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A new box office mission: Cruise vs. cruise
(Reuters)
 Reuters - "Mission: Impossible
III," which opened to lackluster sales a week ago, should
accomplish a second weekend atop the North American box office,
despite Friday's arrival of "Poseidon," which has been tracking
poorly, industry observers said.
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Tom Hanks: $100 Million Man
(E! Online)
 E! Online - The Da Vinci Code isn't the only thing Tom Hanks is cracking
this month. He also cracked the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Oprah, Bono Top Celeb Philanthropists
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Celebrities may make a lot of money. But they're also good at
giving it away.
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Depeche Mode Cuts Concert Short
(AP)
 AP - Depeche Mode canceled its scheduled Thursday concert in Chicago because lead singer Dave Gahan is suffering from laryngitis, the band's publicist said.
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Afghan rapper wins fans with message of peace
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Rap may have been born on the gritty,
violent streets of American cities but Afghan rapper DJ Besho
says he wants to send a message of peace to the new generation
of war-torn Afghanistan.
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Filmmaker embraces town at heart of "Marshall"
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Charlie's Angels"
director Joseph "McG" Nichol is making his first foray into
historical drama with "We Are Marshall."
Universal Settles Pay-to-Play Case
(E! Online)
 E! Online - The world's largest record company is ready to give back
after being accused of giving too much.
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"Idol" Shaves Off Chris
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Chris Daughtry ain't nothing but a former American Idol
contestant--for now.
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Indie studio chiefs thrive on Hollywood clout
(Reuters)
Reuters - The specialty film
divisions used to be such marginal adjuncts to the studios that
Hollywood's former top lobbyist barely knew that they existed.
'White Noise' Musical Features Teen Sister Act With a Pop Taste - for Hate
(Playbill)
Playbill - The new musical, White Noise, will receive its first public viewing in an Equity-approved reading, produced by Nasser Productions, May 25 at the Kirk Theater on West 42nd Street.
Filmmaker embraces town at heart of "Marshall"
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Charlie's Angels"
director Joseph "McG" Nichol is making his first foray into
historical drama with "We Are Marshall."
A new box office mission: Cruise vs. cruise
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Mission: Impossible
III," which opened to lackluster sales a week ago, should
accomplish a second weekend atop the North American box office,
despite Friday's arrival of "Poseidon," which has been tracking
poorly, industry observers said.
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Tom Hanks: $100 Million Man
(E! Online)
E! Online - The Da Vinci Code isn't the only thing Tom Hanks is cracking
this month. He also cracked the Guinness Book of World Records.
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"Amityville Horror" Homeowner Dies
(E! Online)
 E! Online - The man whose haunted house story scared the pants off of
moviegoers has passed away.
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Bogdanovich rooted in Petty documentary
(Reuters)
 Reuters - You can hear the
unmistakable introduction to Louis Armstrong's "West End Blues"
playing in the background as Peter Bogdanovich discusses his
latest project on the phone. But the filmmaker -- who also
counts Mozart among his musical favorites -- is talking about
rock 'n' roll.
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"Steins" has some pleasant charms
(Reuters)
 Reuters - That religious rite of
passage/status symbol known as the uber bar mitzvah provides
some ripe fodder for "Keeping Up With the Steins," which opens
in limited release Friday via Miramax.
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CORRECTED: Box office hopes still high despite "M:i III"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Please see in the sixth paragraph beginning, "But experts
said..." please read "...him, his fiancKatie Holmes, and..."
instead of "...him, his pregnant wife Katie Holmes, and..."
Corrects reference to Holmes being Cruise's wife.
'Mission: Impossible' Composer Reflects
(AP)
 AP - Dum-dum. Dum-dum-dum-dum. Dum-dum-dum-dum. Da-da-DA. Da-da-DA.
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Deaf get their own film festival in Toronto
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A film about a disc jockey who loses
his hearing after decades of listening to pounding music kicks
off a Toronto festival on deaf culture on Thursday,
highlighting efforts to explain the deaf to a hearing world.
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Eric Bana Reflects on 'Munich'
(AP)
AP - Eric Bana takes his career to another level in "Munich," Steven Spielberg's controversial film based on an equally controversial book, "Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team," by George Jonas. Both reconstruct Israel's reaction to the 1972 massacre of 11 of its athletes at the Munich Olympics.
Universal Settles Pay-to-Play Case
(E! Online)
E! Online - The world's largest record company is ready to give back
after being accused of giving too much.
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Collector Sues Beach Boys Over Memorabilia
(AP)
AP - A collector filed a counter-lawsuit against The Beach Boys in a fight over who owns band memorabilia, including original music for hit tunes and contracts.
Bono heads back to Africa to see progress, needs
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Irish rocker and activist Bono is
taking his crusade for Africa on the road.
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Keith Discharged, Damage-Free
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Fans can count on Keith Richards to not fade away.
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Daughtry to Use 'Idol' As Launchpad
(AP)
 AP - Getting booted from "American Idol" this week is going to launch the music career he's dreamed about his entire life, Chris Daughtry said Thursday.
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Site of Proof Shooting Shut Down
(E! Online)
 E! Online - The Detroit bar where D12 rapper Proof was fatally gunned down
last month has closed its doors.
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Nancy Sinatra Gets Hollywood Star
(AP)
 AP - Nancy Sinatra pulled on a pair of boots one more time Thursday for a strut on the Walk of Fame.
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Afghan rapper wins fans with message of peace
(Reuters)
Reuters - Rap may have been born on the gritty,
violent streets of American cities but Afghan rapper DJ Besho
says he wants to send a message of peace to the new generation
of war-torn Afghanistan.
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Depeche Mode Cuts Concert Short
(AP)
AP - Depeche Mode canceled its scheduled Thursday concert in Chicago because lead singer Dave Gahan is suffering from laryngitis, the band's publicist said.
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Detroit Club Where Rapper Killed to Close
(AP)
 AP - The nightclub where the rapper Proof, a confidante of Eminem, died in a shootout that also left another man dead will close for a year under a deal with authorities.
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