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'Virgin,' 'Crashers' Lead MTV Movie Awards
(AP)
 AP - Comedies, frequently snubbed by award shows, will be front and center at this year's MTV Movie Awards. "The 40-Year Old Virgin" and "Wedding Crashers" lead with five nominations each, MTV announced Monday. Both films will compete for best movie along with "Batman Begins," "King Kong" and "Sin City."
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FAA Official Plays Self in 'United 93'
(AP)
 AP - Mental reruns of Sept. 11 go through everyone's mind now and then. Ben Sliney, a key player in bringing that day's air-traffic crisis under control, relived his Sept. 11 on a movie set.
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Michael Jackson eyeing 50 Cent collaboration
(Reuters)
Reuters - Embattled pop star Michael Jackson
is eyeing a collaboration with rapper 50 Cent.
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Pearl Jam plots fall European tour
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Pearl Jam's first European tour in
six years will kick off on August 23 in Dublin and run through
September 30 in Athens.
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Gretchen Wilson cooking up new songs, first book
(Reuters)
Reuters - Still on tour supporting her 2005
album, "All Jacked Up," country singer Gretchen Wilson says
she's working up material for her third release, which she
hopes to have out within a year.
Dio unleashes live album, makes acting debut
(Reuters)
Reuters - One of the most instantly
recognizable voices in heavy metal, Ronnie James Dio, has
issued a new concert album that focuses on one of his classic
works, "Holy Diver: Live." The performance will also arrive on
DVD May 30 via Eagle Rock.
CSNY on the road for first time in four years
(Reuters)
Reuters - Crosby Stills Nash & Young will
kick off their first tour in four years on July 6 near
Philadelphia.
Alice in Chains reunite for US, Europe tour
(Reuters)
Reuters - The three surviving members of
Seattle rock group Alice in Chains have reunited, four years
after their lead singer died of a drug overdose, and will
launch a tour of the United States and Europe next month, a
spokeswoman said on Monday.
Southern rock music mogul Walden dies
(Reuters)
Reuters - Phil Walden, the
colorful and oft-controversial founder of the pathfinding
Southern rock label Capricorn Records and manager of Otis
Redding and the Allman Brothers Band, died Sunday of lung
cancer at his home in Atlanta. He was 66.
DiFranco Returns at New Orleans Jazz Fest
(AP)
 AP - Folk singer Ani DiFranco, who stopped performing for almost a year due to tendinitis in her wrists, will make her comeback Friday at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, in her newly adopted city.
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Black Eyed Peas Plan Benefit Concert
(AP)
 AP - The Black Eyed Peas, inspired by a 2004 trip to South Africa, will headline a benefit concert next month in Johannesburg to raise awareness for their charity foundation in the region.
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Capricorn Records Founder Dies
(AP)
AP - Phil Walden, the Capricorn Records founder who launched the careers of Otis Redding and the Allman Brothers Band, has died after a long battle with cancer, a family friend said Monday. He was 66.
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