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Nicole Kidman: Still Loves Tom Cruise
(AP)
AP - Nicole Kidman says her divorce from Tom Cruise was a "major shock" — and, she still loves him. ]]>
Blaine Fails to Set Underwater Record
(AP)
AP - Stunt artist David Blaine was pulled from an aquarium by divers Monday nearly two minutes short of his goal of setting a world record for holding his breath underwater. ]]>
Christina Aguilera Set for MTV Awards
(AP)
AP - Christina Aguilera will take the stage at this year's MTV Movie Awards. The event, hosted by Jessica Alba, will be filmed June 3 at Sony Picture Studios in Culver City, Calif. The show will air June 8 (9 p.m. EDT). ]]>
Keith Richards Has Head Surgery
(AP)
AP - Keith Richards had surgery Monday in New Zealand to relieve pressure in his head following a fall, his representative said. The Rolling Stones guitarist was "up and talking" soon after surgery at The Ascot Hospital in Auckland, but was expected to take several weeks to recuperate, LD Communications said Monday in a statement issued in London. ]]>
New Show Intended to Put 'Em to Sleep
(AP)
AP - It's bedtime and your toddler is having a meltdown, insisting on just one more episode of "Bob the Builder." ]]>
Cheadle, Ejiofor call up "Talk" role
(Reuters)
Reuters - Don Cheadle and Chiwetel
Ejiofor will star in "Talk to Me," a drama based on the true
story of a controversial black DJ at a white-owned radio
station. ]]>
Beatles Beaten by Apple
(E! Online)
E! Online - Not since the heyday of Spy versus Spy has there been a battle
of such worthy--or similarly monikered--adversaries. ]]>
NFL Network to Televise Insight Bowl
(AP)
AP - The NFL Network has signed a multiyear deal to televise the Insight Bowl.
NFL Network to Televise Insight Bowl
(AP)
AP - The NFL Network has signed a multiyear deal to televise the Insight Bowl.
Roger Waters opera to premiere in Poland
(Reuters)
Reuters - Poland will stage the world premiere
performance of an opera by Pink Floyd's Roger Waters as part of
commemorations in July of a brutal communist-era crackdown. ]]>
Cheadle, Ejiofor call up "Talk" role
(Reuters)
Reuters - Don Cheadle and Chiwetel
Ejiofor will star in "Talk to Me," a drama based on the true
story of a controversial black DJ at a white-owned radio
station. ]]>
Whoopi Goldberg to Host Radio Show
(AP)
AP - Call it Radio Free Whoopi. ]]>
Warner Bros. to Distribute Films on Web
(AP)
AP - Warner Bros. will become the first major studio to distribute its films and TV shows over the Internet using peer-to-peer technology developed by BitTorrent Inc., the home of a popular tool for trading pirated copies of movies.
"Mission 3" ranks No. 8 among foreign openings
(Reuters)
Reuters - After a so-so domestic
bow of $47.4 million, "Mission: Impossible III" will go down in
the record books as achieving the eighth-biggest all-time
international opening weekend, with sales of $70.3 million from
57 markets. ]]>
Tribeca Honors Iraq Docs
(E! Online)
E! Online - It was born out of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Now Robert De
Niro's neighborhood film fest is tackling the war in Iraq. ]]>
"M:I:III": Cruise Hits; TomKat Sinks?
(E! Online)
E! Online - Tom Cruise, as the box-office saying goes, opened Mission:
Impossible III. But did TomKat prevent him from opening the movie
bigger? ]]>
Opus Dei, Howard at odds over "Da Vinci Code"
(Reuters)
Reuters - The director of the upcoming
religious thriller "The Da Vinci Code" says he sees no need for
a disclaimer labeling the film a work of fiction -- provoking a
rebuke on Monday from Catholic group Opus Dei. ]]>
Mission Possible: Bigger Summer B.O.
(E! Online)
E! Online - Last year, Hollywood kicked off its summer season with an
Orlando Bloom epic that failed to loom large at the box office. This
year, Hollywood is going straight for the heavy artillery: Tom Cruise. ]]>
U.S. box office hopes still high despite "M:i III"
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. box office experts are still
optimistic about the summer movie season despite lackluster
ticket sales for Tom Cruise's widely-hyped thriller "Mission:
Impossible III" over the weekend. ]]>
'M:I3' Has Weaker-Than-Expected Debut
(AP)
AP - A backlash over the strange change in Tom Cruise's behavior may have cost him some fans for "Mission: Impossible III," which debuted with a weaker-than-expected $47.7 million weekend. ]]>
Beatles Beaten by Apple
(E! Online)
E! Online - Not since the heyday of Spy versus Spy has there been a battle
of such worthy--or similarly monikered--adversaries. ]]>
Doctors Save Keith Richards' Brain
(E! Online)
E! Online - A bigger bang than previously thought for Keith Richards. ]]>
Roger Waters opera to premiere in Poland
(Reuters)
Reuters - Poland will stage the world premiere
performance of an opera by Pink Floyd's Roger Waters as part of
commemorations in July of a brutal communist-era crackdown. ]]>
Chang to Perform a Tribute to Isaac Stern
(AP)
AP - Violinist Sarah Chang will perform a new composition next year in memory of her friend, violin legend Isaac Stern, it was announced Monday. Stern died in September 2001. ]]>
Christina Aguilera Set for MTV Awards
(AP)
AP - Christina Aguilera will take the stage at this year's MTV Movie Awards. The event, hosted by Jessica Alba, will be filmed June 3 at Sony Picture Studios in Culver City, Calif. The show will air June 8 (9 p.m. EDT). ]]>
Axl Rose Heralds New Guns N' Roses Album
(AP)
AP - Rock recluse Axl Rose made a surprise radio appearance to proclaim that Guns N' Roses 10-years-in-the-making "Chinese Democracy" album will finally hit store shelves this fall. ]]>
Lifetime Network Plans Fantasia Biopic
(AP)
AP - Fantasia Barrino, who won the third season of the popular Fox talent competition, "American Idol," will star as herself in a Lifetime Original Movie. ]]>
Keith Richards Has Head Surgery
(AP)
AP - Keith Richards had surgery Monday in New Zealand to relieve pressure in his head following a fall, his representative said. The Rolling Stones guitarist was "up and talking" soon after surgery at The Ascot Hospital in Auckland, but was expected to take several weeks to recuperate, LD Communications said Monday in a statement issued in London. ]]>
No longer brand new, the Heavies in welcome return
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Brand New Heavies
wasted little time stating their purpose Thursday night at the
Roxy Theater.
Ministry Political on 'Rio Grande Blood'
(AP)
AP - Ministry, "Rio Grande Blood" (13th Planet/Megaforce)
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